ArticlesMediaInequalities, ReconciliationRights on Paper, Inequality in Practice: South Africa's 30 Years of Unfinished Constitutional PromiseRights on Paper, Inequality in Practice: South Africa’s 30 Years of Unfinished Constitutional Promise Thirty years after the adoption of South Africa’s Final Constitution – hailed as one of the most progressive in the world; the question remains: Has it delivered meaningful socio-economic transformation for the majority of its people? The Constitution of South Africa, together with its justiciable Bill… Read More Annah Moyo-KupetaMarch 30, 2026
ArticlesInequalities, Mental Health, Peacebuilding, Social CohesionMODELLING A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO EMPOWERING SOCIETIES, COMMUNITIES AND VICTIMS AFFECTED BY VIOLENCEThe African continent has experienced high levels of violence and brutalisation and needs empowerment. Empowerment means different things to different people and at the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR), we understand this well. Our work embeds empowerment both as an approach and as an outcome of our activities and interventions. Since its establishment in 1989, the… Read More Annah Moyo-KupetaApril 4, 2023
ArticlesMediaGender-based Violence, Inequalities, Psychosocial SupportA Human Rights Approach To Addressing Inequality in SAIn South Africa, you do not have to go far to see inequality and experience it. Bestselling author and economist Noreena Hertz once said: “We live increasingly in a world of haves and have-nots, of gated communities next to ghettos, of extreme poverty and unbelievable riches. Some enjoy rights that are completely denied to others. Relative inequalities are exploding, and… Read More Annah Moyo-KupetaMarch 22, 2023
ArticlesGender-based Violence, InequalitiesWomen's Month: A Stark Reminder Of How Far We Still Have To Go In Ensuring Women's Safety And Security In South AfricaThis year, the commemoration of womxn’s month brings about a bag of mixed feelings. Some strides have been made towards protecting and safeguarding womxn’s rights, security and bodily integrity, however, the reality on the ground is proof that these safeguards are yet to become a practical reality for womxn in South Africa. Two shocking incidents targeting womxn and girls preluded… Read More Annah Moyo-KupetaAugust 19, 2022
ArticlesMediaDomestic Violence Legislation, Gender-based Violence, InequalitiesLocalising the National GBV Laws through Community SGBV Prevention StrategiesOur communities are the site of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and femicide. When these cases occur, it is communities that reel from such incidents and victims and perpetrators are often members of the community, with ties and roots in the community. It is therefore important that national policies and GBV laws find expression in, and resonate with,… Read More Annah Moyo-KupetaJuly 15, 2022
ArticlesMediaDomestic Violence Legislation, Gender-based Violence, InequalitiesGBV: A Social Justice Issue Requiring a Social Justice ResponseGender-based violence in South Africa is a scourge. At the heart of it is the impact of imbalanced power relations at individual and societal levels and inequities that are entrenched in family, communal and social structures. Gender-based violence continues to plague South Africa and the numbers of women being raped, brutally murdered or beaten are shocking. But, perhaps of greater… Read More Annah Moyo-KupetaJuly 15, 2022
