From the moment of conception, the developing child is vulnerable to the effects of substance abuse; poor maternal nutrition; poverty and inter-personal violence. These intersecting risks factors can be avoided with appropriate psycho-social and public health interventions. These issues were addressed at a Roundtable Discussion by Dr Lisanne du Plessis from the Division for Human […]
The CPLO hosted a Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral to mark the coming into law of the Termination of Pregnancy Act in 1997. The Director of the CPLO Fr Peter-John Pearson referred to David’s speech to Solomon, in the Bible, which was the reading for the day. David instructed Solomon to stand by his principles, […]
The question of dealing with food security, malnutrition, poverty, and even unemployment, has received suggestions ranging from social grants to Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP).
Gangsterism is a complex social phenomenon. It affects the whole community in which it takes place.
South Africa is at the start of an energy transition away from fossil fuels.
The question of housing, among the other challenges that migrants face, is an issue that highlights how often we discuss challenges faced by poor South Africans, while ignoring the complexities that make the situation of migrants that much more complicated. For example, migrants face huge difficulties with documentation. Without proper identification, or proof of age […]
This Roundtable Discussion was co-hosted by CPLO and HSF, in collaboration with the Pietermaritzburg Agency for Community Social Action (PACSA). There were two speakers, Ms Mary de Haas and Mr Lukhona Mnguni, both from the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Ms de Haas, a violence monitor in KZN, introduced the topic by giving a historical perspective of […]
We hosted a Roundtable Discussion exploring the many complex issues relating to a Decent Standard of Living (DSL). Isobel Frye of the Studies in Poverty and Inequality Institute (SPII) was the main speaker. One in four people in South Africa are food poor with the majority living on less than R550 a month. The reality, […]
There were two speakers: Mr Lawson Naidoo, Executive Director of the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (CASAC); and Dr Makhosi Khoza, former ANC Member of Parliament and chairperson of the Ad Hoc Committee for the Appointment of the Public Protector. Mr Naidoo noted that the Public Protector was not primarily a […]
We hosted a Roundtable Discussion in Joburg on the question of Migrants and Social Housing. There have been various issues in the media especially concerning the situation of migrants in the inner city of Johannesburg and the various unfortunate comments made by politicians about migrants criminally taking over housing spaces. The speaker for the Roundtable, […]
