Security

International Community Urged to Assist West Africa Tackle Security Threats

The German Ambassador to Ghana, Christoph Retzlaff, has urged the international community to assist the West African Region to tackle its emerging security threats in a "fast and decisive" manner.He said the community and affected countr...

Joburg Post·almost 5 years ago

19 People Killed in Burkina Faso

Unidentified assailants killed 19 people and wounded 13 in an attack on and around the town of Arbinda in northern Burkina Faso on Sunday, the government has said.Hundreds of people have died in violence over the past months and more tha...

Neo Sithole·almost 5 years ago

Mozambique and Egypt to Exchange Security Information

The Mozambican and Egyptian governments intend to step up exchanges of information in the area of defence and security, in the context of the bilateral agreement signed between the two countries in 2007.The cooperation agreement was revi...

Joburg Post·almost 5 years ago

Soldiers Won’t Stem Gang Violence Because South Africa’s Army Is In A Sorry State

The initial response to the recent deployment of the South African army to areas of Cape Town hit hard by gang violence evoked relief that peace and stability would be restored to the area. But this has been replaced with a much more nua...

Lindy Heinecken·over 4 years ago

Old Mutual’s Bomb Scare-Coincidence?

Late Wednesday afternoon Old Mutual’s Sandton office was evacuated following an anonymous call made to SAPS that there was a bomb somewhere in the building. No actual bomb was found suspicions around if anything about the bomb scare has ...

Neo Sithole·over 4 years ago

Education is both the victim and the best weapon in Central Sahel conflict

 South Africa’s first democratically elected president, Nelson Mandela, captured the value of education when he said, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”This is why quality education is one of t...

Craig Bailie ·over 3 years ago

South Africa’s police are losing the war on crime – here’s how they need to rethink their approach

The problem is that the implementation of strategy is in limbo. No government agency has been willing to take responsibility for it. That’s because there is no direct budgetary allocation, given the highly constrained government purse.

Guy Lamb - Criminologist / Senior Lecturer, Stellenbosch University·5 months ago