ArticlesMediaViolence PreventionBalancing the Narrative in Zwelihle, HermanusThis past Friday’s events, if anything, place a large question mark over the popular portrayal of the violent protests that have rocked the coastal town. “Marauding bandits”, “criminals”, “savages”, “hooligans”, “rogues”, “thugs” and “terrorists” are some of the popular portrayals that have been used to describe the “ringleaders” of the Zwelihle protests that have received the recent attention of Police… Read More Malose LangaOctober 2, 2018
ArticlesMediaGender-based ViolencePress Release: CSVR Condemns Violence against WomenThe Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) echoes the sentiments of many in the global community in condemning forced marriage and Violence Against Women (VAW) and girls. CSVR also rejects the verdict given to Sudanese teenager Noura Hussein to be executed by hanging for killing her husband. The 19-year-old victim of a forced marriage was found guilty… Read More CSVROctober 2, 2018
ArticlesMediaCorporate Accountability, InequalitiesR20 Minimum Wage Is an Insult, Let CEOs Earn LessIt has been almost two years since 143 workers from the University of Western Cape were dismissed from their employment during the strike action that swept through universities across South Africa. These workers were outsourced to a company, Securitas, and have had no access to recourse. Unlike their counterparts at the University of Cape Town, there has been no amnesty… Read More Masana Ndinga-KangaSeptember 20, 2018
ArticlesMediaTransitional JusticePress Release: South Africa Should Address the Current Threats to Democracyhe continued eruption of violent protests in various provinces in South Africa could be a sign of increased desperation amongst citizens who feel their grievances continue to fall on deaf ears, despite the hard-earned freedom expressed though the vote for all in 1994. The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) calls on government to act with a… Read More CSVRSeptember 20, 2018
ArticlesMediaTransitional JusticeWinnie Fought the Good Fight and, in the Process, She Lost HerselfNobody is born a warrior, in exactly the same way that nobody is born an average man. We make ourselves into one or the other. - Carlos Castaneda There is nothing that makes one pause like death, I don't know what it is about the face of death that drives one to take time to appraise life. I learnt of… Read More Thembisile MasondoSeptember 19, 2018
ArticlesMediaOur News and EventsTransitional JusticePress Release: The African Union and CSVR Host the First Continental Forum on Transitional JusticeThe African Union Commission Department of Political Affairs (AUC-DPA) and the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) jointly hosted the first Continental Forum on Transitional Justice (TJ) in Africa in Johannesburg, South Africa under the theme The State of Transitional Justice in Africa, from 19-21 October 2017. The Forum brought together African Union Member States, members of… Read More CSVROctober 24, 2017
