2018 and 2019 assassinations data
We are currently updating our assassinations data and a report with 2018 and 2019 (January-June) data will be released soon.
We are currently updating our assassinations data and a report with 2018 and 2019 (January-June) data will be released soon.
Summary This report presents an analysis of data on hits (contract killings) carried out in South Africa. The data has been compiled as part of the work of a collaborative …
Author: Laura Y. Calderón Publication date: January 2018 Abstract: In recent years, Mexico has seen elevated violence years, with roughly 300,000 people murdered since 2000 and over 28,000 registered homicides …
Author: South Africa Local Government Association Publication Date: 2017 Executive summary: Background SALGA conducted this study to determine the extent to which councillors and municipal managers experience violence and intimidation. The …
Author: Zaryab Iqbal and Christopher Zorn Publication date: June 2008 Abstract: The assassination of a political leader is among the highest-profile acts of political violence, and conventional wisdom holds that such …
Teachers were the latest victims of taxi violence in KwaZulu-Natal. In a tragedy earlier this week a taxi-related hit resulted in an accident causing the death of 11 people in …
Published: Politicsweb, 13 August 2017 Author: Heinrich Matthee Source: http://www.politicsweb.co.za/opinion/the-rise-of-the-political-murder On 10 August 2017, Shaheed Omar‚ 43‚ was driving with his mother Zubeida Omar in Cape Town when an attempted car hijacking …
Over 40% of recorded* hits between 2000-2016 related to taxi violence. The “taxi category” includes hits targeting taxi bosses, taxi drivers and members of taxi association committees. These hits are …
The recent shift of power in Cape Town’s nightclub security industry has resulted in the assassination of a prominent Cape Town gang bosses as well as a number of attempted …
Author: David Bruce Publication Date: 2014 Abstract: This policy brief provides a summary of current information on the nature and extent of the problem of political killings in South Africa. …