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Monday, May 24th, 2010President of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU), Lovemore Matombo, spoke at ACTSA’s conference ‘Zimbabwe 30 years on’. Watch his keynote speech from the event here. Watch Lovemore Matombo Speech – Zimbabwe 30 years in Activism & Non-Profit
30 years on: What is life like for the women of Zimbabwe?
Friday, May 21st, 2010In the 30 years since Zimbabwe gained independence much has changed within the country. From the early days of success when the country was referred to as the bread basket of Africa, Zimbabwe in recent years has slid into political and economic chaos, which the heavily criticised power-sharing agreement of 2008 between ZANU PF and [...]
A High Commissioner’s thoughts 3 – World Cup and South Africa’s future
Friday, May 21st, 2010Interview with His Excellency Dr Zola Skweyiya, South Africa High Commissioner by Tony Dykes 26 April 2010 South Africa hosts the World Cup soon, what do you think the World Cup will achieve for South Africa? The World Cup comes at time South Africa needs it. Sport played an important part in the struggle against [...]
A High Commissioner’s thoughts 2 – life in government
Friday, May 21st, 2010Interview with His Excellency Dr Zola Skweyiya, South Africa High Commissioner by Tony Dykes 26 April 2010 You have been a government minister, what did you most enjoy about your ministerial roles? I became Minister for Public Services in 1994. I led on setting up a new system of public administration across nine provinces. We [...]
A High Commissioner’s thoughts 1 – life under apartheid
Friday, May 21st, 2010Interview with His Excellency Dr Zola Skweyiya, South Africa High Commissioner by Tony Dykes 26 April 2010 What motivated you to become active in the ANC? I joined the ANC as a 15 year old. I was at a missionary school and the apartheid regime brought in the Bantu Education Act to give non-white South [...]
ZCTU demands Presidential Elections
Friday, May 21st, 2010Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions, Press release, 17 May 2010 The Zimbabwe Congress of TRade Unions (ZCTU) General Council on 15 May 2010 noted with concern lack of progress in the economic and political spheres since the inception of the Government of National Unity (GNU). The GNU has been characterised by impasses, name calling and [...]
Malawian gay couple jailed for 14 years
Friday, May 21st, 2010Godfrey Mapondera and David Smith, the Guardian, 20 May 2010 The worst fears of a gay couple in Malawi and supporters across the world were realised today when they were sentenced to 14 years in jail with hard labour. Steven Monjeza, 26, and 20-year-old Tiwonge Chimbalanga, convicted earlier this week of unnatural acts and gross [...]
Act now to end mother-to-child transmission of HIV
Monday, May 17th, 2010Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) is calling on the new Prime Minister to put the fight against mother-to-child transmission of HIV to the top of the national and international development agenda. In 2000, governments pledged to halve rates of mother-to-child transmission by 2010. However, this target has not been met due to inaction and a [...]
ACTSA letter to David Cameron on HIV targets for southern Africa
Monday, May 17th, 201017 May 2010 Dear Prime Minister, Re: Eradicating mother-to-child transmission of HIV I am writing to ask you to commit the new British Government to prioritising the issue of mother-to-child transmission of HIV within its international development work. In the West mother-to-child transmission has virtually been eliminated, but over 900 babies are born HIV positive [...]
Letter from ACTSA on the death of Swazi activist Sipho Jele
Friday, May 14th, 2010Letter from Tony Dykes, Director of ACTSA to HE Mrs Mary M Kanya, Swaziland High Commission to the UK. 13 May 2010. Dear High Commissioner, I am deeply concerned to learn about the death in police custody of Sipho Jele, who was a member of the Swaziland Agricultural and Plantations Workers Union (SAPWU), part of [...]
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