DATE: Thursday 8th August 2024 TIME: 14H00 – 15H30 Please register using this link: https://tinyurl.com/yvs59hwe Re-examining unemployment & employment in SA Webinar Invitation -2
In Xhosa/Zulu ‘vulindlela’ means ‘make way’ or ‘open a way’ and in terms of the Government’s Operation Vulindlela it has indeed been making a way to accelerate the implementation of economic reforms in the key areas of digital communications, energy, water supply and logistics. Economic Digest 46 – Operation Vulindlela – Clearing the Path to Economic Growth […]
Every year the member states and institutions of the United Nations observe 20th June as World Refugee Day.1 This day has been officially observed since 20th June 2001, which date marked the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees.2 BP 601 World Refugee Day 2024- ‘Solidarity with Refugees’ by Peter-John Pearson
DATE: Tuesday 30th July 2024 TIME: 10H00 Please register using this link:https://tinyurl.com/2wtfhn6d
Whether one calls it a government of national unity (which it isn’t really, since the third and fourth largest parties, accounting for nearly a quarter of the vote, are not in it) or a grand coalition (which it is, given that no less than eleven parties are participating), the administration announced by Cyril Ramaphosa on 30th June constitutes the most significant development […]
Although somewhat less publicised than so-called conventional forms of child abuse and neglect, internationally, historically and currently, the most prevalent form of child abuse is child labour.3 Observed on 12th June each year, World Day Against Child Labour is intended to serve as a catalyst for the growing worldwide movement against child labour. The day emphasizes the link between social justice and child […]
South Africa’s putative Government of National Unity consists of rather more parties (ten) than are usually found in a coalition, and it aspires not just to govern but to recapture the shared purpose that animated the nation in the immediate post-democracy period, getting us back on track after a period of misgovernance and loss of direction. But for […]
As per the Statement of Intent signed by the Government of National Unity partners, the top priority for the GNU is the achievement of rapid, inclusive and sustainable economic growth to create jobs. A tall order, given South Africa’s many challenges such as a flagging economy, structural unemployment, crumbling infrastructure, etc. Yet, there is a measure of optimism […]
2024 marks the 30th anniversary of the International Year of the Family (IYF). In its resolution of 9th December 1989, the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) proclaimed the International Year of the Family, in recognition of the fundamental role that families play in society. BP 597 Thirtieth Anniversary of the International Year of the Family by Lois Law
Date: Friday 28th June 2024 Time: 10h00 -11h3 Please register using this link: https://tinyurl.com/mpvw8hx7 The Importance of Fathers – Webinar Invitation
