The Hanns Seidel Foundation co-hosted the roundtable on the above topic, where the speakers were Associate Professor Richard Calland of UCT’s Democratic Governance and Rights Unit, and Mr John Jeffery, Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development (left). The essence of the question was whether the judiciary could be regarded as truly independent – as […]

The French Embassy in South Africa and the French government supported the second interfaith world tour initiative involving four young French people (3 females and a male – Lucie, Léa Ariane and Samir, aged between 19 and 27 years old) from different faith backgrounds (Christian, Muslim, Jewish and Atheist). Since July 2015, these four young […]

The seminarians were introduced to the members of staff and interns who were present, and were shown a presentation on the history and work of the CPLO. This was followed by a discussion and question and answer session on the work of CPLO, the students’ own thoughts and studies, and various general questions on Parliament […]

Speaking at the roundtable, a collaboration with the Catholic Institute of Education (CIE), were Anne Baker, CIE Deputy Director (left); Oscar Apollis, Manager of the Western Cape Education Department’s Safe Schools Programme; and Hugh Fynn, an independent restorative justice practitioner. The aim of the roundtable was to explore how the school community can respond to […]

The CPLO team visited the archives of the Dutch Reformed Church in Stellenbosch The CPLO team along with team members from the Dutch Reformed Church