A delegation of supporters of the Dutch Catholic donor organisation, Mensen met een Missie (MM), visited the CPLO offices on 18th January. The visit was part of MM’s programme exposing its supporters and members to the work of its various partners in South Africa. CPLO staff provided an overview of the important issues in their […]
Approximately 100 people attended the Mass to mark the 20th anniversary of the passage of the Termination of Pregnancy Act in St. Mary’s Cathedral Cape Town. The Mass was organised by the SACBC Parliamentary Liaison Office. Over the past year it is estimated that 89,000 abortions took place legally in South Africa. Although no reliable […]
The Catholic Institute of Education collaborated with CPLO on a discussion around rural education. The main speakers were Dr Phumzile Langa, Acting Director for Rural Education in the Department of Basic Education (DBE), and Veerle Dieltiens, a researcher at the Centre for Education Policy Development. Rural education, or schooling for learners in rural areas, has […]
Prof Jonathan Jansen (Vice Chancellor, University of the Free State) and Ms Poppy Mocumi (National Chairperson, Disabled Women of South Africa, and member of the National Planning Commission) spoke to the theme of social transformation at a roundtable co-hosted by the Hanns Seidel Foundation. Prof Jansen’s key point was to distinguish between transformation on the […]
Mr Gengezi Mgidlana, Secretary to Parliament, met with members of South Africa’s civil society, as well as foreign delegates, giving them an opportunity to engage on issues that relate to the country’s democracy. This was a collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation. Mr Mgidlana began the discussion by highlighting the role that Parliament played in […]
The Hanns Seidel Foundation co-hosted the roundtable on the above topic, where the speakers were Associate Professor Richard Calland of UCT’s Democratic Governance and Rights Unit, and Mr John Jeffery, Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development (left). The essence of the question was whether the judiciary could be regarded as truly independent – as […]
The French Embassy in South Africa and the French government supported the second interfaith world tour initiative involving four young French people (3 females and a male – Lucie, Léa Ariane and Samir, aged between 19 and 27 years old) from different faith backgrounds (Christian, Muslim, Jewish and Atheist). Since July 2015, these four young […]
The seminarians were introduced to the members of staff and interns who were present, and were shown a presentation on the history and work of the CPLO. This was followed by a discussion and question and answer session on the work of CPLO, the students’ own thoughts and studies, and various general questions on Parliament […]
Speaking at the roundtable, a collaboration with the Catholic Institute of Education (CIE), were Anne Baker, CIE Deputy Director (left); Oscar Apollis, Manager of the Western Cape Education Department’s Safe Schools Programme; and Hugh Fynn, an independent restorative justice practitioner. The aim of the roundtable was to explore how the school community can respond to […]
The CPLO team visited the archives of the Dutch Reformed Church in Stellenbosch The CPLO team along with team members from the Dutch Reformed Church
