In the calm shadows of impunity, the deafening silence surrounding the assassination of human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko hangs heavy. Justice, once Maseko’s weapon of choice, now lies silenced with…
Melusi Simelane22 January 2024
On 15 June 2020, civil society issued a joint statement calling upon Chief Justice Hon. Andrew Nyirenda and Hon. Judge Edward Twea to continue with their functions as judicial officers,…
Staff Writer15 June 2020
In 2015, the Law Society of Botswana brought an application in the Gaborone High Court challenging the process of appointment of judges to the High Court in Botswana. The case…
Staff Writer28 April 2017
14 February 2016 ENCA JOHANNESBURG – Prominent Lesotho lawyer Khotso Nthontho, one of five legal men on an alleged “hit list” circulated late last year, was arrested on charges of…
Staff Writer15 February 2016
Daily Maverick By Kaajal Ramjathan-Keogh Lesotho has faced repeated political and security crises over many years. Politics in the impoverished mountain kingdom has been marked by coups and assassinations and…
Staff Writer30 October 2015
EWN 17 September 2015 The High Court dismissed government’s application for leave to appeal a previous order. PRETORIA – The Southern African Litigation Centre says the latest ruling on Sudanese…
Staff Writer17 September 2015
IOL News 18 August 2015 Gaborone – Lesotho Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili came under fire from his fellow leaders in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) at its summit here…
Staff Writer19 August 2015
The Mail & Guardian President Jacob Zuma is party to a regional pact that makes the application of law discriminatory. In the pomp and ceremony surrounding the 34th Southern African…
Staff Writer29 August 2014
In Swaziland the case against human rights lawyer, Thulani Maseko, and The Nation magazine editor, Bheki Makhubu, has attracted international attention, drawing comment and condemnation from international agencies such as…
Staff Writer3 June 2014