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Response – 15th August 2025 – National Women’s Day 2025: “Building Resilient Economies for All” by Lois Law

The theme of the 2025 National Women’s Day is ‘Building Resilient Economies for All’. This involves creating economies that can withstand and recover from shocks, while also ensuring equitable access to opportunities and resources for everyone. This requires a multifaceted approach that addresses economic, social, and environmental factors. Response – National Women’s Day 2025- Building […]

Environment Digest 47 – The Impact of Plastic on Health by Lois Law

Plastic bottles, containers and packaging are an integral part of everyday life, but plastic and its associated chemicals can negatively impact human health through various pathways, including direct exposure to microplastics as well as indirect effects from plastic production, use and waste management. Microplastics, tiny plastic particles of less than 5mm, are found in the […]

Briefing Paper 630 – Maternal Health by Lois Law

Maternal health refers to the health of women during pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal period. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), every day during 2023 over 700 women died from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth.1 While South Africa has made efforts to improve maternal health services, including free antenatal care and antiretroviral […]

Briefing Paper 629 – A Home Is More Than Bricks and Mortar by Kenny Pasensie

For low-income families, the dearth of affordable housing in South Africa is more than a headline; it is their lived reality. Despite the notable strides made in delivering housing since 1994, the country remains plagued by deep-seated spatial inequality and urban informality. The housing backlog remains over 2.3 million units, and more than 2.5 million […]

Refugee Digest 94 – Migrants, Refugees and Displaced Persons by Peter-John Pearson

Even as this Digest was being compiled, in the streets of Los Angeles tensions around the arrests and heavy handed treatment of suspected undocumented migrants continued to make headlines. A close reading of the situation reveals the myriad of dynamics that have made the issue of immigration such a contentious one in our times. We […]

Briefing Paper 628 – In Memoriam: Jorge Mario Bergoglio, `a Voice Calling Out…’ by Peter-John Pearson

In the sermon at Pope Francis’ funeral, Cardinal BP 628 – In Memoriam – Jorge Mario Bergoglio, ‘a Voice Calling Out…’Re made mention of the Mass which Pope Francis celebrated on the USA/Mexico border in 2016, during his pastoral visit to Mexico. On the flight back to Rome he was asked about the border wall […]