The Special Investigating Unit has been slapped with a punitive costs order for its ‘wholly unfounded case’ against a company providing surgical masks to the ...
Nedbank Namibia has come up short in a legal case after a commissioner of oaths failed to indicate the date on its affidavit for summary judgment in a ...
Two recent judgments in support of gay rights have come out of apex courts in Africa — one, in Kenya, safeguarding freedom of association, the other declaring ...
Zambia’s chief justice Mumba Malila is facing a public backlash and demands that he step down after voicing support for gay rights. He’s not alone; a group of ...
In a victory for transparency, a case related to Mozambique’s $2bn ‘tuna bond’ corruption scandal will be heard in open court in the UK
Tanzania’s judges are not lax in making findings, but they are clearly loath to rule against the government
Two fresh cases illustrate legal failings by the country’s magistrates. In the first, the judicial officer effectively took over cross-examination; the second ...
Magistrates are the front line of the law, so it’s vital that they are well versed in judicial processes. In two recent cases, at least, this was not the case
Move over, Jacob Zuma. Former police officer and vexatious litigant David Chauke has perfected the stubborn art of fruitless and persistent litigation
A company in Namibia is out of pocket after a judge ruled N$33m in unpaid taxes could be deducted from its bank account and held by the revenue authority ...
A small company selling goods from a shipping container outside Springs has to change its name after being taken to the companies tribunal for trademark ...
As Namibia’s police take a turn to brutality and unlawful behaviour, the country’s courts have had enough
The justice secretary has failed in his bid to have a pro-democracy song banned around the world if it’s used to promote secession from China
The office of the state attorney has come under heavy fire for its ‘high level of ineptitude’, ‘poor and inefficient services’ and ‘lackadaisical’ approach to ...
The heavy-handed tactics of the country’s national security service have drawn the ire of the country’s top court — and given rise to a huge defamation claim
A judge has found that labour union Samwu has ‘a lot’ to answer for after its mishandling of a retrenchment matter resulted in seven of its workers being ...
Dhaya Pillay’s memorial lecture honouring Thulani Maseko channels the spirit of the slain human rights lawyer in a scathing assessment of a Swazi judge who ...
Namibia’s divorce law is well past due for an update. A case featuring an abusive husband makes clear the need to jettison a stipulation about attempting ...
Another case of negligence by the rail agency has been decided by the high court, this one involving an injured learner
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