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The Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office (CPLO) is an office of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC). It is the official vehicle for contact and dialogue between the Catholic Church in South Africa on the one hand, and the country’s Parliament and government on the other. It provides an avenue for the Church – as part of civil society – to contribute to debates on issues of public policy, to exert an influence for the common good in areas of political, economic and social concern, and to help shape legislative and policy developments.

Latest Publications

Refugee Digest 101 – Migrants, Refugees and Displaced Persons by Peter-John Pearson

Over the past few weeks, as the South African government has sought to show that it has a handle on the surge in xenophobic activities and issues relating to immigration, it has drawn attention to its record in the deportation of undocumented foreigners, as well as its efforts in repatriation programmes. Refugee Digest 101 – […]

Family Digest 73 –Substance Abuse Among the Youth by Lois Law

Substance abuse among the youth in South Africa is a severe and growing public health crisis, with the country having some of the highest alcohol and drug consumption rates in the Southern African region. The Minister in the Presidency responsible for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga, cautioned young people against the growing […]

Briefing Paper 654 – Youth Day 50 Years On by Lois Law

The 16th of June 2026 marked 50 years since the Soweto uprising, when thousands of school children took to the streets to protest the imposition of Afrikaans as a compulsory medium of instruction under the apartheid government’s system of Bantu Education, and were met with bullets. The deep-seated cause was the Bantu Education Act of […]

Upcoming Events

Thursday 6th August 2026 | WEBINAR: ONLINE HARMS AND CHILDREN: the situation, science and solutions

Please JOIN US and REGISTER for our upcoming WEBINAR: ONLINE HARMS AND CHILDREN: the situation, science and solutions.  DATE:  THURSDAY 6th AUGUST 2026 TIME: 10h00 – 11h30    Please PRE-REGISTER using this link: https://tinyurl.com/88n36dvw Online harms and Children – Webinar Invitation     Related posts: TUESDAY 21ST and WEDNESDAY 22nd JULY 2026 | TRAINING WORKSHOP: UNDERSTANDING HUMAN […]

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