November 05
South Africa: National Shelter Movement Demands Action on GBV and Femicide [press release]
National Shelter Movement of South Africa
The National Shelter Movement of South Africa (NSMSA) – an umbrella organisation serving 103 shelters – is calling for immediate government intervention to address the… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Rescue 19 Travellers Kidnapped in Niger
Premium Times
The travellers were abducted on Saturday in Niger State Read more »
Zimbabwe: Attempted Rape Cannot Be Treated As Actual Rape - Court Rules
New Zimbabwe
The High Court of Bulawayo has reduced sentences for three men who are serving time following conviction for attempted rape ruling that magistrates who handled their cases erred in… Read more »
Kenya: Duale Puts Night Clubs On Notice Over Noise Pollution
Capital FM
Environment Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has pledged to intensify a crackdown on clubs operating in residential areas due to persistent noise pollution concerns, particularly in… Read more »
South Africa: Magudumana to Appeal Her Extradition On Thursday
GroundUp
Nandipha Magudumana was arrested in Tanzania with convicted murderer and rapist and prison escapee Thabo Bester in April 2023 Read more »
Nigeria: 'Legal Proceedings a Violation of Children's Fundamental Human Rights'
VOA
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu ordered the immediate release Monday of some 29 minors detained during anti-government protests in August after their court trial sparked outrage and… Read more »
Kenya: 8 Teachers in Homa Bay Arrested for Exam Malpractice
Capital FM
Eight teachers of a secondary school in Homa Bay are being held by the police over exam malpractice in the ongoing Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE). Read more »
Nigeria: Police Nab Man for Allegedly Beheading Father Inside Farm
Vanguard
- Osun State Police Command has arrested a suspect, simply identified as Saudi, for allegedly beheading his father inside a farm. Read more »
Nigeria: How to Bring (Dis)honourable Mascot Ikwechegh to Justice
This Day
Shocking Treatment of Alleged Minors by Law Enforcement and the Nigerian State Read more »
Nigeria: Justice Ayoola's Burial Set for Nov 11
This Day
The late Hon. Justice Emmanuel Olayinka Ayoola, retired Justice of the Supreme Court, will be buried at his home town, Ilesha on November 11, 2024. Read more »
Nigeria: Verydarkman Arraigned, Granted Stringent Bail
This Day
Deji Adeyanju, Counsel to Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has disclosed that the social media critic and influencer has been granted 'very stringent bail', after his… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Man Jailed 20 Years for Raping Daughter
The Herald
A 39-year-old Harare man was yesterday jailed 20 years for raping his stepdaughter twice. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Businessman Acquitted of Selling Stolen Fuel
The Herald
Kwekwe businessman, Asif Kurawely, has been acquitted of the charges related to the purported sale of stolen fuel. Read more »
Nigeria: Police Neutralise 6 Kidnappers, Recover Firearms in Bauchi
Daily Trust
Operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command have neutralised six suspected kidnappers in some villages and in the Burra Mountain area all situated within Ningi Local Government… Read more »
Nigeria: Detention - Falana Seeks Compensation As Tinubu Directs Release of Minors
Daily Trust
President orders investigation, prosecution of officers behind action Arrests inhuman - Bauchi gov AGF to takeover, discontinue case today Read more »
Nigeria: Detained Minors - Tinubu's Directive Not Enough
Daily Trust
After global outrage, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday directed the immediate release of all minors who were arrested over their alleged participation in the August… Read more »
Liberia: Supreme Court Orders Anti-Koffa Lawmakers Back to House Chamber, Calls for Due Process
FrontPageAfrica
The ongoing power struggle within the 55th House of Representatives intensified Monday as both factions concluded a conference with Associate Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeissy. Read more »
November 04
South Africa: Gangsterism, Drugs Plague Gauteng Schools - South African News Briefs - November 4, 2024
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Liberia: Supreme Court Urges 'Majority Bloc' of Lawmakers to Follow Due Process
New Republic
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa, who is facing opposition from several lawmakers seeking his removal, may be briefing sigh of relief in light of… Read more »
Kenya: Kenyans Want Their Democracy With Term Limits for the President
Afrobarometer
Support for two-term maximum has been strong for more than a decade. Read more »
Mozambique: Mozambique Opposition Chief Says He Escaped Assassination Attempt
RFI
Mozambique's leading opposition politician, Venancio Mondlane, claimed in a video this Monday to have escaped an attempted assassination in South Africa where he had taken refuge… Read more »
South Africa: SIU Wins Appeal to Have R92m Eastern Cape Road Fleet Contract Nullified
Daily Maverick
The Special Investigating Unit has won its appeal to cancel the Amahlathi Local Municipality's R92m contract for the hire purchase of road construction equipment, concluding a… Read more »
Botswana: New President Says Botswana's Smooth Transfer of Power Sets Example
VOA
Botswana's newly elected leader, Duma Boko, says Africa can draw vital lessons from his country's smooth transfer of power. Boko spoke after the Botswana Democratic Party, which… Read more »
Tanzania: South African Billionaire Motsepe Faces $195m Lawsuit in Tanzania
Daba Finance
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Liberia: Dr. Jallah Barbu Pledges to Work With Everyone 'To Address Impunity At Highest Level' As Head of Office of War and Economic Crime Courts
FrontPageAfrica
Dr. Jallah Allen Barbu, a former presidential candidate and dean of the Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law of the University of Liberia, has pledged to work with everyone as the new… Read more »
