Africa
Zuma allowed to sue over medical records leak
The director of public prosecutions in KwaZulu-Natal province says there is not have enough evidence to pursue the case against Mr Downer, though Zuma can do so privately.
BBC
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Africa
Blasphemy in Nigeria’s legal systems: An explainer
Blasphemy is an offence under Nigeria’s criminal law in states that put it on their statute books.
The Conversation Africa
Africa
Man sues Facebook over alleged poor working conditions in Kenya
Man sues Facebook over alleged poor working conditions in Kenya
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Courts
South Africa's $1m shopping-spree student jailed
Sibongile Mani received 14m rand instead of her monthly student grant of 1,400 rand in June 2017 and started spending it immediately, the court heard during her trial.
BBC
Africa
Mozambique to appeal against ex-minister’s extradition
Mozambique wants him to face charges in his own country.
DL News
General
KNUST Law Acting Dean promoted to Associate Professor
With more than three decades of active legal practice, Dr. Chris Adomako-Kwakye, Esq. stands out as a seasoned professional whose impact spans both practice and academia.
DL News
General
18 universities accredited in Kenya to offer Law degrees
In a public notice issued on Tuesday, July 8, the CLE confirmed that 18 institutions had met the academic and statutory requirements to offer Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degrees, with several also approved for Master of Laws (LLM) and diploma pr...
DL News
Tech
Ghana launches Space Policy
Led by the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation (MESTI), this policy seeks to coordinate the growth and application of SST to promote sustainable advancements in natural resource management, disaster response, climat...
DL News
Africa
Isabel dos Santos: Angolan billionaire rejects fresh criminal charges
Angola's public prosecutor has charged Ms Dos Santos with 12 crimes, including embezzlement and fraud
BBC
Africa
Zimbabwe: Lawyers challenge Judges wearing $3,000 wigs, say trend is wasteful, outdated and scary
In its analysis of seven pieces of legislation, ZLHR argued that money used to purchase the wigs, a vestige of colonial Rhodesia, could be used to finance better deserving requirements.
AllAfrica
US
Coachella files copyright infringement lawsuit against Afrochella
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday at a California district court and obtained by Rolling Stone, comes three years after AEG (which owns Goldenvoice) issued a warning to the Afrochella festival about infringing on the festival’s trademark.
Rolling Stone
Europe
Uber broke laws, duped police and secretly lobbied governments, leak reveals
The unprecedented leak to the Guardian of more than 124,000 documents – known as the Uber files – lays bare the ethically questionable practices that fuelled the company’s transformation into one of Silicon Valley’s most famous exports.
The Guardian
Africa
TB Joshua’s widow and the battle for his Nigerian church
“TB Joshua was a prophet by birth, but his wife has become a prophet by inclination. Husband and wife have become one, so by that union he has extended the anointing to her,
DL News
General
Nine MPs table motion for CSR law July 19, 2021 103
The harmonisation is needed to cushion development because the expenditure of companies on corporate social responsibility is not free
DL News
Africa
S.Africa’s top court clears Ramaphosa of misleading parliament about donations
Ramaphosa ousted scandal-hit Zuma as party leader in 2018, and Zuma has since been subjected to several corruption investigations.
DL News
General
Amnesty International Ghana calls for measures to protect women and child rights
Amnesty International Ghana (AI Ghana) has urged the government to institute sufficient measures to protect the rights of women and children.
DL News
General
Meet Dr Hazel and Nhyira: Mother and daughter called to the Ghana Bar last Friday
The mother and daughter were among the newly qualified lawyers called to the Ghana Bar on Friday, October 9, 2026, becoming Barristers and Solicitors of the Supreme Court of Ghana.
DL News
Courts
$2M Sky Train case: Court to give ruling on Submission of no case July 2
The accused persons are former GIIF Chief Executive Officer Solomon Asamoah and former Board Chairman Prof. Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi.
DL News
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court Justice calls for early action to prevent violent conflicts
Justice Mensah-Bonsu made the call in Accra during a high-level panel discussion on traditional, interfaith and judicial perspectives on silencing the guns in Africa.
DL News
General
Ghana rallies support for historical election of Dr Sylvia Adusu as Judge of ITLOS
Dr. Adusu, a Chief State Attorney and Director of the International Division at Ghana’s Office of the Attorney-General and Ministry of Justice, is Ghana’s candidate for the ITLOS election scheduled for 18 June 2026.
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