Activist dies in Democratic Republic of Congo unrest
By admin | September 7, 2011
BBC News, 6 September
An opposition activist has been shot dead in Democratic Republic of Congo during clashes with police in Kinshasa. 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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Mugabe calls for elections in 2012
By admin | September 5, 2011
Reuters News, 3 September
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said elections will be held in early 2012 and accused his rivals of stalling the process to write a new constitution to prolong the life of a fragile unity government, local media reported Saturday. Read the rest of this entry »
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COSATU criticises SADC leadership and calls for Day of Action
By Mark | August 18, 2011
Congress of South African Trade Unions calls on SADC leaders to act now in defence of democracy in Southern Africa
COSATU, 17 August 2011
The Congress of South African Trade Unions notes that the 31st Ordinary Summit of SADC heads of states and government begins today in Luanda, Angola to discuss various issues affecting the region.
We are however very disappointed by the behaviour of the in-coming Chairperson of SADC, Angola’s President Jose Dos Santos who refused entry into Angola for about 17 civil society activists and leaders from the region, as well as two Mozambican journalists, whilst also seizing publications belonging to Zimbabwean activists. This is unacceptable, particularly coming from someone assigned with the responsibility of providing leadership to the whole region at a time when the challenge of democracy, human rights and economic justice are daunting throughout the region. This also brings into question Angola’s own record of freedom of political activity, free flow of information and right to expression. Read the rest of this entry »
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Zimbabwe civil society outline demands for election roadmap
By Mark | August 16, 2011
Zimbabwe Civil Society Position Paper to SADC on the Elections Roadmap
15 August 2011
Zimbabwe civil society groups under the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition banner make the following five submissions to SADC leaders on critical steps to prepare Zimbabwe to hold genuinely free and fair elections under conditions of free political activity without violence or intimidation: Read the rest of this entry »
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Zimbabwe: South African civil society statement on the Global Political Agreement
By Mark | August 16, 2011
The coalition government of Zimbabwe must urgently institute reforms and ensure human rights respect
We the undersigned South African Civil Society participants and the Zimbabwean Diaspora attending the above-mentioned event wish to highlight civil society’s grave concern at the lack of progress in the implementation of fundamental democracy and human rights reforms outlined in the Global Political Agreement guaranteed by SADC. We are concerned that the SADC mediation process has made little difference in the peace talks between the ZANU-PF and the two MDC formations in the quest to find a lasting solution to the Zimbabwean crisis. Read the rest of this entry »
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Angola deports civil society leaders
By Mark | August 12, 2011
Civil Society Statement on the Detention and Deportation of Civil Society Leaders and Delegates to the 7th Southern Africa Civil Society Forum, Luanda, Angola Read the rest of this entry »
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Human Rights Watch statement on SADC
By Campaigns | August 10, 2011
Human Rights Watch, August 9
Leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) should address the worrying human rights situations in Malawi, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, and Angola, Human Rights Watch said in a letter today to Dr. Tomaz Salomão, the executive secretary. Human Rights Watch also urged SADC leaders, at their meeting in Luanda,Angola from August 16 to 18, 2011, to promote and strengthen the human rights mandate of the regional tribunal, rather than weaken it. Read the rest of this entry »
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Malawi army deployed over anti-Mutharika protests
By Campaigns | July 21, 2011
BBC News, 21 July
The army has been deployed in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe, to quell anti-government protests.
At least eight people were killed and 44 wounded on Wednesday in clashes in the northern city of Mzuzu, hospital officials said. Read the rest of this entry »
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Zanu-PF insists on Zim elections before year’s end
By Campaigns | July 21, 2011
Mail and Guardian, 15 July
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s party has renewed its calls for new elections this year, rejecting a timeline that his own negotiators hammered out last week, a state daily reported on Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »
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