ArticlesMediaPolicing, Social Cohesion, Violence PreventionThe State is Failing in its Duty to Foster Inclusion and Safety of the LGBTIQ+ CommunitySouth Africa’s crime stats do not show the vulnerability of certain sections of our society, including LGBTIQ+ people. By not providing effective reporting and analysis of violence against them, their needs and challenges are again left on the margins of society — out of sight. Sphamandla Khoza, Andile “Lulu” Nthuthela, Lonwabo Jack, Phelokazi Mqathana, Nonhlanhla Kunene, Aubrey Boshoga and Lulama… Read More Sinqobile MakhathiniJune 28, 2021
ArticlesMediaTorture and State Violence, Violence in Transition, Violence PreventionSANDF Budget Cuts Threaten Hopes of SA Military Intervention in Mozambique's Cabo DelgadoThe key question is whether South Africa is well positioned to provide military assistance to Mozambique in light of these cuts, especially with the former expected to play a leading role in the intervention in Cabo Delgado province. Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has announced that her department, particularly the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), is… Read More Siphokuhle MatheJune 22, 2021
ArticlesMediaTrauma and Transition, Urban Safety, VigilantismMob Justice Is a Language in South AfricaFor residents of Plot 52 in the Zandspruit informal settlement and South Africa at large, the morning of May 19 2021 will not be soon forgotten. Right in front of children and community members, old and young, community members decided to take the law into their own hands, triggering a series of events and actions that cannot be reversed. Law-abiding… Read More Annah Moyo-KupetaMay 30, 2021
ArticlesMediaClimate Change, Corporate Accountability, InequalitiesSouthern Africa Is in the Climate Crisis Firing Line — We Need Urgent Climate Justice StrategiesSouthern Africa is one of the most water-scarce regions in the world. Various weather studies have shown that increases in the global temperature are likely to disrupt the already temperamental rainfall patterns. Now is the time for our leaders to take the necessary actions towards climate justice. Although “justice” is a commonly understood term, climate justice is a new concept… Read More Gugu NonjingeMay 14, 2021
ArticlesMediaInequalitiesMilitary Expenditure Foolish When Social Services Are LackingSA’s defence capability is in a state of severe decline, a bitter fact for the defence department, the local arms manufacturing industry and the world of defence analysts. Last year, parliament’s defence committee chair went so far as to say that defence budget cuts were causing SA to lose its sovereign capability altogether. Meanwhile, defence & military veterans minister Nosiviwe… Read More Jesse CopelynApril 21, 2021
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
