The Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation hosted the first lunch with MPs for 2015 in March. This lunch, held at the Townhouse Hotel, was attended by a cross section of people, ranging from academics to on the ground activists to a diplomat; each in their own way having leverage […]
Annette Lovemore, the Shadow Minister in the Basic Education Portfolio at Parliament was the speaker at a recent MP Lunch held at the Townhouse Hotel. This event was attended by principals, teachers, members of the faith community and the German consul-general. Mrs Lovemore spoke to the core issues that she felt most needed to be […]
Mr Seraki Matsebe the liaison between DIRCO and the Portfolio Committee on Foreign Affairs together with Ambassador George Johannes visited the Office on 23rd April. Mr Matsebe spoke and condemned the recent xenophobic attacks, our relations with other states in Africa and the objectives of Ubuntu foreign policy with its emphasis on continental solidarity, support […]
University of Cape Town students, 22 April 2015 Peter-John Pearson conducted a seminar for the Masters students in the Social Science Faculty on issues of advocacy with a special emphasis on advocacy by the faith communities. Students from parts of Africa were present. While most of the discussion centred on parliament and influencing legislation, many […]
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On the 15th of April 2015 the Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office hosted a round table discussion on the National Minimum Wage and Job Creation. Speaking at this event were Professor Nicoli Nattrass from the University of Cape Town, labour columnist and author Mr Terry Bell, and the director of the Pietermaritzburg Agency for Community Social […]
On 27th March 2015, the Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office (CPLO) in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation hosted a roundtable discussion titled, ‘State Capture’ of Independent Institutions? The speakers included the Executive Secretary of CASAC, Lawson Naidoo, and former National Co-ordinator of the Right to Know Campaign (R2K), Murray Hunter. Lawson Naidoo spoke to South […]
