Luncheon with Mr Trevor Manuel On 1st September 2015, the Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office (CPLO) with the Jesuit Institute hosted a luncheon with former Minister of Finance, Mr Trevor Manuel. The purpose of this luncheon was to provoke leaders in the Christian community to assess and critique their position as the Church 20 years into […]

On the morning of 26 August 2015, the CPLO hosted a roundtable discussion entitled Exploring Encyclical Letter: Laudato Si’. The speakers for the event were Bishop Geoff Davies from the Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute (SAFCEI) and Professor Coleen Vogel from the Global Change and Sustainability Research Institute at Wits University and they treated […]

On the 21st of August the Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office hosted a round table discussion on the topic of “South Africa and Free Trade Agreements”. This event looked at South Africa’s position within the international economy, and the specifics of the major trade deals that South Africa is party to. The speakers were Ms Joanmariae […]

The Department of Basic Education’s Marie Schoeman shared a platform with Robyn Beere of Inclusive Education South Africa to talk about the progress and challenges of implementing Education White Paper 6. White Paper 6 – Special Needs Education (WP6), which was gazetted in 2001, was government’s commitment to realize the right to inclusive education within […]