Safety
latest news & developmentsSafety comes with a price: Volvo EX90 first impression
Dubbed the safest Volvo ever made, has the brand pushed the price a little too high or is it merely to scare competitors?
Reimagining school safety in South Africa
Interventions aimed at reducing violence in schools often have the opposite effect
Social justice: Hidden impact of the Johannesburg CBD gas explosion
The seismic eruption unmasked the systemic injustices of our infrastructure, and the skewed maintenance thereof, which must be urgently addressed
South African adolescent receives first shot in Sinovac trial
The youth is the first of 2 000 South African children taking part in the global trial to test the CoronaVac vaccine
The social contract is broken
The government misuses taxes and does not maintain our safety, justice, health and infrastructure systems. Eventually citizens will tire of the lack of delivery
Protecting women on campuses is a priority
A GBV policy framework that achieves gender equality in the post-school education sector and broader society needs to be urgently implemented
Journalists become increasing ‘targets’ for killings — watchdog
The Committee to Protect Journalists said 34 of the 53 journalists killed on duty this year around the world were ‘singled out for murder’
Slice of life: Hijacked, but it felt like a movie
‘I realised I needed to keep quiet because, if I didn’t, I was going to die’
Vigilantism is flourishing in Nigeria— with official support
Inefficient policing in Nigeria has forced many communities to rely on vigilante groups for security— sometimes with support from authorities
Feel unsafe? There’s an app for that
With crime rates high and no efficient emergency number available, an app developed by a student aims to make people in Kenya feel safer.
Innovative key ring raises the alarm about safety
The Memeza Women Empowerment Project has developed a dual personal safety and household alarm for women and children living in townships.
Retailers roped in to help ensure factory worker safety
Evidence shows that workers in Pakistan and China face greater workplace risks than those in Bangladesh.
IPL boss brushes aside security concerns
IPL commissioner Lalit Modi has dismissed the security fears of Australian and New Zealand players, saying they are not irreplaceable.