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Samantha & Grace van de Velde: Victim Impact Statements
Johannis Jan van de Velde (JJ), (47), a prominent Nottingham Road maize and potato farmer was killed at around 17:30 on Friday evening, the 19th of October 2018 when an alleged drunk driver crashed head-on […]
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Delaying, or Ignoring the process of justice for victims holds us back from progress as a country
As the year’s tick by, there is no doubt that I have started to get a handle on the gifts that I have and the rollout path we are on for world peace, health and […]
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Has justice truly been served for JJ van de Velde and his family?
To the NPA – with deepest partnership respect, help this family and our nation! Please… please help? JJ van de Velde case recap and update: The South African Police Service began the investigation and collection of […]
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The birth of SVS Impacts & Prevention Analytics – Statement Creation Tool
We have developed a purpose-designed question bank and an ongoing learning process to identify trends. We know from experience that whilst every case is different, it’s not as different as we would like to believe. […]
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Four years since the senseless murder of the Solik’s
A reflection, written by Greg Solik, son of Roger and Christine Solik.. Tonight, four years ago, Calli and I had a conversation with my parents at about 8pm. It was a good conversation. We did […]
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SVS: The Journalistic Crime Reporting Timeline
Yin/Yang – The Pen and the Sword The pen is not mightier than the sword when it comes to murder, serial murder, rape, kidnapping or the loss of children. However, the pen is a weapon […]
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Cycle of Crime – Path of Self-Destruction
It is very interesting to see that those facing the murder charge were on a path of self- destruction and fit the normal profile of the cycle of crime going from petty crimes to eventual […]
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Jorg Filter, Son of Friedel Filter
Sometimes out of tragedy comes some real gifts to our nation that we often don’t recognise. Jorg, has become one of the most key role-players in KZN. He has become the go-to person who collates […]
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Friedel Filter Victimology
Both of the accused pleaded not guilty, meaning a long road ahead, made even worse by court delays. In the 911 days from the arrest, bail applications and trial processes only represented 1.5% of this […]
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Pieter and Eddie Hills Victimology
The Democratic Alliance (DA) councillor in Hennenman, Maxie Badenhorst, reported that “Pieter was a special type of person. The community and his workers loved him. He was that guy in a small town, everyone I […]
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DEATH OF OUR CHILDREN – ONE MONTH ON
You will remember that on Friday, 16th October 2020 at 10:30 we activated Starlite VCAT-7 Air Support (NPO) to Harrismith to assist Const. Rajen Sanders, a KZN Provincial Hawks Member, with his extended family after […]
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Community Feedback
Sandy la MarqueChief Executive OfficerKwaZulu-Natal Agricultural Union (Kwanalu) Sandy la Marque, the chief executive of the KwaZulu-Natal Agricultural Union (Kwanalu), extended her condolences to the Ismail family. Kwanalu works very closely with the police structures […]