SALO highlights
News, notices and events from SALO.
Interview on "Morning Live"
SALO Researcher Litlare Rabele speaking on SABC 2 show, “Morning Live” on the Garissa University massacre in Kenya. https://youtu.be/n1tLCtupbqs
SALO COMMUNITY SCREENING AND DISCUSSION - UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN -15 APRIL 2015
On the 15th of April 2015 SALO held a screening of the film “Where do I stand?” By Molly Blank and a discussion around the renewed Xenophobic attacks in Kwazulu Natal, the Eastern Cape, and Gauteng, highlighting issues in the affected …
Building International, Regional and National Consensus on Swaziland: Suppression of Terrorism Act, Labor Unions, and Political Prisoners
Tuesday 31 March 2015, Pretoria Chair: Bishop Rubin Phillip Tanele Thwala, the wife of Thulani Maseko The political situation in Swaziland is continuing to deteriorate with increased suppression of pro-democracy activity. Recently, a …
SALO Board and Staff meeting - March 2015
SALO Board and Staff meeting – held in Cape Town in March 2015.
Building National Consensus on the Post-2015 development Agenda: Goal 16 and access to justice in SA
Date: Thursday 26 March 2015 Venue: Garden Court Nelson Mandela Boulevard, Cape Town Keynote: Mr Enver Daniels – Chief State Law Adviser: Department of Justice and Constitutional Development The inclusion of Goal 16 relating to the …
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
"Extractive Futures" Dialogue Series Workshop - Challenges and Opportunities-
Monday 16 March 2015 Burgers Park Hotel, Pretoria The “Extractive Futures Dialogue Series” is aimed at enhancing the sustainability and development contribution of resource extraction in South Africa and the region by facilitating …
International Women's Day
Taken from US Uncut timeline: https://www.facebook.com/usauncut/timeline Each year, the Media Institute of Southern Africa marks International Women’s Day by profiling southern African women who are doing outstanding work in the media and …
The SALO team meet with the Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform Mr Mcebisi Skwatsha
On Friday the 13th of February 2015, the SALO team met with the Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform Mr Mcebisi Skwatsha at the Parliament Building in Cape Town to discuss rural development and post-2015 development agenda, …
A South African CSOs Consultative Workshop on Post-2015 - 12 December 2014
Facilitator: Ambassador George Nene, South Africa’s former Permanent Representative to the United Nations The process of developing a development framework that will succeed the millennium development goals (MDGs) is entering a critical …
SALO attends women’s rights dinner on the 8th of December with Ambassador H.E. Ms Marisa Gerards,of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Back row: Susanna Terstal (NL amb. Angola), Paul Jansen (HIVOS), Peter Knopen (NL embassy), Joan Brickhill (SALO) 2nd row: Angelica Pino (Sonke gender Justice), Mapule Phora (NDA), Joan de Klerk (CGE), Marisa Gerards (NL ambassador), …
Sweden and South Africa – looking back and moving forward: Together for tomorrow - 27 November 2014
Embassy of Sweden in cooperation with the Southern African Liaison Office (SALO) Sweden and South Africa – looking back and moving forward:Together for tomorrow Can old fashioned solidarity still play a role in foreign policy? Examples from …
SALO meeting with Malagasy students and civil society - 25 November 2014
SALO meeting with Malagasy students and civil society at the Cape Peninsular University of Technology Hotel School, Cape Town, 25th November 2014. The Malagasy Civil Society was on a Reconciliation learning visit in South Africa.
Women’s Network conduct training on the different mechanisms CSO’s can use to promote gender equality, peace and security. - Report by Lihle Mabuza
Victoria Maloka (trainer), Senior Associate, Centre for Mediation in Africa (CMA),Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria On the 19th and 20th of November 2014, the Women’s Network Working Group conducted training on the …
SALO's Tawanda Sachikonye participated at the Beyond 2015 Copenhagen CSO Conference (UN City, Copenhagen 13-14 November 2014)
SALO’s Tawanda Sachikonye participated at the Beyond 2015 Copenhagen CSO Conference (UN City, Copenhagen 13-14 November 2014). The conference focused on the issue of inequality in relation to the global goals for sustainable development. …
Regional Workshop on Extractives Revenue Transparency “Extractive Futures Dialogue Series” - 13 Nov 2014
The Southern African Liaison Office (SALO) held a regional multi-stakeholder workshop on Extractives Revenue Transparency on the 13 of November 2014. The workshop was part of the “Extractive Futures Dialogue Series” aimed at enhancing the …
SALO meeting with Malagasy students in Stellenbosch, 13th November 2014
SALO meeting with Malagasy students in Stellenbosch, 13th November 2014
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 …
Community Dialogue event in De Doorns - 24 Oct 2014
Community members of Stofland informal settlement in De Doorns, raising their concerns around the current state of xenophobic tension and workers rights abuse in the Cape winelands. Stofland is a mixed community of migrant workers and South …
