Cape Town — The daughter-in-law of the late South African Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu called the Church of England homophobic for not allowing her wife, who is a priest, to preside over the funeral of a family friend. Marceline Tutu van Furth, who is married to Archbishop Tutu’s daughter, Mpho Andrea Tutu van Furth, said […]
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The Sunyani East Constituency Secretary of the NDC, Atta Kusi, has stated that the NDC will have to win Election 2024 to alleviate the plight of the citizenry due to the abysmal performance of the current government. “The abysmal performance of the government must propel the party to work harder, focus, united, strategise and remain […]
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Nigeria: Kanu’s Health Worsening – Lawyer
Owerri — He must not die in detention, Ohanaeze warns Owerri–lead Counsel to the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPoB, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, Monday, said that the detained leader of IPoB, Nnamdi Kanu’s health condition has continued to deteriorate in the detention facility of the Directorate of State Services, DSS. Ejiofor stated that in Owerri, after they […]
But City of Tshwane says it has already provided what it can with its budget The Choba informal settlement in Olievenhoutbosch, Centurion, settled by people hoping to benefit from the surrounding housing project, has grown and is home to about 500 people. Before the Covid pandemic, residents shared one tap. They received three water tanks […]
INCARCERATED Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Chairperson Job Sikhala’s lawyer has raised concerns over the arrest of the lawmaker’s wife, saying her life could be in danger. Freddy Masarirevhu said the way the arrest of Ellen Sikhala was effected raises a lot of questions and discomfort. Ellen was arrested for allegedly violating traffic regulations on […]
medica Liberia (mL) in an effort to implement the Spotlight Initiative project supported by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), has 200 Grassroots Women’s Rights Advocates beginning with Montserrado and Grand Cape Mount Counties. The initiative aims to enhance women’s participation in local governance processes as well as tackling issues that affect women in society. […]
Beirut — Global Survey Shows Major Support for Sponsors Backing Migrant Worker Compensation Call FIFA’s corporate partners and sponsors of the 2022 World Cup should all press the global football association and the Qatari government to provide compensation and other remedies to migrant workers and their families who suffered death or injury, wage theft or […]
Addis Abeba — The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has called for immediate response to the dire human rights situation of thousands of displaced civilians from Tigray and bordering Amhara regional states who were recently transferred from Jarre camp in South Wollo zone in Amhara region, to the Awash seven federal police training center. The […]
A new measure has been signed into law in southern Nigeria’s Rivers state that bolsters the right of women to inherit property. Despite a Supreme Court ruling, many cultures and families in the country still do not allow women to receive an inheritance. Men tend to receive the wealth as a way to keep property […]
“We’ve been given the constitutional right to grow and consume it, but we haven’t been given the right to trade with it,” says Linda Siboto Various groups protested on Saturday on the lawns of the Union Buildings over the slow pace and haphazard approach to cannabis law reform and regulation in South Africa. Under the […]
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Burundi: Hardliner Takes Charge
New Prime Minister’s Appointment Shows Little Desire for Reform Director, Central Africa On September 7, Burundi’s president, Evariste Ndayishimiye, removed government officials he said he no longer trusted. Most significantly, he replaced the prime minister, Alain Guillaume Bunyoni. Given Bunyoni’s poor record on human rights, including at one time overseeing security forces who committed serious […]
Residents of Chitungwiza Friday staged a flash demonstration demanding the release of incarcerated Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) lawmaker Job Sikhala. The demonstration was held about 300 metres from Chitungwiza Central Police Station, where tens gathered, blocking roads, chanting and holding placards. Sikhala was arrested three months ago together with legislator, Godfrey Sithole, and a […]
Burundi must engage more effectively in the rule of law and fight against impunity for violations and abuses committed since 2015, when the political system was thrown into turmoil sparking widespread protests, a UN-appointed independent human rights expert said on Friday. Despite commitments and measures taken by the government, the human rights situation there has […]
The issue here is not which combatant the Russian military company is backing but its treatment of civilians. The governments of the Central African Republic (CAR) and Mali are using Wagner, the shadowy Russian private military company believed to be close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, as an agent for attacks against civilians, new research […]
After suffering heavy losses to the Tigrayan forces, Ethiopia’s military has taken the war to the skies, launching drone strikes on Tigray’s capital, Mekelle. At least 10 people were killed when two drone strikes hit a residential area on Wednesday. Five died at the scene of the strikes in the Midre Genet neighbourhood, while the […]
Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Deputy Commissioner-General, Stephen Mutamba, has been included on the United States’ list of “rogue elements”, who are stifling democracy in the country. The high-ranking cop is the only new addition, facing accusations of closing democratic space by repeatedly threatening and assaulting known and perceived Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC) activists, as […]
Cape Town — Western Cape Calls for Dedicated Team to Tackle Kidnappings Western Cape authorities are calling for a dedicated unit to help tackle kidnappings. The City of Cape Town said that it was no longer leaving it up to the police alone to try and solve kidnappings. Authorities in the metro say they […]
Accused of stock theft in 2020, Abulele Kwindana was killed. More than two years later, no-one has been charged with his murder. Abulele Kwindana from Tsilithwa village in Eastern Cape Qumbu town, was only 19 years old when he was accused of stock theft. The traditional court in his village took a decision to kill […]