Human Rights
Frayed tempers at Khayelitsha Inquiry as O’Regan and Arendse spar
Phase 2 of the Inquiry into policing in Khayelitsha is underway under tight time constraints.
Adam Armstrong
News | 13 May 2014
Expert witness: SAPS must be held accountable for how they spend their budget
Police oversight should be extended to include how SAPS spends their budget. This was the testimony of Sean Tait, coordinator of the African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum, at the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry this morning.
Adam Armstrong
News | 13 May 2014
How the UN in Cape Town deals with refugees: an insider’s account
Delphine Pedeboy interned with the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) earlier this year. It was a frustrating experience, for her but even more so for the refugees she dealt with.
Delphine Pedeboy
Opinion | 13 May 2014
O’Regan compares distribution of police resources to apartheid
Jean Redpath, a criminologist at the University of Western Cape, was the first person to testify in the second phase of the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry, which started at Lookout Hill this morning. Redpath argued that the formula used to calculate police resource allocation is irrational.
Adam Armstrong
News | 12 May 2014
How I was raped in prison
Denial and a homophobic culture means rape of male prisoners by other men remains prison’s dirty secret. Pharie Sefali interviewed a young man who was raped in prison.
Pharie Sefali
News | 9 May 2014
Hangberg: mixed reaction to new housing development
For the first time since a violent clash between residents and law enforcement in 2010, development of new housing is proceeding in Hangberg, Hout Bay. 142 new rental units are being built.
Barbara Maregele
News | 8 May 2014
Police clash with high-school students in Cape Town - province agrees to demands
Education authorities have agreed to address students' demands after about 300 students from Sizimisele Technical High School in Khayelitsha tried to protest yesterday in the city centre, complaining of a lack of teachers. The protest was blocked by a heavy police presence.
Sibusiso Tshabalala
News | 7 May 2014
On the brink of genocide: Understanding what’s happening in the Central African Republic
“The Central African Republic stands on the brink of genocide; some would say it has already commenced,” said Archbishop Desmond Tutu in April.
Shireen Mukadam
Opinion | 5 May 2014
A brief history of May Day
The basic demand of May Day was for an eight-hour working day —eight for work, eight for leisure and eight for sleep. It is something we still have to achieve, not just in South Africa, but in many other countries.
Terry Bell
Analysis | 1 May 2014