No Amnesty in ‘Terror’ Cases – Swaziland
Swaziland refused to withdraw all charges against people brought under the Suppression of Terrorism Act (STA), when it appeared before a United Nations review of human rights in the kingdom. The STA has been criticised across the world because it is used to arrest and jail people, including trade unionists, who are legitimately calling for […]
Our Voices Will Not Be Silenced – Charting Women’s Struggle for Justice in Tunisia
After the 2011 revolution Tunisia began a process to grapple with decades of repression and abuse, the consequences of which reverberate today. Women’s experiences and perspectives are essential for this process to truly generate social change in the country. However, sharing their stories publicly was not easy. For a long time, women’s voices were at […]
First Lady Lungu Calls for Arrest of Kafue Woman Abusers
FIRST Lady Esther Lungu has directed the police under the Victim Support Unit (VSU) to arrest perpetrators of the recent stripping and sexual abuse of a known woman in Kafue. Mrs Lungu who shed tears said it was barbaric and un-Zambian for human beings to treat a fellow human being and a woman in such […]
71 Nabbed Over Beitbridge Border Violence
Seventeen suspects arrested on Friday night for staging violent protests that resulted in the vandalism of infrastructure, looting of shops and burning of a Zimbabwe Revenue Authority warehouse in Beitbridge, appeared in court yesterday charged with public violence. The group is part of a mob of 71 people arrested on similar charges while protesting the […]
Zimbabwe Govt Probes Role of Third Force
Government is investigating the extent to which external parties were involved in the violent protests that rocked Beitbridge town last Friday leaving property worth hundreds of thousands of dollars either burnt or vandalised by hooligans, State Security Minister Kembo Mohadi said last night. Minister Mohadi, however, said it was too early to release details.”We are […]
Zimbabwe Taxi Operators and Police Clash
Commuter omnibus operators are engaged in running battles with police in Epworth that have left scores of people seeking transport stranded. The kombi operators are protesting against heavy police presence on the road. The police are using teargas to disperse people gathered at various pick-up points in Epworth. The protesters, among them Epworth residents, are […]
Six gay men in Ivory Coast were abused and forced to flee their homes for showing support to Orlando victims
Six gay men in Ivory Coast were abused and forced to flee their homes after they were pictured signing a condolence book for victims of the recent attack on a gay nightclub in Florida, a rights group said on Wednesday. The U.S. embassy in the Ivorian capital of Abidjan hosted an event a fortnight ago […]
TV Station Staff Who Produce Satirical News Shows Arrested in Algeria
The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the arrest of two senior staff at a privately owned television station in Algeria on June 24. Mahdi bin Issa, the manager of KBC, and Riyadh Hartouf, a producer, face charges of falsifying permits and complicity in abuse of position, and were ordered detained by a judge, […]
Decriminalization of Marijuana in Ghana: Why it is Important for Ghana
There is a significant academic debate about decriminalization of marijuana in the country, and this has received some degree of political and public support. Some have argued that decriminalization will open a floodgate for drug use in the country, while others (like myself), do not agree and see it instead as the best way to […]
Presidential Hopeful and TP Mazembe Owner Moise Katumbi Sentenced to Jail
Moise Katumbi, the Congolese presidential hopeful and owner of one of Africa’s biggest football clubs, TP Mazembe has been sentenced to 3 years in prison. Katumbi, 51, has been found guilty of selling a property in Lubumbashi. The court ruling was made in Katumbi’s absence as he is currently out of DRC seeking medical treatment. […]
