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Civil society
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General information about the civil society sector including challenges and successes.
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Zim Authorities block Youth Voter Registration
The Zimbabwean authorities crack down on individuals and groups seen mobilising youths to register
Zimbabwe’s Movement for Democratic Change’s efforts to get first-time voters to register are being undermined by a concerted effort from the authorities, who are cracking down on individuals and groups seen mobilising youths to register.
On 5 May 2013, police arrested three volunteers from the Election Resource Centre (ERC) for carrying out activities under the group's popular 1st Time Voter Generation campaign, which encourages young people to register as voters.
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NGO Calls on Newspaper Editor to Resign
MISA calls on the managing editor of Swaziland's only independent newspaper group to resign because he is too close to King Mswati III
The Media Institute for Southern Africa (MISA) has called on the managing editor of Swaziland's only independent newspaper group to resign because he is too close to King Mswati III.
MISA, the foremost media freedom group in the region, says that Martin Dlamini's position was 'untenable'.
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Lesotho’s Succession Ruling Criticised
Activists criticise Lesotho ruling court ruling which upholds a law that bars princesses from succeeding their fathers as traditional chiefs
Lesotho's top court has upheld a law that bars princesses from succeeding their fathers as traditional chiefs, a decision activists say dealt a ‘serious blow’ to women's rights and gender equality.
Rights activists decried the court's decision as a step backward for the tiny mountainous kingdom.
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Kenya Balancing Act: Human Rights, Civil Society, Neo-Colonialism, and Democracy
In this article, the author reflects on his visit to Kenya, the election of Uhuru Kenyatta as president and the political climate under which civil society organisations operate
What are we to make of Uhuru Kenyatta's (and his fellow International Criminal Court (ICC) indictee, William Ruto's) recent election to the highest offices in Kenya? Many in the West consider the two to be warlords in suits, whose ignorant tribesmen followers would have voted for them if their fingernails were dripping blood.
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SANEF Hail PAP Media Declaration
SANEF says that a PAP decision to launch a continent-wide campaign to promote press freedom is a ‘major move’
The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) says that a Pan African Parliament (PAP) decision to launch a continent-wide campaign to promote press freedom is a ‘major move’.
In a press statement, SANEF points out that, “(We) regard this as a major move by a governmental institution to combat the growing secrecy adopted by most African governments in the conduct of affairs which should be open to the public.”
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