Value-addition of regional collaboration and networking
By Lilian Saka Kiefer Southern Africa is a region with various developmental challenges, mostly centred around poverty and underdevelopment. Poverty exacerbates other development c
Doing away with harmful stereotypes against women
By Lilian Saka Kiefer Commemorating International Women’s Day (IWD) which falls on 8th March of every year provides an opportunity to celebrate, honour and acknowledge women and
International Women’s Day: #BalanceForBetter to create a better world for all
Lusaka, 7th March 2019: Panos Institute Southern Africa joins the rest of the world in advancing gender balance to create a better world for all. Panos views the commemoration of I
Panos urges IBA to rescind suspension of Prime TV broadcasting license
Lusaka, 4 March 2019: Panos Institute Southern Africa calls on Zambia’s Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) to rescind the suspension of the broadcasting license for one of
#PressStatement International Children’s Day of Broadcasting: Every Child Counts!
Lusaka, 01 March 2019: To commemorate International Children’s Day of Broadcasting, Panos Institute Southern Africa is appealing to stakeholders from different races, religions,
Community drama, local theatre: Tools for galvanizing citizens engagement
By Vusumuzi Sifile Since time immemorial, mass communication approaches such as community drama and theatre have been used as powerful tools for raising citizens’ awareness of va
World Radio Day: Let’s support community radio to advance Dialogue, Tolerance and Peace
Lusaka, 12 February 2019: To commemorate World Radio Day 2019, Panos Institute Southern Africa is appealing to different stakeholders to support rural based community radio station
An urgent call to tackle Modern Slavery, Forced Labour and Human Trafficking
By Lilian Saka Kiefer Exploitation of human beings through forced labour, human trafficking or commercial sex is a growing development problem across the world, and more so in Sout
Human Rights Based Approach to Environmental Sustainability
By Lilian Saka Kiefer As we commemorate the World Human Rights Day on 10th December 2018, may we not lose sight of the fact that environmental rights are an extension of the basic
Feminist accountability towards ending gender-based violence
By Lilian Saka Kiefer One of Africa’s most well-known human rights defenders, Archbishop Desmond Tutu once said: “In a situation of injustice, if you are neutral, you have chos