Date: Wednesday 6th September 2023 Time: 10: – 12:00 am followed by lunch Venue: Garden…
The Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office (CPLO) exists to provide the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC)…
“Floods are ‘acts of God’, but flood losses are largely acts of man.” Gilbert White KZN…
According to the government, South Africa’s abstention in the UN General Assembly’s vote to call for…
In a Response published last September with the title ‘Choosing the New Chief Justice’, we wrote…
Join us with speakers Cllr Mikhail Manuel, Chairperson of the Urban Mobility Portfolio Committee, City of…
Join us with speaker Advocate Dellene Clark a Specialist State Law Adviser for the South African…
World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is observed every year in over 120 countries from 1st to 7th…
Family Digest 42: Older Persons and Covid-19 by Lois Law
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Refugee Digest 35 October 2019
On 5 September, CPLO hosted a roundtable on the Basic Income Grant which explored whether a…
BP 475 World Water Day
Eskom is the largest producer of electricity on the African continent, and is amongst the world’s top utilities in terms of power generation capacity. It owns and operates a number of coal-fired, gas-fired, hydro-electric and pumped-storage power stations, and one nuclear power station.
On 1st February 1997 the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act was passed by Parliament. Since…
“The intention of public participation provisions in the Constitution is clear – to influence government policy outcomes so that they reflect “the will of the people”. Therefore, a vibrant civil society plays an indispensable role in a democracy. It facilitates public engagement with government organs, including legislatures, and ensures that institutions, policies and laws enjoy legitimacy among citizens.” – Nkosikhulule Nyembezi & Sam Waterhouse
On 1st February 1997 the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act was passed by Parliament. Since then, many thousands of unborn children have been killed, their dignity and humanity counting for nothing. To mark this anniversary, and to pray for a change of heart on the part of all who disregard the rights of unborn children,
Holy Mass will be celebrated.
78 000 people in South Africa died of tuberculosis (TB) in 2017, and while this is fewer than estimated for the previous year, TB treatment coverage remains low at 68 percent, meaning that up to one third of all people living with TB are being missed. The disease is particularly prevalent in the Western Cape, the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, and in general it remains at crisis point in South Africa.
Held in Johannesburg at the Sacred Heart College, this Roundtable attracted more than 90 people, representing…
This Digest marks Pope Francis’ call for the abolition of nuclear weapons and publicises his call…