Caroline James Business Day ON MAY 1 last year, Swazi political activists Mario Masuku and Maxwell Dlamini attended a commemoration of May Day in Manzini, Swaziland. Masuku spoke about his…
Staff Writer30 April 2015
The Angolan authorities must immediately and unconditionally release two human rights defenders who were detained solely for exercising their rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in the country’s…
Staff Writer18 March 2015
Gaborone – Today, the Gaborone High Court delivered judgment in a case concerning the Department of Labour and Home Affairs’ refusal to register the organisation Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals of Botswana…
Staff Writer14 November 2014
A man mysteriously disappears while heading to a demonstration he has helped organise. Two days later his colleague receives a call from someone purporting to know what has happened to…
Staff Writer8 September 2014
SALC has prepared a briefing paper which summarises the incidents of infringements of freedom of expression that have taken place in Swaziland this year. It highlights the serious risks activists…
Staff Writer28 August 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
The Business Day I THINK SA should recall its ambassador to Swaziland and threaten to close our borders with the country. I am not joking. We need to put more…
Staff Writer21 August 2014
By Caroline James On July 17 Judge Mpendulo Simelane found human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko and magazine editor Bheki Makhubu guilty of contempt of court for writing articles in Makhubu’s…
Staff Writer1 August 2014
Over the past week the world has been reminded of the fragility of media freedom, and the risks many journalists face when reporting the news. Last Monday a court in…
Staff Writer1 July 2014