Amid dispute over wages, Swaziland police resumes persecution of teachers’ union leader
Earlier this month, Mbongwa Dlamini’s residence was sprayed with a hail of bullets by a highly militarized unit of the police called the Operation Support Service Unit (OSSU), putting the lives of his children in danger
Palestine Action activists deface and blockade London HQ of Elbit Systems
Palestine Action has led several direct actions against the British plants of Elbit Systems. In 2012, the company had been identified by a UN Special Rapporteur as a profiteer from Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine
South African state escalates repression against shack dwellers’ movement
In the wake of the assassination of two activists from Abahlali baseMjondolo, six members of the movement have been charged with murder
80% of rural African population lack safely managed drinking water
UNICEF and WHO reported that the SDG target of universal access to safely managed drinking water will not be met in Africa, barring major changes
King Mswati’s soldiers abduct children of a Communist Party leader in Swaziland
40 soldiers invaded the home of a Communist Party leader and kidnapped his two children who were held in custody for several hours before being released
Sudanese Resistance Committees reject UN calls to negotiate with coup leaders
UN’s calls for negotiation with the coup leaders “is extremely disrespectful” of Sudan’s struggle for democracy, says Resistance Committee spokesperson Dania Atabani
Persecuted leader of South Africa’s shack dweller movement assassinated while on bail
The 29-year-old deputy chairperson of Abahlali baseMjondolo’s eKhenana occupation was killed in Durban by four gunmen, allegedly led by the son of the local chief of the ruling ANC, against whom a police case had already been filed for an earlier attack on Sunday.
Amid looming retrenchments, unions demand transparency in sale of South Africa’s national airline
The sale of the restructured South Africa Airways (SAA) to a private consortium at an undisclosed price may provoke further labor unrest. The workers are already angry at the impending dismissal of 225 more workers