SALO highlights
News, notices and events from SALO.
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
South Africa’s Land Reform: Drawing Lessons from Zimbabwe
DATE: Thursday 14th November 2019 TIME: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm VENUE: Sierra Burgers Park Hotel, 424 Lilian Ngoyi Street, Pretoria Facilitator: Dr Phillan Zamchiya (D. Phil, Oxford University), UWC: PLAAS Co-facilitator: **Dr Tara Polzer …
Gender based violence and women peace and security agenda event
7 November 2019, Pretoria Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on South Africa, SADC and the 20th Anniversary of UNSCR 1325 Shared Goals on a way forward for the Women, Peace and Security Agenda SALO would like to thank the High Commission of Canada …
Chair of SALO meeting with UNHCR - October 2019
Bishop Rubin Phillip, Chair of SALO, meeting with Rehab Kahlifa and Vongaishe Mujuru from UNHCR in Durban on reaching out to foreign refugees
Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on South Africa, SADC and the 20th Anniversary of UNSCR 1325 - Shared Goals on a way forward for the Women, Peace and Security Agenda
DATE: Thursday 7th November 2019 TIME: (09H30 registration) 10H00-13H00 followed by lunch VENUE: Sierra Burgers Park Hotel, Pretoria Please RSVP info@salo.org.za SALO would like to thank the High Commission of Canada in South Africa for …
Multi-stakeholder Dialogue on Xenophobia and the Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill
On Friday the 18th of October 2019 SALO and Action Support Centre co-hosted a Multi-stakeholder Dialogue on Xenophobia and the Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill. Keynote speaker: John Jeffery, Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional …
Student Dialogue on the Current Conflict between Foreign Nationals and SA Citizens in Gauteng - 11 Sept 2019
" The dialogue was graced with young and vibrant individuals including foreign nationals. A truly diverse and multistakeholder dialogue. @salo_info#XenophobiaInSouthAfrica" - Lindiwe Mthembu (participant)
SALO presents at DIRCO’s South African Women’s Capacity Building Programme on Conflict Resolution, Mediation and Negotiation - Aug 2019
SALO’s Research and Liaison Officer, Milisuthando Mbete participated in DIRCO’s South African Women’s Capacity Building Programme on Conflict Resolution, Mediation and Negotiation from 1 – 5 August 2019. This was followed by the Gertrude …
SALO Celebrates National Women's Day
SALO’s work respects the various international, regional and national Protocols, Frameworks and Legislation that promote the mainstreaming of gender, children and people with disabilities. SALO further promotes the empowerment of women and …
SALO will continue to be guided and inspired by the life, dreams and words of Nelson Mandela.
“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, …
SALO speaking at Youth Development Dialogue
26 June 2019 SALO Research and Liaison Officer, Milisuthando Mbete was invited to speak at the Youth Development Dialogue hosted by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO). The Youth Dialogue was in celebration of …
SALO OBSERVES WORLD REFUGEE DAY, 20th JUNE
Refugees fleeing the DRC “Refugees are people like anyone else, like you and me. They led ordinary lives before becoming displaced, and their biggest dream is to be able to live normally again. On this World Refugee Day, let us recall our …
On this Youth Day 2019, SALO remembers...
On this Youth Day 2019, SALO remembers the late Ms Lineo Chabana, an outstanding young woman whose tragic early death cut short a promising career in international relations. Lineo joined SALO as an intern in 2015 and later became a …
Historic Judgment decriminalises homosexuality in Botswana
Fantastic news coming out of Gaborone today! Let’s continue to support our #LGBTQIA + friends and work towards a fully inclusive society that empowers all genders and gender non-conformers. …
SALO celebrating with Access Chapter 2 - 6 June 2019
SALO with Access Chapter 2 celebrating it’s 5 year Anniversary and the relaunch of the I Serve Equally Campaign! The #IServeEqually campaign was lunched “in honour and memory of Lesego Small Manganye (27yrs), a lesbian identified born in …
South African Foreign Policy Event
SALO attending event on South African foreign policy, organised by our great friends at the Norwegian Embassy @NorAmbSA #ForeignPolicy #SouthAfrica @DIRCO_ZA
SALO mourns the loss of Dumiso Dabengwa - 23 May 2019
Dumiso Dabengwa (former Zimbabwean Minister of Home Affairs and a former Zanu- PF Politburo member) addresses a SALO consensus-building workshop at Burgers’ Park Hotel in Pretoria (December 2008) “Last December our beloved Dumiso Dabengwa …
SALO Senior Associate, Rebone Tau at the inauguration ceremony
SALO Senior Associate, Rebone Tau at the inauguration ceremony at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria where President Cyril Ramaphosa has taken the oath and has officially been sworn in as the president of South Africa at. SALO looks …
HUMAN SECURITY IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: PROSPECTS AND PERSPECTIVES - Thursday 23 May 2019
On the occasion of her visit to South Africa, Ms Valerie Petitpierre, ICRC Head of Delegation in the Central African Republic. SALO and the ICRC hosted a Discussion Seminar on: HUMAN SECURITY IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: PROSPECTS AND …
