Africa: Why Keeping to Presidential Term Limits is Important for Peace

Since the 1990s, Africa has made notable strides in achieving democratic and peaceful transitions of power in government. According to the Africa Forum, a network of former African… Read more »

South Africa: 'Until We Stop Hitting Children, We'll Not Stop Men From Hitting Women'

South Africa has become the 57th country to prohibit the corporal punishment of children. This comes after the Constitutional Court's ruling that the common law defence of… Read more »

South Africa: How Outlawing Parents Hitting Children Will Lead to More Peaceful South Africa

South Africa has become the 57th country to prohibit the corporal punishment of children. This comes after the Constitutional Court's ruling that the common law defence of… Read more »

South Africa: 'Prevention is Always Better Because the Cost of Violence is Higher'

In a unanimous judgment, the Constitutional Court of South Africa ruled that the common law defence of reasonable and moderate parental chastisement of children is… Read more »

South Africa: Why Parents Beating Their Children is Not African Culture

After South Africa's Constitutional Court upheld a high court ruling that declared corporal punishment at home unconstitutional, there were memes about African parents ignoring the… Read more »

South Africa: What Now After 'Spanking Children' Court Ruling

South Africa has become the 57th country in the world to prohibit the corporal punishment of children. This comes after the Constitutional Court's ruling that the common law… Read more »

Africa: Hitting Our Children is a 'Legacy of Colonialism, Slave Trade'

South Africa has become the 57th country to prohibit the corporal punishment of children. This comes after the Constitutional Court's ruling that the common law defence of… Read more »

Tunisia: Presidential Candidate Nabil Karoui Freed From Prison

A Tunisian appeals court on Wednesday (October 9, 2019) freed presidential candidate Nabil Karoui from prison, Al Jazeera reports. Read more »

South Africa: A Stay In or Out of Jail for Old Mutual Directors?

Old Mutual has pleaded with the South Gauteng High Court, saying the potential imprisonment of board members - if they are found guilty of contempt of court for not allowing ousted… Read more »

Mozambique: Observer Shot Dead Ahead of Mozambique Polls

A leading civil society election observer has been assassinated in Mozambique's Gaza province, barely a week before the polls, Club of Mozambique reports. Read more »

South Africa: Old Mutual's Peter Moyo Sues Employer for U.S.$16 Million

Former Old Mutual CEO, Peter Moyo is suing the insurance group for R250-million (U.S.$16, 509 500) or be permanently reinstated. Read more »

West Africa: Grassroots Organizations Must Defend Children's Rights

In the summer of last year, Amina was sent to spend the summer school vacation with her aunt in the upper region of Guinea. Three months later, she returned to her parents in the… Read more »

South Africa: Lack of Education, Jobs and How It Affects Peace on Cape Flats

Cape Town is home to the murder capital of South Africa - Nyanga - and two other townships in the area, Delft and Khayelitsha, make up the top 3. In the first 6 months of 2019,… Read more »

Egypt: Stolen Gold Coffin of Ancient Priest Goes Home

The Egyptian relic is finally going home. Read more »

South Africa: Labour Court Halts Banking Sector Strike

The Labour Court has interdicted a planned strike by workers in the banking sector, Business Day reports. Reasons for granting the interdict would be made clear in due course,… Read more »

South Africa: Femicide - Stabbing, Death of Student Sparks Outrage

Sinethemba Ndlovu, a student at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) has died in hospital after she was stabbed by a man who allegedly "forced himself on her" while she worked at… Read more »

South Africa: Spanking Children is Unconstitutional, ConCourt Rules

The Constitutional Court has upheld a South Gauteng High Court ruling in 2017 to eliminate the common-law defence of reasonable chastisement when spanking a child, TimesLive… Read more »

South Africa: High Court Finds Restaurant Rapist Guilty

The North Gauteng High Court has officially found Nicholas Ninow guilty of rape, News24 reports. Read more »

South Africa: Govt Considers Expunging Marijuana-Related Criminal Records

The Department of Justice is working on new laws around the legalisation of marijuana in South Africa, and is considering amendments to expunge the criminal records of people who… Read more »

South Africa: What Trevor Noah Has and Hasn't Said About Xenophobia

South African comedian and Daily Show host Trevor Noah has something to say about xenophobia - but there is also something he did not say. Read more »

South Africa: Peter Moyo Turned Away From Work By Old Mutual - Again

Peter Moyo, the on-off Old Mutual CEO, has been turned away from his place of work, Old Mutual Sandton, for a second time. This despite a court order that allowed him to return. Read more »

Africa: Xenophobia, March Against Gender-Based Violence Loom Over WEF Summit

Protesters and mourners demanding to see President Cyril Ramaphosa over recent incidents of violence against women have marched to the Cape Town International Convention Centre… Read more »

South Africa: Abducted Six-Year-Old Found, Back Home With Parents

Amy'Leigh de Jager has been returned to her family after being abducted on Monday morning at school. Read more »

Zambia: Opposition Politician Kambwili Arrested For 'Defaming' Lungu

Zambian police have arrested opposition National Democratic Congress leader Chishimba Kambwili on charges of defaming President Edgar Lungu, Al Jazeera reports. Read more »

South Africa: Music Producer Arthur Mafokate Acquitted of Assault

The messy case that has dragged for more than two years has finally come to an end. Read more »