SA is expected to expel more than 200 diplomats – from 10 African countries – over a multimillion-dollar duty-free alcohol scandal. At the same time, notes Legalbrief, Pretoria says it is now monitoring the behaviour of its foreign-based diplomats as well ... Read More
Two Kenyan women who say they were raped by security guards in Kakuzi have spoken out about their ordeals. Their claims come as the Kakuzi agri-business seeks to sue rights groups over what it says are false allegations of abuse ... Read More
Retired Chief Justice David Maraga says President Uhuru Kenyatta should have been impeached for allegedly violating the Constitution. Kenyatta reportedly ignored instructions to appoint 40 judges who were recruited by the Judicial Service Commission. The High Court (Nairobi) last month ... Read More
Mozambique's mobile firm Vodacom which oversees the money transfer platform, M-Pesa, says it blocks around 2 500 numbers a month linked to fraud. It says about 80 people are duped in fraudulent mobile money transactions daily. Peace FM reports ... Read More
Twitter says it is ready to meet for an open discussion with the Nigerian Government to address ‘mutual concerns’ and ensure that the service is restored. Nigeria this month indefinitely suspended Twitter's activities after the social media giant removed ... Read More
Zimbabwe's mines are holding talks with banks, government and the Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe to find a solution after operators reported that their funds had been withheld in MMCZ's foreign accounts by the US Government. The Standard ... Read More
The return of Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba’s tooth has been delayed by a new wave of Covid-19 in the DRC. A ceremony had been planned for 21 June, but President Félix Tshisekedi said ‘we have to prioritise the health ... Read More
Armed groups targeting parts of northern Mozambique abducted at least 51 children during raids in 2020, British charity Save the Children said in a report this week. It said the ‘abduction of children has become a new and alarmingly regular ... Read More
Danish director Camilla Nielsson’s documentary, President, follows the election travails of Zimbabwe’s opposition MDC and its leader, Nelson Chamisa. Winner of the prestigious Sundance Film Festival’s Special Jury Award for Verité Filmmaking, the film deploys an ‘in the moment’ technique ... Read More
Senegal could begin producing Covid-19 vaccines next year under an agreement with Belgian biotech group Univercells aimed at boosting Africa’s drug-manufacturing ambitions. According to a report in The Herald, as wealthy countries begin to reopen after securing vaccine supplies early ... Read More
Local leaders and bee farmers in Kenya’s Baringo County have opposed the proposed Livestock Bill 2021 that seeks to outlaw keeping bees for commercial purposes. The Nation reports that the proposed law drafted by National Assembly majority leader Amos Kimunya ... Read More
The Moroccan Parliament last week passed a law legalising the production of cannabis for medicinal and industrial uses. BBC News reports that the aim is to tap into a growing global market, boost agriculture and create jobs in underdeveloped rural ... Read More
Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region has taken a first step towards banning female genital mutilation (FGM) in a country where almost all females are forced to undergo the globally condemned practice. Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni and his Cabinet has ... Read More
Success for former President Jacob Zuma in his special plea in the KZN High Court (Pietermaritzburg) – in which he argues the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) must be blocked from pursuing its racketeering, corruption and tax evasion case against him ... Read More
On Valentine’s Day, 2020, Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta issued an executive order that brought him no red roses from the country’s rights bodies. In fact, the order – purporting to ‘re-organise’ government and put various judicial bodies and independent commissions ... Read More
‘The ratification of the two treaties symbolises a change of course and co-operation, a change of heart, and we are hopeful that a new dawn has begun.’ – SA’s Justice Minister Ronald Lamola on fast-tracked help from the United ... Read More
Hijackers on Board: How One Courageous Whistleblower Fought Against the Capture of SAA By Cynthia Stimpel Tafelberg. $21 She knew she might lose her job as group treasurer, yet Cynthia Stimpel decided to blow the whistle anyway. She simply could ... Read More
