Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA)

OUT NOW: our report with @EAfricaZambia, @londonmining @raidukorg about lead pollution in Kabwe, ahead of a class-action hearing Four mothers share their stories alongside the latest medical research & evidence about whose responsibility it is to clean up shorturl.at/uCH8r

Free Nelson Mandela✊🏾🇿🇦 One week till this brilliant documentary comes to Oxford followed by a stellar panel of speakers such as South African writer and whistleblower @athol_williams & ACTSA chair and former anti-apartheid campaigner Chitra Karve Come to learn and be inspired!

A big turnout today for the protest over the death of Congolese man Yves Sakila outside the Dail - which heard calls for thorough investigations without delay.

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Free Nelson Mandela - coming to Oxford 28 May! Screening of a new documentary by @RoganProduction followed by a Q&A with South African professor and poet @athol_williams, ACTSA chair Chitra Karve and creative director James Rogan. Tickets are free: shorturl.at/DGOoT

📢 Invitation for African Elders (60+) to attend World Café discussion on Ageing and Technology with @YorkStJohn Uni. All experiences with tech welcome. Gift voucher & lunch provided. Transport reimbursed. London, 26 May York, 27 May Contact 07974403011 or a.atwal@yorksj.ac.uk

The rising xenophobia against African and Asian nationals in South Africa, scapegoated for the country's social and economic challenges, is deeply concerning. In a letter ACTSA and other former anti-apartheid groups urge the ANC leadership to take action: actsa.org/rising-xenopho…

🇿🇼Statement with @WomenofZimbabwe about #CAB3, the Zimbabwe regime's latest attempt to roll back rights and entrench its power. Among other things, the constitutional amendment would move the 2028 elections to 2030 & abolish the gender commission 🚨International attention needed

A Congolese man died in Dublin on Friday after he was restrained by several security guards in an alleged shoplifting incident – prompting widespread anger and calls for justice. Video of the incident showed several guards on top of Yves Sakila, 35, in Dublin city centre as he cried out in distress. At one point, a guard appears to kneel on his head or neck. He later appears to become unresponsive. Police are investigating. The footage has prompted comparisons with the 2020 killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Local community members held a vigil on Tuesday, chanting “justice for Yves”. The Irish Council for Civil Liberties is demanding that the death be “swiftly, thoroughly and transparently investigated”.

The #Fishrot scandal involving Icelandic company Samherji cost 18,000 Namibians their livevihood. @fanndal exposes the Icelandic delusion that this was Namibia corrupting 'our boys'. The reality is that Western companies often engineer these situations. namibian.com.na/fishrot-corrup…

Important doc with @jonsnowC4 about mining justice in Zambia - coming to @BerthaDocHouse 13 June. With his wife Precious by his side Snow pursues the story "a year-long pursuit to expose how a Chinese-owned mine has decimated a community’s land and water. dochouse.org/event/a-last-b…

Women of Zimbabwe firmly reject Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 (CAB3). Dismantling the Zimbabwe Gender Commission & extending presidential term limits will severely reverse hard-won progress for gender equality, fundamentally weaken safeguards for women and girls.

Vigil held for Black man who died after being restrained by security guards in Ireland Yves Sakila, 35, who was Congolese, was restrained outside the Arnotts department store in Dublin, Ireland. voice-online.co.uk/news/world-new…

Concerning decline of press freedom across Southern Africa. "journalists increasingly face restrictions that narrow the space for independent journalism." International community and institutions must support efforts to build and protect the civic space. unesco.org/en/articles/so…

For any followers in or near Oxford:

Statement: ACTSA and @WomenofZimbabwe object to Zimbabwe's proposed constitutional amendment #CAB3 and call on relevant authorities to hold up Zimbabwe's constitution. The constitution is clear these changes require a referendum. #NoToCAB actsa.org/joint-statemen…

Support and sign the petition here: change.org/p/save-black-s…

Join me in 28 May @Africa_Oxford @HertfordCollege @OxfordMBA @OxfordABA @OxUniStudents