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Policy Brief: Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on the: Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill - 20 Nov 2018
On the 20th of November 2018, the Southern African Liaison Office (SALO) with direct support from the Norwegian Embassy in Pretoria, hosted a multi-stakeholder dialogue on the Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill. The event was aimed at …
Multi-stakeholder dialogue on the Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill - 20 Nov 2018
6 Spin Street, Cape Town CBD (near Parliament) On the 20th of November 2018, the Southern African Liaison Office (SALO) with direct support from the Norwegian Embassy in Pretoria, hosted a multi-stakeholder dialogue on the Hate Crimes and …
News Briefs 16 November 2018
Africa in General Zimbabwe must be supported, Ramaphosa tells EU hosts Zimbabwe was on the agenda in talks President Cyril Ramaphosa had with European Union (EU) leaders on Thursday. During a media briefing, Ramaphosa said he discussed the …
The World’s First Feminist Government - By Sara Morshedi
Gender equality is a widely discussed topic both nationally and internationally. Women’s rights movements are taking actions worldwide aimed at decreasing and eventually eliminating the financial gap between men and women. Women are taking …
Wither Zimbabwe?: Post-election Dialogue - 1 Nov 2018
On the 1st November 2018, the Southern Africa Liaison Office (SALO) held a regional multi-stakeholder workshop on Post-Election in Zimbabwe. The workshop aimed to focus on the kind of political and economic reforms needed in re-building the …
News Briefs 08 November 2018
Madagascar Madagascar starts counting ballots in presidential race Vote counting started Wednesday evening in Madagascar where citizens cast their ballots with hopes that a new leader will take this Indian Ocean island nation out of chronic …
Global South: India decriminalises homosexuality through Supreme Court verdict
By Sanya Samtani On 6 September 2018, after over twenty-four years of litigation, and several more of advocacy, the Supreme Court of India declared section 377 of the Indian Penal Code unconstitutional to the extent to which it criminalised …
News Briefs 02 November 2018
Democratic Republic of Congo DR Congo ‘Not Ready’ For December Polls: Opposition The Democratic Republic of Congo is “not ready” to hold long-delayed elections in December, the main opposition party said Tuesday, the day after the army …
WHITHER ZIMBABWE?: POST-ELECTION DIALOGUE - 1 Nov 2018, JHB
The new government of Zimbabwe has a huge challenge of making economic and political reforms in order to resolve the deep systemic challenges facing the country. Some key changes are needed in various sectors and institutions to align with …
POLICY BRIEF OCT 2018 - POST-CIVIL BRICS WORKSHOP: SOUTH AFRICA MEETING
BRICS and Agenda 2063: Towards a prosperous Africa Based on Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development Oxfam Offices and Sunnyside Park Hotel Johannesburg, South Africa 18th & 19th October 2018 On the 18th and 19th of October 2018, the …
News Briefs 26 October 2018
Democratic Republic of Congo As DRC rolls toward election, voting machines a flashpoint A deadly Ebola outbreak grows. Rebels kill civilians in the streets. And yet the arrival of voting machines in this troubled corner of Democratic …
Once again hope deferred in Zim
Source: https://www.theindependent.co.zw/2018/10/26/once-again-hope-deferred-in-zim/ Posted on October 26, 2018 by The Independent in Analysis, Comment, Opinion Motorists queue to buy petrol in Harare, Zimbabwe, October 8, 2018. …
Closing Ceremony Post-BRICS Civil Society Consultation - 19th October 2018
VENUE: Sunnyside Park Hotel, Johannesburg Speakers: Mr Mandla Hadebe, Civil BRICS Secretariat Mr M Basadien, BRICS & FOCAC Director, Branch: Asia & Middle East, DIRCO Facilitator: Dr Showers Mawowa, Southern African Liaison Office
News Briefs 19 October 2018
Democratic Republic of Congo DRC threatens international action over Angola expulsions The Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday threatened to take international action over Angola’s recent, and allegedly violent, expulsion of some 200 …
News Briefs 12 October 2018
Central African Republic Central African Republic: Rebels Executing Civilians Seleka rebels in the Central African Republic captured and executed at least nine civilians, including seven women, on September 6, 2018, Human Rights Watch said …
News Briefs 05 October 2018
Swaziland The country formerly known as Swaziland adapts to ‘more African’ name eSwatini One of the world’s last absolute monarch’s took the decision to rename the country without warning or consultation. At the main campus entrance, a …
SALO joins South Africa and the world in celebrating the life of Minister Edna Molewa, following her sudden passing.
Minister Molewa was known for her dedicated political activism. She began challenging apartheid in the ranks of the civics and trade union movement as well as the ANC’s liberation army Umkhonto we Sizwe. She was targeted by the repressive …
SADC-EU Economic Partnership Agreement: What role for Civil Society?
https://www.fes-connect.org/popular-posts/detail/sadc-eu-economic-partnership-agreement-what-role-for-civil-society/ The opportunity remains for civil society organizations to ensure implementation is development-orientated, and facilitates …
News Briefs 28 September 2018
Democratic Republic of Congo At UN, Joseph Kabila Vows ‘Peaceful & Credible’ DRC Vote Congolese President Joseph Kabila pledged at the United Nations on Tuesday that elections planned for December will go ahead, promising to take steps to …