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Articles by Dries Velthuizen
Peace and security in Africa: how China can help address weaknesses
African leaders have committed themselves to ending armed conflict on the continent and promoting lasting peace and economic prosperity. This is in keeping with the African Union’s blueprint for the continent. Sadly, though, the leaders’ 2013 pledge to “silence the guns” by 2020 has failed. Bloody conflicts continue to rage in many parts of Africa. This includes in the Lake Chad Basin, Cabo Delgado province of Mozambique, Gulf of Guinea, Somalia and the Tigray province of Ethiopia.
A new narrative unfolds about South Africa's protracted war in Angola
The book A Far-Away War: Angola 1975 - 1989, about the war waged by apartheid South Africa against its neighbour, has attracted the attention of historians and those who fought in it. More than a quarter of a century after it ended, the war is still remembered by many who were touched by it in one way or other. The war in Angola and Namibia (which was ruled by South Africa at the time) took place from 1966 to 1989.
Africa: A New Narrative Unfolds About South Africa's Protracted War in Angola
analysis By Dries Velthuizen, University of South AfricaThe book A Far-Away War: Angola 1975 - 1989, about the war waged by apartheid South Africa against its neighbour, has attracted the attention of historians and those who fought in it. More than a quarter of a century after it ended, the war is still remembered by many who were touched by it in one way or other. The war in Angola and Namibia (which was ruled by South Africa at the time) took place from 1966 to 1989.
Restorative justice and why SA's moves towards it need support
Discussions about the transformation of South Africa’s justice system have focused almost exclusively on the need to increase the representation of black people and women in the judiciary. Not much attention is given to the laws themselves. But there are encouraging signs that South Africa is beginning to rebalance its colonial approach to justice by incorporating elements of restorative justice.
Why South Africa's tentative moves toward restorative justice need support
Discussions about the transformation of South Africa’s justice system have focused almost exclusively on the need to increase the representation of black people and women in the judiciary. Not much attention is given to the laws themselves. But there are encouraging signs that South Africa is beginning to rebalance its colonial approach to justice by incorporating elements of restorative justice.
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