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Rwandan General shot in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) — An exiled Rwandan general was shot and wounded in South Africa on Saturday in what his wife called a Rwandan-backed assassination attempt, a charge the Rwandan government dismissed…

Staff Writer19 June 2010

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SA bar’s ‘unconstitutional’ leaders from world cup

Johannesburg — PRESIDENT Mugabe arrived here yesterday afternoon to join other African leaders for the official opening of the historic Fifa 2010 Soccer World Cup at Soccer City Stadium today.…

Staff Writer11 June 2010

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Civil society urges support for ICC

Leaders Should Make the Most out of Kampala Conference (Johannesburg, May 24, 2010) – A group of 124 organizations from more than 25 African countries released a declaration today calling on African…

Staff Writer24 May 2010

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Zuma’s office claims the president should be exempt from the access to information act

In heads of argument filed this week, Marumo Moerane, argues that the President, as head of cabinet, is beyond the reach of PAIA. This in a court case to be…

Staff Writer14 May 2010

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Zuma continues to sit on army general’s report on violence

analysis In 2008 former South African President Thabo Mbeki commissioned a fact finding mission into state sponsored violence that took place in the run up to Zimbabwe’s one man presidential…

Staff Writer25 March 2010

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Deferring Al-Bashir trial will not help Sudan

Nicole Fritz The Business Day IN THE debate over the International Criminal Court’s (ICC’s) indictment of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, the respective sides — the justice purists and the peace…

Nicole Fritz16 February 2010

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“Zimbabwe could slide into a civil war” – leading think-tank warns SADC

JOHANNESBURG – A leading Regional think-tank has warned SADC leaders of the impact of their failure to find lasting solution to the Zimbabwean crisis at the Maputo Summit on Thursday.…

Staff Writer7 November 2009

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SA must insist on justice without exception

By Nicole Fritz Johannesburg — LISTEN to Israel. Listen to Sudan. In their responses to allegations that their officials have committed international crimes they sound remarkably similar. Each maintains it…

Staff Writer9 October 2009

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War crime warning to SA

About 75 South Africans serving in the Israeli Defence Force could face war crimes charges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) if South African authorities decline to prosecute them for…

Staff Writer2 September 2009

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SADC summit and the Generals report on Zimbabwe

In May 2008, then President Thabo Mbeki commissioned six retired South African Generals to report on allegations of violence committed in the aftermath of the first round of Zimbabwe’s elections…

Staff Writer27 August 2009

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