How can current measures be used earlier, more consistently and in combination to prevent corruption from recurring?
How can South Africa turn evidence of corruption and organised crime infiltration into meaningful institutional reform and stronger accountability?
Ahead of the Madlanga Commission’s recommendations, Parliament should carefully review South Africa’s capacity to investigate and prosecute serious crime.
In South Africa, women with disabilities face heightened dangers, while children exposed to abuse need support to prevent intergenerational cycles of violence.
The South African Police Service's budget stagnated between 2011 and 2025, yet personnel numbers fell while serious crime rose.
Building a professional police identity based on a strong ethical commitment is as important as discipline and accountability.
From knowledge to action: doing what works in South African policing
South Africa's private security industry has grown rapidly, and some companies now shelter the organised crime they should prevent.
The country has several powerful tools to prevent corruption before more damage is done. Why aren’t they being used?
Only one in five South Africans currently trusts the police, and simply deploying more officers everywhere will not restore confidence.
Trust, not funding, is what lets businesses become real partners in preventing violence, and that trust takes deliberate work.
Violence against women is more likely to be reduced if violence among boys and among men is not accepted as normal and inevitable.
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