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South African Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi said her government will explore all legal remedies after a Malawian court blocked efforts to return religious figures Shepherd and Mary Bushiri for criminal proceedings. Justice Mzonde Mvula determined on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, that magistrates...

A civil engineer from Reservoir Hills received a criminal conviction after traffic officers clocked his BMW traveling 217 kilometers per hour in a 120-kilometer-per-hour zone along the N2 highway. Shekendra Bhagwandin, 43, was apprehended on Sept. 28, 2025, near Scottburgh by Road Traffic...

KwaZulu-Natal's political landscape faces upheaval after National Freedom Party leader Ivan Barnes demanded the removal of Premier Thami Ntuli and two African National Congress provincial officials over alleged graft totaling 64 billion rand. Barnes announced on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, during a...

Ugandan authorities detained three educators before national exams began, accusing them of attempting to pay off an examination supervisor. George Odongo, who runs Atura Community Day Primary School, along with Simon Ekut and Awoko Lavoiser, allegedly offered 1 million shillings to a Uganda...

Legal advocates in Illinois launched a class action complaint on Friday, accusing federal immigration officials of maintaining unconstitutional conditions at a Chicago-area detention center. Attorneys from the MacArthur Justice Centre, ACLU of Illinois and Eimer Stahl argue authorities violated...

United Nations investigators presented evidence on Thursday showing that Nicaragua's leadership has committed widespread abuses against its citizens, with some acts potentially qualifying as crimes against humanity. The panel called on government officials to free those held without legal...

South African officials on Friday rejected American claims of white genocide and criticized Washington's decision to grant refugee status to Afrikaners. The Department of International Relations and Cooperation called President Donald Trump's allegations factually wrong and unsupported by...

United Nations officials on Friday demanded Brazilian authorities launch a thorough probe into a Rio de Janeiro police raid that left at least 120 dead, marking the nation's most fatal law enforcement action. The statement characterized the incident as evidence of a troubling trend of...

A United Nations official on Friday demanded immediate safeguards for children caught in war zones where systematic trafficking continues despite global awareness of the crisis. Special Rapporteur Siobhan Mullally told the General Assembly that governments routinely ignore credible documentation...

The United Nations voiced alarm on Friday after reports emerged that security forces had killed at least 10 protesters in Tanzania during demonstrations sparked by this week's national vote. Seif Magango, speaking for the UN Human Rights Office, outlined multiple alleged abuses in an official...

Human Rights Watch condemned Chinese authorities on Friday for launching a separatism probe into Taiwanese lawmaker Puma Shen Pao-Yang, marking the first known case under Beijing's new judicial rules aimed at Taiwan independence advocates. The Chongqing Municipal Public Security Bureau opened...

Amnesty International criticized Latvia's parliamentary decision to exit the Istanbul Convention on Thursday, warning the withdrawal endangers legal safeguards against gender violence. Lawmakers approved the measure 56 to 32 after 13 hours of debate, sending it to President Edgars Rinkevics for...

A federal judge has permitted the Trump administration to move forward with terminating nearly all staff at the Community Relations Service, a Justice Department unit that mediates civil rights conflicts. US District Judge Indira Talwani rejected a request to block the layoffs on Thursday...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has officially launched construction of Hiinga Karis Medical Hospital, a multimillion-dollar facility designed to deliver specialized treatment and expand healthcare access for residents near Gayaza and Wakiso. The Magere-based hospital will accommodate 125...

The Patriotic League of Uganda has committed to delivering overwhelming support for President Yoweri Museveni in the Kigezi region during the upcoming elections. Grace Mugabirwe Mutebile told Bafumbira youth gathered in Kampala on Sunday that her civic organization seeks at least 80 percent...

Authorities in Nsangi Division detained three men suspected of leading a machete-armed criminal group that had been attacking local communities. Officers identified the individuals as Niwagaba Shaban, Turinawe Eddie, and Kawakki Sulaiman. Patrick Onyango, who speaks for Kampala Metropolitan...

Niger joined 10 other nations as early adopters of a global initiative to build small soccer fields after FIFA opened two facilities at schools in Niamey. The pitches at CES 22 Talladje and CES 9 Harobanda will serve more than 10,000 young people through programs designed to encourage teamwork...

Heavy cargo vehicles must take a lengthy bypass after rainfall damaged a major northern Uganda corridor, transportation officials said on Sunday. The Karuma to Kamdini route suffered embankment erosion about one kilometer from where the highway intersects with roads to Olwiyo and Pakwach near a...

Eswatini has stripped a Ugandan businessman of his honorary consul position following accusations of fraud and land-related crimes. Quilino Bamwine lost his diplomatic role after ignoring warnings from the southern African kingdom about his alleged misconduct. Ambassador Mahlaba A. Mamba wrote...

A retired Ugandan military commander has sparked controversy by urging Tanzania's armed forces to seize power and halt violence that erupted after disputed elections gave President Samia Suluhu Hassan more than 97 percent of the votes cast on October 29. Gen. David Sejusa said the Tanzania...