Countries Limpopo announces new alcohol curfew Limpopo — The National Liquor Traders Association introduced a new alcohol curfew in Limpopo in an attempt to put... Read more 22 Jul, 2023
Countries 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
Countries 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
Countries 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
Countries 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
Countries 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
Angola 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
Countries 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
Countries 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
Countries 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