Our News and EventsInequalities, Memory and Memorialisation, PeacebuildingReparations and Memory for the Marikana Massacre after 10 YearsTen years have passed since the Marikana Massacre on 16 August 2022. Yet we are still not close to securing full reparations for victims. The process of civil claims, prosecutions, and support services has been piecemeal and often insensitive to the needs of victims. CSVR and the Institute for Business Ethics University of St Gallen will share findings from their… Read More CSVRJune 27, 2022
PolicyPublicationsCriminal Justice, Policing, Torture and State ViolenceReparations for Victims of the Marikana MasssacreThis policy brief presents a summary assessment of the progress made in providing redress for victims of the Marikana Massacre,1 when 34 striking miners were killed by the South African Police Service (SAPS) in 2012 and ten people were killed in the conflict that led up to it. In the ten years since the massacre, there has been meagre progress in addressing its consequences. Direct victims and their relatives have not received full reparations, the community of Marikana remains underdeveloped and deeply divided, and the apartheid legacy of the mining sector in South Africa remains an unresolved wound in the national psyche. An integrated approach is required to address both the systemic injustices and the specific legacies of the Marikana Massacre, while being clear about the specific responsibilities of all the stakeholders. Read More CSVRJune 27, 2022
ArticlesMediaChildren and Youth, Criminal Justice, Gangs, Gender-based Violence, InequalitiesThe Nexus Between Substance Abuse and Sexual Violence in SAThe intersections of substance abuse and sexual and gender-based violence demonstrate the need for collaborative interventions. South Africa has a daunting drug problem. Post-1994, the proliferation of drugs on the country’s streets has triggered a myriad of issues associated with substance abuse. Drugs such as nyaope and tik are accessible and affordable even for unemployed youth in townships with the drugs priced… Read More CSVRJune 21, 2022
Our News and EventsGender-based Violence, Inequalities, Migrants and Xenophobia, Policing, Social Cohesion, Urban SafetyCovid-19: The Intimacies of PandemicsThis workshop is structured around two recent projects: COVID-19: The Intimacies of Pandemics, is a special issue co-edited by Danai S Mupotsa and Moshibudi Motimele. In the midst of narratives that attempt to present the spread and effects of COVID-19 as the ‘great equaliser’ that infects indiscriminately, the effects have in fact been disproportionately shaped by gendered power relations. COVID-19… Read More CSVRJune 20, 2022
MediaOur News and EventsVideosPeacebuilding, Reconciliation, Transitional Justice, Truth CommissionsPanel Discussion: Integrating Forced Migration and Transitional JusticeThis panel video provides insights into the intersections between forced migration and transitional justice. It is a discussion organised by the Centre for the Study of Violence and the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience for the Global Initative for Justice, Truth and Reconciliation. https://youtu.be/kpRac7k1F-g Read More CSVRMay 27, 2022
MediaOur News and EventsPeacebuilding, Transitional JusticeCSVR Regional Working Group Session Enhancing the Synergy between Transitional Justice and Constitution-drafting Dates – May 26th 2022As part of a year-long Global Initiative for Justice, Truth and Reconciliation (GIJTR) program focused on enhancing the synergy between transitional justice and constitution-drafting, the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) is hosting a virtual Regional Workshop on May 26th 2022, between 2pm-4.30pm SAST, with practitioners, policymakers and experts with experience in post-conflict constitutional drafting and transitional… Read More CSVRMay 12, 2022
