Abstract This paper analyses the historical role of traditional healers (n’anga/chiremba) in conflict resolution in Zimbabwe. Historically, traditional healers occupied a powerful position in Zimbabwean society. Not only were they
For the final Monitor of the year, we feature a piece from Madam Graça Machel, the Chair of ACCORD’s Board of Trustees, on intergenerational justice and human rights in a
Planetary crises are challenges that we face collectively as one human family, and must be overcome with the richness of our full diversity.
Natural resource transformation is required to curb resource injustice and conflict in post-amnesty contexts such as the Niger Delta.
Local structures for justice are integral for societies emerging from conflict. In the indigenous inkundla/lekgotla courts of Southern Africa, one can find a local justice system that allows for amnesties to be granted without also granting impunity.
A theoretical discussion showing to what extent the concepts of truth, confession, forgiveness and reconciliation are interconnected.