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Only boys allowed: Seven faces of Zimbabwe’s political patriarchy BY RUMBIDZAI DUBE JULY 11, 2018
Source: https://africanarguments.org/2018/07/11/boys-allowed-7-faces-zimbabwe-patriarchy/ At less than 15%, women make up a tiny fraction of candidates in the upcoming elections. Here’s how society keeps it that way. Zimbabwe’s patriarchy …
MORGAN TSVANGIRAI LEGACY SEMINAR - 10 July 2018
The evident love and grief of millions of Zimbabweans across political divide for their former Prime Minister, after his passing on 14 February 2018, has affirmed his standing as a towering figure in Zimbabwe’s history. Tsvangirai, a former …

BRICS – Civil society working group on Gender Inequality - Policy Brief June 2018
From the 25th – 26th of June 2018, the BRICS Civics held a consultation to finalise recommendations for the July 2018 BRICS summit. This policy brief provides a summary and recommendations from the Gender Inequality Session. South Africa’s …
Multi-stakeholder Dialogue on the Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill - 28 June 2018
Multi-stakeholder Dialogue on the Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill Pretoria, 28 June 2018 Keynote speaker: Hon. John Jeffery, Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development On the 28th of June 2018, SALO in partnership with the …

News Briefs 15 June 2018
Democratic Republic of Congo Congo President Kabila Will Not Seek Third Term: DRC PM Congo’s current President Joseph Kabila will not seek a third mandate in the Central African country’s upcoming December elections because of …
News Briefs 08 June 2018
Democratic Republic of Congo Democratic Republic of Congo OKs experimental Ebola treatments The Democratic Republic of Congo has approved new experimental drugs to treat Ebola as the central African country tries to stem its latest …
ZSF Statement on the Proclamation of the 2018 Harmonised Zimbabwe Election dates
Statement on the Proclamation of the 2018 Harmonised Zimbabwe Election dates ZSF has noted the Zimbabwe presidential proclamation which sets the election nomination date as the 14th of June 2018 and the plebiscite date as the 30th of July …
Policy Brief- May 2018- Addressing high-levels of gender-based violence and violence against LGBTI individuals in Soweto
On the 26th of February and 26th of March, SALO held two community dialogues on “How can Government address the extraordinarily high-levels of gender-based violence in general, and violence against LGBTI individuals in particular, that …
One step forward, two steps back? Zimbabwean opposition’s self-created dilemma By Zenzo Moyo- 28 May 2018
It is up to the MDC Alliance to make it difficult for Zanu-PF to rig the upcoming elections. This can be achieved by uniting the opposition. Zimbabwe is scheduled to hold harmonised elections between 21 July and 21 August. If all goes well, …
SawaSouthSudan virtual summit connecting women activists in South Sudan to leaders from around the world
**SawaSouthSudan, a virtual summit streamed from Nairobi connecting women activists in****South Sudan to leaders from around the world** Date: 25th of May – Africa Day Venue: Sierra Burgers Park Hotel Hosted by SALO SAWA South Sudan was a …

Why are you supporting the SawaSouthSudan Summit?
For Navi Pillay, it’s because the women of South Sudan have suffered for far too long. Share your reasons for participating in the comments below and don’t forget to RSVP at https://www.sawasouthsudan.com/
Virtual summit connecting the women of South Sudan to the world.
YOU’RE INVITED: SawaSouthSudan is a virtual summit connecting the women of South Sudan to the world. Streaming live on Africa Day, 25th May 2pm EAT. Find out more here: https://www.sawasouthsudan.com/

SOUTH AFRICA WITHDRAWS ISRAEL AMBASSADOR WITH “IMMEDIATE EFFECT”
The human rights and Palestine solidarity organization BDS South Africa joins fellow South Africans in welcoming the South African government’s withdrawal of our Ambassador in Israel “with immediate effect”. Earlier this evening South …
South Africa’s foreign policy agenda is due for a massive overhaul,
South Africa’s foreign policy agenda is due for a massive overhaul, with a possible return to the era of pan-African politics exemplified by former president Thabo Mbeki’s administration. The department of international relations is …
News Briefs 11 May 2018
Democratic Republic of Congo Ebola outbreak declared in Democratic Republic of Congo The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo declared an outbreak of Ebola hemorrhagic fever, a rare and deadly disease, on Tuesday, the World Health …
Can Southern Africa save the DRC?
Can Southern Africa save the DRC? Simon Allison13 Apr 2018 00:00 Eternal war: Congolese, fleeing a flare-up in violence between the pastoralist Hema and agriculturalist Lendu in the Ituri region of the DRC in March this year. (Johan …
MEMORANDUM OF DEMANDS TO THE KINGDOM OF SWAZILAND
To: Mswati III Kingdom of Swaziland CC: The High Commissioner, Pretoria From: People’s United Democratic Movement – PUDEMO MEMORANDUM OF DEMANDS TO THE KINGDOM OF SWAZILAND It is 45 years since Sobhuza II, the father to the current absolute …
GBV community screening – 17th April 2018, Sizimisele Technical school, Khayelitsha
On the 17th April 2018 SALO facilitated a community screening and dialogue with high school learners in Khayelitsha, talking about on gender based-violence. The session started with a screening of a clip of South African teenagers speaking …

News Briefs 13 April 2018
Democratic Republic of Congo UN Calls on DRC to Not Shun Pledging Conference The United Nations says it hopes the Democratic Republic of Congo will attend a donors’ conference in Geneva later this week aimed at raising $1.7 billion for …
SALO COMMUNITY DIALOGUE - 9 April 2018
A discussion on the state of Human Rights in general, and gender-based violence in particular, on the occasion of the visit of Kees van Baar, Human Rights Ambassador of the Netherlands, Rochus Pronk, Head of the Human Rights Team, Geneva, …
