People of SALO
Profiles of the people behind SALO’s work.
SALO's Dr Tawanda Sachikonye presenting on South Africa's 2025 G20 Presidency for the Africa Studies Center's (ASC) 109th seminar 2025
Dr Tawanda Sachikonye was invited to present on South Africa’s 2025 G20 Presidency for the Africa Studies Center’s (ASC) 109th seminar. The ASC is based at Tokyo’s University of Foreign Affairs, and is one of Japan’s premier African studies …
Steve Biko with Rubin Phillip, 1972, South African Students' Organisation, General Assembly, Durban.
This picture of Stephen Biko (standing) and SALO’s chairperson Bishop Rubin Phillip (far right) was taken in 1971 at the Alan Taylor Residence hall in Durban. It was the University of Natal’s residence for black-only medical students. The …
SALO board member Charmaine Williamson awarded Doctorate in Business Leadership at UNISA. - October 2014.
SALO board memberCharmaine Williamson was officially awarded a Doctorate in the strategic decision- making processes of Official Development Assistance (ODA) within South Africa and with a view to South Africa’s potential ODA engagements on …
SALO's Clever Chikwanda awarded PhD
SALO’s Clever Chikwanda was officially awarded a PhD in Sport, Recreation and Exercise Science (SRES) at the University of the Western Cape on 17 September 2014. He studied with the Interdisciplinary Centre of Excellence for Sport Science …
SALO Board Member Bella Matambanadzo at the Harare launch of the 2014 Caine Prize for African Literature anthology, 'The Gonjon Pin and other stories'.
SALO Board Member Bella Matambanadzo, a Zimbabwean feminist activist and writer speaking at the Harare launch of the 2014 Caine Prize for African Literature anthology, ‘The Gonjon Pin and other stories’. The event was held at the Book Cafe, …
SALO's Clever Chikwanda speaking at a Roundtable Discussion: Peace and Security in the Post-2015 Development Agenda
SALO’s Clever Chikwanda speaking at a Roundtable Discussion: Peace and Security in the Post-2015 Development Agenda. View video below:
SALO’s Research and Development Manager Showers Mawowa awarded Doctorate in Development Studies
SALO’s Research and Development Manager Showers Mawowa was officially awarded with a Doctorate in Development Studies at a ceremony held on the 7th of April 2014 at UKZN’s Westville Campus in Durban. Mawowa’s PhD was supervised by Professor …
SALO board member Bella Matambanadzo shortlisted to participate in this year’s Caine Prize for African Writing workshop
The Caine Prize for African Writing will return to Zimbabwe in its fifteenth year to hold its annual workshop this month. The inaugural Caine Prize was awarded to Leila Aboulela in 2000, at the Zimbabwe International Book Fair in Harare.
SALO's Rebone Tau has been named one of the Mail & Guardian's top 200 young South Africans - 2013
“Solidarity” is an important word in 28-year-old Rebone Tau’s vocabulary. She believes Africa will prosper if it unites against the continent’s growing ills. It’s what first attracted the Soweto-born Tau to an advocacy job at the Southern …
