July 30, 2012

Disarming Mugabe's Thugs Won't Be Easy

Dianna Games, Business Day

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Reform of the security sector is a key part of the roadmap to free and fair elections being facilitated by South Africa, but it will be difficult to change the culture of impunity in the security forces.

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