More than 50 people have died, hundreds have been injured and thousands displaced in the wave of xenophobic violence that swept across South Africa in recent weeks. While media reports described the brutality of the attacks on foreign nationals –…
In January, acts of violence and intimidation were perpetrated against foreigners in Soshanguve. In March, foreigners' home-based businesses were vandalised and items stolen in Atteridgeville West. In April, South African nationals looted the shops and burned the homes of foreigners…
One of the most contentious issues in South Africa today concerns the future of the Directorate of Special Operations ('the Scorpions') related to the fact that the African National Congress appears to be determined to disband the unit in line…
The 2008 brutal attacks against foreign nationals and the subsequent displacement of thousands of others have raised questions to the extent to which human rights are truly understood and protected in South Africa. Against this backdrop, CSVR hosted a seminar…
The issue of racism has once again been front page news in recent weeks. Its damaging manifestation is a reminder that it is one issue we cannot afford to wish away. Arguably the most degrading of all acts of racism…
In its famous, and controversial, statement on the judiciary of 8 January 2005 the ANC, argued that there was a need to 'transform the collective mindset of the judiciary to bring it into consonance with the vision and aspirations of…