Violent crime in South Africa is sometimes said to be unusual, because it is perceived to frequently be gratuitous. This article engages with the question of how to define gratuitous violence. It also analyses whether South African violence is characterised…
The paper attempts to paint a clearer picture of the bio-psycho-social state of torture survivors accessing services in South Africa, while highlighting many of the contextual challenges which impact on recovery. It draws on intake data obtained from 55 refugee torture…
This article explores sexual violence in male prisons in South Africa. It focuses on the social meanings and identities that surround sexual violence, particularly the ideas of manhood that shape both the perpetration of sexual abuses and how it is…
The "Advocating Justice" workshop brought together Africa-based practitioners and scholars to share experiences and evaluate African civil society's advocacy for transitional justice on the continent. Drawing on workshop papers and discussions on strategies used in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Uganda,…
This paper is concerned with the use of lethal force by police in South Africa. Police in apartheid South Africa were associated with the excessive use of force. With the transition to democracy various measures were taken to control the…
This issue of the Traumatic Stress Update provides an update on the Trauma and Transition Programme (TTP). In the first article, Tumi, our clinical coordinator shares some of the challenges and solutions to coordinating a trauma clinic. Modiegi Merafe gives…