Information regarding the COVID-19 pandemic
Enhancing the Role of Local Governments in Building Safer Communities in South Africa
The South Africa Local Government Association has developed a position paper to outline the roles and responsibilities of local government in enhancing community safety.
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Understanding Violence and Crime Prevention
What is Violence? Violence can mean many things and so it is important to have a clear understanding of what distinguishes violence from other crimes.
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Early Intervention to Prevent Crime and Violence, and Promote Safety
The demographic profile of the South African population as well as evidence that childhood and teenage years influence a person’s later life significantly also in regard to prevalence to violence and crime as a victim or perpetrator resonates in the importance of early intervention, multi-systemic and cognitive therapy, early childhood development interventions and school-based programmes.
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The National Inclusive and Safer Schools Partnership
The Department of Basic Education has developed a strategy to guide & support multi-stakeholder partnerships, for the creation of inclusive and safer South African schools. DBE in partnership with the national & international partners, facilitates the implementation of the NISSP Strategy and its 6 intervention areas.
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SaferSpaces

SaferSpaces is an interactive platform run by and for community safety and violence prevention practitioners in South Africa to connect, share knowledge and learn from each other.
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Catch Up on Latest Articles

Dreaming a better urban future with Open Streets: ideas from three African cities
14 Mar 2024 | by Marcela Guerrero Casas & Dustin Kramer
Dreaming a better urban future with Open Streets: ideas from three African cities
Lessons from Children & Youth Case Studies
04 Mar 2024 | by Emma de Villiers | Fixed Africa
Lessons from Children & Youth Case Studies
El Kero Park has potential to revive public space in Hillbrow
20 Feb 2024 | by Ryan Hoffmann (GIZ)
El Kero Park has potential to revive public space in Hillbrow

Participate in Events

DSD Sector Funding Policy: Seminar for NPOs
Online
DSD Sector Funding Policy: Seminar for NPOs

Discover Prevention Projects

Crime Mapping – Stellenbosch Pilot Project
Crime Mapping (Pty) Ltd | Western Cape

One of the biggest challenges in evidence based policing is the acquisition of reliable data to measure the effectiveness of…

National Youth Resilience Initiative
GIZ South Africa | National (all SA)

The National Youth Resilience Initiative (NYRI) was conceptualised in 2020 to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the aim of…

Kind Heart Bench Project
| Western Cape

The aim of the project is to focus on the issues that our pupils deal with on a daily basis,…


Meet the Community

Welcome to the newly registered safety practitioners and organisations. Find out how you can join.

Mr Ayanda Mntwapi
New Covenant of God Ministries
Dr Gretha Groeneveld
Crime Mapping Pty Ltd
Mr Tlohang Mokoena
Makwane Sector1 CPF
Ground Up Collective
Ground Up Collective
International, National (all SA), Western Cape
Geopolitical Intelligence Advisory
Geopolitical Intelligence Advisory
International, National (all SA)