In August 2021 the Department of Home Affairs invited Angolans with particular types of documentation to apply for the Angolan Exemption Permit. The Department estimates that about 5 000 Angolans should be eligible for this permit. The invitation has now been extended to those with the Angolan Special Permit issued in 2018, which is due […]
In South Africa, August is observed as Women’s Month. The annual commemoration is inspired by the march in 1956 of 20 000 women, to the Union Buildings, the seat of government in Pretoria, to hand over a petition of many thousands of signatures protesting the imposition of the hated ‘pass books’ on women. It is […]
“Child labour, in its intolerable forms, constitutes a kind of violence that is less obvious than others but it is not for this reason any less terrible.”1 – Compendium of Catholic Social Doctrine, 3245 BP 529 The Invisible Group Child Migrants Child Labour and the 2022 Global Conference by Peter-John Pearson
At the end of June this year, Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Police warned that a ‘war of generals’ in the SA Police Service was causing a loss of public confidence in the police and was hampering its crime-fighting capacity. BP 528 Leadership Crises in the SAPolice Service by Mike Pothier
The term ‘transgenerational trauma’ describes how historical trauma can affect the lives of members of families and communities across multiple generations and impact on their health, well-being, behaviour, self-esteem and genetics.
In November 1999, the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC) was adopted by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity (OAU)2 and entered into force in the same month. After 21 years of its adoption, 50 countries have ratified it. Read more: […]
Among the very first acts of President Biden after his inauguration was to sign 17 Executive Orders effectively overturning a number of the more egregious policies of the Trump administration. BP 517 The Biden Administration
2020 was a very difficult and confusing year for many. The COVID-19 pandemic caused immense suffering and huge socio-economic disruption worldwide. BP 516 Green Recovery Approach
‘Do Not Forget the Undocumented….’ “During this global pandemic and national emergency, access to treatment and care for immigrants, including undocumented individuals, is critical to tracking and responding to the crisis. Removing barriers to testing and treatment not only saves lives but keeps all Americans safer.” BP 515 Covid Vaccination and Migrants
