Law

Namibian MPs back anti-gay law despite Supreme Court ruling

Windhoek – Namibian lawmakers on Wednesday approved legislation to ban same-sex marriage and punish its supporters, in what critics... Read more

20 Jul, 2023

Thousands rally in anti-LGBTQ protest in Malawi

Lilongwe – About 5,000 demonstrators on Thursday staged an anti-LGBTQ protest in Lilongwe, the capital of the conservative southern... Read more

14 Jul, 2023

An advocate charged the state R67k a day for 511 days. He’s been disbarred

Johannesburg High Court judges Motsomai Makume and Willem Wepener have disbarred a dishonest advocate. By Tania Broughton GroundUp Hassan... Read more

8 Jun, 2023

Namibia recognises same-sex marriages concluded abroad with foreign spouse

Windhoek – Namibia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday recognised same-sex marriages contracted abroad between citizens and foreign spouses, a landmark... Read more

17 May, 2023

Lesotho MPs to debate reclaiming parts of South Africa

Maseru – Lawmakers in Lesotho were to discuss on Wednesday whether the country should seek to reclaim large swathes... Read more

29 Mar, 2023

UK trophy hunting bill irks African conservationists

Johannesburg – A bid to ban the import of hunting trophies to Britain has upset conservationists in southern Africa,... Read more

16 Mar, 2023

UN experts urge Zimbabwe to halt law ‘restricting’ NGOs

Harare – UN experts on Tuesday signalled deep concern over new legislation in Zimbabwe that they say will “severely... Read more

15 Feb, 2023

Belief, law and medicine collide in Ivory Coast ‘magic’ case

Kpo-Kahankro – “My grandson fell ill during the night and in the morning he was dead. He was a... Read more

15 Feb, 2023

Zambia commutes nearly 400 death sentences after law change

Lusaka – Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has commuted 390 death sentences to life imprisonment, six weeks after he abolished... Read more

9 Feb, 2023

Zimbabwe approves law targeting civil society

Harare – Zimbabwe’s upper house of parliament has approved legislation that critics say will gag civil society groups, placing... Read more

2 Feb, 2023