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I live under Africa’s last absolute monarchy. Here’s what 40 years of total power looks like ArticlesCivic Rights ArticlesCivic Rights Democratic GovernanceCivic Rights Democratic Governance ArticlesCivic Rights Expression ArticlesCivic Rights Expression Completed CasesEswatini

I live under Africa’s last absolute monarchy. Here’s what 40 years of total power looks like

Minority Africa King Mswati III of Eswatini just spent millions celebrating his ruby jubilee. Most of his people live below the poverty line, and a lawyer who wrote critically of…
Melusi Simelane
4 June 2026
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Tanzanian CSOs appeal East African Court ruling on online content regulations Civic RightsCivic Rights Democratic Governanace Ongoing CasesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression Ongoing CasesTanzania

Tanzanian CSOs appeal East African Court ruling on online content regulations

SALC stands with the appellants in their continued fight to protect freedom of expression online in East Africa  The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) welcomes the decision of the Legal…
Staff Writer
8 May 2026
Driven out by design: The leadership crisis behind Africa’s migration ArticlesCivic RightsCivic Rights ArticlesCivic Rights Democratic GovernanceCivic Rights Democratic Governance ArticlesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression ArticlesCivic Rights NewsSADC

Driven out by design: The leadership crisis behind Africa’s migration

Substack (02 May 2026) Migration is rational. It is not a pathology. It is a response to a leadership emergency. When Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni addressed her European Union…
Melusi Simelane
4 May 2026
Due process in exile: The constitutional crisis behind third-country removals Civic Rights ArticlesCivic Rights Democratic Governance ArticlesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression ArticlesCivic Rights NewsCriminal Justice ArticlesEswatini

Due process in exile: The constitutional crisis behind third-country removals

Eswatini Observer Polity Botswana Guardian  Mail & Guardian On 25 February 2026, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued a sweeping and uncompromising judgment condemning the…
Anneke Meerkotter
2 March 2026
Exploring human rights, digital minefields and intersectionality in cyber politics ArticlesCivic RightsCivic Rights ArticlesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression ArticlesCivic Rights NewsCountriesEquality RightsEquality Rights ArticlesEquality Rights DisabilityEquality Rights LGBTIQ+Equality Rights LGBTIQ+ ArticlesEquality Rights NewsEquality Rights WomenSADC

Exploring human rights, digital minefields and intersectionality in cyber politics

26 November 2025 By Bradley Fortuin The Midweek Sun In an era when digital infrastructures have a strong hold on everything from civic participation to surveillance, human rights interventions must…
Bradley Fortuin
26 November 2025
SALC warns of growing autocracy in SADC amid repression in Tanzania ahead of elections Civic RightsCivic Rights Association & AssemblyCivic Rights Democratic GovernanceCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights NewsTanzania

SALC warns of growing autocracy in SADC amid repression in Tanzania ahead of elections

The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) has today written to His Excellency Prof. Arthur Peter Mutharika, Chairperson of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation, raising urgent concerns…
Staff Writer
27 October 2025
Abduction of Tanzania government critic signals deepening repression ArticlesCivic RightsCivic Rights ArticlesCivic Rights Democratic GovernanceCivic Rights Democratic Governance ArticlesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression ArticlesCivic Rights NewsTanzania

Abduction of Tanzania government critic signals deepening repression

The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) is seriously concerned about reports that Humphrey Polepole, the former Tanzanian Ambassador to Cuba and an outspoken critic of the government, has been forcibly…
Staff Writer
10 October 2025

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