As tension mounts in the Democratic Republic of Congo following the takeover of a key city by Rwandan-backed rebels, leading to fears of a regional war with international impact, African leaders are ...

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has exposed Angola, Cameroon, Eritrea, Egypt, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Tunisia in Africa as leading jailers of journalists in 2024. Malawi24 reports that the CPJ ...

Fed up with waiting for three decades for justice, the families of more than 20 murdered anti-apartheid activists have lodged legal proceedings to demand answers from government, the National Director ...

A constitutional crisis looms in Uganda where President Yoweri Museveni has slammed last week’s watershed judgment by Uganda’s highest court finding that courts martial had no jurisdiction over ...

Legislation: Marine Pollution Bill approved 6051 Legalbrief Today 28 Jan 2025 Legislation: Preservation of Agricultural Land Bill approved 6051 Legalbrief Today 28 Jan 2025 ...

A Judicial Conduct Tribunal into sexual harassment allegations against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge is due to begin today. It marks the first time a judge has faced potential ...

Six years after its enactment, Nigeria’s Political Parties Act remains toothless, crippled by the absence of regulations, enabling politicians to evade accountability and transparency, reports The ...

Kenyan President William Ruto has acknowledged abuses by Kenya's security forces, in the wake of demonstrations against a recent wave of alleged kidnappings that have sparked outrage in the country, ...

Mozambique President Daniel Chapo last week took the oath of office in front of a heavily guarded audience of dignitaries in Maputo following weeks of violent demonstrations over the fiercely disputed ...

President John Mahama has taken a significant step toward fulfilling his promise to implement the constitutional review process by establishing a Constitution Review Committee, reports GBC Ghana ...

This work examines the challenges rural women face in navigating SA's legal system. High litigation costs, travel distances and alien procedures hinder access to formal courts, while traditional ...

As a result of what Zulu King Misuzulu KaZwelithini has called ‘a disintegrated marriage’, he has filed papers to institute divorce action against one of his wives. The papers filed in the High Court ...