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
Zambia abolishes death penalty
Lusaka – Zambian rights activists Saturday hailed as a “huge milestone” a decision to scrap two British colonial-era laws:... Read more
25 Dec, 2022
