Why societies must protect children if they want fewer criminals: Research shows a link between violence against children and their subsequent criminality. ShutterstockWhat drives and sustains high levels of violence in a society? This question has preoccupied researchers and policymakers for decades. A common thread in a great deal of the research is that early childhood … [Read more...] about Why societies must protect children if they want fewer criminals | The Conversation
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Africa Regional Media Hub | Remarks at the UN General Assembly Interactive Dialogue on the Responsibility to Protect
Africa Regional Media Hub | Remarks at the UN General Assembly Interactive Dialogue on the Responsibility to Protect: Thank you, Assistant Secretary-General Šimonović, for your leadership on this critical issue. At the United Nations we enshrine R2P in resolutions and give it pride of place at meetings like this. But institutionalization is meaningful only if leaders … [Read more...] about Africa Regional Media Hub | Remarks at the UN General Assembly Interactive Dialogue on the Responsibility to Protect
Stronger oversight may protect South Africans from misleading advertising | The Conversation
Stronger oversight may protect South Africans from misleading advertising: ShutterstockSouth Africa has an effective and functioning advertising self-regulator. But it doesn’t always work as it should. The self-regulatory regime in place cannot do enough to protect consumers because it is based on the willing cooperation of advertisers. The … [Read more...] about Stronger oversight may protect South Africans from misleading advertising | The Conversation
Why programmes to protect vulnerable children need to involve more than cash | The Conversation
Why programmes to protect vulnerable children need to involve more than cash: Distribution of cash can be useful for delivering child care. ShutterstockGrowing up in safe, secure and loving environments is a right of all children and imperative for their development. And families are widely considered as the best contexts for the provision of child care. This is true for all … [Read more...] about Why programmes to protect vulnerable children need to involve more than cash | The Conversation
‘You failed to protect us’ Malema blasts Tembisa cops
‘You failed to protect us’ Malema blasts Tembisa cops: Police failed to protect EFF members from being attacked at a hostel on in Tembisa on Tuesday, party leader Julius Malema claimed. Read the full article by here: Articles relating to Places | johannesburg Submit and get free press releases here: MyPR Free Press Release. Click HERE to submit your Johannesburg or Gauteng … [Read more...] about ‘You failed to protect us’ Malema blasts Tembisa cops
