Johannesburg – On Friday 1st November, a full bench of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) heard oral argument in the case brought by the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) and the…
Staff Writer4 November 2013
The Business Day THE North Gauteng High Court’s interpretation of the Implementation of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Act has set a precedent, with South African…
Staff Writer15 October 2013
Johannesburg – The trial of Paul Kasonkomona – well-known human rights and HIV/AIDS activist – is set to commence in the Lusaka Magistrates Court on Thursday, 12 September. Kasonkomona was arrested…
Staff Writer11 September 2013
To be a lawyer in Zimbabwe prepared to act for those who find themselves targeted by Zimbabwean authorities, and more particularly ZANU PF authorities, must be among the most courageous…
Staff Writer22 August 2013
SW Radio Africa Alex Bell The arrest last week of renowned human rights lawyer and MDC-T parliamentary candidate Arnold Tsunga, has cast even more doubt on the credibility of next…
Staff Writer23 July 2013
Johannesburg: The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) condemns the arrest of MDC parliamentary candidate Arnold Tsunga and 50 supporters on 20 July 2013, and the banning of a political rally in…
Staff Writer15 July 2013
What was supposed to be the coming-out party for the new Zimbabwean Constitution risks becoming just another illegitimate election. Holding the election on July 31st, though in keeping with the…
Staff Writer14 June 2013
On 22 May 2013 President Robert Mugabe assented to Zimbabwe’s New Constitution, signing it into law. The new Constitution brought Zimbabwe’s much anticipated general elections one step closer, paving the…
Staff Writer12 June 2013
The fight against cervical cancer in Africa received a welcome boost when Merck and GlaxoSmithKline, the two pharmaceutical companies that make vaccines protecting individuals from specific cancer-causing strains of the human…
Priti Patel5 June 2013