
An Institute for Security Studies (ISS) Africa round table on the Cape of Good Hope sea route drew together around 50 academics, bureaucrats, researchers and think tank representatives. Participants largely agreed there is a need for enhanced maritime security amid Middle East tensions affecting shipping traffic.
The round table, held at the Future Africa campus of the University of Pretoria on Tuesday 31 March, was staged under Chatham House Rules, the basis of which is information presented can be used without revealing the identity of speakers and their affiliations.
This saw what can only be termed “interesting” points made by the four listed speakers along with session chairs and…
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Yebo – yes [yeh-boh] Often expressed as a double positive by combining it with the English “yes” in “Yebo, Yes!” or as an extremely expressive “Yeeebo!” This Zulu word is used regularly in South Africa to show agreement or approval with something or someone.
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Laaitie – a young male [light-e] This term is used to describe a male in his teens or early twenties.