On 27 August 2020, the Malawi Court delivered a judgment in a case which challenged the President's decision prior to the elections to order the Chief Justice and another Supreme…
Staff Writer23 Nov 2022
Statement calling on the government of Zambia to uphold human rights ahead of the upcoming elections
On 12 August 2021, general elections will be held in Zambia wherein voters will elect a President, 156 members of parliament, and 117 district council leaders. The Southern Africa Litigation…
Staff Writer11 Aug 2021
On 17 June, SALC's intern, Nicholas Bugeja's article titled " In the lead-up to Malawi's election re-run, its Government is in free fall" was published in the Independant Australia In…
Staff Writer18 Jun 2020
Elections took place in Eswatini on the 21 September. According to both the African Union Observer Mission (AUEOM) and SADC Observer Mission (SEOM) preliminary statements, the electoral process was conducted…
Staff Writer26 Sep 2018
The DW A country with no political parties and an absolute monarch, critics have called eSwatini's elections a sham. Authorities claim the polls "preserve its very rich cultures and traditions."…
Staff Writer21 Sep 2018
With only about a month to polls, an eSwatini (Swaziland) political party is going to court to fight for the right of individuals running in the absolute monarchy’s unusually apolitical…
Staff Writer19 Aug 2018
On May 30, 2018, The Zimbabwe Constitutional Court handed down judgment in Gabriel Shumba & Others v Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs & Others. The Southern Africa Litigation…
Staff Writer1 Jun 2018
The Mail & Guardian The Southern Africa Litigation Centre has criticised the arrest of MDC parliamentary candidate Arnold Tsunga and 50 supporters. “The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) condemns the…
Staff Writer23 Nov 2013
Zimbabwe elections chief resigns ahead of crucial polls this year citing ill health, local media report. Retired Justice Simpson Mutambanengwe took up his post in March 2010, two years after…
Staff Writer13 Nov 2013
Alex Bell SW Radio Africa The arrest last week of renowned human rights lawyer and MDC-T parliamentary candidate Arnold Tsunga, has cast even more doubt on the credibility of next…
Staff Writer23 Jul 2013