[WSF-Discuss] Fwd: [DEBATE] : SASF banned

[Jai Sen]

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

The Southern Africa Social Forum has been banned by the Swaziland  
government : A first report.

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> From: "Dominic Tweedie" <dominic.tweedie at gmail.com>
> Date:  October 14 2008 12:20:23 AM GMT+05:30
> To: "debate: SA discussion list" <debate at debate.kabissa.org>
> Subject: Re: [DEBATE] : SASF banned
> Reply-To: "debate: SA discussion list " <debate at debate.kabissa.org>
>
> O.k.,
>
> Here is another indication of this story. It's from Isabella
> Matambanadzo on the Zim Fight on e-mail forum:
>
> Over a broken phone line and SMS Interview with Muzi Masuku: Swaziland
> Programme Manager, Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa
>
> "they first sent a fax to the organisers and said that this event is
> banned.... what i gather is that the government this morning refused
> civil society to use mavuso trading centre in manzini which had been
> booked for this activity.
>
> bosco skills centre, an alternative venue at the Catholic Church had
> been prepared to be used and organisers were getting ready to rent
> tents.
>
> this evening the government announced through the state controlled
> media that the entire  event is banned
>
> "freedom of association and assembly exists in the swaziland
> constitution, in terms of section 25. in fact we do not even need to
> get permission to gather as citizens. we had as organisers and Swazis
> made the necessary correspondence out of courtesy.
>
> now we are preparing our papers to go to court to seek legal recourse
> from the state's intended interference with this particular process.".
>
> Contact Tel for Muzi on 082 610 6703
>
>
>
> 2008/10/13 Dominic Tweedie <dominic.tweedie at gmail.com>
>>
>> I can't seem to find anything to back this story up. Sorry about  
>> that. Take it back down to allegation level, please. If anybody  
>> has any further and better particulars, please put them on here.
>>
>> Much obliged.
>>
>> VC
>>
>> 2008/10/13 Dominic Tweedie <dominic.tweedie at gmail.com>
>>>
>>> The Southern Africa Social Forum has been banned by the Swaziland  
>>> government.
>>>
>>> More later.
>>>
>>> VC
>>>
>>>
>
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