Gugu Shabalala is the Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Manager at the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation. She is a trained social worker and mental health and psychosocial professional with 15 years' experience working in the mental health sector. She has a particular focus on rehabilitation and redress for those affected by human rights violations through war, conflict and torture and their impact on the overall mental well-being of individuals, families, groups and communities.
Executive Director
Teresa Yates
Teresa Yates is the Executive Director at the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR).
Ms Yates' extensive legal career spans strategic litigation, alternative dispute resolution, and policy reform. She has led key structural design frameworks for the South African Department of Land Affairs, advocating for marginalised communities, women's land rights, and disability integration. She has served as gender justice coordinator with Oxfam in Tanzania, the South African government, and Nkuzi Development Association, a South African land organisation focusing specifically on farm workers, land rights, and land reform.
