PublicationsResearchInequalities, Torture and State ViolenceA Case Study of the Marikana Massacre in South AfricaThis article reflects on the Marikana massacre of August 2012, subsequent violent strikes and responses by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) as a case study, and provides an analysis about whether these interventions bring transformative change or maintain the status quo in times of crisis. Events associated with Marikana are seen to be embedded in social structures of the time and part… Read More Malose Langa and Steven RebelloJanuary 14, 2020
PublicationsResearchViolence PreventionState-Community Collaboration for Safe Communities: Urban Violence Prevention Through Public Employment ProgrammesSince 2009 the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation has conducted research and intervention projects that engage with and assess the role of the South African government’s Community Work Programme (CWP) in violence and crime prevention. This executive summary provides an outline of the series of project summative reports compiled by CSVR in 2019 and the key findings… Read More CSVRSeptember 3, 2019
PublicationsResearchGender-based Violence, Inequalities, Violence PreventionGlobal Comparative Analysis of Public Employment Programmes: Strengths and LimitationsUnemployment is not only prevalent in times of crisis but is an ongoing and structural issue worldwide, with markets being unable to supply enough jobs to meet the demand. In this context, private-sector employment can be complemented by Public Employment Programmes (PEPs). PEPs refer to employment creation by the government through employment-funded programmes. Sometimes these programmes are funded through partnership… Read More CSVRSeptember 3, 2019
PublicationsResearchViolence PreventionGovernment and Civil Society Collaboration: Lessons from a Partnership between CSVR, COGTA AND GIZ-VCPThe Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) has researched the Community Work Programme (CWP) since 2010. In 2016, the CSVR entered into a partnership with the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) which aimed to train, support and strengthen CWP participants’ ability to prevent violence through the work that they carried out in the programme… Read More Malose Langa and Steven RebelloSeptember 3, 2019
PolicyPublicationsResearchInequalitiesCitizens' Report South Africa: Ensuring an Inclusive Reporting Process for HLPFThis shadow report on South Africa's implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is based on the resolution of the South African Civil Society Working Group on the SDGs to publish a Citizen' Report to bring citizens' voice and agency to the process of SDG review in South Africa. Read More CSVRJuly 23, 2019
PublicationsResearchViolence PreventionParticipatory Methods in Violence Prevention: Lessons from CSVR's Collaboration with the Community Work Programme in South AfricaCSVR has been conducting research on South Africa’s Community Work Programme (CWP) since 2010. In 2016, the organisation commenced with an effort to strengthen urban violence prevention interventions carried out by CWP through their work. This report, which is based on the reflections of CSVR staff who collaborated with CWP participants to pilot new violence prevention interventions, shares some of… Read More Jasmina BrankovicJune 3, 2019
