https://www.salo.org.za/formats/salo-in-the-media/Recent content in SALO in the media on Southern African Liaison OfficeHugo -- gohugo.ioen-zaSat, 19 Mar 2022 08:40:23 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/salo-in-the-media-activists-gather-to-discuss-xenophobia-and-the-zimbabwean-exemption-permit-the-daily-maverick/Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:38:00 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/salo-in-the-media-activists-gather-to-discuss-xenophobia-and-the-zimbabwean-exemption-permit-the-daily-maverick/“The Southern African Liaison Office – an organisation focused on building national, regional and international cohesion – has held a discussion on xenophobia and the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) which expired in December 2021, affecting up to 250,000 Zimbabweans living in South Africa.https://www.salo.org.za/salo-in-the-media/Tue, 08 Feb 2022 13:08:09 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/salo-in-the-media/“Former South African ambassador Welile Nhlapo told a webinar organized by the civil society organization Southern African Liaison Office that the SAMIM intervention might be facing more challenges than leaders are willing to admit: ‘If we are funding this effort, is it sustainable?https://www.salo.org.za/salo-has-been-featured-on-the-world-economic-forum-shapers-newsletter/Tue, 09 Apr 2019 08:12:33 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/salo-has-been-featured-on-the-world-economic-forum-shapers-newsletter/Source: http://tshwanehub.com/2019/03/25/introducing-salo-the-southern-african-liaison-office/ Introducing SALO: The Southern African Liaison Office What is SALO? As a research, policy and dialogue NGO, the Southern African Liaison Office (SALO) is at the forefront of national, regional and international consensus building. Part of our work involves going to communities and raise awareness of gender issues and the fight against gender-based violence.https://www.salo.org.za/links-to-salo-in-the-media/Sun, 08 Apr 2018 08:58:55 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/links-to-salo-in-the-media/https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2018-03-04-op-ed-leaders-need-to-study-what-has-worked-in-africa/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2018-02-28-op-ed-metoo-hertoo-disparity-in-africa/#.WrN_y-hubIU 24 Jan: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2018-01-24-zimbabwe-beyond-the-rhetoric-of-free-and-fair-elections/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2017-12-20-zimbabwes-quest-for-legitimacy/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Afternoon%20Thing%2021%20December%202017&utm_content=Afternoon%20Thing%2021%20December%202017+CID_dad3154f83b5ab131f3c5bc2bd3f588e&utm_source=TouchBasePro&utm_term=Zimbabwes%20Quest%20for%20Legitimacy#.WrOBmehubIUhttps://www.salo.org.za/drivetime-11-nov-swazilands-economic-standing-a-delegation-from-swaziland-visited-south-africa-to-discuss-issues-with-parliament-and-southern-african-liaison-office/Tue, 11 Nov 2014 18:10:51 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/drivetime-11-nov-swazilands-economic-standing-a-delegation-from-swaziland-visited-south-africa-to-discuss-issues-with-parliament-and-southern-african-liaison-office/Swaziland is economically well off compared to other countries in the African continent equaling Namibia and Morocco in terms of GDP per capita. However, distribution of wealth is very unequal as the significant amount of the budget is used to sustain the Royal family.https://www.salo.org.za/establishing-a-brics-civil-society-discussion-forum-concept-note-south-africa-july-2014/Tue, 29 Jul 2014 20:44:11 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/establishing-a-brics-civil-society-discussion-forum-concept-note-south-africa-july-2014/In July 2014, the following Civil Society Organizations and Networks: South Africa Network on Inequality (SANI) at Economic Justice Network (EJN) of FOCCISA, South African Forum for International Solidarity (SAFIS), Human Rights Institute of South Africa (HURISA), The Southern African Liaison Office (SALO), Consortium for Refugees and Migrants in South Africa (CoRMSA) and ActionAid SA (AASA) with support from Oxfam in South Africa, submitted a concept note to the South African Sherpa for establishing a BRICS – Civil Society Forum.https://www.salo.org.za/salos-clever-chikwanda-speaking-at-a-roundtable-discussion-peace-and-security-in-the-post-2015-development-agenda/Wed, 09 Jul 2014 11:53:08 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/salos-clever-chikwanda-speaking-at-a-roundtable-discussion-peace-and-security-in-the-post-2015-development-agenda/SALO’s Clever Chikwanda speaking at a Roundtable Discussion: Peace and Security in the Post-2015 Development Agenda. View video below:https://www.salo.org.za/swaziland-judiciary-once-again-in-the-spotlight/Sun, 18 May 2014 11:43:37 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/swaziland-judiciary-once-again-in-the-spotlight/swazi From left: Mary Da Silva, Wandile Dludlu and Lomcebo Dlamini of the Swaziland Civil Society spoke to South African media on the Swaziland judiciary at a recent media briefing held in Johannesburg. The Swaziland Civil Society recently held a media briefing in Johannesburg on 11 April to voice their concerns about the Swazi judiciary.https://www.salo.org.za/women-empowerment-and-gender-equality-bill-b50-2013-minister-department-response-to-submissions/Wed, 05 Feb 2014 20:46:27 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/women-empowerment-and-gender-equality-bill-b50-2013-minister-department-response-to-submissions/Sonke Gender Justice (Sonke)/ The Southern African Liaison Office: submitted that the definition of GBV should be extended to include acts of violence committed against LGBTI as they constitute a group of people disadvantaged by unfair discrimination historically and currently due to actual or perceived sexual orientation/gender identity.https://www.salo.org.za/zimbabweans-must-take-control-of-their-future-zulu/Tue, 04 Feb 2014 17:27:00 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/zimbabweans-must-take-control-of-their-future-zulu/South Africa believes that Zimbabweans have the responsibility to ensure that the reforms, not yet carried out in their country, do take place. This is according to Presidential International Relations Advisor, Lindiwe Zulu. Zulu was on Tuesday addressing a seminar in Pretoria hosted by the Southern African Liaison Office (SALO).https://www.salo.org.za/southern-african-liaison-office-hosts-seminar-on-western-sahara-7-sept-2013/Fri, 20 Sep 2013 12:02:47 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/southern-african-liaison-office-hosts-seminar-on-western-sahara-7-sept-2013/Pretoria, Sept 7, 2013 (SPS) - In collaboration with SADR embassy, the Southern African Liaison Office (SALO) organized Thursday a seminar on Western Sahara under the theme: “for achieving a continental and international consensus to support Saharawi cause”. The seminar was presided over by Mr.https://www.salo.org.za/natural-resource-geopolitics-at-centre-of-african-conflicts-9-august-2013/Fri, 09 Aug 2013 11:56:17 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/natural-resource-geopolitics-at-centre-of-african-conflicts-9-august-2013/Natural resource geopolitics were at the centre of understanding why Africa had become a battleground affected by conflicts that were marginalising Africans and preventing them from reaching their full potential, Southern African Liaison Office (Salo) board member Richard Smith said last month at the Building Regional and International Consensus workshop, hosted by Salo, in Pretoria.https://www.salo.org.za/kimberly-diamond-certification-scheme-process-kp-chairperson-to-interact-with-stakeholders-30-jan-2013/Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:17:26 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/kimberly-diamond-certification-scheme-process-kp-chairperson-to-interact-with-stakeholders-30-jan-2013/The Department of Minerals Resources in conjunction with the South African Liaison Office (SALO) will on Thursday, host a stakeholder seminar on conflict focusing on the role of illicit diamond trade in fuelling conflict, within the continent. The Chairperson of the Kimberly Process (KP) South Africa, Ambassador Welile Nhlapo, a leading South African diplomat and former national security advisor to the South African President will make a presentation to the gathering.https://www.salo.org.za/south-africa-insists-on-full-gpa-implementation/Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:42:23 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/south-africa-insists-on-full-gpa-implementation/2 February 2012: Speaking at a South African Liaison meeting held in Pretoria Wednesday Zulu said elections in Zimbabwe will be held upon agreement by parties in the inclusive government. “As far as the facilitator (President Zuma) is concerned, the environment must be conducive for free and fair elections.https://www.salo.org.za/election-this-year-will-be-a-disaster/Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:40:42 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/election-this-year-will-be-a-disaster/Raftopolous, Petras (2 February 2012) “The political environment is not favorable for holding of free and fair elections as intimidation, harassment and selective application of law is still widespread in the country”, said Petras who was addressing a South African Liaison Office meeting here.https://www.salo.org.za/resistance-and-denial-zimbabwes-stalled-reform-agenda/Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:38:25 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/resistance-and-denial-zimbabwes-stalled-reform-agenda/16 November 2011: Addressing a civil society gathering in South Africa in May, Lindiwe Zulu (Zuma’s international adviser and a facilitation team member) said that despite some disagreements, there had been good progress and agreement that ‘the environment for elections has to be ‘completely different’ to 2008.https://www.salo.org.za/swazi-lawyers-march-over-judges-sacking-2/Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:34:32 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/swazi-lawyers-march-over-judges-sacking-2/7 October 2011: A plan by South Africa to lend Swaziland R2.4-billion also appears to have stalled due to Swaziland’s apparent reluctance to meet political-reform conditions. At a workshop in Pretoria, organised by the Southern African Liaison Office last week, Lindiwe Zulu, President Jacob Zuma’s international relations adviser, hinted that the bailout had not been given because of the Swazi authorities’ resistance to change.https://www.salo.org.za/south-africa-country-urged-to-ensure-diaspora-vote/Wed, 05 Oct 2011 12:03:51 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/south-africa-country-urged-to-ensure-diaspora-vote/5 October 2011: The South African facilitators in Zimbabwe’s political crisis have been urged to ensure that the Diaspora will be able to vote, as part of a roadmap towards elections. The Diaspora vote has been completely excluded from talk of reforms in Zimbabwe, despite more than four million Zim nationals said to be living out of the country.https://www.salo.org.za/pudemo-leader-to-meet-diplomats-2/Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:36:17 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/pudemo-leader-to-meet-diplomats-2/27 September 2011: The president of PUDEMO Mario Masuku will be addressing diplomats in Pretoria on Thursday (29 September 2011). The president was invited to make the keynote input on the situation in Swaziland and what can be done. In his address the president will touch on a number of issues including the continued violation of human rights in Swaziland by the current regime (including the shooting of students and protesters by the Swazi armed forces); the breakdown of the judicial system which has seen lawyers of the country boycotting the courts for eight weeks now; the education crisis which has seen the university and schools delaying opening due to lack of funds; the embarrassing health system which has caught international media, where in the main people living with HIV and AIDS eat cow dung due to lack of food; the rampant corruption in the state which costs the country at least E80m (R80m) per month and what the democratic forces led by PUDEMO are doing to fight and intensify the struggle for democracy.https://www.salo.org.za/southern-africa-sadc-still-hesitant-to-take-a-tougher-stance-on-zimbabwe/Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:32:52 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/southern-africa-sadc-still-hesitant-to-take-a-tougher-stance-on-zimbabwe/15 June 2011: From remarks made by one of the SADC-appointed facilitators, Ambassador Lindiwe Zulu, at a meeting of the Southern African Liaison Office held a few weeks ago in Pretoria, it appears that the South African team were pushing for a resolution of the now well-known outstanding issues.https://www.salo.org.za/sadc-facilitation-team-wants-to-meet-security-chiefs-2/Tue, 10 May 2011 13:29:06 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/sadc-facilitation-team-wants-to-meet-security-chiefs-2/10 May 2011: [Ambassasor] Zulu told Dewa Mavhinga, Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition Regional Information and Advocacy Coordinator that Zimbabwe’s next elections must be ‘totally different’. Mavhinga met Zulu to hear the progress that has been made by the facilitation team on the Zimbabwe crisis.https://www.salo.org.za/zimbabwe-elections-out-of-the-question-this-year/Mon, 09 May 2011 13:27:19 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/zimbabwe-elections-out-of-the-question-this-year/Pretoria Official Says (9 May 2011) Lindiwe Zulu, a foreign policy aide to South African President Jacob Zuma and a member of the facilitation team seeking to unravel the impasse in Harare said in remarks to the so-called Southern African Liaison Office high-level meeting on the proposed elections road-map for Zimbabwe that the environment is not conducive for elections now.https://www.salo.org.za/zumas-team-to-engage-defence-and-security-chiefs-in-zimbabwe/Mon, 09 May 2011 12:15:39 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/zumas-team-to-engage-defence-and-security-chiefs-in-zimbabwe/On Monday Lindiwe Zulu spoke to diplomats and civil society leaders at a conference in Pretoria, under the theme Building International Consensus on Zimbabwe. She dismissed the notion held by many in ZANU PF that elections would be held this year.https://www.salo.org.za/trade-off-for-justice-in-zimbabwe-is-peace/Wed, 17 Nov 2010 13:22:51 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/trade-off-for-justice-in-zimbabwe-is-peace/17 November 2010: The trade-off for justice in Zimbabwe has to be peace, professor Adam Habib said on Wednesday. “You can only temper justice if peace is the dividend,” Habib said at the South African Liaison Office (SALO) dialogue on “South Africa’s relations with Zimbabwe” at the University of Johannesburg, where he was a keynote speaker.https://www.salo.org.za/southern-africa-trust-sat-partner-link-to-salo/Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:09:19 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/southern-africa-trust-sat-partner-link-to-salo/The Trust gave US$250,000 to the project, The Zimbabwe Conflict: an obstacle to regional integration and development, which aims to bring attention to how the Zimbabwe issue is an obstacle to regional integration and development. This project succeeded in stimulating policy dialogue and debate amongst a variety of regional and international stakeholders and SADC policy makers.https://www.salo.org.za/zimbabwe-and-peoples-solidarity-nows-the-time/Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:16:08 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/zimbabwe-and-peoples-solidarity-nows-the-time/Harold Wolpe Lecture Panel (24 July 2008) The UKZN Centre for Civil Society and the Zimbabwe Solidarity Forum - South Africa present: “Zimbabwe and People’s Solidarity: Now’s the Time!” A Harold Wolpe Lecture Panel, Thursday, 24 July, 5-7pm. At which SALO Board Members Richard Smith and Judith Todd spoke.