![Seventy years to the day after the promulgation of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, the Jesuit Institute South Africa has launched its latest documentary film on forced migration in South Africa. Ricardo da Silva SJ reports on the premiere screening in Auckland Park on Monday 10 December 2018. ‘Denied Access — Stories of Forced Migrants in South Africa’ a new documentary film by the Jesuit Institute South Africa (JI), had its premiere public screening at the JI’s Johannesburg offices […]](https://i2.wp.com/spotlight.africa/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Denied-Access-—-Screening-Invitation.jpg?resize=945%2C567&ssl=1)
Bishop Gabuza of Kimberley named Coadjutor Archbishop of Durban
Pope Francis has announced the appointment of Bishop Abel Gabuza as Coadjutor Archbishop of Durban. The news was communicated to Gabuza on 26 November 2018 by the Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa, Archbishop Peter Wells. Gabu... More »
Stateless children: Falling through the cracks of citizenship laws
There is great misinformation surrounding statelessness and particularly the rights of children in this respect. Lusungu Kanyama Phiri works at Lawyers for Human Rights and is concentrated on their statelessness project. Phir... More »
‘Tis the season… but not jolly
The ’16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children’ would have far greater impact if we also paid attention to some of the issues that trigger violent behaviour. Violence committed against children and women ... More »
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Paddy Kearney — always for others more than for himself
Paddy Kearney’s funeral mass will be celebrated by Cardinal Wilfrid Napier at Emmanuel Cathedral in Durban on Saturday, 1 December 2018. Cathy Murugan, a Sister of the Holy Family of Bordeaux, who worked with Paddy at the Denis Hurley Centre offers a tribute t... More »
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Jesuits in Africa issue statement after brutal murder of Jesuit Priest in South Sudan
The Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in Africa and Madagascar condemn the brutal murder of Victor-Luke Odhiambo SJ. Odhiambo was a Jesuit priest working in Cueibet, South Sudan. The Jesuits in Africa “call for justice, reconciliation, peace and a complete disarmame... More »
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World AIDS Day 2018: ‘Know your status’ — is this really the best we can do?
‘Know Your Status’ is the global theme chosen to commemorate the 30th World AIDS Day on 1 December 2018. Ricardo da Silva SJ asks whether this theme reflects the most pressing need in the struggle to end AIDS given the present statistics for the disease, espec... More »
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You can’t fight violence with violence
The concept of restorative justice can seem fable-like to many. A kind of wishful thinking that begs for a dose of reality. Mike Batley looks at epidemic levels of violence in South Africa. He argues that much of the research into the subject leads to the conc... More »
Africa
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Why were 400,000 Congolese nationals expelled from Angola?
A potential human rights crisis is playing itself out between Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Over 400,000 Congolese citizens have been repatriated since late September 2018, under less than transparent conditions. The international medi... More »
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Black and white South Africans we must never forget — 100 years since WWI ended
As the world celebrates 100 years since World War I ended at 11 am on this day, Anthony Egan SJ reminds us of South Africans, black and white, who served during the war. He invites us to remember those who lost their lives in noble service during the war, thos... More »
