South Africa
Policy Brief: Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on the: Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill - 20 Nov 2018
On the 20th of November 2018, the Southern African Liaison Office (SALO) with direct support from the Norwegian Embassy in Pretoria, hosted a multi-stakeholder dialogue on the Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill. The event was aimed at …
Multi-stakeholder dialogue on the Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill - 20 Nov 2018
6 Spin Street, Cape Town CBD (near Parliament) On the 20th of November 2018, the Southern African Liaison Office (SALO) with direct support from the Norwegian Embassy in Pretoria, hosted a multi-stakeholder dialogue on the Hate Crimes and …
SALO joins South Africa and the world in celebrating the life of Minister Edna Molewa, following her sudden passing.
Minister Molewa was known for her dedicated political activism. She began challenging apartheid in the ranks of the civics and trade union movement as well as the ANC’s liberation army Umkhonto we Sizwe. She was targeted by the repressive …
The passing away of a Mother
PRESS STATEMENT The passing away of a Mother 15 September 2018 |https://bit.ly/2OpOmwx The human rights and Palestine solidarity organization BDS South Africa mourns the passing away of mama Wafieh, the 76 year-old mother of senior …
SOUTH AFRICA WITHDRAWS ISRAEL AMBASSADOR WITH “IMMEDIATE EFFECT”
The human rights and Palestine solidarity organization BDS South Africa joins fellow South Africans in welcoming the South African government’s withdrawal of our Ambassador in Israel “with immediate effect”. Earlier this evening South …
South Africa’s foreign policy agenda is due for a massive overhaul,
South Africa’s foreign policy agenda is due for a massive overhaul, with a possible return to the era of pan-African politics exemplified by former president Thabo Mbeki’s administration. The department of international relations is …
Dialogue Online No. 2/2016: “LGBTI Rights and South Africa’s Proposed Hate Legislation”by Katherine Sutherland, 07 June 2017
The proposed hate crime and hate speech bill is a step towards combatting hate directed at vulnerable groups and ensuring alignment between practice and constitutional provisions. South Africa was the first nation to clearly prohibit …
Movie: Migration and Development - Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
International experts shed light on the migration-development nexus, for example with regard to migration flows in and from the Middle East and South Africa. They highlight the diversity of reasons for people to leave their homes as well as …
SALO Dialogue: The state of LGBTI Rights Protection in SA, with a focus on the proposed Hate Crimes Bill - 5 December 2016
**Date:** Monday 5 December 2016 Venue: Alliance Française, 155 Loop street, Cape Town PROGRAMME: Registration: 17H30 - 18H00 (Wine and light refreshments will be served) Chair: Marissa van Rensburg, SALO Speakers Keynote speaker: Deputy …
A Multi-stakeholder Dialogue on French and South African OGP Commitments: Sharing Experiences and Best Practices on Co-creation with Civil Society
On Thursday 24 November 2016 SALO in collaboration with the Embassy of France in Pretoria and the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) hosted: A Multi-stakeholder Dialogue on French and South African OGP Commitments: …
BRAIN DRAIN IMPOVERISHES AFRICA, SAYS COMMITTEE
Parliament, Wednesday, 16 November 2016 – The Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation says it is time Africa highlighted in policy formulation the challenge posed by the brain drain, which continues to impoverish the …
Dialogue Online No. 2/2016: “South African foreign policy’s conflict mediation outcomes are significantly shaped by the democratic deficit which characterises the African continent” By Sambulo Mathebula, July 2016
South African foreign policy has brooked a fair amount of criticism from observers and commentators in recent times. The suggestion has been that it is unclear and that its core values and priorities are obfuscated by practitioners. The …
President Jacob Zuma - Remarks to SA-France Business Forum
The Presidency, in Paris, France, 11 July 2016 President Jacob Zuma On the Occasion of the State Visit to France: Remarks to the SA-France Business Forum *MinistersThe President of MEDEFLeadership of Business Unity South Africa and the …
President Zuma arrives in France for a State Visit
The Presidency, Pretoria, Media Statement, 10 July 2016 President Zuma arrives in France for a State Visit President Jacob Zuma has today, 10 July 2016, arrived in Paris in the French Republic for a State Visit aimed at further advancing …
President Jacob Zuma - Address to the South Africa-India Business Forum
The Presidency, Pretoria, 8 July 2016 President Jacob Zuma Address to the South Africa-India Business Forum Your Excellency Prime Minister of India, Narendra ModiMinisters in attendanceSouth African and Indian Business …
Statement from Minister Lindiwe Zulu on the Impact of Violence on Small Businesses
Department of Small Business Development, Statement, 26 June 2016 Ms Lindiwe Zulu Minister of the Republic for Small Business Development, on Impact of Violence on Small Businesses “I condemn looting of small businesses in Tshwane in the …
Policy Brief 6 of 2016 "South Africa-China-Zimbabwe Relations" 8 June 2016
On the 8th June 2016, SALO facilitated a dialogue in Cape Town, entitled: “South Africa-China-Zimbabwe Relations”. Professor Mills Soko, Associate Professor of International Political Economy, UCT Graduate School of Business was the keynote …
South Africa - China - Zimbabwe Relations; 8 June 2016, Cape Town
This topic was borne out of and sought to be a continuation of the discussion generated in our successful 2015 workshop on SA-Zim relations in partnership with FES. China was mentioned by panelists and participants alike several times, in …
Screening on Masculinity and Gender-Based Violence in a High School in Khayelitsha, in partnership with COSAS Western Cape
On Friday the 10th of June 2016, SALO screened a DVD of an interview in which several South African teenage boys living in townships discussed issues around societal pressures and conditioning related to internalized perceptions of …
