COSATU calls on SADC leaders to act now in defence of democracy in Southern Africa
The Congress of South African Trade Unions notes that the 31st Ordinary Summit of SADC heads of states and government begins today in Luanda, Angola to discuss various issues affecting the region. [Lire]
COSATU - 17 August 2011

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Memorandum to SADC Summit on Zimbabwe and Swaziland
We, civil society organizations from South Africa, Zimbabwe and Swaziland, gathered at this meeting of SADC Heads of State in Johannesburg on 16 August 2008, reassert our commitment to the struggle for a transition to democracy in Zimbabwe and Swaziland. [Lire]
16 August 2008

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Global call to action for the 38th Annual Union World Conference on Lung Health
The 38th Annual Union World Conference on Lung Health is being held in Cape Town on the 8-12 November 2007. It is the first time in its 125-year history that the conference will be held outside of the northern hemisphere. This is important as Southern Africa is experiencing an extremely large and deadly TB epidemic, fuelled by a HIV epidemic. The response has been inadequate; new infections and needless deaths continue unabated. [Lire]
9 November 2007

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Reclaiming SADC for Peoples’ Development and Solidarity: Let the People Speak!
SADC People’s Summit 2007
As the SADC Heads of State met last week at Mulungushi International Conference Centre in Lusaka, Zambia, the ordinary peoples of Southern Africa also converged at the In Service Training Trust at the Natural Resources Development College (NRDC) under the auspices of the Southern Africa Peoples’ Solidarity Network (SAPSN) to reclaim SADC for peoples’ development and solidarity. [Lire]
14 August 2007

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People’s Solidarity Against Poverty and Oppression
Third edition of the Southern African Social Forum
Malawi will be hosting the 3rd edition of the Southern Africa Social Forum 2006 in Lilongwe, Malawi from 13-15 October 2006.This year’s SASF is expected to bring together thousands of participants from community-based groups, social movements and civil society organizations from SADC under the theme, ’People’s Solidarity against Poverty and Oppression’. [Lire]
1 October 2006

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Reclaiming SADC For People’s Solidarity
SADC People’s Summit - 15th -16th August 2006 - Maseru, Lesotho
We are the representatives of many economic justice networks, social development movements, women’s, workers, youth and small-scale farmers, human rights, educational and environmental organisations, and many others, from across the Southern African region. We have gathered in Maseru under the auspices of the Southern African Peoples Solidarity Network (SAPSN), and with support from Development for Peace Education (DPE) as our host in Lesotho. We have come to hold a People’s Summit to review our situation and share our views on the state of regional development and cooperation. We are here to present our views to the Summit of the Heads of State and government ministers’ meeting in Maseru, 16-18 August 2006. [Lire]
16 August 2006

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Les San en appellent au gouvernement suisse
Un peuple autochtone d’Afrique australe a demandé aux gouvernements allemand et suisse de prendre des mesures contre la vente illégale de produits diététiques à base de hoodia. Depuis des temps immémoriaux, les San utilisent cette plante grasse comme coupe-faim. Se basant sur la Convention sur la biodiversité (CBD), ils exigent l’arrêt de la vente des produits au hoodia. En effet, selon la CBD, les peuples autochtones ont droit à un partage juste et équitable des avantages découlant de la commercialisation de leurs ressources génétiques et de leur savoir traditionnel. [Lire]
Berne Declaration - 6 mars 2006

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Nothing natural about Southern Africa food crisis
With six countries in Southern Africa facing a chronic food shortage, ActionAid charges that whilst the final trigger for the hunger facing the region has been lack of rain, the underlying causes are political and economic. This has led to extreme poverty and a consequent failure to cope with what has been a relatively ’unexceptional’ drought. [Lire]
ActionAid UK - 16 December 2005

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SASF Harare: Another Zimbabwe is possible!
The third and last day of the Southern African Social Forum (SASF) dealt with the crisis in Zimbabwe and presented resolutions produced in the different topical workshops. Starting off with presentations from Zimbabwean activists on the crisis in their country, the Forum closed with a way forward for struggle in the whole southern African region. [Lire]
IndyMedia South Africa - 19 October 2005

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Harare, Zimbabwe, 13-15 October 2005
2nd edition of the Southern African Social Forum
The concept paper for the Forum developed by the SASF secretariat
The Southern African Social Forum (SASF) is a continuation of the Africa Social Forum, (ASF) that takes place annually, since Bamako (2002), as a prelude to the World Social Forum (WSF) that was initiated in Porto Alegre (Brazil) in 2001. The latter is an annual event that is deliberately organized to coincide with the World Economic Forum (Davos). The timing is meant to signify civil society opposition voices to the high-level one-sided pro globalization and neo liberalism deliberations between the world leaders and international financial institutions. [Lire]
9 October 2005

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