SOUTH AFRICA: MUNICIPAL POLICING

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Nov 15, 2001

The seminar will examine different approaches taken by two cities:
* Johannesburg established its Metro Police Department in March 2001, built mainly on its former traffic departments. Chris Ncgobo, a senior council executive with no police background, was appointed as Chief.
* Cape Town is establishing its Metro Police Service next month, with new recruits currently in training.

South Africa

SOUTH AFRICA: DIRECTOR

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Nov 15, 2001

Gun Free South Africa is committed to making a material contribution to building a safe and secure nation, free from fear, by reducing the number of firearms in society. It is looking for a NATIONAL DIRECTOR, to be based in our national office in Johannesburg.

South Africa

South Africa: Report Outlines Government Challenges

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Nov 22, 2001

The major challenges facing the public service are combating corruption and maladministration, improving service delivery and developing human resources. This is according to the State of the Public Service Report, released by the Public Service Commission (PSC) in Parliament.

South Africa

Parents key to children with communication disabilities

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Nov 15, 2001

How many children suffer from communication disabilities in Uganda? What services are available for these children? How can parents get more involved in their child's progress? Researchers from the UK Centre for International Child Health report on a study in three districts in Eastern Uganda.

Senegal: Dakar Conference urges rapid implementation of Rome Statute

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Nov 15, 2001

At the recent conference on implementation of the Rome Statute for the International
Criminal Court in Dakar, Senegal, participants called upon the government of Senegal, which was the first country to ratify the Rome Statute on February 2, 1999, to be among the first countries to adopt implementing legislation of the Rome Statute.

Senegal

Human Rights Guide in the wake of September 11

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Nov 15, 2001

The Human Rights Education Program at Amnesty International USA has published a guide that focuses on issues surrounding the Sept. 11th attacks. Titled "September 11th Crisis
Response Guide", it is targeted to junior high and high school teachers and covers topics that range from racism and discrimination to International Humanitarian Law. All topics are placed within the framework of human rights and the inherent dignity of all people, as developed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Kenya: Teaching standards worry government

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Nov 15, 2001

Poor teaching standards among primary teachers in Kenya is worring the government. The concern has been triggered off by reports that some students have reached the middle school level, without knowing how to read and write.

Kenya

SOMALIA: Puntland conference hall still closed

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Nov 15, 2001

Armed militia are still denying entry into the conference hall of the general congress of the self-declared autonomous region of Puntland, northeastern Somalia, a local journalist told IRIN on Monday.

Somalia

UGANDA: Northern youths lament 'unimaginable misery'

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Nov 15, 2001

Insecurity, abductions, displacement and the poor level of education available to them are the key concerns of young people in northern Uganda, whose lives have been shaped by inter-related conflicts there and in neighbouring southern Sudan over the last two decades, according to a report released on Friday by the US-based Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children (WCRWC).

Uganda

Malawi: Oxfam GB Seeks Programme Representative

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Nov 08, 2001
Malawi

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