Mr Basildon Peta, the publisher of the Lesotho Times newspaper, is due to appear in the Maseru Magistrates Court on Tuesday, 19 July 2016. On 5 July 2016, Mr Peta…
Caroline James19 July 2016
On Monday, 9 November 2015, the High Court in Gaborone heard an application brought by the Law Society of Botswana and Omphemetse Motumise challenging the procedure followed when judges are…
Caroline James10 November 2015
Right 2 Know (R2K), the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC), and the Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI), in collaboration with the Wits Journalism School, present a discussion on: “Threats to…
Caroline James31 August 2015
On Monday 3 November 2014, the Swazi Supreme Court heard two appeals in the Thulani Maseko and Bheki Makhubu series of litigation. Maseko, a human rights lawyer, and Makhubu, the…
Caroline James4 November 2014
On Thursday last week Swazi government officials unlawfully evicted families and demolished homes in Nokwane. This is just the latest incident that illustrates the flagrant disregard for the rule of…
Caroline James29 September 2014
In Swaziland yesterday, Vincent Ncongwane, the secretary general of the Trade Union Congress of Swaziland (TUCOSWA), was due to speak at a prayer meeting held at Matsapha Industrial Centre. Matsapha…
Caroline James27 August 2014
Last week, during a visit to Swaziland, I met with a Swazi lawyer to discuss various cases in which he is defending human rights activists. The meeting was held in…
Caroline James17 July 2014
23 MAY 2014 MBABANE, SWAZILAND On 23 May 2014, Judges Moore, Ebrahim, and Twum of the Supreme Court of Appeal heard Bheki Makhubu’s appeal to last year’s conviction and sentence…
Caroline James28 May 2014
There have been a number of distressing developments in Swaziland over the past week. SALC is indebted to our contacts in Swaziland, particularly Velaphi Mamba from OSISA and Mary da…
Caroline James2 May 2014