BEE Cause this is serious….: Industry Update As we approach the middle of 2017, it might be a good moment just to stop and take stock of what has happened so far this year. We have seen the release of the Amended Forest Sector Code. It is now added to the growing list of Sector Codes that have concluded their revisions to align with the Amended B-BBEE Codes gazetted in 2013. … [Read more...] about BEE Cause this is serious….
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Democratic Republic of the Congo defence and security forces committed serious human rights violations in December 2016
Democratic Republic of the Congo defence and security forces committed serious human rights violations in December 2016: Defence and security forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo used excessive, disproportionate and at times lethal force to prevent and contain demonstrations in December 2016, a UN report published today has found. According to the report by the UN … [Read more...] about Democratic Republic of the Congo defence and security forces committed serious human rights violations in December 2016
Reported killings in DR Congo town could amount to serious rights violations – UN rights arm
Reported killings in DR Congo town could amount to serious rights violations - UN rights arm: At least 101 people are reported to have been killed by soldiers in clashes between military forces and members of the Kamuina Nsapu militia in central Democratic Republic of the Congo over the last five days, the United Nations human rights wing has said. Some 39 individuals among … [Read more...] about Reported killings in DR Congo town could amount to serious rights violations – UN rights arm
If Africa is serious about a free trade area it needs to act quickly, and differently | The Conversation
If Africa is serious about a free trade area it needs to act quickly, and differently: An aerial view of workers at a factory in one of Kenya's export processing zones near the capital Nairobi. Reuters/Thomas MukoyaAfrica is moving towards crystallising an ambitious integration agenda of establishing a continental free trade area by October. This comes against a backdrop … [Read more...] about If Africa is serious about a free trade area it needs to act quickly, and differently | The Conversation
UNAMID expresses serious concern over attempts to disrupt operations by former staff
UNAMID expresses serious concern over attempts to disrupt operations by former staff: The African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) expresses serious concern over recent repeated attempts by a number of former staff members to disrupt its operations. They have on a number of occasions forcefully blocked movement in and out of UNAMID camps and obstructed … [Read more...] about UNAMID expresses serious concern over attempts to disrupt operations by former staff
