Historic Events

Survey by SaferAfrica on Firearms Amnesty (26 November 2004)

On 26 November 2004, the Minister of Safety and Security declared the amnesty on illegal firearms and ammunition in terms of Section139(1) of the Firearms Control Act of 2000. SaferAfrica, as an organization that has been so much involved in the provision of technical assistance to the implementation of policies in the control of arms throughout African continent and abroad, decided to observe and analyse this program. Our findings as SaferAfrica, suggested that the whole program was generally a success. (Summary and report)

A decade of disarmament,transformation and progress (19 June 2004)

An assessmentof the development and implementation of policy on disarmament, non-proliferation and arms control in South Africa 1994-2004, By Thomas Markram (Full text)

Operation Rachel X (II) (2 October 2004)

Operation Rachel X (II) commenced on the 2 nd October 2004 and will last until the 21 st October 2004. A large number of confirmed illegal arms caches, 30 in total, together with approximately 30 unconfirmed arms caches will be destroyed during this three week operation. (more)

Launching the Botswana National Action Plan on Firearms Management
(August 2004)

2nd August 2004,
Gaberone Sun,
Botswana.

Pax Africa (April-June 2004)

Quarterly Focus on African Peace and Security
Vol. 1 No.2 April-June 2004

Part1 (PDF)

Part 2 (PDF)

Part 3 (PDF)

August 2004

Pax Africa: Quarterly Focus on African Peace and Security
Vol. 1 No.2 April-June 2004 (PDF)

March 2004

PAX Africa: Quarterly Focus on African Peace and Security Vol. 1 No.1 January (PDF)

May 2004

SARPCCO – Counter-Terrorism Course. Pretoria ,

Mrs. Virginia Gamba, from SaferAfrica took part in the opening ceremony of the SARPCCO Counter-Terrorism Course at the National SAPS....(more)

April 2004

SaferAfrica facilitates the creation of NGO consortium in Argentina In support of the creation of a National Action Plan on Small Arms and Light Weapons....(more)

April 2004

Historic Moment:

The Great Lakes Region and the Horn of Africa have signed a Convention for Small Arms Control that will be legally binding.

March 2004

Operation Rachel has won the IMPUMELELO INNOVATION AWARD in the Criminal Justice category.