Localising the New Urban Agenda
The New Urban Agenda is a global commitment to sustainable urban development at all levels, based on a shared vision of cities for all
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The Police Leadership Campaign
Good leaders have the potential to hugely improve the safety of those in South Africa
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Global trends, nationalism and xenophobia
National migration policies are getting stricter and anti-foreigner sentiment is on the rise
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By 2030, people in South Africa feel & are safe; and play a role in creating safe environments.
White Paper on Safety and Security (2016)
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Latest Projects

Walk This Way

Childsafe | Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape

Walk This Way project focuses on preventing child pedestrian-related intended and unintended road injuries through education and training, awareness, research… Read more

Safe Shebeens

Sustainable Livelihoods Foundation | Western Cape

"Safe Shebeens" is an action research project in Sweet Home Farm, Philippi, which uses innovative methods to intervene against violence… Read more

Xenowatch

African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS) | National (all SA)

Xenowatch is an open source platform created by the African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS) at the University of… Read more

Hands of Honour: Creating Employment through Upcycling unwanted goods

Hands of Honour | Western Cape

Hands of Honour’s Creating Employment through Upcycling initiative provides employment for marginalised men and uplifts communities in South Africa, through… Read more

Rape Survivors’ Justice Campaign

Rape Crisis Cape Town Trust |Shukumisa Coalition | National (all SA)

The Rape Survivors’ Justice Campaign is a Rape Crisis Cape Town Trust advocacy project, which was started to hold government… Read more

Safe Ride: Preventing Gender-Based Violence in Taxis

Sonke Gender Justice | Gauteng, Western Cape

The Safe Ride campaign’s objective is to engage the South African taxi industry (taxi associations, drivers, owners, queue marshals) and… Read more

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9 Emerging Insights from Violence Prevention Programmes in South Africa
03 Sep 2019 | by Gianna Maita | Violence Prevention through Urban Upgrading (VPUU NPC)| VPUU NPC, Thomas Hellmann | GIZ South Africa| GIZ

What we’ve learned so far through knowledge management within the South African-German development cooperation

9 Emerging Insights from Violence Prevention Programmes in South Africa
03 Sep 2019 | by Gianna Maita | Violence Prevention through Urban Upgrading (VPUU NPC)| VPUU NPC, Thomas Hellmann | GIZ South Africa| GIZ

What we’ve learned so far through knowledge management within the South African-German development cooperation

‘Ripped’ and ‘Roids’: Muscularity and Illegal Use of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids
03 Apr 2019 | by Tamsanqa Mashasha | Safety and Violence Initiative (SaVI), Guy Lamb | Safety and Violence Initiative (SaVI)

Illegal Anabolic-Androgenic steroid use is generally regarded as being trivial by law enforcement authorities, but the dangers are real. Continued AAS use can result in heart, liver and kidney diseases, as well as heart attack and stroke. How can we reduce the danger?

‘Ripped’ and ‘Roids’: Muscularity and Illegal Use of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids
03 Apr 2019 | by Tamsanqa Mashasha | Safety and Violence Initiative (SaVI), Guy Lamb | Safety and Violence Initiative (SaVI)

Illegal Anabolic-Androgenic steroid use is generally regarded as being trivial by law enforcement authorities, but the dangers are real. Continued AAS use can result in heart, liver and kidney diseases, as well as heart attack and stroke. How can we reduce the danger?

The Climate Change-Violent Conflict Nexus in Global Perspective
21 Mar 2019 | by Gerald Moore | Safety and Violence Initiative (SaVI)| University of Cape Town

What is the existing empirical evidence linking Climate Change to violent conflict? On 5 March 2019, Gerald A. Moore, a research assistant at the Safety and Violence Initiative, interviewed Professor Michael Brzoska, a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy in Hamburg, who shared his…

The Climate Change-Violent Conflict Nexus in Global Perspective
21 Mar 2019 | by Gerald Moore | Safety and Violence Initiative (SaVI)| University of Cape Town

What is the existing empirical evidence linking Climate Change to violent conflict? On 5 March 2019, Gerald A. Moore, a research assistant at the Safety and Violence Initiative, interviewed Professor Michael Brzoska, a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy in Hamburg, who shared his…

South Africa's presidency must drive safety
01 Mar 2019 | by Andrew Faull | Institute for Security Studies| University of Cape Town

South Africa has not had a formal national policy to improve public safety since 2004. This changed in 2016 when cabinet adopted the White Paper on Safety and Security. This is the government’s flagship policy on crime, safety and violence prevention. However, implementation is the key challenge. The White Paper…

South Africa's presidency must drive safety
01 Mar 2019 | by Andrew Faull | Institute for Security Studies| University of Cape Town

South Africa has not had a formal national policy to improve public safety since 2004. This changed in 2016 when cabinet adopted the White Paper on Safety and Security. This is the government’s flagship policy on crime, safety and violence prevention. However, implementation is the key challenge. The White Paper…

9 Emerging Insights from Violence Prevention Programmes in South Africa
03 Sep 2019 | by Gianna Maita | Violence Prevention through Urban Upgrading (VPUU NPC)| VPUU NPC, Thomas Hellmann | GIZ South Africa| GIZ
‘Ripped’ and ‘Roids’: Muscularity and Illegal Use of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids
03 Apr 2019 | by Tamsanqa Mashasha | Safety and Violence Initiative (SaVI), Guy Lamb | Safety and Violence Initiative (SaVI)
The Climate Change-Violent Conflict Nexus in Global Perspective
21 Mar 2019 | by Gerald Moore | Safety and Violence Initiative (SaVI)| University of Cape Town
South Africa's presidency must drive safety
01 Mar 2019 | by Andrew Faull | Institute for Security Studies| University of Cape Town

Events

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Resources

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South African Crime Quarterly No. 66 -

  • Institute for Security Studies, Centre of Criminology | 01 Dec 2018

Walk This Way - Project resources

DoCS Departmental Newsletter: March 2019 - Factsheet

  • Western Cape Department of Community Safety | 31 Mar 2019

DoCS Departmental Newsletter: December 2018 - Factsheet

  • Western Cape Department of Community Safety | 01 Dec 2018

Community of Practitioners

Welcome to the newly registered safety practitioners and organisations. Find out how you can join.

Gianna Maita

  • Violence Prevention through Urban Upgrading (VPUU NPC)

Romi Kaplan

  • The Counselling Hub

Prof Nokuthula Mazibuko

  • University of South Africa
Vusi Mtshoene

Mr Vusi Mtshoene

  • Phelang LGBT Organisation
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