In a far-flung district, a night-time ban on shebeens has wiped out violence in a village.
Several flaws in the rainbow nation may account for South Africa’s frightened communities.
Social cohesion is both a protection against and a casualty of violence.
Taking the notion of "social cohesion" out of the academic field and into the real world is not as tricky as it seems.
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/ 28 February 2013
Studies show that men who themselves are victims are more likely to abuse women
Video footage from Zimbabwe reveals how the process of drafting a new Constitution in a poverty-struck nation is often fraught with violence and intimidation.
Footage obtained by the M&G shows Swaziland’s people, ruled by King Mswati III, are suffering from starvation, displacement, intimidation and violence.
Mexico’s body count of innocents and gangsters rises as cartel feuds increase and spare no one.
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa warned on Wednesday that violence in strikes and protests will be punished.
About 400 000 people have fled violence in the east of DRC since March, the International Committee of the Red Cross said Wednesday.
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/ 23 January 2009
Three civilians were killed in Pakistan’s Swat Valley on Friday as government pondered its options for wresting control of the valley from militants.
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/ 23 January 2009
Violence boiled over at the Australian Open on Friday when Serbian and Bosnian fans fought after the match between Novak Djokovic and Amer Delic.
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/ 20 December 2008
As the conflict in Darfur enters its sixth year, the United Nations peacekeeping chief on Friday painted a grim picture of widespread violence.
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/ 26 November 2008
A new book looks at the root causes of the xenophobic attacks and their aftermath. The following is an extract by Rolf Maruping.
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/ 24 November 2008
Ten months after the shooting rampage, emotions are still raw in Skierlik.
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/ 18 November 2008
Charlize Theron is the latest UN messenger of peace, turning her fame to ending violence against women and girls around the globe.
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/ 12 November 2008
The extent of violence globally against women and children remains a cause for worry and concern, the Social Development Department said on Wednesday.
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/ 5 November 2008
Violence and transport-related deaths are still the major causes of non-natural deaths in the country, a report indicated on Wednesday.
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/ 4 September 2008
Researchers find that ‘acquaintance murder’ tops the list of forms of killing in the country and should be prioritised, writes Sello S Alcock.
Twelve days after they first rolled in, Russian tanks are still in Georgia and show no signs of pulling out.
Andrew Clark reports on the school where teachers carry a pen, a ruler and … a gun.
The scale of ethnic cleansing is strikingly apparent, writes Luke Harding.
Let’s face it, since 1994 many leading black figures in the middle, professional and upper classes have played the ”race card”.
Former Palestinian detainees tell Jonathan Steele
of their alleged abuse by Palestinian Authority forces.
Kenya’s Parliament formed a special committee on Wednesday to probe violent politically linked criminal gangs whose activities have left many dead.
An estimated 60 000 civilians are still homeless two months after fleeing violence in the oil town of Abyei in south Sudan, according to HRW.
In a society reeling from violence, how appropriate or helpful is it to see violence depicted on stage?
If people have a sufficient stake in the society, they tend not to burn it down and their fellow humans with them.
On his return, Jamal Osman finds that fear rules in the country of his birth. He writes from Dhobley and says cooperation is not without its risks.
ANC Youth League President Julius Malema defends his recent statement at a Youth Day rally, and says he was just misunderstood.