August 03, 2020
South Africa: Ex Home Affairs Minister's Wife Norma Gigaba In Legal Battle Over Arrest
Norma Gigaba, the wife of former home affairs minister Malusi Gigaba, has been charged with crimen injuria and damage to property and will approach the High Court to challenge her… Read more »
July 31, 2020
South Africa: Crime Statistics - More Sexual Offences, Attempted Murder Cases Drop
Sexual offences discovered as a result of police action have increased by 20.5% over the past year, according to the 2019/20 statistics released by the South African Police… Read more »
July 10, 2020
South Africa: 'SLAPP' Suit to Define Legal Landscape in Environmental, Mining Cases Forever?
A South African court has heard the first part of a U.S. $1.3 million defamation suit that may have a profound impact on free speech in the country’s future. Read more »
July 03, 2020
Africa: Mining Companies Try to Slap Environmental Activists Down
African citizens and local community groups which campaign on environmental issues are increasingly being sued by corporations in what activists regard as attempts to silence them.… Read more »
July 01, 2020
South Africa: Pay Black Women Healthcare Workers, The Backbone of Our Health Sector
It will take the average professional nurse 65 years to earn the annual salary of a chief executive officer of one of the private hospital groups in South Africa. Read more »
June 21, 2020
Sierra Leone: Personal Statement from Dr. Sylvia Olayinka Blyden OOR on Peace, Unity, National Security and Respect for the Judiciary in Sierra Leone
Fellow Sierra Leoneans know me as someone who cannot be forced to say what she does not believe in. So my current circumstances should not dilute the strength of my message today.… Read more »
June 16, 2020
Africa: COVID-19 Jeopardises Gains Made Towards Protecting Women and Girls from Violence
The passing of laws to end child marriage resulted in blocking thousands of child marriages and enabling second chance education for girls. However, these gains made over the years… Read more »
June 14, 2020
Africa: The Special Court for Sierra Leone - Keys to its Success & Lessons for Today
A Discussion with Former Chief Prosecutor David Crane Read more »
Sierra Leone: Opposition Activist Dr. Sylvia Blyden Argues Against Her Detention in Court Hearing
This article originally published in the UK-based Sierra Leone Telegraph is reprinted with permission. According to another story in the paper, the Magistrate conducting the June… Read more »
June 11, 2020
South Africa: Electoral Act Ruled to be Unconstitutional by Constitutional Court
A landmark judgment by the Constitutional Court has found that the current Electoral Act 73 of 1998 is unconstitutional, News24 writes. Read more »
June 03, 2020
Sierra Leone: Opposition Member Dr Sylvia Blyden Detained Again
Dr Sylvia Blyden, a leading member of the main opposition All People's Congress (APC) is back in jail in Freetown after her bail was revoked. Blyden was released on on bail… Read more »
May 26, 2020
Africa: How Africa's Anti-Suicide Laws Support The Opposite
Africa may have driven out colonial occupiers generations ago, but some of the laws they passed remain stubbornly in place. For instance, in at least eight African countries like… Read more »
May 20, 2020
Africa: To Stop Falling Behind, Africa Needs Proactive Approach to Beat Pandemics
The novel coronavirus pandemic has claimed over 300,000 lives worldwide, and like in the rest of the world, in Africa is seeing COVID-19 tighten its grip, with over 91,000… Read more »
May 19, 2020
Lesotho: Thabane Resigns as Lesotho's Prime Minister
Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has formally resigned more than a week after his coalition government fell apart, in a move that could help end a long-running political… Read more »
April 29, 2020
Africa: Lessons from Lawyers During the Ebola Outbreak in an Era of COVID-19
As the world struggles to combat Covid-19, we have regular flashbacks to the Ebola outbreak which killed more than 11,000 people across West Africa. We remember the fear, panic,… Read more »
April 17, 2020
Africa: COVID-19, The Loyalty Test for Employers
"The coronavirus pandemics is not just a health crisis, but also a social and economic crisis. The impact COVID-19 has on employment/jobs is deep, far-reaching and unparalleled."… Read more »
April 14, 2020
Africa: Bobi Wine Offers to Rescue Africans 'Mistreated' in China
Ugandan musician-turned-politician Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has offered to help airlifts Africans allegedly being mistreated in China after reports… Read more »
March 26, 2020
Rwanda: Police Reportedly Shot Dead 2 For 'Defying COVID-19 Lockdown Orders'
Police shot and killed two people for defying lockdown orders imposed by the government to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, according to Bloomberg. Read more »
March 03, 2020
South Africa: Sjava Dropped from Cape Town Jazz Festival Lineup Over Rape Allegations
The popular South African rapper Jabulani Hadebe also known as Sjava is under fire amid allegations of rape claims by his former girlfriend. Read more »
February 27, 2020
Nigeria: Mexico Returns 'Smuggled' Ancient Sculpture to Nigeria
The ancient bronze sculpture was seized by customs agents at Mexico City airport as its buyer tried to bring it into Mexico. Read more »
February 25, 2020
Lesotho: Murder Case - Prime Minister Thabane Appears in Court
Lesotho's prime minister Thomas Thabane appeared in court on Monday, Associated Press reports. Read more »
February 21, 2020
Nigeria: BREAKING - Investigative Journalist Fisayo Soyombo Donates Cash Prize to Free Prisoners
Fisayo Soyombo has donated the N500,000 he won from the People Journalism Prize for Africa 2019 to help in the release of inmates awaiting trial. Read more »
Lesotho: Lesotho's PM Thabane a No-Show at Court for Wife's Murder
Lesotho's Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has failed to appear in court to face charges of murdering his estranged wife Lipolelo Thabane in 2017. Read more »
February 20, 2020
Lesotho: Prime Minister Thabane to be Charged With Murder
Lesotho's Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, is to be charged with the murder of his estranged wife Lipolelo Thabane, police have said. Read more »
February 17, 2020
Rwanda: Singer Kizito Mihigo Dead - Report
Kizito Mihigo has allegedly died by suicide, according to a tweet from Rwanda Times. Read more »