South Africa: Infighting threatens Johannesburg Summit indaba

Negotiations to put an end to the political infighting that is threatening to derail the Civil Society Indaba of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) have been put on hold until the warring factions return from a conference being held in New York. This week’s conference in New York is part of a process to get policies and practical preparations in place for the summit, scheduled to start in Johannesburg at the end of August 2002.