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ACTSA: Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) is the successor organisation to the Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM) in the United Kingdom. ACTSA was formed in 1994 following calls by southern African groups and organisations for continued international support following the end of apartheid. [1] ACTSA is now a solidarity organisation whose mission is to "work alongside Southern African civil society and activists, advancing human rights, aiming to replace the legacies of colonialism, racism and apartheid with justice and peace." [2]
ACTSA has led and been part of many campaigns including justice for mine workes affected by silicosis and other illnesses and debt and trade justice campaigns. [3] Its main campaigns as of 2025 include Justice for Kabwe (about historic lead pollution in Zambia), debt justice and economic justice, human rights in Zimbabwe, human rights in Swaziland, supporting the public campaign for Universal Basic Income (UBI) in South Africa, and the rights of migrant mothers who are health and care workers in the UK. [4]
It is a coalition member of the Debt Justice Coalition, [5] Stop AIDS Campaign, [6] and the Trade Justice Movement. [7]
ACTSA works with activists and organisations in the region as well as Southern Africa diaspora in the UK to influence decision makers of policies that affect the region. It uses its position in the UK to keep the region in the public and political spotlight through campaigns, events, advocacy, publication of reports and briefings, and media work. Culture and art is also key to its mission of raising awareness and build solidarity.
In 2017, ACTSA became a registered charity. [8] It is funded by its members and supporters and also has affiliate members, such as trade unions. It is governed by a board of trustees and also has an advisory council. [9]
