Africa
Husbands can legally take wives' surnames- SA highest Court rules
Previously, South African legislation only permitted women to adopt their spouses' surnames.
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Business
Government to remove minimum capital requirement for foreign investors under GIPC Act
The announcement was made at the Ghana Presidential Investment Forum in Yokohama, Japan, on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, during the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD-9).
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Crime
Over 700 Ghanaians trafficked to Côte d’Ivoire, other West African countries in QNET scam
Ghana is working with immigration authorities in Côte d’Ivoire to repatriate over 200 nationals trapped in a human trafficking scam run by QNET Group. Over 700 Ghanaians have reportedly been deceived and held across West Africa under false...
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Africa
Lesotho MP faces sedition charges for accusing king of signing country to South Africa
Dr. Lipholo has been accused of inciting public unrest and undermining the royal family’s dignity after publicly alleging that Lesotho’s monarchy and government had surrendered national control to neighbouring South Africa, effectively maki...
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General
CJ role too powerful, vulnerable to abuse-Prof Prempeh calls for reform
Speaking at a Learning and Exchange event organized by the African Judicial Independence Fund (AJIF), Prof. Prempeh described Ghana’s judicial structure as overly centralized, with the Chief Justice holding unchecked authority over both the...
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Courts
Justice Adjei pushes for abolition of mandatory death penalty in Ghana
Speaking before Parliament’s Appointments Committee on Monday, June 16, Justice Adjei criticized the current legal framework, saying it violates the right to life and contradicts Ghana’s international human rights obligations.
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Ghana to undergo AU-led corruption risk assessment
Ahead of the assessment, Attorney General and Minister for Justice Dr. Dominic Ayine held strategic discussions with Seynabou Ndiaye Diakhate, Chairperson of the African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption.
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Africa
UN Court awards disputed oil-rich islands to Equatorial Guinea in territorial case against Gabon
The contested isles—Conga, Mbanié, and Cocoteros—have been at the centre of a sovereignty battle between the two Central African nations since the 1970s.
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Business
Experts call for digital transformation in Africa's tax collection regime
This appeal was made at the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF), which began on Tuesday in Kigali, Rwanda. Spanning from Monday to Friday, the annual gathering includes a General Assembly where a new ATAF Council will be elected, markin...
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Courts
Oliver-Barker, 31 remanded protestors sue IGP, AG for human rights violation
The applicants claim that during the recent #stopgalamseynowprotest, the Ghana Police engaged in illegal activities, including wrongful arrests, detentions, and the denial of bail.
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Africa
Racist language leads to suspension of South African MP
Initially, Renaldo Gouws suggested one of the videos was altered and denied its authenticity. However, a DA statement on Thursday confirmed the video was "genuine and not a fake."
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Africa
AKA murder: Seven suspects arrested for South African rapper's killing
The two were gunned down outside a restaurant in Durban a year ago, in a killing that shocked South Africans.
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Africa
Nigerian lady sacked by Johnson & Johnson over “african time” wins at UK tribunal
The tribunal in Reading ruled that Fayokun was unfairly “racially profiled” and will be compensated.
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Africa
South African woman jailed for 50 years for $28m theft
Hildegard Steenkamp siphoned off the money over a 13-year period from the healthcare company she worked at as an accountant in Gauteng province.
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Africa
Why South Africa regrets its liberal post-apartheid asylum laws
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has announced plans to toughen asylum and immigration laws in a move that will have far-reaching consequences for foreign nationals
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Africa
Legal row over 2,800,000% mark-up for African mask
The pensioner couple found the mask from Gabon at the home of an ancestor who had been a colonial governor.
BBC
Africa
Central African bloc suspends Gabon over coup
Earlier on Monday the coup leader, Gen Brice Oligui Nguema, was sworn in as transitional president.
BBC
General
Resolution of cross-border boundary dispute: Ghana ratifies ‘Niamey Convention’
Ghana is among the nine out of fifty-five (55) AU Member states that have ratified the Convention on Cross-border Co-operation known as the ‘Niamey Convention.”
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Courts
ECOWAS court awards 50 million CFA against Burkina Faso
This amount, according to the court, is to compensate for the moral damages suffered following the violation of his right to a fair trial in reasonable time over his retirement 20 years ago.
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Africa
South Africa's opposition party vows to 'protect' Putin from ICC arrest
The ICC, which South Africa is a signatory to, has accused Mr Putin of war crimes, which include the kidnapping of Ukrainian children in Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
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