Thursday
May062010

More than just a game

For the 2010 World Cup™ Organising Committee (OC), the legacy of the World Cup must speak to the very heart of football in South Africa, and acknowledge that for many communities around the country, it is more than just a game.

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Monday
Mar082010

Reflections on being robbed

Yesterday while standing in bumper to bumper traffic in the rain, five men opened my car door and asked for my telephone, with the added persuasiveness that they would shoot me if I didn't hand it over. As I reached for my phone, they saw my laptop uncovered and asked for that also, under the same conditions of compliance. Lastly was the brainwave that I should have a wallet, so in the end they ran of and kept my iphone, macbook and wallet.

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Sunday
Jan312010

Breaking the Cycle of Crime and Violence: Essential Steps to a Safe South Africa

Introduction
Over the past several years our research (CSIR Crime Prevention Research Group) has aimed at answering the question: "What kind of a person commits a crime of violence with no empathy, no compassion and no concern for the consequence of his acts?" It is this kind of crime that sets us apart from other places where crime is a problem; it is the kind of crime that fills us with fear, that makes some of us pack up and leave behind this beautiful country and that makes many others for whom leaving is not an option, wish for a different life. 

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Thursday
Jul172008

Youth-zones launched

FSSA signs with the FIFA committeeAs the excitement of 2010 is building, we are proud to announce that we have now launched the Youth Zones in association with Fifa and the Dutch Embassy.  It has been a wonderful experience to see how the fostering of new relationships and the development of new zones bring hope to local communities.

By investing in relationships and new infrastructures these zones will become spaces that create a safer South Africa. The youthzones can be visited at www.youthzones.co.za.