Dream Factory Foundation has officially launched its latest initiative, the Emergent Business Coaching Scholarship Program
Dream Factory Foundation Launches the Emergent Business Coaching Scholarship Program in Botswana and Zimbabwe
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dream Factory Foundation has officially launched its latest initiative, the Emergent Business Coaching Scholarship Program, a groundbreaking opportunity designed to empower aspiring and established entrepreneurs in Africa. The program will kick off…
16 October 2025
The Chief Executive Officer of the Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council (ZNFPC), Mr Farai Machinga. Photo: Contributed.
Calls for regional action to secure adolescents’ SRHR in East and Southern Africa
The 2nd Edition of the Regional Engagement Meeting on Adolescents’ SRHR Access that seeks to accelerate access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services for adolescents across East and Southern Africa began here…
16 October 2025
The Vice-President of the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF), Hon. Sylvia Lucas. Photo: Moses Magadza, SADC PF.
SADC PF Vice-President urges strong prison oversight to protect health, dignity and democracy
By Moses Magadza in Johannesburg The Vice-President of the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF), Hon. Sylvia Lucas, has called for stronger parliamentary oversight of prisons to safeguard human rights, prevent disease outbreaks…
14 October 2025
Judges and other delegates from the SADC region and beyond pose for a souvenir photo during a consultation on the SADC Model Law on Prison Oversight in Sandton, South Africa. Photos: Moses Magadza. SADC PF.
Judges urged to champion prison oversight that protects dignity behind bars
By Moses Magadza in Sandton, South Africa A call has been made for Judges across the SADC region to lead in ensuring that the dignity, health, and rights of people in custody are protected through…
14 October 2025
Mr. Victor Mhango, Vice-Chairperson of the Technical Working Group (TWG) on Prison Oversight
SADC PF launches consultation on Model Law for Prison Oversight
By Moses Magadza in Johannesburg The Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) on Monday opened a two-day consultation in Johannesburg focusing on Health in Prisons and the Draft SADC Model Law on Prison…
6 October 2025
Lesotho: The Kingdom in the Sky
By Ras Mubarak* The kingdom of Lesotho glows with pride as it celebrates its 59th Independence Day on October 4, 2025. On this historic day in 1966, the Basotho people, under the steadfast leadership of…
4 October 2025
WSRW: EU trade deal with Morocco revives wide outrage over EU disrespect of international law and Sahrawi rights
The European Commission’s latest push to conclude a trade agreement with Morocco that includes Western Sahara has drawn strong condemnation from Sahrawi advocates, legal experts, and civil society across Europe, Western Sahara Resource Watch indicated…
1 October 2025
Amb. Malainin Lakhal: “Moroccan occupation will never erase history nor Sahrawi sovereignty over Western Sahara”
The Deputy Permanent Representative of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic to the African Union and Sahrawi writer, Ambassador Malainin Lakhal, stated to the magazine of the Foundation for the Promotion of Rights, “L’Humaniste”, that the…
1 October 2025
Journeying Towards a United Africa: Reflections from the Road on Nigeria’s Independence Day
By Ras Mubarak* As I write from the vibrant capital of Pretoria, South Africa, on this significant day—October 1, 2025, Nigeria’s Independence Day — I am filled with both hope and urgency. Our Trans Africa…
1 October 2025
Dr. Hussein Hassan, the Emergency Coordinator, Head, Humanitarian Response Unit, UNFPA in South Sudan. Photo: Contributed.
UNFPA sounds a warning on growing climate change, GBV, and SRHR crises in South Sudan
By Moses Magadza in Johannesburg, South Africa A senior United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) official has presented findings from a recent Vulnerability Assessment, showing that climate change is exacerbating existing humanitarian, health, and gender challenges…
1 October 2025
