Last week’s South African High Court judgement that former soldiers from indigenous groups cannot be considered for re-integration into the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) is extremely unfortunate since...
South Africans should know that as their government contemplates extending an economic lifeline to Swaziland’s profligate king and court, a South African man is being left to rot in Swaziland’s jails....
Kenya has embarked on extensive judicial reforms. They began with the exit of the former Chief Justice six months after the passing of the country’s new constitution in 2010. This was followed by a...
It is an open secret that Zambians, despite their protestations, still vote along tribal lines – a fact that was reinforced in 2011 by the election of the Patriotic Front (PF), which won thanks largely to...
Our regional leaders have got two things right about the crisis gripping the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). One: that it needs their urgent attention. Two: the leaders of the Great Lakes...
So often are the winds of change said to blow through the southern reaches of Africa that the uninformed might think there are always hurricanes here. Last month's Southern African Development Community (...
Everyone knew that the constitution-making process in Zimbabwe would be fraught with tension since the two MDC formations and President Mugabe's ZANU-PF were always going to fight fiercely over the terms...
Yet mining companies continue to be involved in human rights violations despite the development of numerous international standards. It is time for governments to act.
SADC lawyers have not always agreed with our governments at the national and regional level regarding developments in the judiciary and Administration of Justice. Indeed, the theme of this year’s annual...
There are fears that conflict might be looming between Malawi and Tanzania over the ownership of a portion of Lake Malawi – or rather of the oil reserves that are believed to lurk beneath its waters. ...
