In May 2013 two young men were arrested in Kapiri Mposhi, Zambia. They were charged under section 155 of the Penal Code with the offence of having carnal knowledge of…
New Zimbabwe TWO HIV positive Zimbabweans jailed in Botswana have lodged a legal challenge against the Gaborone government which introduced a policy to deny foreign inmates life-saving Anti-Retroviral Drugs. The…
The Independent 20 June 2014 GABORONE High Court judge Justice Bengbame Sechele last week reserved judgement in a case in which two HIV-infected Zimbabwean prisoners took the government of Botswana…
The Citizen Botswana’s decision to deny foreign prisoners anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs) is irrational and puts their health at severe risk, the Southern Africa Litigation Centre said yesterday. Centre deputy director…
THe Mid Week Sun 12 June 2014 Principal state counsel David Moloise has argued that it is in the public interest that government refuses to provide foreign prisoners with anti-retroviral…
Star Africa 11 June 2014 The Botswana government on Wednesday revealed in court that it was refusing to provide anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs to foreign inmates because they have themselves to…
News24 Harare – Zimbabwe’s top court ruled Tuesday that a woman who became pregnant after being raped could claim damages from the state after bungling by police and the courts…
SALC’s Sexual and Reproductive Rights Programme Project Lawyer Nyasha Chingore made the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA)  “Women to Watch in 2014″ list. To mark International Women’s Day, which…
Aljazeera Paul Kasonkomona found not guilty of encouraging homosexuality after talking about gay rights and AIDS on TV. A Zambia court has acquitted a prominent gay rights activist charged with…
IOL Lusaka – A Zambian court on Tuesday cleared prominent rights activist Paul Kasonkomona of encouraging homosexuality after he called for gay rights to be recognised during an appearance on…