Media

CSVR helps resolve issues in Ficksburg (28.04.11)

By Rahima Essop As the Free State town of Ficksburg waits on tenterhooks ahead of Friday’s bail judgment, the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation on Wednesday warned there is a possibility of ...

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Cele's office defends police after brutality claims (28.04.11)

By Tara Meaney The office of National Police Commissioner Bheki Cele on Thursday said it is unfair to paint all police officers with the same brush following the latest incident of police brutality. Two ...

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'Police brutality' condemned after woman's death (28.04.11)

By Tara Meaney & Andrea van Wyk The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation on Thursday condemned the latest incident of apparent police brutality. Jeannette Odendaal was shot and killed, allegedly by a ...

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Saps 'in denial' about police brutality

By Andrea van Wyk The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation on Thursday said that senior policemen are not acknowledging the seriousness of the problem of police brutality. In the latest incident, a ...

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Only police chiefs can end it (24.04.11)

We may be outraged by the death of Andries Tatane - but this brutality is far too common, writes David Bruce Not so long ago we lived in a South Africa where demonstrators would ...

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'SA police need proper incident control, command' (19.04.11)

Security analysts believe there is an urgent need for proper police command and control if incidents such as the one that happened in Ficksburg in the Free State last Wednesday are to be avoided. Activist ...

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SA media tested by Andries Tatane's death (19.04.11)

What thoughts and considerations went through editors’ minds when they chose to put the horrific images of the beating and subsequent death of Andries Tatane on television and on front pages? With violence a national ...

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