Security Council Press Statement on the Ethnic Violence and the Situation in South Sudan: The members of the Security Council were briefed by the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ellen Løj, the United Nations Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide Adama Dieng, and the Chair of the South Sudan sanctions committee on the situation … [Read more...] about Security Council Press Statement on the Ethnic Violence and the Situation in South Sudan
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Said Djinnit: the time has come to act together to overcome the cycles of violence caused by years of impunity in the Great Lakes region
Said Djinnit: the time has come to act together to overcome the cycles of violence caused by years of impunity in the Great Lakes region: The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) and the Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes seek to follow up on recommendations made at a conference held in Nairobi on 19-20 April 2016 that aims to … [Read more...] about Said Djinnit: the time has come to act together to overcome the cycles of violence caused by years of impunity in the Great Lakes region
Justifying the use of violence to fight social injustice is a recipe for disaster | The Conversation
Justifying the use of violence to fight social injustice is a recipe for disaster: Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela depicted on church wall in west London. Toby Melville/Reuters South Africa is reaping the bitter fruits of violence: both apartheid’s and the African National Congress’s armed struggle. At his 1964 trial for treason Nelson Mandela set out the basis for the … [Read more...] about Justifying the use of violence to fight social injustice is a recipe for disaster | The Conversation
‘Cops will be deployed to universities as long as violence continues’
‘Cops will be deployed to universities as long as violence continues’: Khomotso Phahlane says police would have no reason to be deployed to universities where there is stability. ...... Source: WN.com - Southafrica News Why so quiet, Faith Muthambi?: The communications minister has yet to respond to a call for her deal with the SABC board. ...... Source: WN.com - … [Read more...] about ‘Cops will be deployed to universities as long as violence continues’
UPDATE 1-South Africa’s Sibanye Gold shuts mine after union violence
UPDATE 1-South Africa’s Sibanye Gold shuts mine after union violence: Oct 4 Work at Sibanye Gold's South African Cooke mine has been suspended after two members of the National Union of Mineworkers were left in a critical condition after being attacked, a spokesman for the company said on Tuesday. “We cannot have the mines operating when we cannot guarantee the safety … [Read more...] about UPDATE 1-South Africa’s Sibanye Gold shuts mine after union violence
