MediaOur News and EventsGangs, Gender-based ViolenceKrugersdorp Gang Rape Highlights The Multiplicity Of Violence Black Women's Bodies Experience In TownshipsIt is a known fact that gender-based violence, especially rape and femicide often affects women the most in South Africa. South Africa was declared the rape capital of the world, beating countries that are experiencing active armed conflict. Although the names of victims are chanted and put up on billboards, the narrative of their experience is often blurred between the… Read More Naledi JoyiOctober 24, 2022
ArticlesMediaCrime Prevention, Criminal Justice, Gangs, Violence in IndustryGun Killings On The Rise – What Is The Police Strategy? Asks Gun Free SAAbout 40% of the 6 424 murders between April and June this year were gun-related, Police Minister Bheki Cele announced when he released crime statistics. Cele said it was shown that firearms were three times more likely than other weapons to be the weapon of choice in the reported murders, as 2 766 people were shot to death. “The expansion… Read More CSVRAugust 30, 2022
ArticlesMediaChildren and Youth, Criminal Justice, Gangs, Gender-based Violence, InequalitiesThe Nexus Between Substance Abuse and Sexual Violence in SAThe intersections of substance abuse and sexual and gender-based violence demonstrate the need for collaborative interventions. South Africa has a daunting drug problem. Post-1994, the proliferation of drugs on the country’s streets has triggered a myriad of issues associated with substance abuse. Drugs such as nyaope and tik are accessible and affordable even for unemployed youth in townships with the drugs priced… Read More CSVRJune 21, 2022
ArticlesMediaCorrectional Services, Gangs, Gender-based ViolenceSentenced Twice OverFive years after the demise of apartheid, Vincent, a young, fresh-faced man arrived in remand detention in a Western Cape facility.Vincent had never been to prison before, and when he arrived he was thrown into an overcrowded cell that held first-time inmates and long-standing gang members. He was scared to death and, sadly, his fears were confirmed: on his first night, he was raped – by two different inmates. Read More CSVRJuly 12, 2016
PublicationsResearchGangs, Study on the Violent Nature of Crime, Torture and State ViolenceIntegrating Learning, Monitoring and Evaluation into Policy-Oriented Research: Lessons from CSVR's Urban Violence ProjectIn line with its commitment to incorporating learning into its monitoring and evaluation practices, in 2013 CSVR introduced developmental evaluation based on facilitated learning exercises into one of its research projects. The Urban Violence project aimed to increase understanding of the role of the Community Work Programme (CWP), a South African public employment initiative, in reducing crime and violence, as… Read More Jasmina BrankovicMay 6, 2016
PublicationsResearchChildren and Youth, Gangs, Gender-based Violence, Study on the Violent Nature of Crime, Urban Safety, Violence in Transition, Violence PreventionLeaving the Gangster Things to the Boys Growing Up Now: Young Men, Physical Violence, and Structural Violence in Post-Transition South AfricaThis paper examines the intersection of physical violence, structural violence, and masculinity through the life history narrative of a 20-year-old man exiting an informal gang in Gugulethu, a township in Cape Town. Beginning and remaining with James Madoda’s narrative, the paper shows how the gendered physical violence between young men in townships emerges from historical and present-day structural violence -… Read More Jasmina BrankovicFebruary 27, 2013
