Women’s lives are marked by a daily continuum of violence by men, resulting in women being murdered every three hours in South Africa. Despite this, constructions of femicide in SA mask its politics by framing the murder of women by men as isolated incidents and not a structural phenomenon caused by toxic violent masculinities. The 2018…
DetailsLucia, a 30-year-old mother of one, was killed on 27th of March 2020. Her body was found burnt in her home allegedly after her boyfriend set the house on fire. The case was reported to the Harare Police Station, in Khayelitsha and Mr Radebe was assigned as the investigating officer. To date, the family has…
DetailsA Public Access to Information Act (PAIA) application and subsequent response reveals that the City of Cape Town currently does not have a CCTV master plan. This means that the Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security’s previous public claim that the City has such a plan was a lie. This means that the City…
DetailsKey Points (expanded on below): Over the past 5 years we have not seen the necessary political will to implement the Commission’s recommendations. Residents in informal settlements are still being discriminated against because there are still no guidelines for visible policing in their areas. On 1 September 2019 SAPS will make its plans to…
DetailsPoor black neighbourhoods with high rates of violent crime have less police resources than wealthier, whiter and safer suburbs Police resources should be reallocated to where they are urgently needed – in areas that are suffering from violent crimes The Western Cape provincial police commissioner has the power to do this today This is…
DetailsOn Tuesday 28 May 2019, the Social Justice Coalition (SJC) will be undertaking a night march in the suburban areas of Rondebosch. The march will be the second night march undertaken by the SJC in a residential area this year. The previous march, on 19 February 2019, was in SST, Khayelitsha. These marches are aimed…
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