World ‘Smoke-free generation’ bill introduced in UK parliament London — A new UK-wide law aimed at creating the first “smoke-free generation” will on Tuesday be introduced in... Read more yesterday
World New UK government closes in on major employment reform London — Britain’s new Labour government will on Thursday take a key step towards delivering major reforms to workers’... Read more 10 Oct
World Georgia signs into law bill seen by EU as anti-LGBTQ Tbilisi— Georgia on Thursday signed into law measures that will curb LGBTQ rights, despite warnings from the EU that... Read more 3 Oct
Countries SA has a new education law: some love it, some hate it – education expert explains why Wayne Hugo, University of KwaZulu-Natal South Africa has a new law governing education. The Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA)... Read more 22 Sep
Countries WATCH | Ramaphosa signs contentious BELA Bill into law amid GNU tensions Pretoria — President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a disputed education (BELA) Bill into law on Friday but delayed implementation of... Read more 13 Sep
Countries ‘Battered woman syndrome’: law to be challenged The Centre for Applied Legal Studies is mounting a constitutional challenge against laws on sentencing which, it says, do... Read more 2 Sep
Business Competition in SA’s electricity market: new law paves the way, but it won’t be a smooth ride Rod Crompton, University of the Witwatersrand South Africa endured an electricity crisis from 2008 characterised by intermittent rolling blackouts... Read more 28 Aug
Countries Ramaphosa signs Law Amendments to Companies Act Cape Town — President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law amendments to the Companies Act of 2008 that will... Read more 27 Jul
Countries Gambia MPs uphold ban on female genital mutilation Gambia – Gambian lawmakers voted on Monday to uphold a 2015 ban on female genital mutilation, rejecting a controversial... Read more 15 Jul
Countries Sierra Leone adopts law banning child marriage Sierra Leone – Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio on Tuesday promulgated a law banning child marriage in a... Read more 3 Jul