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07 August 2003: No 52/03
STRATEGIC CHALLENGES FOR SA (PART ONE)
The Minister of Safety and Security, Charles Nqakula, the
Chief Whip of the Opposition, Douglas Gibson, and the SANDF Chief Director
Strategy and Planning, R Adm Rolf Hauter, are three of the highly compitent
speakers who will address a symposium on the strategic challenges for South
Africa on 12 August 2003. This symposium will be presented by the Centre for
Military Studies (Cemis), which is a joint centre for strategic analysis of
the Department of Defence and the University of Stellenbosch, in collaboration
with the Institute for Strategic Studies of the University of Pretoria (Issup),
at the Pretoria Conference Centre, Hatfield.
07:30 Registration and Coffee
08:15 Chairperson morning session
The programme is as follows:
Louis du Plessis, Prof Director, Centre for Military
Studies
08:25 Welcome: Aim and scope of symposium
Mike Hough, Prof Director, Institute for Strategic
Studies
08:35 The challenges of the African battle space
Richard Cornwell
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Senior Research Fellow, African Security Analysis
Programme, Institute for Security Studies.
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The geographic space of Africa: Nature, society, state
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African insecurity and security: Threats and
opportunities
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The character of African territory: Space and place for
trade and war.
09:10 Discussion
09:25 The policy challenges for Africa: A perspective from
the World Economic Forum
Francis Antonie, Senior Economist and Policy Analyst,
Standard Bank
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Investment in sub-Saharan Africa
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The African Peer Review Mechanism of the African Union
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Towards the future: NEPAD: The New Partnership for
Africa’s Development
10:00 Discussion
10:15 Tea and Coffe
10:45 The challenges of border security
Rufus Malatji, Adv
Deputy Director General, Department of Home Affairs
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