Gaborone – On Thursday, 23 July 2015, the Botswana Court of Appeal will hear arguments in an appeal against a 2014 High Court judgment in which the government was ordered…
JOHANNESBURG 16 – 18 SEPTEMBER 2015 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS The Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI) and the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) will hold a litigation workshop on the right…
OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA REGARDING CONTINUED SUPPRESSION OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN ANGOLA 16 July, 2015 To the President of the Republic of Angola…
Mbabane: On Tuesday, 14 July 2015, the Swaziland Supreme Court granted bail to the president of the People’s United Democratic Movement, Mario Masuku, and the secretary general of the Swaziland…
Muluka Miti-Drummond 7 July 2015 Thought Leader When people think of Angola many think of the 27-year-long civil war that ended in 2002. Some might even think of oil and…
IOL Angela Mudukuti Imperfect as it is, it is the only judicial mechanism fighting for justice and defending the rights of African victims, writes Angela Mudukuti. Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir…
Business Day Nicole Fritz AS I sit, immersed in the demands of caring for a newborn, it is surreal to observe the debacle around Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir — not…
Annabel Raw Thought Leader 1 July 2015 The Southern Africa Litigation Centre’s health rights programme was established in 2007 to advance human rights and the rule of law in Southern…
In March 2014, human rights lawyer, Thulani Maseko, and magazine editor, Bheki Makhubu, were arrested and charged with contempt of court. The Nation and its publisher were also charged. Maseko…
Mbabane-On Tuesday, 30 June 2015, the Supreme Court in Swaziland upheld an appeal brought by human rights lawyer, Thulani Maseko, and magazine editor, Bheki Makhubu against their conviction on two…
The Home Affairs Director-General Mkuseli Apleni on Thursday submitted an affidavit to the High Court saying that al-Bashir left undetected because his delegation failed to produce his passport at immigration…
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…
News24 24 June 2015 Pretoria – The High Court in Pretoria has suggested that the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) investigate how South Africa violated a court order to…
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 Angela Mudukuti SA should not be treated as a safe haven for criminals, writes Angela Mudukuti. Former President Nelson Mandela’s oration that “South Africa’s future foreign relations will be…
Thought Leader By Angela Mudukuti 22 June 2014 After approaching the North Gauteng High Court on Saturday, June 13, on an urgent basis the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) managed…
The Herald The SADC Parliamentary Forum has mobilised financial and technical resources to develop a Sadc Model Law on Child Marriage as Sadc Member States raise the ante against the…
VOA News 22 June 2015 JOHANNESBURG-Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir created a political storm in South Africa when he visited last week and the nation’s leadership allowed him to leave without…
City Press 21 June 2015 Until a week ago, few people in South Africa knew about the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC), which jumped into news feeds when it approached…
News24 15 June 2015 Johannesburg – The SA Litigation Centre (SALC) is considering contempt of court proceedings against the government departments that it believes allowed Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to…