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
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
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
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
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
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
RECENT events have brought SA’s relationship with the International Criminal Court (ICC) into sharp focus. Last month was dominated by the question of whether SA — a party to the…
Staff Writer21 August 2009
Mail & Guardian By Nicole Fritz Foreign policy realists tell us that the call for a more human rights-weighted foreign policy is naïve. But a strong human rights focus for…
Staff Writer20 July 2009
Mail & Guardian Online By Nicole Fritz 15 July 2009 On my desk, I have a memorandum documenting the activities of a number of businesses that have knowingly financed conflict…
Staff Writer15 July 2009