Former ambassador to Uganda Jon Qwelane will face charges of hate speech in the Johannesburg High Court over a column he wrote titled "Call me names, but gay is not okay" in 2008. Read more »
So as Africans, where are we learning about sex? And the bigger question is this: Why do we not speak, practically, to our parents about sex, asks Socrates Mbamalu in This Is ... Read more »
The government is reportedly in the process of introducing a law that would see the statutory age of consent to sex raised from 16 to 18 years. Read more »
President Jacob Zuma has nominated Mandisa Maya as the president of the second-highest court in the country. Read more »
The kissing and groping of two housemates in Nigeria's reality TV show, Big Brother Naija, while they were asleep, have led to discussions on sexual consent, rape and victim ... Read more »
A woman who participated in a mass wedding in Kano has appeared before a Shari'ah court for adultery and deliberate concealment of a pregnancy. Read more »
The Conversation Africa's Samantha Spooner asked Grace Villamor about her research on gender-specific responses by farmers in Benin. Read more »
Danish national Peter Frederiksen has appeared before the Free State High Court in Bloemfontein where he faces 59 charges, including assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm, ... Read more »
While domestic violence is a criminal offence, prosecutions are rare as women often drop charges for fear of sending their husbands to jail or getting divorced, a lawyer says. Read more »
Only 23 out of the 67 senators present during voting time supported the proposed law sponsored by nominated Senator, Judith Sijeny. Read more »
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