Peace activist Terry Crawford-Browne has won the first round of his legal bout with the State challenging the arms deal. But it was a narrow victory and he will have to beef up his legal arsenal if he is to have any chance of emerging victorious after the final bell.
The treason trial of Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and two senior party officials has been postponed until May 12, state and private newspapers said Friday.
An alleged Boeremag member who blamed a lawyer for his failure to be granted bail could not get the Pretoria High Court’s permission on Friday for his bail application be heard anew.
The Constitutional Court ruled on Friday that twins born to a lesbian couple by means of artificial insemination were legitimate, a term traditionally used for children born in wedlock.
Tens of thousands of people poured onto the streets of the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR) on Friday to show support for General Francois Bozize, who ousted the elected president, Ange-Felix Patasse, in a military coup two weeks ago
Kenyans have expressed outrage over a decision by the country’s 223 legislators to award themselves a multi-million dollar car allowance scheme, barely a month after the government bowed to demands to massively increase their salaries.
Trevor Davids, the right-hand man of disgraced Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) chief Trevor Abrahams, who is facing a disciplinary inquiry for corruption and fraud, has resigned. Davids’s resignation brings to an end the authority’s disciplinary action against him.
Movie of the week: Peter Bradshaw reviews the Oscar-winning, jazz-age musical Chicago.
The national musical treasure of the Malay choir remains undiscovered by many Capetonians and most South Africans, writes Joel Pollak.