African LII 20 March 2025 By Anneke Meerkotter According to data from the World Prison Brief, there are approximately 398,206 individuals incarcerated in the SADC region. Of the 16 SADC…
Anneke Meerkotter20 March 2025
AfricanLII 7 March 2025 By Anneke Meerkotter Apart from the budgeting process being opaque to most citizens, the political priorities in the national budget can quickly negate the needs of…
Anneke Meerkotter7 March 2025
AfricanLII 6 March 2025 By Anneke Meerkotter Climate change will wreak havoc on the SADC region, yet its impact on places of detention is seldom considered. According to World Prison…
Anneke Meerkotter6 March 2025
Entre 2014 et 2024, les juges et la communauté juridique participant au Forum régional annuel des juges africains (FRAJ) ont discuté de diverses affaires qui ont fait progresser les droits…
Staff Writer27 June 2024
Between 2014 and 2024, the judges and legal community attending the annual African Regional Judges’ Forum (ARJF) have discussed various cases that have advanced human rights and equity across the…
Staff Writer27 June 2024
On 16 May 2024, the Supreme Court of Zambia delivered a judgment in the appeal of Frankson Musukwa and Others v Road Transport and Safety Agency. The Court dismissed the…
Staff Writer16 May 2024
A range of Zambian organizations of persons with disabilities (OPDs) and other civil society organizations (CSOs) – who early in March this year made submissions to the UN Committee on…
Staff Writer5 April 2024
27 March 2024 -The Southern African Litigation Centre (SALC) is concerned by recent remarks of President Hakainde Hichilema made during the launch of early maize harvests in the Mkushi Central province of Zambia on 20…
Staff Writer27 March 2024
In the predominantly women-owned agricultural lands of Serenje District in Zambia's Central Province, home of the Lala people, a lesser-known form of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) has been unfolding for several…
Staff Writer4 December 2023
On 24 March 2023, the High Court of Zambia, granted an interim injunction in a case where the Petitioners are challenging the taking over of their customary land and allocating…
Staff Writer4 April 2023