The first Roundtable of 2018 was addressed by three speakers: Adv Thuli Madonsela, former Public Protector and now Professor of Social Justice at Stellenbosch University; Mr John Jeffery, the Deputy-Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development; and Professor Pierre de Vos, Professor of Constitutional Governance at the University of Cape Town.
From the moment of conception the developing child is vulnerable to the effects of substance abuse; to poor maternal nutrition; and to poverty and inter-personal violence.
In collaboration with the Scalabrini Institute for Human Mobility in Africa (SIHIMA) and the Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town, we hosted a seminar on the Status and Future of the Cape Town Refugee Reception Office and South Africa’s Refugee Protection Framework. Mr Corey Johnson, advocacy officer at the Scalabrini Centre argued that the Refugee Reception […]
While the civil claim against the Department of Basic Education (DBE) in the matter of the death by drowning of little Michael Bopape in a pit latrine at a school in Limpopo was awaiting judgement, came the appalling news of yet another death of a small child, Lumka Mketwa, in a pit latrine at a school in the Bizana district of the Eastern Cape.
It is trite to say that the crises linked to displaced persons continue unabated and that there is an increasing hardening of attitudes towards displaced persons in many countries.
Following a Roundtable Discussion on Just Energy Transition: Renewable Energy Jobs that was held in October 2017, CPLO and Project 90×2030 continuously join efforts with an objective of building momentum on this topic. Amongst the speakers at this latest Roundtable, were Dr Neil Overy a freelance researcher; Ms Karien Erasmus of Promethium and Mr Thabo […]
Dr Jan Jans of Tilburg University, addressed a public lecture in Rondebosch on the evolution of recent church teaching on sexuality. By exploring key sections in Humanae Vitae and comparing them with key sections in Amoris Laetitcia, he outlined key areas of continuity and change in the teachings. He pointed out that the findings of […]
The scourge of trafficking in persons continues unabated. Pope Francis is on record as having said that human trafficking is worsening and that in some instances the evidence brings one to doubt the real commitment of some important players. It is estimated that women and girls constitute 79% of victims of modern slavery.
The current outbreak of Listeriosis in South Africa is one of the largest ever recorded in the world. It has claimed 180 lives to date, and has resulted in the hospitalization of hundreds more.
On 5th February 2018 the UN issued the ‘Zero Draft of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration.’ This marks the formal commencement of the intergovernmental negotiations which will be held during six separate rounds.
