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CSSA: South Africans are being failed while government focuses on disarming the law-abiding
28 May 2026The priorities are completely upside down. Instead of focusing every available resource on tracing violent parole absconders, dismantling criminal networks and restoring consequence for violent...
Understanding the Justice Pipeline: Where it breaks down and what needs fixing
04 Mar 2026The criminal justice process operates as a pipeline. A case enters at reporting and exits at conviction and sentencing. If any stage fails, the entire...
South Africa’s violent crime crisis: What the latest statistics reveal about institutional failure
04 Mar 2026Civil Society South Africa’s position is that sustainable crime reduction will not be achieved through operational responses alone. It requires measurable strengthening of investigative capacity,...
Policy commentary: The Marksman Arms judgment and the Central Firearms Registry
02 Mar 2026Officials confused a close corporation with a company, referred to “directors” where none exist in law, and applied requirements that were not grounded in the...
How CRC delays undermine the entire justice system
26 Jan 2026The Criminal Record Centre (CRC) sits at the core of South Africa’s criminal justice system. When it fails, everything connected to it slows down or...
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