Statement CSVR supports call for transformation of higher learning institutions October 5, 2016 The current protests on campuses cannot be resolved by dealing only with issues of free higher education, but must also deal ...
Read MoreBy Nomfundo MogapiThe recent outburst of pre-election violence, the way the campaigns were conducted by various political parties and the intense confrontations over councillor positions calls for us as a society to pause and engage ...
Read MoreFor years, women’s programmes have been underfunded, stifling our progress and slowing down transformation.
This year, however, women gathering at the AU’s third High Level Panel (HLP) on Gender Equality and ...
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The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) applauds South Africans for the peaceful nature of the municipal elections. This attests to the maturity of our democracy and we take pride in both ...
Read MoreJohannesburg, South Africa - Inequality, low levels of access to resources, unresolved historical trauma, poverty and high levels of unemployment, were identified as some of the key drivers of violent protests. Corruption, lack of service ...
Read MoreFive years after the demise of apartheid, Vincent, a young, fresh-faced man arrived in remand detention in a Western Cape facility.
Vincent had never been to prison before, and when he ...
Read MoreFROM HORROR TO HEALING:
Remembering torture victims and their families on June 26, 2016
THE INTERNATIONAL DAY IN SUPPORT OF TORTURE VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES