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Dr Casper Lӧtter is a conflict criminologist affiliated with North-West University’s School of Philosophy (Potchefstroom), South Africa as research fellow.
Finland, with its balance between integration and stigma, could be a model for South Africa to bring down its high rate of re-offending
South Africa’s model for countering cyber crimes focuses on retribution whereas that of Australia is a proactive and multifaceted approach
Does Putin fully understand its own reasons for its incursion into Ukraine – or does he just not care?
This results in the former convicts permanent social and economic exclusion to benefit the wealthy and the politically connected in South Africa
Our country has a recidivism rate of about 90% compared to 6% to 8% for China, an authoritarian regime where mass executions of re-offenders is common
In a country where 9 out of every 10 offenders re-offend, it is high time we looked at other models
The assumption that investment in a robust security culture is a luxury is a costly mistake
There is irony in Msholozi being forced under the heel of the monstrous correctional services system he propped up – will he return behind bars?
South Africa is prone to cyberattacks and ripe for exploitation
We should question the issue of prison outsourcing when the motive is profit and not public safety
Without the political incentive for fundamental economic change, the fortunes and possibilities for rehabilitation of ex-offenders will not, and cannot, change
While politicians have their knives out over Phala Phala, many greater crimes are pushed to the sidelines
Authoritarian would-be emperors such as Putin and Jinping and the US’s military-industrial complex erode the open society and its values of individual freedoms
ANC cadres used the Covid-19 pandemic for self-enrichment under the guise of BBBEE
It underestimates the role of face-saving, which is central to Chinese culture, and the country’s priorities, such as attaining the Chinese Dream
Unpacking the reversal of Roe v Wade and the ruling in Dobbs v Jackson reveals a pushback against gains made by women
Probe findings may result in little more than a Pyrrhic victory as kingpins go free
Stigmatising the marginalised is driven by vested interests, both in the case of African foreign nationals subject to xenophobia and South Africans facing economic doom
Unlike the US, it is not foreigners that are subjected to torture and cruel treatment, but South Africans
The correctional services commissioner (and former spy boss tied to state capture) overruled the medical board’s dismissal of the former president’s application for parole
