n Institute for Security Studies Monographs - The security sector in Southern Africa

Abstract

The Security Sector Governance (SSG) Programme of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) seeks to strengthen oversight of the security sector through enhancing knowledge and understanding of the policy and legal frameworks, institutions and practices that buttress this sector, and the capacity of legislatures and civil society in Africa to engage in security debates. The SSG Programme conducted baseline studies of the security sector in six Southern African countries, namely Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Lesotho, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe, as well as the Southern African Development Community's Organ on Politics, Defence and Security (SADC Organ). The results of this research are reflected in this monograph.