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Kufanya kuishi kuwa kosa la jinai: Gharama ya Kibinadamu ya operesheni ya Kinondoni dhidi ya uombaji ArticlesCriminal JusticeCriminal Justice ArticlesCriminal Justice Criminal Law Reform ArticlesTanzania

Kufanya kuishi kuwa kosa la jinai: Gharama ya Kibinadamu ya operesheni ya Kinondoni dhidi ya uombaji

Jamii Forums (4 June 2026) Andiko La Jebra Kambole Amri ya hivi karibuni ya Halmashauri ya Manispaa ya Kinondoni iliyotolewa tarehe 28/05/2026 na Meya wa Kinondoni Mh. Songoro Hamis Mnyonge…
Staff Writer
8 June 2026
The cage, the bullet and the border: How Southern Africa punishes dissent and why our region must reclaim its institutions ArticlesCivic RightsCivic Rights ArticlesCivic Rights Democratic Governance ArticlesTanzaniaZimbabwe

The cage, the bullet and the border: How Southern Africa punishes dissent and why our region must reclaim its institutions

Polity (4 June 2026) From Harare to Dar es Salaam to Mbabane to Lusaka, governments have learned they no longer need a guilty verdict to silence critics. They need a…
Melusi Simelane
4 June 2026
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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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
18 May 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
APPEAL FILED IN LANDMARK CASE AGAINST US-ESWATINI DEPORTEE DEAL ArticlesCivic RightsCivic Rights Democratic Governanace Ongoing CasesCivic Rights Democratic Governance ArticlesCivic Rights NewsEswatiniInternational Justice News

APPEAL FILED IN LANDMARK CASE AGAINST US-ESWATINI DEPORTEE DEAL

The Eswatini Litigation Centre, Mzwandile Banele Masuku, the Swaziland Rural Women's Assembly, and Melusi Simelane have submitted a Notice of Appeal to the Supreme Court of Eswatini, contesting the dismissal of…
Melusi Simelane
13 March 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
Hate speech is an assault on democracy ArticlesBotswanaCivic Rights Expression ArticlesEquality Rights ArticlesSocio-Economic Rights Articles

Hate speech is an assault on democracy

Botswana Guardian (13 February 2026) *By Anna Mmolai-Chalmers  Botswana self-identifies as a democratic country, and, according to the Democracy Index, the indicators of democracy include, but are not limited to, political participation, civil liberties, good governance, and…
Anna Chalmers-Mmolai
12 February 2026

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