25 March 2010, Windhoek
Climate change is one of the biggest catastrophes facing humankind as result of unsustainable economic growth and consumption and production patterns, largely from the GLOBAL NORTH. The dominant economic growth paradigm is turning the earth into a hostile environment with increasing droughts, floods, water-scarcity and many more physical disasters affecting every [...]

SAPSN (Southern Africa)

SAPSN Statement on EPAs, WINDHOEK, 25 MARCH 2010
The Southern African Peoples Solidarity Network (SAPSN) is a regional network embracing a wide range of civil society organizations, labour and social movements from all the countries of the whole Southern African region. Amongst many concerns common to all the countries and peoples of our region, we also [...]

SAPSN (Southern Africa)

With the theme “Southern Africa People’s Unity Against Economic Crisis and Oppression”, the 5th edition of Southern Africa Social Forum (SASF) will be held in Maseru, Lesotho, from October 6th to 9th,, in the Maseru Club, located downtown. The SASF is a forum where issues of regional interests are discussed hoping to come out with [...]

Activities/Political Calendar, SAPSN (Southern Africa)

We the more than 250 representatives of Social Movements, Non-Governmental Organisations, Trade Unions, Religious Organisations, Economic Justice and Human Rights Networks, Youth and Women’s Organisations, met in Kinshasa, DRC, to bring the SADC Community’s attention to challenges that affect our daily lives. The SADC Peoples’ Summit is annually convened parallel to the Heads of State [...]

SAPSN (Southern Africa)

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is holding its Policy Organs meetings and the 13th Summit of Heads of State and Government in the resort town of Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe from the 28th May to 8th June 2009 under the theme Consolidating Regional Economic Integration through Value Addition, Trade and [...]

SAPSN (Southern Africa)

FORWARD WITH THE STRUGGLE TO STOP THE EPAs
We, African civil society organisations gathered at the 9th Annual Review and Strategy Meeting of the Africa Trade Network in Accra, from the 11-14 of December, 2006, having reviewed the on-going negotiations on the so-called Economic Partnership Agreements as well as developments in the World Trade Organisation negotiations, [...]

SAPSN (Southern Africa)

Gauteng - South Africa
More than four hundred representatives of Social Movements, labor organizations, economic justice networks, faith and community based and youth organizations, developmental, health environmental, human Rights and other NGOs that work closely with them gathered in Gauteng South Africa to discuss our common concerns and present our Demands and alternatives to the governments [...]

SAPSN (Southern Africa)

Declaration of civil society organisations at the meeting of the Africa Trade Network, Cape Town, South Africa, 22 February 2008

SAPSN (Southern Africa)

Lusaka, Zambia, 15-16 August 2007
We, members of Civil Society Organisations, trade unions, faith based organizations, student bodies and economic justice networks from the SADC region met in Lusaka, Zambia on August 15-16, under the auspices of the Southern Africa Peoples’ Solidarity Network (SAPSN), to constitute the SADC People’s Summit held parallel to the 27th Heads [...]

SAPSN (Southern Africa)

Maseru, Lesotho 14–18 August 2006
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 [...]

SAPSN (Southern Africa)