ArticlesMediaMigrants and XenophobiaPolitics of PolarizationIn recent years, the election period in South Africa has been a sensitive time, and it has, in some instances, exacerbated issues related to xenophobia and negatively impacted social cohesion within communities. This takes place within the context of a country like South Africa that has struggled with a culture of violence, which has its historical roots stemming from colonial… Read More Tsholofelo Nakedi and Azwi NetshikulweMay 15, 2024
PublicationsPolicing, Psychosocial Support, Transitional JusticeGUIDEBOOK ON A VICTIM-CENTERED APPROACH TO TRANSITIONAL JUSTICEThis guidebook is a product of the Victim-Centered Approach to Transitional Justice project implemented by the Global Initiative for Justice, Truth, and Reconciliation (GIJTR). The project was designed to aid civil society actors who work directly with victims in transitional justice contexts by providing training to further their current skills and exchange to learn and connect with civil society organizations… Read More Amina Mwaikambo and Tsholofelo NakediJune 14, 2023
ArticlesMediaPeacebuilding, Transitional Justice, Truth CommissionsTransitional Justice and Peacebuilding: Is There a Role for Faith-based Actors?As South Africa mourns the passing of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, it is a moment to reflect on the role that faith-based actors play in transitional justice and in the maintenance of peaceful societies. Tutu's activism in pre and post-apartheid South Africa demonstrated the United Nation's definition of transnational justice characterised by a full range of processes associated with a society's attempt… Read More Tsholofelo NakediJanuary 10, 2022
ArticlesMediaChildren and Youth, Violence PreventionWake-up Call for Schools in South AfricaLooming crisis of normalising violence is having a detrimental effect on SA’s young people. Violence among learners at Mbilwi Secondary School in Limpopo that went viral should be a wake-up call. The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) has dedicated work in communities that highlight the looming crisis of normalising violence – and the detrimental effects it… Read More Tsholofelo NakediApril 21, 2021
