A FAILURE to deliver an outstanding judgement in good time is as much an abuse by a judge as beating a spouse would be, a retired South African Constitutional Court judge said in Windhoek on Friday.

The SA Revenue Service (Sars) paid a surprise visit yesterday to the premises of suspected crime kingpin William "Mashobane" Mbatha, also known as the "King of Bling".

Afrikaans singer Jurie Els was busy with jury duty in the Supreme Court in Auckland, New Zealand, when he heard that the Director of Public Prosecutions had decided to prosecute him for the alleged molestation of child singer Robbie Klay.

The robbery trial involving three accused persons charged with four counts of conspiracy to commit felony, robbery, assault causing grievous bodily harm and willful damage to property resumed before Justice Moses Richards of the Special Criminal court yesterday.

One Samba Sanneh, was recently convicted and sentenced by Magistrate Lamin George of Bundung Magistrate court. He was found guilty of stealing 10,000 Euros.

Bundung Magistrate Court, presided over by Magistrate Kayode Olajabutu, recently convicted and sentenced one Ismaila Keita, to a fine D5000.

The prosecution led by principal state counsel Wijesighe Shanaka for the state, yesterday closed the case for the prosecution after the mother of the alleged victim testified before Justice Moses Richards of the Special Criminal Court in Banjul.

The Minority group in Parliament yesterday reacted in an unorthodox manner against the First Deputy Speaker of the House, Hon. Edward Doe Adjaho, when they perceived his ruling to be biased. Hon. Adjaho was sitting in for Mrs. Justice Joyce

A forum meant to educate the public in the Cape Coast Metropolis on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), has lashed out at lawyers for wrongfully advising their clients, in their quest to satisfy their personal gains.

The Liberian Muslim Community is apparently embroiled in a scandal, with some Legislators allegedly linked, resulting into the deportation of Several Liberian Muslim members from the ongoing Hajj in Saudi Arabia.

Kwara State Governor, Dr Bukola Saraki has appealed to adherents of religious groups in Nigeria to continue to live together peacefully and display love towards one another as only this can make the country to progress.

The Anglican Church has asked for the removal of the Kadhi courts from the harmonised draft constitution, saying it amounts to "the elevation of one religion over the rest."

TWO women, aged 25 and 40, had a horrifying experience in the early hours of Wednesday morning, when they were held at gunpoint, robbed, and raped.

The new Minister for Women, Children, Youth and People with Disabilities, Noluthando Mayende-Sibiya, is the first to admit that although in its tenth year, there is a disjuncture between the high levels of awareness of the 16 Days campaign and

GROUP OF 20: Africa gets seat at policy table

Litha Musyami Ogana, the Director of Gender and Development at the African Union Directorate, on Saturday, delivering a paper on behalf of Dr. Jean Ping, chairperson of the African Union Commission, told participants at the meeting of African Ministers of

The National Forum on Orphans and Vulnerable Children in collaboration with the Department of State for Social Welfare and the World Initiative for Orphans on Monday began a two day consultative workshop on the protection of vulnerable children and children

Africa's largest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro, could be losing its famous 'snowy peak' thanks to Climate Change, a new report suggests. Over 85% of the ice cover that once proved a postcard image has deteriorated since the turn of the 20th

The 46th ordinary session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights which started on the 11th ended on the 25th November. The ordinary session brought together 67 delegates representing 21 states Parties, 7 national human rights institutions, 8

IN recognition of his accomplishments in the media industry, the African Media Initiative (AMI) has announced the appointment of Zimind Publishers executive chairman and executive deputy chairman of the South Africa-based Mail & Guardian Trevor Ncube, as co-chair of its