KwaZulu-Natal man wrongfully accused of rape free after 14-years
DURBAN – A 35-year-old KwaZulu-Natal man who was wrongfully convicted of rape and spent almost 14-years in prison is considering suing the state. Njabulo Ndlovu from Umlazi was acquitted last week, after being sentenced to life imprisonment in 2004. Ndlovu was 19 at the time and was doing the second year of a law degree […]
Constitutional court ratifies President Keita’s election win
Mali’s constitutional court has confirmed President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita’s win in this month’s runoff election, rejecting fraud accusations by the opposition candidate. Monday’s verdict by the country’s top court clears the way for Keita to begin his second five-year term on September 4 after he was declared the winner of Mali’s presidential election on August […]
Arrests of Lawmakers Spark Deadly Riots in Uganda
One person died and five others were injured when police fired teargas and live bullets to disperse a demonstration. The protesters were angry at the alleged torture of detained lawmakers, including pop star Bobi Wine. Ugandan police said on Sunday one person was killed in riots over the arrests of opposition lawmakers near capital Kampala. […]
ED Mnangagwa threatens judges, Chamisa, ahead of Constitutional Court hearing
Zimbabwe’s President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa has indirectly threatened his contestant, and the judges who are to rule in the court application made by MDC-Alliance president Nelson Chamisa challenging his win. Through a clause in his heads of arguments Mnangagwa said people must be aware of the consequences of having anything to do with the petition challenging […]
SADC call for calm ahead of Zimbabwe poll ruling
Southern African leaders on Saturday called for calm in Zimbabwe as the country awaits a Constitutional Court hearing on President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s disputed election victory. The main opposition the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has accused the ruling ZANU-PF party and the election commission of fraud in the July 30 vote, the first in Zimbabwe […]
Tendai Biti lawyer ‘bashed by soldiers, threatened with death’
HARARE – A human rights lawyer who accompanying MDC Alliance senior official Tendai Biti when he attempted to seek refuge in Zambia was severely beaten and had his car damaged by soldiers, a court heard on Monday. Lawyers representing Biti said the lawyer, Unite Saize, was lucky to be alive after he was attacked for […]
Did Ziyambi use non-existent law to bar Advocate Gauntlett?
Nelson Chamisa was dealt a body blow on Monday when Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi declined his request to draft-in top South African lawyer, Advocate Jeremy Gauntlett, to join his legal team for his Presidential Election petition being heard starting on Wednesday. Ziyambi had earlier stated that “we will not block anyone… We don’t want to […]
Shock as ZBC demands US$13,000 for ConCourt poll challenge live feed
PRIVATE and international broadcasters wishing to broadcast Wednesday’s high-profile Constitutional Court (ConCourt) election challenge hearing to their different world audiences will have to pump out up to US$13,000 to get the ZBC live signal from the apex court. ZBC was granted the sole right to broadcast the MDC Alliance poll challenge at ConCourt. According to […]
Racist U.S. Pastor Punches, Spits at Hotel Employee
Police in Uganda have arrested an American pastor after a video of him beating a hotel employee was circulated. Footage from security television cameras installed showed a foreigner, identified later as Mr Jimmy L.Taylor, punching and humiliating a hotel employee. Upon police efforts to effect his arrest Taylor turned rowdy and uncontrollable, and spat on […]
Full Text: Statement By Nelson Chamisa On The Upcoming Presidential Election Petition Hearing
Fellow Zimbabweans, I am deeply touched and encouraged by the tremendous support we continue to receive from the four corners of the country, the continent and the world at large. I fully understand the anxiety of the nation around the upcoming Court Case where we are challenging the subversion of the will of the people […]
