On Wednesday 22nd June, The Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office hosted a roundtable discussion on ‘Downgrade: A Necessary Evil?’. The guest speakers at the event included Professor Stan du Plessis (Dean of EMS Faculty and Professor- Economics Department, US), Dr Conrad Beyers (Researcher and Lecturer, UP), and Dr Jeff Rudin (Research Associate, AIDC). The discussion centred […]
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On 6th May 2016, the Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office (CPLO) and the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) hosted a lunch meeting with the chief whip of the Democratic Alliance, Mr John Steenhuisen. Mr Steenhuisen began by validating the importance of organisations like the CPLO, and noting the significant role a strong and vibrant civil society plays […]
On 4th May 2016, the Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office (CPLO), in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) hosted a lunch meeting with a representative of South Africa’s third biggest political party, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Mr Moses Mbatha. Mr Mbatha is a member of the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training. Mr […]
The 22nd of April 2016 saw South Africa sign the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and thereafter undergo a process of domesticating the agreement into South African law. This process is called ratification, and an instrument of ratification will be deposited in the UN depository. This instrument will communicate South Africa’s consent to be bound […]
The Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office, in collaboration with the Catholic Institute of Education and Inclusive Education South Africa, held a roundtable discussion to address the crises facing our education system that fails to retain more than half of its learners at the end of their schooling. Close to 60% of youth that enter the schooling […]
On 24th May, the Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office hosted a Roundtable focusing on the issue of Mental Health. South Africa’s mental health care implementation landscape is poor. There is a serious shortfall in the roll out of the necessary resources: budget; health care professionals; hospitals; outpatient clinics; and research to address mental health concerns. Furthermore, […]
South Africa’s provinces came under the spotlight at a roundtable discussion hosted by CPLO and the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) on May 20th. We know what national government is for, and what it does, and we understand that local – or municipal – government carries out various important tasks in our everyday lives. But what […]
The Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office held a roundtable discussion on April 18th dealing with the topic of assisted suicide and euthanasia. It is expected that the issue will come before the Constitutional Court fairly soon, and the Court is likely to refer the matter to Parliament for full consideration. Speakers at the discussion were (front, […]
