A5040921672- Legal Issues in South Africa
- South African History and Culture
- Military, Security, and Education Studies
- Global Peace and Security Dynamics
- African history and culture studies
- Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics
- Defense, Military, and Policy Studies
- Military History and Strategy
- Peacebuilding and International Security
- International Development and Aid
- Political Economy and Marxism
- African studies and sociopolitical issues
- European history and politics
- Leadership, Human Resources, Global Affairs
- Political Conflict and Governance
- Evaluation and Performance Assessment
- Gender, Security, and Conflict
- African cultural and philosophical studies
- Education and Military Integration
- Human Rights and Development
- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
- Labor Movements and Unions
- Eastern European Communism and Reforms
- Anarchism and Radical Politics
- Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics
University of Namibia
2020-2023
Stellenbosch University
2012-2021
Human Sciences Research Council
1991-2012
Institute for Security Studies
2012
University of South Africa
2002-2011
Carol I National Defence University
2010-2011
Institute for Political Sciences
2011
University of Pretoria
1997-2004
Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa
1997
University of Cape Town
1991
New radio (MeerKAT and Parkes) X-ray (XMM-Newton, Swift, Chandra, NuSTAR) observations of PSR J1622-4950 indicate that the magnetar, in a quiescent state since at least early 2015, reactivated between 2017 March 19 April 5. The flux density, while variable, is approximately 100x larger than during its dormant state. one month after reactivation was 800x quiescence, has been decaying exponentially on 111+/-19 day timescale. This high-flux state, together with radio-derived rotational...
The construction of the seven-dish Karoo Array Telescope (KAT-7) array in region Northern Cape South Africa was intended primarily as an engineering prototype for technologies and techniques applicable to MeerKAT telescope. This paper looks at main scientific highlights from this effort, discusses their applicability both other next-generation radio telescopes. In particular, we found that composite dish surface works well, but it becomes complicated fabricate a lacking circular symmetry;...
The traditional concept of security has broadened over the past decades. Food in South Africa is an imperative for human and non-human survival. In contemporary political economy, there a real nexus between globalisation, exploitation, state, scarcity resources, market, peoples’ need to feel secure, notions state responsibility food production. Political economy theoretical debates face-to-face politics are intrinsically linked. notion ‘secure community’ changed. right quality living became...
The tank is viewed as the concrete manifestation of speed, mobility, all-round protection and firepower on modern battlefield. Since its first operational deployment, it has received detailed in-depth attention in terms design, armament upgrades, well strategy tactics, including evolution armour strategy, doctrine tactics redesigned battle space become a permanent fixture conventional warfare over past century.
We argue that Truth Commissions are relatively recent phenomena as attempts by which recently democratised societies choose to unburden their past through public acknowledgementcoupled with restitution and in search of justice. Such countries have been typically under authoritarian rule experienced prolonged human rights abuses. They decided on a moral basis come terms history oppression way would allow for admission (or at least description) the conditions led excessive systematic abuse...
South Africa, following its protracted negotiation process before the adoption of Interim Constitution (1994), embarked on integration former adversarial military forces. The was to continue under new as adopted in 1996 (Act 108 1996). African National Defence Force (SANDF) consist (SADF), (semi) conventional force Apartheid Regime, so-called homeland-armies (referred to. by some "forgotten armies TBVC" states), and armed wings ANC PAC (Umkhonto we Sizwe [MK] Azanian People's Liberation Army...
“From Somalia to Angola the streets of Hillbrow, Africa is on moue creating its own models. It this that Clinton and his policy-makers should be looking at seeking understand, rather than condemning continent being a deoiant example Western model whose only hope lies in falling victim globalisation.”
Abstract This article deals with the evaluation of civil-military relations, specifically role civil control within context arms procurement debate in South Africa. According to new Constitution 1996 roles security institutions are well prescribed. In terms matters, including procurement, various definite guidelines and processes were endorsed. Civil has been legally instituted over African National Defence Farce (SANDF) by means White Paper (1996), Review (1998) establishment Secretariat...
Conflict, repression and resistance had an alienating effect on a micro- macro-level in apartheid South Africa. This brings to mind Hendrik Willem van der Merwe as person who united Africa’s enemies. article explores auto-ethnographic insights discussion of his approach mediation, involvement with the Centre for Intergroup Studies establishing African Association Conflict Intervention (SAACI). His differed from others at time such Institute Democracy Africa (IDASA). The value work is noted...
Militaries need natural areas for offensive and defensive combat-readiness programmes. Here soldiers, war machinery munitions are employed to prepare forces execute warfighting tactics. Integration of environmental considerations into military activities is a growing global challenge. This study based on qualitative approach underpinned by an extensive literature review. The potential the contribution sensitive diminishing wetland West Coast South Africa (SA) addressed. Donkergat Military...
This article examines the social reintegration of demobilized members armed forces into South African society within context limited government resources and a lack planning for such reintegration. paper suggests number innovative ways in which both private enterprise can contribute toward without spending too much. One main recommendations is that current policies should shift away from “transforming” or modernizing/rationalizing security institutions towards redressing situation those who...
Recently the issue of mercenaries, especially in newer garb private security outfits, also sometimes referred to as military companies (PMC's) became prominent academic literature.' The mercenary soldier apart from professional and prostitute (commercial sex worker) is perhaps since invention notion God(s) religious cult leader (priest), some humanities' early most persistent phenomena. In this review we deal with a recent South African book on topic privatised outfits Africa. Since it...