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LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 19: Protesters demonstrate outside 180 The Strand who is hosting some fashion events, holding a banner saying ‘Cancel London Fashion Week’ on February 19, 2022 in London, England. Extinction Rebellion Fashion protesters are demanding that the British Fashion Council cancels London Fashion Week as the fashion industry is heavily reliant on fossil fuels for the production of cheap synthetic textiles. London Fashion Week they say encourages overproduction, overconsumption and a throwaway culture. (Martin Pope/Getty Images)
ACCOUNTABILITY

Cancel culture is the antitheses of reconciliation

The essence of reconciliation and justice are accountability and restoring relationships. Cancel culture emphasises accountability without the possibility of restoration

  • Felicity Harrison
3 min read
Scenes of destruction: Thousands of shops and businesses were looted following a wave of violent protest in July 2021. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
ZUMAUNREST

Dedicated courts to fast-track looting cases

Whereas low-level looters may receive fines or community service, the masterminds will be dealt with ‘ruthlessly’, says prosecutions head

  • Paddy Harper
3 min read
The violence in the area continues with the City of Cape Town law enforcement team (below) battling to patrol the gang-ridden communities. In July 2019 the army was deployed to the Cape Flats after more than 70 people were killed over three days of fighting, a move that has been deemed by many as unsuccessful.
CANON COLLINS EDUCATIONAL AND LEGAL ASSISTANCE TRUST

Under the power of the gun

Children in the Cape Flats see violence very early in their lives and many end up in jail or killed. One of them, now a reformed gangster, walks us through his early traumatic…

  • Catherine Sofianos
11 min read