Policy dialogues
Reports from SALO’s dialogues, where government, civil society and international partners meet in a safe space to work through a crisis.
Policy Brief: SALO Regional Dialogue: South Africa, Eswatini and Zimbabwe. - 22 July 2021
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SALO Regional Public Dialogue: South Africa, eSwatini, Zimbabwe. - 22 July 2021
“With events unfolding and new information coming in with the velocity that marks every major social and political crisis, no one has a decisive grasp on the situation. Things are changing by the hour. All information is limited, all …
Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue: On the 13th of July at 11am
SALO hosted a public multi-stakeholder dialogue, which aimed to share credible information and build regional, national and international consensus on the unfolding situation in Swaziland.
Workshop discussing regional LGBTIQA+ rights - Thurs 1 July
In partnership with the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, the Southern African Liaison Office (SALO) hosted a workshop discussing regional LGBTIQA+ rights, with SADC LGBTIQA+ organisations with keynote speaker, the Republic of South Africa’s …
Public Meeting on Political and Economic Developments in Zimbabwe - 24 June 21
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SALO Public Policy Dialogue: Tracking Economic and Political Developments in Zimbabwe -24 June 2021
SALO, in partnership with the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, held a public policy dialogue discussing Zimbabwe’s current political economy with speakers Mabel Nederlof Sitole, Dr Ibbo Mandaza, and Dr Phillan Zamchiya. Dr Ibbo Mandaza spoke …
Policy Dialogue Report: Public Meeting on Political and Economic Developments in Zimbabwe - 24 June 2021
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Policy Brief - SALO Public Civil Society Briefing on Zimbabwe - 6 May 2021
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SALO Public Civil Society Briefing on Zimbabwe- 6 May 2021
SALO aims to bring various stakeholders together to build consensus on the situation in Zimbabwe. In this briefing, leaders of Zimbabwean civil society gave an update on the political, socio-economic and human rights situation in the …
SALO Public Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue: Access to the COVID-19 Vaccine for Migrants in South Africa, 25 March 2021.
The dialogue was chaired by Dr Rob Moore (Executive Director of Gauteng City-Region Observatory and SALO Board Member), with keynote speakers Zane Dangor (Adviser to Minister of DIRCO) and Professor Jo Vearey (The African Centre for …
SALO Public Dialogue: Access to the COVID-19 vaccine for migrants in South Africa: 25 March 2021
Watch on Facebook As the vaccines begin to trickle into South Africa and the South African government’s vaccination process gets underway, one of the major concerns has been whether migrants and undocumented nationals will have access to …
SALO multi-stakeholder dialogue, “Whose land is it anyway?"
SALO’s multi-stakeholder dialogue, “Whose land is it anyway? A people centred approach to the land question in South Africa and Zimbabwe” took place on Thursday the 17th of September, from 11:00 - 13:00. The dialogue took the form of a …
SALO Public Dialogue on Gender-Based Violence a Hate Crime - 1 September 2020
On 1 September SALO held a public dialogue on gender-based violence and South Africa’s response to violence and crime against vulnerable groups. The Webinar was hosted on Zoom and streamed live on Facebook: Watch on Facebook
SALO Women's Month Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue - 13 August 2020
The Southern African Liaison Office hosted a Women’s Month Public Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue, with specific focus on Zimbabwe. The keynote speaker was Tsitsi Dangarembga. The award-winning Zimbabwean author was recently detained overnight …
SALO's workshop on hate crimes and hate speech, with a focus on gender-based violence, LGBTIQA+ rights, and xenophobia. - 30 June 2020
Today we are engaging youth from Shoshanguve in our community meeting. Our meeting has a strong focus on gender-based violence and empowering women, especially thorough informing direct policy change.
Zimbabwean Migrant Workshop - 28 May 2020
SALO is hosting an online multi-stakeholder workshop on Zimbabwean migrants and COVID-19 responses.
SALO Community Dialogue on Hate Crimes - 21 May 2020
SALO is hosting a community dialogue on hate crimes under the theme of deepening human rights in South Africa through engaging LGBTIQ+ rights, gender based violence, xenophobia, racism, and hate speech with youth and government departments …
GENDER BASED VIOLENCE AS A DOMESTIC & FOREIGN POLICY ISSUE - 17 February 2020
The Embassy of Ireland and SALO hosted a conversation on South Africa’s approach to Gender Based Violence and gender equality, at home and abroad, this week in Cape Town. A panel discussion took place on the progress made by South Africa on …
Business Breakfast meeting - 4 December 2019
ICRC together with the Southern African Liaison Office co-hosted a Business Breakfast meeting that brought together women in the peace and security sector in South Africa. #WPS#peace@ICRC_SAfrica
Policy Brief: Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on Xenophobia and the Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill - 18 Oct 2019
The Southern African Liaison Office (SALO) has had, as one of its core themes, dialogue workshops on issues relating to xenophobia, migrants’ rights and the Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill. On the 18th of October 2019, in partnership with …
