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Press Release: Nothing new? – the Study on the Violent Nature of Crime (10.11.10)

Wednesday, 10 November 2010Press Release  The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation Nothing new? - the Study on the Violent Nature of Crime  1. The CSVR crime study is of considerable value in taking ...

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Cape Town is stab capital of SA (10.11.10)

Cape Town is South Africa’s stabbing capital, with more people knifed to death each year than in any other metropolitan city.If the city hopes to deal with this grisly tag, say researchers at the ...

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Presidential pardons – victims have 30 days to oppose (11.10.10)

By DES LATHAM In one case, a man who murdered 21 may be back on the streets if his application is unopposed as president pardons 149 serious criminals Victims and other affected parties ...

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Culture of violence blamed on Apartheid (9.11.10)

A long-awaited report on the violent nature of crime in South Africa released today states that colonialisation and apartheid created a culture where people see resorting to force as normal " The report ...

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Violence born in apartheid (9.11.10)

The study, commissioned by Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa and conducted by the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR), lists poverty, a weak criminal justice system, the availability of firearms ...

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Apartheid to blame (9.11.10)

South Africa's history of colonialisation and apartheid created a culture where people see resorting to force as normal, reveals a report released on Tuesday. "The core of ...

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Crime report fails to provide answers (9.11.10)

Pretoria - A much awaited report that sought to find answers to the question, 'Why is crime in South Africa violent', has failed to adequately do so, the Police Ministry said. ...

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