Tupac is proof that being young, marginal and Black does not necessarily mean being powerless.
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The issue is not whether cities should use technology for public safety, but how those technologies are chosen, evaluated and governed.
Most countries avoid using the military for domestic roles.
Deploying the military can reduce violent crime (temporarily) but does not address its root causes.
The story is told from the inner sanctum of the state security apparatus that fought an urban terror campaign in South Africa between 1998 and 2002.
It isn’t easy to leave a gang, but some people do. Patrick and Emersons are two examples and both used the church to help guide them – and help them perform a new role on the streets.
The film explores the lasting impact of the killings on the Mitchells Plain community and raises questions about the police investigation.
In his work Abdullah Ibrahim looked to the past to offer a vision of the future.
South Africa’s defence force has been in decline for some time as its budget has shrunk while its duties have changed.
Community-centred approaches to urban agriculture have been successful in various parts of the world.
More than being the social problem they are often made out to be, gangs are an indication of larger problems present in their societies.
The work done by the campaign before, during and after the drought remains important for the food security of Cape Town
Controversial South African band Die Antwoord illustrates the power relations that make cultural appropriation and blackface so damaging.
Hard as it is, some gangsters do leave gangs. A new book, based on a 5-year study, tracks the lives of 24 former gang members.
It’s been in existence since the 1500s but the Kaaps language, synonymous with Cape Town, has never had a dictionary until now.
A more balanced picture of “coloured” mens’ experiences and lives allows society to see beyond negative stereotypes.
Using the military continuously in internal roles for which it is not structured, funded or trained simply speeds up its decline.
Given the framework within which removals under the Group Areas Act took place in Cape Town, a social disaster was inevitable.
Successes by the army and police on the Cape Flats will depend entirely on levels of cooperation established on an ad hoc basis.
The biggest problem with using the military to fight rime is that soldiers are not trained for law enforcement, but warfare, using maximum force.
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Honorary research affiliate, Centre of Criminology, University of Cape Town
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Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology., Stellenbosch University
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University of Cape Town
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Lecturer, University of Leeds; University of the Western Cape
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