President Jacob Zuma has signed a proclamation allowing the special investigations unit to probe allegations against Gauteng's provincial department of health for matters relating ... Read more »
Tanzania's civil societies have urged the government to listen to the public outcry following President John Magufuli's decision that, during his time in the office, teen mothers ... Read more »
People with a range of disabilities in the country are often unable to flee violence, are vulnerable to attack while trying to flee, and face unsafe and unhealthy conditions in ... Read more »
The targeting of civil society and restrictions on free speech fit a pattern which shows that over the past two decades the space for political opposition has been steadily ... Read more »
The prosecution has asked Buganda Road Chief Magistrate's Court for more time to study and respond to an application filed by Stella Nyanzi which challenges a decision that she ... Read more »
Lutte pour le Changement popularly known as ' Lucha', organises non-violent protests at local and national level. This has become one of the greatest threats to the country's ... Read more »
Women and girls cannot get contraception and have little access to healthcare if they face complications during pregnancy and childbirth, says Human Rights Watch in a new report. Read more »
Non-governmental organisation Gift of the Givers and Minister of Human Settlements Lindiwe Sisulu have offered to build a house for the family of 16-year-old Matlhamola Jonas ... Read more »
A group of gay rights activists have taken a government agency to court for refusing to register their organization. Homosexuality is illegal in the country, and violence against ... Read more »
A report by Human Rights Watch has accused the army which is now returning from the Central African Republic of having sexually exploited or abused at least 13 women and ... Read more »
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