Seminar Series: Civil Society Reflections on 30 Years of Democracy in South Africa The Centre for Civil Society – University of KwaZulu-Natal in Collaboration with the Right2Know Seminar Series: Civil Society Reflections on 30 Years of Democracy in South Africa 2024 marks 30 years of democracy in South Africa. In this seminar series we engage with activists from critical South African social movements and social justice campaigns to consider the state of political and human rights, environmental justice, informal employment, access to health and the impacts on livelihoods from resource extraction. Please join us for discussions with the Right2Know, the South Durban Community Environmental Alliance, the Market Users Committee, the Treatment Action Campaign and the Amadiba Crisis Committee. Seminar Two Speaker:Brian Paaloh Topic:Informal work – perspectives from the South African Informal Traders Forum (SAITF) Date & Time:Thursday 23 May 2024, 13:00-14:00 Zoom Link: https://ukzn.zoom.us/j/98540238245?pwd=ejI4MnowN3NuOHM2cE9vMVJPZUJCQT09 Bio Paaloh is General Secretary of the South African Informal Traders Forum (SAITF). SAITF is a forum that represents informal traders, its membership extends to organisations and structures. Paaloh travels the length and breadth of the country to support the diverse struggles in the informal sector. SAITF has represented traders in successful legal action and continues to make a positive impact on lives. Paaloh has been a key contributor to publications that serve to protect the rights of Informal traders. He is a champion for human rights and economic rights.  Back

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