Institute for Security Studies
Organised crime – the fuel that ignited 9/11
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 14th September 2023 The confluence between terrorism and transnational organised crime is as old as the history of each, though analysis of their relationship is... →
South Africa’s visa regime keeps badly needed skilled workers out
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 13th September 2023 South Africa’s work visa regime is laborious, lengthy and inefficient. The process deters foreign investment, widens the skills gap and throttles... →
Digital evidence – a step forward for South Africa
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 12th September 2023 In one of the first cases of its kind, South Africa’s 2020 Cybercrimes Act has been put to the test to secure a conviction of incitement based on... →
AU plunges into turbulent G20
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 8th September 2023 The African Union (AU) will likely be admitted as a permanent member of the G20 at the latter’s summit in New Delhi this weekend. To date, the AU... →
Ghana by-elections yield vital lessons for 2024 national polls
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 7th September 2023 Two by-elections this year were fiercely contested by Ghana’s leading political parties – the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the main... →
Benin must target the illicit activities that enable violent extremism
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 5th September 2023 Terror attacks in northern Benin have been on the rise since 2019. These incidents, attributed to the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims... →
Zimbabwe fails its democracy test
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 5th September 2023 Zimbabwe has again failed to hold free, fair and credible elections. The country remains locked in a trajectory of disputed polls that will... →
Ethiopia’s transition depends on both dialogue and transitional justice
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 1st September 2023 After persistent calls to heal deep societal divides and ensure accountability for human rights violations, the Ethiopian government has declared... →
Chinese markets deplete Lake Victoria’s Nile perch
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 1st September 2023 Sarah Ddungu, a former public health official turned fisherwoman, says the trade in Nile perch swim bladders has given her family a good life in... →
Brics+ and the tricky business of balancing global geopolitics
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 31st August 2023 The words of 13th century Persian poet Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī, ‘As you start to walk the way, the way appears,’ certainly found new resonance... →
