Evolving dynamics within higher learning institutions have had sever impacts on safety on campuses. Students often face victimisation during their academic pursuit. Theft, burglary, and sexual assault are the most problematic crimes. This piece aims to conceptualise crime on campuses and explore the perceptions of students about the nature of campus crime.

South Africa has a high road fatality burden a 25.1 fatalities per 100 000 population. Children and young breadwinners (aged 20-34) are the leading victims of this road safety epidemic, whether the use the South African roads as pedestrians, passengers, drivers, or cyclists. Improving road safety would consequently reduce the unacceptably high road fatality burden in South Africa.

Numerous studies on school violence have reached consensus that this phenomenon adversely affects learners and limits their capability to perform well at school. However, many studies have blindly ignored the reality that educators are also affected by school violence. This piece aims to create understanding about school-based violence within context.

In 2016, numerous protests around the country, many of which concerned sexual violence on campus, once again brought the issue of gender-based violence (GBV) at Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), to the media’s attention as well to the attention of the general South African public.This thematic paper addresses the key characteristics and complex nature of GBV at HEIs; the risk factors for and protective factors against GBV on campuses; the consequences of gender-based violence at HEIs; the entry-points for addressing GBV; and the challenges in addressing it.  Ultimately, given the complexity of GBV at HEIs, a comprehensive approach goes beyond mere punitive measures to addressing direct violence. An effective, multi-faceted approach must deal with both the latent and manifest individual, societal and institutional factors which enable and exacerbate GBV at HEIs.

The aim of this article is to examine the available evidence relating to the crime prevention and safety promotion potential of CCTV systems, as well as discuss this in relation to the challenges and constraints that have been currently encountered city authorities in South Africa. In so doing, this article will highlight both the benefits, drawbacks and unintended consequences of using CCTV as a crime prevention instrument.