On this International Day of Rural Women, we the undersigned organisations, call on African governments to ensure that rural women are a central focus in the implementation of the newly…
Huffington Post JOHANNESBURG — On April 15 of this year, Themba Maphosa awoke to news that five immigrants had been killed by South African gangs the previous night in Durban.…
Right 2 Know (R2K), the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC), and the Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI), in collaboration with the Wits Journalism School, present a discussion on: “Threats to…
Daily Maverick 20 August 2015 The economic circumstances of women in Southern African Development Community (SADC) states have been especially slow to change as women and girls continue to experience…
IOL News 18 August 2015 Gaborone – Lesotho Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili came under fire from his fellow leaders in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) at its summit here…
Issued by:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The Coalition for an Effective SADC Tribunal Date:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 14 August 2015 On the eve of the SADC Heads of State Summit on Sunday 16th August the Coalition for…
Jurist By Anneke Meekotter & Graeme Reidof 4 August 2015 JURIST Guest Columnists Anneke Meerkotter of the Southern Africa Litigation Centre and Graeme Reidof Human Rights Watch discuss how recent…
Daily Maverick By Kaajal Ramjathan-Keogh 25 June 2015 SALC has received much praise for its actions and also much criticism for taking this bold step. In particular, SALC has heard…
Daily Maverick 25 June 2015 The Southern African Litigation Centre, another of those do-good civil society initiatives attempting to keep the government from using the Constitution as a long-drop, has…
By Anneke Meerkotter and Ian Swartz In many countries, whether your freedom of expression is respected or not continues to depend on the views you hold. The prosecution of Zambian…