News
Friday, 18 September 2020
SaVI Director, Dr Guy Lamb, discusses firearms and crime on Carte Blanche.
Publication Date:
Tue, 04 Feb 2020 - 10:00
Community is a ‘powerful tool’ in fighting crime. That was the message from Dr Sianne Alves, Director of the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Office for Inclusivity & Change (OIC), at the recent seminar hosted by SaVI and the Institute for Security Studies.
Publication Date:
Wed, 18 Sep 2019 - 10:30
SaVI Director, Dr Guy Lamb, along with Prof Cathy Ward, Prof Shanaaz Mathews, and PhD candidate Soraya Lester, write: "We don’t need more research, we need action. Some of what must be done is already outlined in South African laws and policies. The Children’s Act, for instance, makes violence prevention interventions mandatory."
Publication Date:
Mon, 16 Sep 2019 - 11:15
Public anxiety has been heightened by recent high-profile incidents such as the rape and murder of UCT student Uyinene Mrwetyana, mob attacks on foreign nationals, and the deployment of the military to support police on the Cape Flats. This seminar will reflect on the recent incidents of violence
Publication Date:
Tue, 10 Sep 2019 - 12:00