Reports and policy briefs
SALO research papers, policy briefs, situational analyses and book-length studies.
MOZAMBIQUE REPEALS COLONIAL PROVISIONS THAT THREATENED THE LIBERTY OF ITS LGBTI CITIZENS - By Howard Smith 21st July 2015
Mozambique’s new Penal Code, which came into effect in June this year after being approved by the Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, last year, is a welcome step forward towards a country free from discrimination that the …
INEQUALITY A THREAT TO SA’S SOCIAL ORDER by Showers Mawowa - Sowetan, Monday July 6 2015
WAGE negotiations in the gold sector are in full swing. The Marikana report having recently been released, the tragic events that took place on the platinum belt should be top in the minds of company executives and union leaders. None …
Beyond 2015 Reaction to the zero draft of the outcome document for the UN Summit to adopt the Post-2015 Development Agenda
View here: http://www.beyond2015.org This paper is issued on behalf of the Beyond 2015 Rapid Response Task Force. The process for preparing the Beyond 2015 Reaction to this revised Zero Draft was as follows: Since April, an open call was …
Financing for Development - Revised Draft, 6 May 2015
To view please click on the link below: Revised-draft-outcome_FfD_6May2015
Youth Dialogue - Youth Voices in Africa’s peace and security paradigm: Exploring the Post-2015 Development Agenda and Agenda 2063 - 27 May 2015
Rationale of Workshop: Inspiring youth dialogue towards the future we want for Africa by 2063 The end of the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is an opportunity for reflection and a global exercise towards the definition …
SA should not separate its freedoms from those of Swazis - Klaus Kristensen
SOWETAN: Tuesday April 28 2015 Download PDF doc: SA should not separate its freedoms from those of Swazis - Klaus Kristensen
SA MUST LOOK AT MINING OPTIONS - SHOWERS MAWOWA
Tuesday April 14 2015- SOWETAN Download PDF: SA MUST LOOK AT MINING OPTIONS - SHOWERS MAWOWA
Address by the Deputy Minister of Mineral Resources, Mr Godfrey Oliphant, at a SALO workshop
16 March 2016, Pretoria Read PDF here: Address by the Deputy Minister of Mineral Resources SALO
Policy Brief 1 of 2015 - Extractives Revenue Transparency in SADC: Challenges and Opportunities
Background On 13 November 2014, the Southern Africa Liaison Office (SALO) held a regional multi-stakeholder workshop on Extractives Revenue Transparency as part of its “Extractive Futures Dialogue Series”. The series aims to enhance the …
Reflections on the Kimberley Process: Interview with Shamiso Mtisi Harare
Harare, 3rd December 2014 Shamiso Mtisi is a member of the Kimberley Process (KP) Civil Society Coalition and Head of Programmes at the Zimbabwe Environmental Lawyers Association (ZELA) Interviewed by Dr Clever Chikwanda, SALO Researcher …
Beyond 2015 Reaction to the UN Secretary General’s synthesis report “The Road to Dignity by 2030: Ending Poverty, Transforming All Lives and Protecting the Planet”
This paper is issued on behalf of the Beyond 2015 Task Force on the SG Synthesis report. SALO was one of the organisations who commented on the paper, and contributed to the Beyond 2015 reaction and recommendations. Please, the FINAL Beyond …
Combining school sport with mediation skills as a catalyst for post-conflict community healing: The case of one school in Cape Town
Clever Chikwanda, recently made a presentation at the South African Sport and Recreation Conference (SASReCon) at the North West University-Potchefstroom. Download abstract below:
Policy Brief 7 of 2015 - Migration Workshop
16 October 2015, Pretoria In the spirit of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development, the Southern African Liaison Office (SALO) hosted a dialogue to advocate for Goal 16 on Peaceful and Inclusive Societies and breaking down the silos of …
“An African driven Post-2015 Development Agenda – opportunities for peace and human security”
Presentation at the ASC - 20th August 2014 at the University of Johannesburg, By Showers Mawowa, SALO Download presentation below:
Conflict and the post-2015 development agenda: Perspectives from South Africa
Conflict and the post-2015 development agenda: Perspectives from South Africa Date: Feburary 2014 Author: ACCORD, Institute for Global Dialogue, Institute for Security Studies, Southern African Liaison Office, Saferworld Publisher: …
Sudan, South Africa and the African Union mediation process
Summary of Proceedings - Roundtable Discussions 05 December 2013 Introduction SALO hosted a visiting delegation of civil society representatives from South Kordofan in Sudan to participate in a Building International Consensus roundtable …
Paper on: Zimbabwe’s Marange Diamonds: Post Election Analysis
Paper presented by Dr Showers Mawowa – SALO Senior Researcher at APPRI Zimbabwe Diamond Conference – 30 October 2013 Click on the link below to download: Zimbabwe’s Marange Diamonds: Post Election Analysis
Paper on: The KP and the Challenge of Weak States: Focus on CAR
Paper presented by Dr Showers Mawowa – SALO Senior Researcher at the SALO Dialogue entitled**: The Kimberley Process (KP) and African Conflicts- Special Focus on CAR** (12 November 2013) To download click on the link below: THE KP AND THE …
SALO Policy Dialogue Reports on the Central African Republic
SALO’s Building International, Regional and National Consensus policy dialogue sessions bring together national, regional and international stakeholders, including civil society, policymakers and diplomats, to encourage greater North/ South …
SALO POLICY DIALOGUE REPORTS ON WESTERN SAHARA
SALO’s Building International, Regional and National Consensus policy dialogue sessions bring together national, regional and international stakeholders, including civil society, policymakers and diplomats, to encourage greater North/ South …