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Post-election Environment in Malawi - by Ineke Stemmet and Fowzia Davids
SALO Malawi Brief, 21 August 2020: Download PDF version here: SALO-Malawi-Brief.pdf Background The Southern African Liaison Office (SALO), in partnership with the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA), held a multi-stakeholder …
This week’s COVID-19 updates - 8 Sept 2020.
Header Image: “Minister Fikile Mbalula inspects Rea-Vaya buses and stations as part of Coronavirus Covid-19 safety measures” by GovernmentZA is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0 General: Understanding the epidemiology of Covid-19 and moving …
Weekly News Briefs 04 September 2020:
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe warms up to national dialogue. Many Zimbabweans are warming up to the recent calls for national dialogue and an internal resolution of the country’s decades-long political and economic crises, while also imploring …
Statements of the ANC and SA Government on Zimbabwe – September 2020
Date and Source 01 September 2020, eNCA. Retrieved from: https://www.enca.com/news/sa-send-new-envoys-crisis-hit-zimbabwe Statement SA to send new envoys to crisis-hit Zimbabwe Key Issues ‘President Cyril Ramaphosa said he would send …
SALO Public Dialogue on Gender-Based Violence a Hate Crime - 1 September 2020
On 1 September SALO held a public dialogue on gender-based violence and South Africa’s response to violence and crime against vulnerable groups. The Webinar was hosted on Zoom and streamed live on Facebook: Watch on Facebook
Mozambique Terrorist Insurgency: An Uncoordinated Response to a Looming Regional Crisis? By Fowzia Davids and Lindiwe Mthembu
Download PDF version here: Dialogue-Online-Mozambique_-Domestic-and-Regional-Counterinsurgency-Efforts-28-August-2020.pdf Introduction An Islamist insurgency in Mozambique’s gas-rich northern Cabo Delgado province has been ongoing since …
Statements of the ANC and SA Government on Zimbabwe - August 2020
Date and Source 06 August 2020, iharare.com. Retrieved from: …
COVID-19 UPDATES - 31 August 2020.
"President Cyril Ramaphosa sees off Coronavirus COVID-19 quarantined citizens from The Ranch Resort" by GovernmentZA is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0
Weekly Regional COVID-19 updates – 27 August 2020:
Header Image: “coronavirus-covid-19” by Nursing Schools Near Me is licensed under CC BY 2.0 General: Schools in Africa being closed due to the coronavirus pandemic has many other unintended consequences, including a gender gap, low …
News Briefs 21 August 2020
Eswatini Covid-19: eSwatini community broadcasters blocked from going on air in great time of need EmaSwati long for the kind of community radio they see operating in neighbouring South Africa and Mozambique, which takes on local issues. …
Weekly Regional COVID-19 updates - 17 August 2020:
General: The UK’s Minister, Boris Johnson, is failing Africa and is setting back decades of progress on tackling issues of common interest for Africa and the UK. Source: …
SALO Women's Month Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue - 13 August 2020
The Southern African Liaison Office hosted a Women’s Month Public Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue, with specific focus on Zimbabwe. The keynote speaker was Tsitsi Dangarembga. The award-winning Zimbabwean author was recently detained overnight …
Weekly News Briefs 14 August 2020:
Zimbabwe. Source: Human Rights Watch 11 August 2020. End Inhuman Prison Conditions of Activists in Zimbabwe Zimbabwe’s authorities, including the Minister of Justice and prison officials, should immediately take measures to end the inhuman …
Weekly COVID-19 Regional updates - 11 August 2020.
General: Humility from decision-makers, building trust in leaders and institutions, and learning from international experience are critical if countries are to better prepare for the next global crisis. Source: …
Women’s Month: reflecting on women’s experiences in the context of COVID-19 - By Ineke Stemmet, SALO
Women’s month in South Africa is commemorated to pay tribute to the more than 20 000 women who, on 9 August 1956, marched to the Union Buildings to protest the Apartheid Regime’s extension of the pass laws onto women. As such, August is …
Weekly News Briefs 06 August 2020:
Zimbabwe: Source: Business Day 04 August 2020. Zimbabwean Lives Matter movement grows with support from big names Protests against economic turmoil, arrests and human-rights abuses in Zimbabwe have moved online with a hashtag that’s plays …
Weekly COVID-19 Regional Updates - 3 August 2020
Header Image: “coronavirus-covid-19” by Nursing Schools Near Me is licensed under CC BY 2.0 https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2020-07-28-the-other-countries-with-covid-19-success-stories-and-what-we-can-learn-from-them/#gsc.tab=0 Four …
Weekly News Briefs 31 July 2020:
Zimbabwe: Scores of Zimbabwe protesters arrested, military in streets. Source:Washington Post 31 July 2020. HARARE, Zimbabwe — Scores of people were arrested Friday in Zimbabwe as hundreds of military troops as well as police attempted to …
South Africa’s Civil Union Amendment Bill: A Step in the Right Direction - By Mbuyiseli Lwazi Somya
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION HERE: </media/2020/08/Policy-Dialogue-South-Africa-Civil-Union-Amendment-Act.pdf> On 1st July 2020, South Africa’s second House of Parliament, the National Council of Provinces during a virtual sitting adopted an …
Weekly Regional Covid-19 updates - 27 July 2020
South Africa: To help slow the spread of COVID-19, the United States government has contributed $500,000 (R 8.6 million) to UNICEF to construct handwashing stations in vulnerable communities and informal settlements across South Africa. …