PublicationsResearchReconciliation, Transitional Justice, Truth CommissionsReconciliation and the Transformation of Conflicts: The Reconciliation and Reconstruction Programme of the Quaker Peace CentreThis report forms part of a previous research project of the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) aimed at a comprehensive analysis of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) process in South Africa. This study concentrates on conflict resolution work done at the local level, mainly in disadvantaged communities throughout the greater Cape Town metropolitan area. It… Read More Jochen NeumannMay 1, 2001
PublicationsResearchReconciliation, Transitional Justice, Truth CommissionsGangs, Pagad and the State: Vigilantism and Revenge Violence in the Western CapeThis booklet was funded by International Development Research Centre (IDRC). The Violence and Transition Series is a product of an extensive research project conducted by the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) into the nature and extent of violence during South Africa's transition from apartheid rule to democracy. The booklet goes on to provide a short history,… Read More Bill Dixon and Lisa-Marie JohnsMay 1, 2001
PublicationsResearchVigilantism, Violence in TransitionAs for Violent Crime That's Our Daily Bread: Vigilante Violence During South Africa's Period of TransitionThe Violence and Transition Series is a product of an extensive research project conducted by the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) into the nature and extent of violence during South Africa’s transition from apartheid rule to democracy. This report explores vigilante violence in South Africa over the period 1980-2000. Based on interview and media material, it… Read More Bronwyn HarrisMay 1, 2001
PublicationsResearchVigilantism, Violence in TransitionGuardian or Gangster? Mapogo a Mathamaga: A Case StudyThe Violence and Transition Series is a product of an extensive research project conducted by the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) into the nature and extent of violence during South Africa’s transition from apartheid rule to democracy. This report provides insight into the anti-crime group Mapogo a Mathamaga from a range of perspectives offered by those… Read More Antina von Schnitzler, Goodwill Ditlhage, Lazarus Kgalema, Traggy Maepa, Tlhoki Mofokeng and Piers PigouMay 1, 2001
PublicationsResearchCriminal Justice, PolicingThe Operation of the Criminal Justice System in Dealing with the Violence at AmplatsThe report examines the operation of the criminal justice system, specifically the process of crime investigation and prosecution, in relation to the violence (and other acts of criminality) which have occurred at the Amplats mines in the North West and Northern Provinces and in some of the informal settlements which are situated nearby. Read More David BruceApril 2, 2001
PublicationsResearchGender-based Violence, HIV and AIDSViolence, Vengeance and Gender: A Preliminary Investigation into the Links Between Violence Against Women and HIV/AIDS in South AfricaFollowing previous reports that illustrate how two of South Africa’s epidemics - violence against women and HIV/AIDS - may be converging in new and lethal ways. This report documents findings and argues that, to date (2001), rape-related concerns have driven policy and legislative responses to a far greater degree than concerns about other forms of violence against women. While we… Read More CSVRApril 2, 2001
