Working in solidarity with southern Africa civil society to shift power and undo the legacies of colonialism and apartheid. Formerly the Anti-Apartheid Movement
London, UK
Joined January 2010
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Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) retweeted
Zambia’s 13 August election had been @HHichilema’s to lose. He can point to debt restructuring, restored @IMFNews ties, lower inflation, stronger reserves and renewed copper investment after inheriting a country in default. But tougher treatment of opponents and late constitutional changes have dented his democratic credentials – allowing the opposition back into the race.
Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) retweeted
31 July was meant to be a day of protest in Zimbabwe about the regime forcing through #CAA3. But security forces made sure the streets were empty...
"Let us not allow Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Zimbabwe to become Ian Smith’s Southern Rhodesia."
~ @MakomboreroH
youtube.com/watch?v=_jqa-O0p…
Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) retweeted
South Africa has honoured the 20,000 women who marched against apartheid laws 70 years ago.
But decades after apartheid ended, women continue to face widespread gender-based violence, with many saying they are still not truly free.
Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) retweeted
More than 60 civil society groups, led by Operation Ubuntu, are planning coordinated protests on August 8 in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban against the PIE Amendment Bill, anti-immigrant violence and gender-based violence, timed for the eve of National Women's Day.
Read on tinyurl.com/55ppauz4
#NationalProtest #GBV #Xenophobia
Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) retweeted
@melissasigodo @WORCrights @ReuniteDivFamil - please help spread the word.
More on the situation and the campaign with @WomenofZimbabwe here:
actsa.org/campaigns/all-fami…
Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) retweeted
What about the social care workers from Zimbabwe whose children have been denied visas to join them, because they are single mothers?
They came over before new rules banning dependents. Many have been without their children for 3+ years.
@andyburnham, we urge you to review this
'It's humbling'
Andy Burnham praises social care workers, drawing on his own personal experience as his father is in care.
Politics latest: trib.al/IWN27Kp
📺 Sky 501 and YouTube
Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) retweeted
Women and girls are more acutely affected by external debt for many reasons.
The global debt crisis is at its worst for 30 years.
#DebtJustice is key to women's rights and gender equality in Southern Africa. Joint briefing to MPs⬇️#AfricaWomensDay
actsa.org/the-debt-crisis-in…
Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) retweeted
Segregated signage in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, circa 1978. Credit: Peter Jordan
Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) retweeted
Zimbabweans in regions like Matebeleland promised jobs in Russia such as truck driver are ending up trafficked to fight on the Russian frontline
The scene for this human trafficking & exploitation has been set by Mnangagwa's regime and British colonialism
newsday.co.zw/local-news/art…
Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) retweeted
ICYMI: #MineAlert ⚠️ Families in South Africa’s Kalahari say blasting shakes their houses. Livestock are dying. Jobs and development promised by the manganese mines driving the global green economy rarely materialise.
This in-depth investigation uncovers:
• Cracked homes from constant blasting
• Toxic dust killing crops and livestock
• Water sources under threat
• Communities seeing little benefit from the boom
As demand for battery minerals surges, these voices risk being ignored. Read all about it ➡️ bit.ly/3RUMrpA
#Mining #EnergyTransition #SouthAfrica #EnvironmentalJustice #Climate
🤝 @journalismfund
@gijn @gijnAfrica @NewEconomyHub @ClimateZA @WoMin_Africa
Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) retweeted
#Healthcare workers continue to face challenges when applying for their dependant children to join them in the UK @ukhomeoffice Some families have been separated for over three years & its having a detrimental impact on all those affected @andyburnham @10DowningStreet
@melissasigodo @WORCrights @ReuniteDivFamil - please help spread the word.
More on the situation and the campaign with @WomenofZimbabwe here:
actsa.org/campaigns/all-fami…
Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) retweeted
Anti-illegal migration protests have continued weekly in #SouthAfrica, with 45 recorded between 1 and 20 July. More than 30% turned violent, while around two-thirds were organized by community groups and local residents rather than March and March.
Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) retweeted
#MineAlert⚠️ South Africa is powering the global green transition, but at what cost?
A new investigation reveals how booming manganese mining in the Northern Cape is leaving communities with cracked homes, toxic dust, failing crops, and contaminated water. Meanwhile, demand for this "critical mineral" is set to skyrocket as electric vehicles and renewable energy scale up.
This is the hidden cost of clean energy.
Read the full investigation here: bit.ly/3RUMrpA
#Mining #EnergyTransition #SouthAfrica #EnvironmentalJustice #Climate
@journalismfund
@gijn @gijnAfrica @ClimateZA @NewEconomyHub @WoMin_Africa
Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) retweeted
WATCH | Former SA President Kgalema Motlanthe says African countries must work together to build stronger economies and address the factors driving migration across the continent. He is hosting a seminar for African leaders under the theme, "The Continent and Migration."
Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) retweeted
"We could see, growing up, that things were not right." #SouthAfrican High Commissioner Jeremiah Kingsley Mambolo reflects on growing up under apartheid, the leaders who inspired a generation and were prepared to die for the cause. Watch the full Q&A here: eu1.hubs.ly/H0wZ1hN0
Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) retweeted
Many mums have been separated from their children for nearly four years.WOZ urges the UK govt to end the suffering. These mums who arrived before the visa rule changes 24.3.24 can still bring their dependant children.
@ukhomeoffice @UKHouseofLords @10DowningStreet @UKinZimbabwe
As the Immigration and Asylum Bill has its 2nd Reading, some migrant mums have been separated from their children for 3 years
They came while care workers were allowed to bring their children, but have been retroactively denied that right for being single mums #AllFamiliesMatter
Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) retweeted
ICJ's @TimFish42 and @kaajal1 analyse the broader implications of Maxwell Nkambule's case, exploring how attacks on lawyers, restrictions on civic space and persistent concerns over judicial independence undermine the rule of law in #Eswatini.
dailymaverick.co.za/article/…
Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) retweeted
"Being revolutionary was magnificent. It was putting yourself totally on the line for a beautiful world."
Albie Sachs gave everything to the struggle against apartheid. Watch Free Nelson Mandela now on Channel 4.
#FreeNelsonMandela #NelsonMandela #AlbieSachs #Apartheid
Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) retweeted
Locals at an anti-migrant protest wielded sticks in an attempt to evict suspected undocumented residents of Alexandra, South Africa. The protesters were seen harassing and hitting migrants with police nearby.
Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) retweeted
78 years of the NHS – built on the back of Black nurses! 🖤✨✨
The NHS launched on 5 July 1948. At the time, the NHS faced over 50,000 nursing vacancies.
Caribbean nurses and midwives arrived in force to fill that gap — and without them, many historians argue the NHS simply wouldn't have survived its early years.
Today, the NHS is the biggest employer of Black and Minority Ethnic people in Europe, making up 24% of its workforce.
And to all those who care for us today and work tirelessly to help us…. we celebrate you all. 💙💙
Thank you for your service. 🙏🏾
#BlackNursesMatter #NHS78