The 47-year-old former DA councillor and MMC for human settlements appeared in the Cape Town magistrate’s court on Wednesday on a slew of charges emanating from the 11 housing tenders…
Civicus] CIVICUS discusses anti-corruption protests in Uganda with Mohammed Ndifuna, Executive Director of Justice Access Point (JAP), a civil society organisation (CSO) that promotes human rights and the rule of law…
MANILA — The Philippines would continue to defend its territorial integrity, sovereign rights, and jurisdiction in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) after Beijing warned it would “crush” any foreign incursion into what it claimed to be its territory in the South China Sea, the National Security Council (NSC) said on Thursday…
Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) founder Pastor Apollo Quiboloy and his four co-accused on Friday pleaded not guilty to qualified human trafficking charges before a Pasig City court…
SARAWAK natives have raised concerns after discovering outsiders carrying out surveys on indigenous land in remote areas. The Society for Rights of Indigenous Peoples of Sarawak (Scrips) said longhouse residents are worried this could be a sign of a land grab…
WASHINGTON – After trekking deeper into space than any humans in the last half-century, a pioneering private crew is set to make history Thursday with the first-ever spacewalk by non-professional astronauts. The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission, led by fintech billionaire Jared Isaacman, launched early Tuesday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, reaching a peak
The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded $10.5 million for Ideas Lab projects to assess and address research capacity needs, increase access to research facilities and build human capital at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs……
Schools and an NGO in the Eastern Cape have argued in court that providing scholar transport must be prioritised. In reply, the Eastern Cape Department of Transport said it could no longer afford this service in its current form and was revising its policy, which might exclude more learners…
Edmonton police should pay up to $30,000 in damages to compensate a trans woman repeatedly misgendered during a 911 call, a lawyer for the Alberta Human Rights Tribunal says. The tribunal heard closing arguments Thursday in the case of Marni Panas, a trans advocate who called 911 asking police to check on her friend in…