SALO highlights
News, notices and events from SALO.
African Women Organize to Reclaim Agriculture Against Corporate Takeover
January 6, 2016 From an interview with Mphatheleini Makaulele By Simone Adler and Beverly Bell Mphathe, kneeling bottom row on right, with women of Dzomo la Mupo. Photo courtesy of Mphathe Makaulele. Mphatheleini Makaulele is an …
Remembering Indres Naidoo
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An Ode in Memory of Chimusoro Sam Moyo - By Bella Matambanadzo
An unimaginable loss has happened. Our phenomenal intellectual Pan African giant on land issues, Professor Sam Moyo, has died following injuries sustained during a terrible car accident in New Delhi, India. We are in disbelief. We are …
SA Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Hon. Nomaindiya Mfeketo with the SALO Director, Ms Joan Brickhill
SA Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Hon. Nomaindiya Mfeketo (left) with the SALO Director, Ms Joan Brickhill (right) at the recently held dialogue on the “AU Agenda 2063 and UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable …
"AU Agenda 2063 and UN Agenda 2030: Access to Justice for Women in Conflict Situations" - Thursday 26 November, Pretoria
Africa has experienced a significant increase in women’s participation in politics. Yet the continent still faces many challenges regarding gender equity, particularly around access to justice for women in conflict situations. In the spirit …
Persons with Disabilities in Africa, with a special focus on migrants, Tuesday 24th November, Pretoria
This workshop took place in the context of National Disability Rights Awareness Month in South Africa, and following the adoption of the new SDGs which seek to be more inclusive than the former MDGs, “leaving no one behind”. The dialogue …
Access to Justice for LGBTI Migrants in Africa - 19 November 2015, Cape Town
Within the context of the new SDGs’ vision to ’leave no one behind’, this dialogue explored the myriad challenges facing LGBTI migrants who have left their home countries seeking asylum in SA. It provided a space for dialogue between LGBTI …
SALO at the UN General Assembly which adopted the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
SALO at the UN General Assembly which adopted the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In the center Dr Showers Mawowa, SALO Research, Coordination and Development Manager, on his left and right is Anna Moller-Loswick and Larry …
70 Ways the UN Makes A Difference
70 Ways the UN Makes A Difference Taken from: http://www.un.org/un70/en/content/70ways PEACE AND SECURITY Child Protection Personnel of UNMISS Police Visit School at POC Site. Credit UN Photo/JC McIlwaine 1. Maintaining Peace and Security …
SALO at the Open Government (OGP) Summit in Mexico 28-29 October 2015
In the picture Dr Showers Mawowa, right, is seen with South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Public Service and Administration. SA took over the chair of OGP together with France. The summit discussed the role that OGP principles can play in …
Security Council Unanimously Adopts Resolution 2242 (2015) to Improve Implementation of Landmark Text on Women, Peace, Security Agenda
Read here: http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/UNSC_Res2242_13Oct2015.pdf
Closed dialogue/seminar on Africa-Europe migration and mobility in Addis Ababa Ethiopia - 21 October 2015
On the 21st of October 2015, SALO partnered with Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) and the European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) to host a closed dialogue/seminar on Africa-Europe migration and mobility in Addis Ababa …
Development Dialogue Series: “Ensuring Inclusive Implementation of the Post-2015 Development Agenda: Focus on women, LGBTI, migrants and people with disabilities” - 30 September 2015
Opening remarks: Ms Tamara Naidoo, SALO With the adoption of the post-2015 development framework set for end of this month at the UN General Assembly in New York, focus has now shifted towards implementation. While the rallying theme during …
"Building an Even More Secure Central African Republic" and "The plague of Foreign Intervention" by Simon P. Alain Handy
Simon P Alain Handy, Former Special Advisor to the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General in CAR Simon P. Alain Handy spoke recently at a SALO workshop on the 2nd of September 2015 entitled: “Consensus Building Dialogue: Central …
Consensus Building Dialogue: Central African Republic, Sudan/South Sudan - 2 September 2015
The workshop held in Pretoria on the 2nd of September 2015, discussed the political developments in Central African Republic (CAR), the conclusion of the transitional government, the forthcoming elections in that country and implications …
South Africa-Zimbabwe relations - 31 August 2015
An assessment of South Africa’s mediatory role in Zimbabwe (2007-2013), as well as the current state of SA-Zim relations and possible future developments Date: Monday, 31 August 2015 Venue: University of Cape Town, Middle Campus, Kramer Law …
Hate Crimes in South Africa - 26 August 2015, University of Cape Town
For the past few years South Africa (SA) has had an increasing prevalence of intolerance and lack of social cohesion, which has resulted in violence out breaks throughout the country. On the backdrop of this rising violence towards the …
SALO’s Operations Manager Francisca Mdleleni with Hon Michael Masutha
SALO’s Operations Manager Francisca Mdleleni with Hon Michael Masutha, Minister of Justice and Correctional Services on the 19th of Aug 2015 where he was the keynote speaker at the 10th Dullah Omar Memorial Lecture.
Women's Day Lunch
SALO’s Gender, Peace and Security Coordinator, Litlhare Rabele at a Women’s Day Lunch stealing a moment with the Royal Bafokeng Queen mother from Rusternburg. In this picture with Siza Magubane Director, International Relations-UNISA and Ms …
Building Regional and International Consensus: Burundi, Lesotho, Madagascar and Zimbabwe
On 06 August 2015 SALO hosted a consensus building dialogue on Burundi, Lesotho, Swaziland and Madagascar. This dialogue focused on these countries within the context of recent multi-lateral interventions in the respective countries. Chair …
