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

Did you know that Universal Basic Income could act as an economic stimulus as well as social protection? South Africa, with its high inequality, is the perfect place to implement a UBI which would partly pay for itself Our joint report with @AmandlaMobi: bit.ly/4rzcQoS

Hundreds of thousands of Southern African formers goldminers who contracted TB & silicosis STILL haven't received the compensation they won in 2018 - the mines keep creating new barriers to getting it. Ziyanda from Justice For Miners explains ⬇Read more: bit.ly/4lBGpof

It’s Day 10 of me sharing African women who shaped the political and social fabric of the African continent, yet you may or may not know them. Today we talk about Nomvo Poqokazi Booi. As we all might know, the fight against apartheid in South Africa had a lot of women, and Nomvo was the first woman to go underground for the PAC and the first woman arrested for military activities against apartheid, later serving three years in prison. Nomvo organized and mobilized communities, at the same time serving as a courier for PAC activities against the apartheid government, and was the first woman to be military trained in Tanzania. She believed in a free South Africa and did anything she could to achieve that. Nothing stopped her; not the times she was imprisoned or exiled, or even being separated from her children. My fave historian @valavoosh wrote: "In South Africa, struggle icon heroine Nomvo Booi is not publicly honoured in the same way that all other heroes are. When the PAC’s military branch was founded on September 11, Poqokazi Nomvo Booi was the first woman to go underground. In exile, she was also a courier and oversaw the welfare division while manufacturing an AK." And I agree with Zikhona Valela, Nomvo deserves public recognition by the South African government.

#Eswatini "The [Trump] Administration is conducting questionable deals by making direct payments primarily to corrupt and unstable foreign governments with track records of public corruption, human rights abuses and human trafficking." theguardian.com/us-news/2026/m… @jlosc9

#FridayVibes Rising & unsustainable debt burdens are placing mounting pressure on African economies, threatening hard-won development gains. As governments are forced to allocate an ever-greater share of public resources to debt servicing, fiscal space for critical priorities such as health, education & infrastructure continues to shrink at an alarming rate. The African Borrowing Charter champions responsible borrowing, robust debt transparency & accountability to ensure that loans genuinely drive sustainable development rather than quietly undermining it. Urgent, systemic solutions are needed now to ensure that debt financing becomes a catalyst for, rather than a constraint on, Africa’s development trajectory. ➡️shorturl.at/bYa1S #AfricaEconomicJustice

Thousands of white SA expats returning home ⁦@SAChamberUK⁩ ⁦@ACTSA_UK⁩ dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-0…

This is a tremendous read. thenation.com/article/world/…

#WATCH 🔴 Zimbabwean members of the LGBTQ community lament over the country's anti homosexuality bills at this year’s annual Pride Parade in Cape Town, South Africa.

Day 2 of me sharing African women you may or may not know but shaped the political and social fabric of our continent. So many women were part of armed movements in our continent but barely known and their stories as well Today we talk about Wassis Leonie Hortense Abo. I learned about Leonie during my time in Kinshasa and Goma working with an organization that is addressing the high rates of rape and violence women and girls endure. Leonie Abo was amongst the women who inspired them . She was amongst the few women who joined the Kwilu rebellion right after the death of Lumumba to free Congo. Her story as a freedom fighter in the bush, is detailed in her memoir that i so recommend: Leonie Abo, Une femme du Congo. You can also listen to this interview she did in 1992 talking about her life, how she joined the Kwilu rebellion and her life alongside Pierre Mulele:youtu.be/A2wOI8x1M3M?si… In her memoir, Leonie Abo linked her story as a freedom fighter to her personal devotion to gender equality.

Congrats to @LondonRecruits, just nominated for the 'Best Feature Documentary' category at this year's SAFTAs - the South African Film & Television Awards! 2026 UK screenings to catch this true story of anti-apartheidinternational solidarity londonrecruits.com👇🏾

It's women's month. Each day, I will share about an African woman you might not know who shaped the political and social fabric of our continent. Day 1: Adelaide-Casey Hartford(1868-1960). My favorite pan African feminist. She was a Sierra Leonean feminist who was very radical at her time. It was not common in the late 1800s for an African woman to start a school for African girls and advocate for the education of the African girl child. She believed in cultural nationalism so much that she pushed her fellow Sierra Leoneans to hold onto their culture amidst colonial rule

"We humans are only part of this ecosystem. And when we kill part of this ecosystem, we are killing ourselves." Nobel peace prize winner, leader and visionary decades ahead of her time - happy #WangariMaathai day

Start the weekend with a smile on your smile with this video by the family of one of our marathon runners this year. Caesarea is running the London Marathon for ACTSA - she's halfway to her target - can you help? DONATE HERE: justgiving.com/page/ms-alfons…

Environmental colonialism in Zambia, UBI in South Africa and standing up to a mining giant. Did you miss our February campaigns update? Read it here: shorturl.at/flmMl And to get our future campaigns updates, every two months, sign up here➡️mailchi.mp/actsa/campaign…⬅️

Earlier this month we launched with partners the Anglo American Accountability Deficit report, exposing the company's unresolved impacts in Southern Africa & globally: shorturl.at/9mcp3 Director of Environment Africa Zambia Namo Chuma explains the pollution left in Kabwe⬇️

Today is #WorldJusticeDay. In the words of @MakomboreroH, international solidarity is key to social justice in Southern Africa. Activists need our international solidarity today as they campaign for a fairer, better world. Join ACTSA today for £20 a year: actsa.org/become-a-membe…

Zimbabwean journalist and former political prisoner @blessedmhlanga is now taking the stage at #GenevaSummit2026. He testifies to Zimbabwe’s brutal crackdown on press freedom. WATCH LIVE: genevasummit.org