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Press freedom in Africa an illusion, despite constitutional promises ArticlesCivic RightsCivic Rights ArticlesCivic Rights Democratic GovernanceCivic Rights Democratic Governance ArticlesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression ArticlesCivic Rights NewsSADC

Press freedom in Africa an illusion, despite constitutional promises

Mail & Guardian Tambudzai Manjonjo & Melusi Simelane 19 August 2025 As outlined in international human rights treaties and the constitutions of most African countries, freedom of expression is a…
Tambudzai Gonese
19 August 2025
“Not in our name!” says Eswatini activists opposing shadow US deportation planes Civic RightsCivic Rights ArticlesCivic Rights Democratic GovernanceCivic Rights Democratic Governance ArticlesCivic Rights NewsEswatini

“Not in our name!” says Eswatini activists opposing shadow US deportation planes

Mbabane, Eswatini: 14 August 2025: The Eswatini Litigation Centre (ELC), alongside Mzwandile Banele Masuku, the Swaziland Rural Women’s Assembly (SRWA), and Melusi Simelane of the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC),…
Staff Writer
14 August 2025
Defend the press: Protect free expression and democratic values ArticlesCivic RightsCivic Rights ArticlesCivic Rights Association & AssemblyCivic Rights Association & Assembly ArticlesCivic Rights Democratic GovernanceCivic Rights Democratic Governance ArticlesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression ArticlesCivic Rights NewsEswatiniNamibiaSADCTanzaniaZimbabwe

Defend the press: Protect free expression and democratic values

The Southern Africa Litigation Centre is alarmed and outraged by the escalating assault on freedom of expression, assembly, and access to information across Southern Africa. The arrest of Zimbabwean journalist…
Melusi Simelane
1 April 2025
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Restrictions on press freedoms threatens credibility of elections ArticlesCivic Rights ArticlesCivic Rights Democratic GovernanceCivic Rights Democratic Governance ArticlesCivic Rights Expression ArticlesTanzania

Restrictions on press freedoms threatens credibility of elections

The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) is deeply concerned by the Tanzanian authorities’ escalating crackdown on freedom of expression and political dissent as the country approaches its 2025 general elections.…
Melusi Simelane
8 October 2024
ESWATINI MUST PUT AN END TO THE HARASSMENT OF TANELE MASEKO ArticlesCivic Rights ArticlesCivic Rights Democratic GovernanceCivic Rights Democratic Governance ArticlesCivic Rights EventsCriminal Justice Police Abuse ArticlesEswatini

ESWATINI MUST PUT AN END TO THE HARASSMENT OF TANELE MASEKO

Every unanswered question deepens the Maseko family’s despair and trauma and entrenches impunity for his assassination in front of his wife and children; every stone unturned is a monument to…
Staff Writer
28 March 2024

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