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After brutal farm attacks, CSSA accuses government of planning to disarm law-abiding citizens
06 Nov 2026Soundbite: https://civilsocietysouthafrica.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/After-brutal-farm-attacks-CSSA-accuses-government-of-planning-to-disarm-law-abiding-citizens.mp3 Three farm attacks in North West in less than a month. Seven licensed firearms ripped from a safe in Broederstroom. A farmer near...
CSSA demands answers before elections: Will parties deny parents the means to protect their families?
27 Oct 2026Civil Society South Africa (CSSA) demands that political parties declare before election day whether they will support removing self-defence as a valid reason to own...
R10 billion in fuel relief: CSSA calls for R5 000 safety tax credit for households
21 Oct 2026Civil Society South Africa (CSSA) is calling on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to include an annual household safety tax credit of at least R5 000...
Navigating the loss or theft of a firearm in South Africa
14 Oct 2026When a firearm goes missing or is stolen, panic often sets in, but knowing the precise procedure to follow is vital to protecting yourself, maintaining...
Restoring security: Why privatising the Central Firearms Registry is essential
14 Oct 2026The South African Police Service (“SAPS”) Central Firearms Registry (“CFR”) has long ceased to function as an efficient regulatory body, transforming instead into a massive...
Will your political party defend your right to protect yourself?
14 Oct 2026South Africans will hear plenty of promises about fighting crime as political parties campaign for their votes. CSSA wants voters to ask those parties something...
Illegal guns cross our borders. How will removing self-defence licences stop them?
09 Oct 2026Civil Society South Africa (CSSA) challenges Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia to explain how removing self-defence as a valid reason for firearm licensing would dismantle...
CSSA demands full paper trail behind the FCAB
22 Sep 2026“We want to see the crime data, research, legal advice and policy options that were placed before the Police Minister. We also want to know...
The illusion of safety: why Gun Free South Africa’s anti-self-defence agenda leaves citizens defenceless
03 Sep 2026By focusing their efforts on removing self-defence as a legal justification for firearm ownership, GFSA is actively targeting the wrong demographic. Restricting or disarming the...
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