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Tag Archives: South Africa
Code red over limit on foreign firms
Code red over limit on foreign firms 22 Nov 2013 00:00 Lisa Steyn Legislation to enforce local ownership quotas will cause disinvestment and job losses, insiders say. The battle to secure… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Mangaung Prison
Mangaung Prison 28 October 2013 Response to misrepresentations regarding Mangaung prison We note with concern recent media coverage regarding our contract to operate the Mangaung Correctional Centre (MCC) in South Africa… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
British G4S security group in hot water after accusations of torturing and drugging inmates in S. Africa
British G4S security group in hot water after accusations of torturing and drugging inmates in S. Africa Published time: October 28, 2013 22:50 Mangaung correctional center (An image grab taken from… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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South Africa G4S prison staff accused of abuse
28 October 2013 Last updated at 08:50 ET South Africa G4S prison staff accused of abuse Leaked video footage shows a prisoner resisting an injection Continue reading the main story Related… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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When Few Stood against Many: Explaining Executive Outcomes’ Victory in the Sierra Leonean Civil War
Defence Studies Volume 13, Issue 2, 2013 When Few Stood against Many: Explaining Executive Outcomes’ Victory in the Sierra Leonean Civil War By Scott Fitzsimmonsa* In November 1996, one of Africa’s… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Ombudsman dismissed complaint against media group
Ombudsman dismissed complaint against media group 2013-10-24 08:56 (File) (Shutterstock) Johannesburg – The Press Ombudsman has dismissed a security company owners’ complaint against Independent Newspapers, regarding two stories published in the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
G4S sacked by South Africa after ‘losing control’ of violent prison
G4S sacked by South Africa after ‘losing control’ of violent prison Country’s prison services to take over running of Mangaung facility owing to ‘worrying deterioration of safety and security’ Ruth Hopkins… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
G4S request DCS support at prison
Oct 9 2013 8:42PM G4S request DCS support at prison G4S never lost control of the situation at the Mangaung maximum security prison outside Bloemfontein, the security company said on Wednesday.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
G4S: A tale of two troubled prisons
G4S: A tale of two troubled prisons Clare Sambrook 7 October 2013 Subjects: G4S: securing whose world? Privatisation’s flagship African jail is beset by kidnap, rape and stabbings. In Oakwood Prison, England,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The Status of Private Military Companies: When Civilians and Mercenaries Blur
The Status of Private Military Companies: When Civilians and Mercenaries Blur by Nicolai Due-Gundersen Journal Article | July 31, 2013 – 6:33am Introduction ‘When we had need of skilled soldiers to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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