30 Apr 2013

Security & Military



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'CAR deployment was not decision of SA alone'
CAPE TOWN: South Africa had not single-handedly decided to deploy soldiers in the Central African Republic (CAR), but had done so in consultation with the African Union to ensure peace and stability on the continent, the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, said on Tuesday, 23 April 2013, in Parliament. Read more >>


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Security & Military
Early warning and response needed in African conflicts
PRETORIA: The African continent needs to redouble its efforts to detect potential conflict situations before they erupt, says International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane. Read more >>

NPT states strengthen stance against use of nuclear weapons
PRETORIA: In the interest of the very survival of humanity, parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) have made a call that nuclear weapons should never be used again, under any circumstances. Read more >>

Denel Mechem supplies strengthened cabs to protect against landmines
Crew members driving trucks that carry humanitarian support in conflict areas can now enjoy better protection from landmines and roadside bombs because of new cabs manufactured by South African specialist demining company, Denel Mechem. Read more >>


Military
Germany praises SA's role in Africa
Germany's Foreign Affairs Minister Guido Westerwelle praised South Africa on Monday (29 April) for its interventions in strife-torn countries on the African continent. Read more >>

Political points from deaths claims minister
Opposition parties were accused on Tuesday (23 April) of seeking to score political points from the death of South African soldiers in the Central African Republic (CAR). Read more >>

'CAR deployment was not decision of SA alone'
CAPE TOWN: South Africa had not single-handedly decided to deploy soldiers in the Central African Republic (CAR), but had done so in consultation with the African Union to ensure peace and stability on the continent, the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, said on Tuesday, 23 April 2013, in Parliament. Read more >>


International
Cocoa plundered by Ivorian warlords
NEW YORK, USA: - Warlord military commanders in Ivory Coast are making hundreds of millions of dollars by plundering the country's exports of cocoa and other resources, according to a report by UN experts. Read more >>

Forget the war, have an ice cream in Idlib
IDLIB, SYRIA: In Syria, a country at war with itself, there is a secret that is kept by members of a single family and can only to be passed on from one generation to the next. Read more >>

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Government
Motlanthe says no new CAR deployment
South Africa will not redeploy troops to the Central African Republic (CAR), Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said on Wednesday (24 April). Read more >>

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