With the Covid-19 pandemic exposing many structural cleavages and spurring racial tensions, it is likely that the post-pandemic South Africa will encounter new challenges and setbacks on the road to reconciliation
The coronavirus pandemic has revealed heavy-handed, brutal and, at times, lethal action by some members of the police
Pretoria can make a real difference in helping to solve conflicts and other issues in Burundi, the DRC, South Sudan and Zimbabwe
The country has been wracked by conflict between the government and separatists. Both sides need to work on finding a path forward. Here’s what they can do
The public works department told Parliament that there were ongoing efforts to increase safety and patrols at the villages, which are fortified by fences and monitored by cameras and access-controlled booms
The judicial system alone and appealing to miscreants has not stopped attacks on women
Polarisation is defining society; we need honest conversations and bridges built amid differences
Cyber security NGO NetBlocks estimated the total losses to the Iraqi economy at $951 million
Not grappling with things that undermine electoral integrity created a culture of impunity
The structural violence in South Africa rose out
of the invention and politicisation of difference
It makes no sense that the only foreign nationals who are being scapegoated are those who happen to be black
Witnessing violence or even being bullied at school can traumatise youngsters in ways we don’t always see at first
Have we become a society that is so hardened that we no longer care about the future of our children?
Research on violence in Africa argues that it is mainly within the context of a weak state that has lost control over its people and institutions
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The magistrate found enough evidence that the baby died as a result of injuries inflicted by the police.
Violence and abuse, particularly of women, needs to go beyond expecting the state to end it
We have the organisations, the policies, the laws and the insights to try to stop it, but still it goes on
An upsurge in violence in Blikkiesdorp is linked to residents competing for homes in a new housing scheme
Criminal activity leeches into the education system because of what pupils are exposed to elsewhere
A rape survivor endures a long, bitter struggle to overcome the hate of what he aches to be
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‘The persecution of the weak and the vulnerable finds new iterations all the time’
In many ways, violence is like cholera, passing from person to person and treating it in similar ways is working to reduce it.
The current ethnic, racial discourse is dangerous and simply avoids having to address the difficult issues confronting South Africa
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If South Africans live in fear, then our basic freedom as a society is facing a real threat
Thousands of people from the Democratic Republic of Congo have fled to Zambia after violent inter-ethnic clashes and fighting between security forces
Amidst political instability and violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, voter registration and preparation for elections are being welcomed
Rights groups argue that hate crimes are rising in the United States and have called on the president to address ‘domestic terrorism’.
After a teen was stabbed to death, teachers and parents set about stamping out the violence
Violence in the country is a product of people’s circumstances, so many say. But is it really?
The intersection of racial capitalism and the growing crisis of the postcolony have resulted
in a society that is not viable for millions
The road to a participatory democracy is being obscured by the easy use of violence by all parties in South Africa.
Campuses flared up this week as police and private security guards clashed with students.