SALO highlights
News, notices and events from SALO.
Happy Freedom Day!
Title Image: “27 April 1994 - Freedom Day, South Africa” by esrad is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 On Freedom Day we commemorate the first democratic elections held in South Africa on 27 April 1994, where all South Africans could vote …
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 …
Human Rights Day - 21 March 2021
Image: “Human Rights Day, 21 Mar 2016” by GovernmentZA is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0 Human Rights Day is celebrated on 21 March each year to commemorate the tragic events which took place on this day. On 21 March 1960, 69 people were …
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 …
International Women’s Day - 8 March 2021
Header Image: “Women in Côte d’Ivoire Celebrate International Women’s Day” by United Nations Photo is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 International Women’s day is a day in which we celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political …
Season Greetings
Thank you for your support during this particularly challenging year. We look forward to continued engagement, dialogue, research and knowledge resourcing on critical areas of democracy, peace and security in 2021. Please note we will be …
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 …
HAPPY MANDELA DAY!
“The purpose of freedom is to create it for others.” Nelson Mandela As an organization that strives to build international consensus to help resolve conflicts especially in Africa, SALO will continue to be guided and inspired by the life, …
Video and Brief on Political Developments in Malawi
The Southern African Liaison Office (SALO) in partnership with the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA), held a multi-stakeholder dialogue on the political developments in Malawi, especially in the context of the upcoming …
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.
SALO joins South Africans in commemorating Youth Day
The 16th of June marks the anniversary of the iconic 1976 student uprisings which took place in Soweto. It is a day of solemn remembrance for the brave youth who were struck down while peacefully rising up in rejection of the Apartheid …
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 …
The EU in South Africa is hosting a special event to celebrate Europe Day - 9 May
The EU in South Africa is hosting a special event to celebrate Europe Day on the 9th of May by having the amazing Mi Casa perform in a live streamed event! Celebrating EU day in South Africa. We invite you to view this years’ Europe Day …
Judith Todd – The ‘inconvenient’ white woman
Ms Judith Todd, SALO Board Member Source: https://www.chronicle.co.zw/judith-todd-the-inconvenient-white-woman/ Yoliswa Dube-Moyo, Senior Reporter Judith Todd, the second daughter of former Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia, Sir Garfield …
SALO's Chair committed to social justice
Anglican Bishop (chair of SALO board), A Catholic Cardinal SA, Jewish Rabbi and a Muslim activist all based in Durban. They are all committed to social justice.
The guerrilla priest by Carlos Amato
From his adventures with Steve Biko to his support for shack dwellers in KwaZulu-Natal, Bishop Emeritus Rubin Phillip has always walked the talk of radical Christianity. By: Carlos Amato@CarlosCartoons 24 January 2020: Bishop Rubin Phillip, …