Jailed Swazi Student leader nominated for Irish human rights award
By Sarah | January 30, 2012
Stiff Kitten’s Blog, 25 January 2012
President of the Swaziland National Union of Students (SNUS), Maxwell Dlamini, has been nominated for the 2012 Front Line Defenders Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk. The award is presented by Front Line, an Irish-based human rights organisation founded by former director of the Irish Section of Amnesty International, Mary Lawlor, and is given to “human rights defenders who, through non-violent work, are courageously making an outstanding contribution to the promotion and protection of the human rights of others, often at great personal risk to themselves.” Read the rest of this entry »
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Youth and student delegation, day 11: Pretoria
By Mark | September 14, 2011
Swaziland and Pretoria
Geraldine Donnelly
“Good morning it is Wednesday 14th September 2011, 6.11am…”
And so our day begins, the radio greets us as we board the minibus for the last time in Swaziland to be taken to the airport as we embark on our last journey to Johannesburg, South Africa. Read the rest of this entry »
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Swazi schools closed amid budget crunch
By admin | September 14, 2011
Pretoria News, 14 September
School principals in Swaziland on Tuesday shut down many of the nation’s schools on the first day of the new term, demanding that the government pay outstanding fees meant to ensure free public education. Read the rest of this entry »
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Top South African trade unionist arrested in Swazi protest clashes
By admin | September 8, 2011
Mail and Guardian, 7 September
Swazi police fired teargas and rubber bullets to break up a pro-democracy march Wednesday, arresting a top South African union leader who was going to address the crowd, a protest organiser said. Read the rest of this entry »
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Youth and student delegation, day four: Cape Town and Johannesburg
By Mark | September 7, 2011
Travelling from Cape Town to Johannesburg and meeting the Studies in Poverty and Inequality Institute
Simon Darvill
The day started with yet another early wake-up-call, in order to head to Cape Town Airport to catch our flight to Johannesburg. As we left Cape Town in our minibus I reflected on the last three days in South Africa. Looking over the City and the bay that is dominated by one of the most beautiful natural wonders, Table Mountain, we drove past Read the rest of this entry »
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Swazi protests swell as riot police look on
By admin | September 6, 2011
Mail and Guardian, 6 September
More than 1 000 people marched on Tuesday through Swaziland’s main city Manzini in one of the largest protests yet against Africa’s last absolute monarch, King Mswati III. Read the rest of this entry »
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24 arrested and several injured in Angola youth rally
By admin | September 5, 2011
Reuters News, 3 September
Angolan authorities arrested 24 people at an anti-government youth rally in the capital Luanda Saturday during which several protesters, journalists and police officers were injured, according to media reports. Read the rest of this entry »
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ACTSA Press Release: Swaziland day of action
By Campaigns | September 2, 2011
Swaziland Independence Day 6 September: Action for Southern Africa and National Union of Students call for democracy and rights.
The National Union of Students, Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) and others will mark Swaziland’s Independence Day, on 6th September, with a vigil for democracy and rights. They will join with people in Swaziland, South Africa and across the world echoing the calls of Swazi people for democracy and rights, and raising awareness of the social and economic crisis in the country. Read the rest of this entry »
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The misery of being a UNISWA student
By Campaigns | August 31, 2011
Times of Swaziland, 31 August
Letter from Swazi student to the Times of Swaziland:
Sir,
Even though I’m a student leader I’m writing this in my personal capacitas.
The University of Swaziland (UNISWA) was supposed to open for the 2011/12 academic year on Monday, August 8, 2011. However, this was not the case as the University indefinitely postponed the opening of the University. The major reason is that there are not enough resources to run the institution. Since the University is a government parastatal, it largely depends on government for money. All these will have a serious bearing on the students of UNISWA. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tanzania study shows one in three girls sexually abused
By Campaigns | August 10, 2011
BBC News, 9 August
Nearly one third of Tanzanian girls experience sexual violence before they turn 18, a Unicef survey has found. Read the rest of this entry »
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