This report provides a comprehensive overview of the state of access to information in South Africa with particular focus on the implementation of the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) (2000). The author draws on several interviews conducted with…
This report discusses the role that the traditional leaders play in the prevention of crime and violence in the eThekwini metropolitan region. It is part of a project undertaken in three of the metropolitan regions that contain large rural areas,…
This paper looks at the work of the Khulumani Support Group, a non-government organisation (NGO) in South Africa that has been lobbying government to implement a clear reparations policy for the survivors of apartheid-era political violence. It will outline some…
This report highlights survivors' views about the R30 000 reparations granted by the South African government. This money was granted to those identified as survivors of gross human rights violations by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). The views expressed…
This report analyses the role of museums in promoting national unity, stability and reconciliation in post-conflict society, looking specifically at Constitution Hill in the post-Apartheid South African context. It will be shown that Constitution Hill can, if created to meet…
This discussion document serves as both a resource on the academic and comparative law treatment of the issues surrounding battered women who kill their abusive spouses and as a basis for debate on how South African law could address these…