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Policy briefs, Fact /Information Sheets and Pamphlets

arrow Child Safety Pamphlet (pdf format, 558kb)
arrow Explaining Xenophobic Violence (pdf format, 818kb)
arrow Masculinity & Health Seeking Behaviours in South Africa (pdf format, 158kb)
arrow Masculinity & Perceptions of Risk Factors to Premature Male Mortality in South Africa (pdf format, 363kb)
arrow Preventing Rape and Violence in South Africa: Call for leadership in a new agenda for action (pdf format, 99kb)
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Intimate Partner Violence Fact Sheet (pdf format, 255 kb)
arrow Witch hunts in modern South Africa: an under-represented facet of Gender-based violence (pdf format, 347 kb)
arrow The Relationship between Homicide and Road Traffic Fatalities (pdf format, 106 kb)
arrow The Identification of "at risk" groups for Transport-related Fatalities (pdf format, 2687 kb)
arrow Adolescent Homicide Victimization in Johannesburg, South Africa (pdf format, 2576 kb)
arrow Risk and protective factors to male interpersonal violence, November 2008 (pdf format, 260 kb)
arrow Female homicidal strangulation in urban South Africa: 2001-2005 (pdf format, 255 kb)
arrow Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in Cape Town, South Africa: A huge challenge requiring multi-faceted prevention strategies (pdf format, 1310kb)
arrow Change the Package, Save a Life. (pdf format, 1971 kb)
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Matzopoulos, R. (2006) Violence. Information/policy brief released at 8th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion, Durban, South Africa, 3-5 April 2006. (pdf format, 219 kb)
arrow Sukhai, A. (2006). Keeping pedestrians safe. Information/policy brief released at 8th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion, Durban, South Africa, 3-5 April 2006. (pdf format, 199 kb)
arrow Van Niekerk, A. (2006).Childhood burns. Information/policy brief released at 8th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion, Durban, South Africa, 3-5 April 2006. (pdf format, 230 kb)

Reports and presentations

arrow Conceptual Framework For Understanding Male Interpersonal Violence In South Africa (pdf format, 860kb)
arrow An exploratory study into the risk and protective factors to male interpersonal violence (pdf format, 816kb)
arrow Women's Contributions to Violence Prevention: Bridging Disparate Knowledge Transitions (pdf format, 2648 kb)
arrow Social capital child survival project 2006
arrow HVP manual Part 1 (pdf format, 4067 kb)
arrow HVP manual Part 2 (pdf format, 2635 kb)

Media Statements

Date Agency Title/Author
4 Jan Cape Argus Children are dying because of our boozing. Van Niekerk, A. & Van As, AB.
April 24-30 The Rising Sun War against drug abuse. Ally, Y. & Laher, H.
May 22-29 The Rising Sun “Wake up and don’t compare” Laher. H. & Ally, Y.
May 29-June 5 The Rising Sun Parents End the Denial. Ally, Y. & Laher, H.
9 June Cape Argus Eight steps to healing the wounds of violence. Ratele, K., Lazarus, S., Van Niekerk, A., Suffla, S. & Seedat, M.
June 12-18 The Rising Sun Drugs drain youth. Laher, H. & Ally, Y.
June 19-25 The Rising Sun Dancing with death. Laher, H. & Ally, Y.
July 3-9 The Rising Sun Why drug abuse affects many youth: parent denial. Ally, Y. & Laher, H.
31-Aug The Rising Sun Gateway to destruction-Marijuana. Laher, H. & Ally, Y.
Sept 11-17 The Rising Sun Cocaine-The most addictive. Ally, Y & Laher, H.
7 Oct Sunday Times Editorial (p.18): Sitting on a time bomb. (Commentary on national roundtable discussion on Male Interpersonal Violence, convened by CVI, 2-3 October).
7 Oct Sunday Times Lauren Cohen (p.5): SA men ranked among world’s most violent: Macho attitude fuels alarming brutality of young males. (Article on national roundtable discussion on Male Interpersonal Violence, convened by CVI, 2-3 October).
10 Oct Die Burger Alicetine October (p. 4): Die Gewonde Vuis.(Article on national roundtable discussion on Male Interpersonal Violence, convened by CVI, 2-3 October).
20 Oct Biomed Central & FirstScience News; Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News; Physorg: Women & Health; Medical News Today; E! Science News; Science Codex; Science Centric; AlphaGalileo South Africa in grip of strangulation spate Suffla, S., Van Niekerk, A. & Arendse, N.
21 Oct Health 24; MSN Health Strangulation shock for South Africa Suffla, S., Van Niekerk, A. & Arendse, N.
21 Oct Jacaranda 94.2 Female homicidal strangulation in urban South Africa. Suffla, S., Van Niekerk, A. & Arendse, N.
22 Oct p.9 Cape Argus Cape Town’s the capital of death by strangulation. Suffla, S., Van Niekerk, A. & Arendse, N.
22 Oct The Mercury; Post; The Star; The Sunday Independent; Sunday Tribune; The Independent on Saturday; Daily News; Cape Times; Pretoria News. The capital of death by strangulation. Suffla, S., Van Niekerk, A. & Arendse, N.
23 Oct p.8 Die Burger Talle SA vroue deur hul intieme maats verwurg. Suffla, S., Van Niekerk, A. & Arendse, N.
5 Nov 609000 RAMS 16:00 05 Nov 16:02:38 SAfm (English) 9th Annual Report of the NIMSS. Van Niekerk , A.
5 Nov 14:0 Gagasi 995 FM Violence and Transport related incidents major causes of death. Van Niekerk, A
5 Nov 16:00 Lotus FM 9th Annual Report of the NIMSS. Van Niekerk, A.
5 Nov 17:00 SAfm (English) 609000 RAMS 9th Annual Report of the NIMSS (Repeat). Van Niekerk , A.
5 Nov 17:00 Kaya FM 9th Annual Report of the NIMSS. Van Niekerk, A.
5 Nov 17:00 Metro FM 9th Annual Report of the NIMSS. Van Niekerk, A.
5 Nov 17:00 5 FM 9th Annual Report of the NIMSS. Van Niekerk, A.
5 Nov 17:30 SABC 2 (Venda) Violence and transport related incidents major causes of deaths. Van Niekerk, A.
6 Nov 06:00 East Coast Radio Violence and transport related incidents major causes of deaths. Van Niekerk, A.
6 Nov 07:00 East Coast Radio Violence and transport related incidents major causes of deaths. Van Niekerk, A.
6 Nov 06:30 East Coast Radio Violence and transport related incidents major causes of deaths. Van Niekerk, A.
6 Nov 6:14 Radio sonder Grense NIMSS. Van Niekerk, A.
6 Nov 16:00 Radio sonder Grense Unnatural deaths in SA report. Van Niekerk, A.
6 Nov 17:00 Radio sonder Grense Unnatural deaths in SA report. Van Niekerk, A.
6 Nov Pg.1 Cape Times City retains dubious record as SA’s murder capital. Van Niekerk, A, Donson, H.
6 Nov Cape Argus Cape Town most violent city. Donson, H. & Van Niekerk, A.
6 Nov Pg.8 Daily Sun Crime, accidents kill most in SA. Van Niekerk, A
6 Nov Pg.2 Herald Murder still SA’s biggest killer after road accidents. Van Niekerk, A.
6 Nov Pg 5 Pretoria News Tshwane is safest metropolis - survey. Van Niekerk, A
6 Nov Pg.2 Sowetan Traffic fatalities and violence are likely to escalate. Van Niekerk, A.
07 Nov Islam International Radio National Injury Mortality Surveillance Report
11 Nov Kwana News Hanging suicides in Durban
4 Dec 11:45 Radio Islam Violence against women and children, Laher. H.
14 Dec 18 Dec (Repeat) SABC Fokus Traffic fatalities in SA. Van Niekerk, A.
 
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