Ministry of Lands: A hotbed of corruption exposed by court of appeal ruling
The Ministry of Lands has long been a hub of controversy in the country with land fraud cases piling up and innocent citizens losing their property rights…
Kenya engaging Vietnam on Margaret Nduta’s case- Sing’oei
Foreign Affairs PS Korir Sing’Oei says Kenyan team is in Vietnam engaging with local authorities on Margaret Nduta’s case, says she is coping and being treated humanely…
Dissolve ‘corrupt’ Tswaing council, North West Sanco demands
The South African National Civics Association (Sanco) has demanded that the Tswaing municipal council be dissolved. The association cited persistent corruption, lack of service delivery, and the collapse of governance as a reason. However, the North West cooperative governance, human settlements and traditional affairs (Coghsta) department says that this would be “the last resort”…
‘Unemployment, inequality are human rights issues’ – Mashatile
Deputy President Paul Mashatile has called for urgent and sustained efforts to address unemployment and inequality, describing them as fundamental human rights issues. Speaking at the national Human Rights Day commemoration in Kariega, the Deputy President acknowledged South Africa’s economic progress. But he said the country’s 31.9% unemployment rate remained an indicator of persistent...
Women’s rights to forests and land remain weak in much of the Global South
A new report by the NGO Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) reviewed national laws and regulations across 35 countries in Latin America, Asia and Africa. It found that since RRI’s 2017 assessment, there’s been little progress in securing women’s rights to forests in Indigenous, Afro-descendant, and local communities…
Court clears path for recall process against senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan
A Federal High Court in Lokoja, Kogi State, has lifted its previous order preventing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from processing the recall petition against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. In a landmark ruling on Friday, the court affirmed that the recall process initiated by constituents of Kogi Central Senatorial District is constitutionally valid and…
Taung child: the controversial story of the fossil discovery that proved humanity’s common origins in Africa – podcast
Historian Christa Kuljian and paleoanthropologist Dipuo Kgotleng talk to The Conversation Weekly podcast about the complicated legacy of the Taung child skull, 100 years since its discovery…
JUST IN: 23 children rescued from suspected Abuja traffickers
Twenty-three children have been rescued from some suspected human traffickers in the Kubwa area of Abuja, Federal Capital Territory. The FCT Police Command said the children were rescued on Thursday, March 20, from a child trafficking syndicate operating in the guise of an orphanage. In a statement issued on Saturday…
“The jury’s decision reinforces the validity and strength of Gibson’s intellectual property rights”: Gibson emerges victorious in copyright infringement retrial battle with Dean
A Texas federal jury once again sided with Gibson, rejecting Dean’s argument that the former’s Flying V, Explorer, and SG guitar shapes are generic in the minds of the guitar buying public…