In South Africa, adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) aged 15 to 24 years are the most high-risk sector of the population for acquiring HIV. But what factors contribute to higher HIV infections among this vulnerable group, and what strategies can be used to reduce the infection rate?1 This paper investigates the socio-demographic and behavioural determinants of HIV infection among AGYW in South […]
The tragic fire that engulfed a block of flats in Central Johannesburg in August and left 48 dead, many of them foreign nationals with various degrees of documentation, has again become an issue where blame has been laid at the door of undocumented foreigners and civil society organisations. The scapegoating of foreigners has become one of the most […]
Date: Friday 6th October 2023 Time: 10:00 – 11:30am Please register using this link: https://tinyurl.com/2p9cwape
The horrific fire in a Johannesburg building that killed 76 people at the end of August, and which was widely understood to be the worst residential fire in South African history, also provided the trigger for a torrent of xenophobic sentiment. The dominant narrative revolved around illegal foreign nationals being in different ways responsible for the fire. Thus […]
World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) is observed on 10th September every year as a way of focusing attention on the problems of suicide worldwide and to express commitment and action to prevent suicides. WSPD was first launched in 2003 by the International Association for Suicide Prevention, with the endorsement of the World Health Organization (WHO). It promotes understanding […]
Yesterday’s removal from office of the Public Protector marks an important, if regrettable, constitutional milestone. It is the first time in our democratic era that the head of one of the State Institutions Supporting Constitutional Democracy (the ‘Chapter 9 Institutions’) has been investigated by the National Assembly, found guilty of misconduct, and dismissed. Response – Protecting the Public […]
Every year 20th June is observed internationally as World Refugee Day. Two points need to be made immediately. Firstly, the day itself, is not meant to be ‘a one day focus’, but instead provides, through its theme, a lens or hermeneutic to analyse and assess the dynamics, and especially the policies, that are at work generally in the refugee world, for the […]
The National Strategic Plan (NSP) on Gender Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) provides a strategic roadmap that sets out specific plans for a multi-sectoral approach to end GBVF and highlights key accountability issues. The first Presidential Summit on GBVF was held in 2018, in response to the 24 demands submitted by the #TheTotalShutdown Intersectional Womxn’s Movement to President Cyril Ramaphosa, following 27 nationwide marches […]
Issues pertaining to immigrants of various status continue to be at the foreground of the South African political landscape and remain deeply contentious. In this Digest we look again at the multiple dysfunctions in the Department of Home Affairs, which the Minister has acknowledged; we look at the way anti-immigrant sentiment is strengthened by rooting it in particular […]
Date: Friday 8th September 2023 Time: 10:30 – 12:30 Venue: The Protea Fire & Ice Hotel, New Church Street, Cape Town To attend this event in CAPE TOWN please RSVP to events@cplo.org.za or to join us on Zoom, please register here: https://tinyurl.com/4nf6tcw4
