Focus Countries

SALC works in the following countries: Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. In addition, SALC supports litigation in South African courts that advances human rights in the southern African region.

Angola

Botswana

Eswatini

Malawi

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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
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Mining company takes Zambia pollution case to Supreme Court in bid to avoid trial Socio-Economic Rights ArticlesSocio-economic Rights ExtractivesSocio-Economic Rights Extractives ArticlesSocio-economic Rights NewsSocio-economic Rights ResourcesZambia

Mining company takes Zambia pollution case to Supreme Court in bid to avoid trial

MINING COMPANY TAKES ZAMBIA POLLUTION CASE TO SUPREME COURT IN BID TO AVOID TRIAL Sino Metals appeals High Court ruling that cleared the way for 176 community members to have…
Staff Writer
29 May 2026
Who benefits? Mining, climate justice, and the fight for community voice in Malawi ArticlesMalawiSocio-Economic Rights ArticlesSocio-Economic Rights Climate Justice ArticlesSocio-Economic Rights Extractives Articles

Who benefits? Mining, climate justice, and the fight for community voice in Malawi

The Nation (3) May Chikondi Chijozi Jere Malawi is standing at the edge of a mining boom. From the rare earth deposits at Kangankunde to the globally significant rutile discovery…
Chikondi Chijozi
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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
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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

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