Feasibility Assessment and Recommendations
摘要
This chapter evaluates the feasibility of establishing a gender-sensitive and intersectional truth commission to address South Africa’s entrenched crisis of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and femicide. Drawing from stakeholder mapping and a multi-dimensional feasibility assessment, spanning political, legal, economic, and social considerations, the chapter concludes that such a commission is both necessary and achievable, albeit contingent on strategic interventions. Detailed recommendations are provided to overcome foreseeable barriers, including building cross-party political support, securing diversified and sustainable funding (e.g., from international donors and the private sector), embedding survivor-centred practices into commission design, and ensuring legal integration through co-operation with the National Prosecuting Authority and constitutional experts. Ultimately, the chapter positions the truth commission not only as a justice mechanism, but as a catalyst for institutional reform, societal healing, and the long-term reduction of SGBV in South Africa.