Prof Jan Jans addressed a public meeting attended by over 80 people at the Pinelands Parish. He outlined the background to various issues in Amoris Laetitia and the methodology of Pope Francis in opening pastoral possibilities for nurturing family life and for discernment in difficult cases as to assist people sacramentally. He also addressed the […]
A roundtable was held on the question of Land, in particular, alternative forms of land ownership. Speakers included: Mr Tom Boyce, a researcher at the Trust for Community Outreach and Education, Rev Nelis Janse van Rensburg, the Moderator of the General Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church and Mr Jacques Pheiffer, the Director of Land […]
The CPLO and PACSA co-hosted a roundtable discussion on Unpacking the 2017 Budget. Mr Mervyn Abrahams, Director of PACSA, and KPMG Economist, Mr Christie Viljoen addressed the discussion, which was attended by 45 people. Both Mr Abrahams and Mr Viljoen argued that the 2017 Budget was seemingly geared towards the poor – social spending took […]
The CPLO and the Hanns Seidel Foundation co-hosted a roundtable discussion on the draft Prevention, Combating of Hate Crimes, and Hate Speech Bill. The discussion, which was attended by 72 people, was held at the Townhouse Hotel in Cape Town, and was addressed by two speakers: the Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mr […]
About 160 people attended the post SONA discussion on the morning after President Zuma delivered his state of the nation address. The event co-hosted by CPLO, the Jesuit Institute and the Daily Maverick, analysed both the disruptions by opposition political parties as well as the contents of the speech. Some speakers were at pains to […]
A large group of worshippers attended the Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral, organised by the CPLO, to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the passage of the Termination of Pregnancy Act on 1st December, 1997. Representatives from several pro-life groups attended as did Ms Cherrylynn Dudley MP from the ACDP. Fr Peter-John Pearson celebrated the Mass […]
The two guest speakers were Ms Hameda Deedat – Acting Executive Director, NALEDI; and Mr Rudi Dicks – Outcomes Facilitator, Department of Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation. The dialogue focused on government employment programmes, more specifically the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) and the Community Works Programme (CWP), and whether or not they are effective as […]
A Roundtable discussion was held in Mthatha, Eastern Cape. It was another in the series looking at the relationship between ordinary people and communities, their leaders and the traditional leaders in particular, and the questions of land and even those around land use, with mining as an example of the point of contention especially when […]
In conjunction with the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) and the Hanns Seidel Foundation, hosted a public seminar looking at likely scenarios for the consolidation of democracy on the African continent. The meeting was attended by 61 people, including the Chairperson of the Hanns Seidel Foundation, Prof Ursula Männle, who was visiting from Munich. The […]
A day of quite a bit of drama in our politics, CPLO held a Roundtable in Johannesburg. It was previously supposed to be at Trinity House, Braamfontein, but due to all the mayhem around that area at that time, it was moved to the Cathedral in Berea. Speaking at the roundtable were the Deputy Minister […]
