The Court of Appeal in Seychelles, that country’s highest judicial forum, has been joined by one of the continent’s leading judges who is also a prominent academic writer on the issues of gender-based violence. Judge Lillian Tibatemwa-Ekirikubinza of Uganda’s apex...
Three judges of Zambia’s supreme court have set free a father who was convicted of raping his young daughter and sentenced to 35 years with hard labour. How did it happen that what appeared a secure conviction was set aside? …Share this:Click to share on...
When Botswana’s Court of Appeal delivered its recent decision on 709 people from Caprivi, living in the Dukwi refugee camp, deep in Botswana and close to the border with Zimbabwe, the judgment came as a serious blow to the hopes …Share this:Click to share on...
What is an employer to do if a medical condition precludes a staffer from fulfilling her responsibilities? If a staff member has a medical problem and can’t carry out her duties as before, what are the obligations of her employer? …Share this:Click to share on...
Republic v Alfred Kipkemoi Yator [2019] eKLR Muriithi, J Kenya’s Judge Edward Muriithi presided in a trial where one brother was charged with killing another brother by shooting him with a bow and arrow during a fight. He pleaded guilty …Share this:Click...
S v Mafudza (CR 63/2019) [2019] NAHCMD 323 (05 September 2019) Judge President Damaseb and Acting Judge Sibeya The two judges were considering a magistrate’s conviction and sentence and were astonished to find that the accused had been charged and …Share...
