insert_link Namibia NEFF wins case against Electoral Commission of Namibia The Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters has won its case against the Electoral Commission of Namibia after the commission cancelled the party's registration in June. In a judgment delivered on Thursday, Judge Thomas Masuku set aside the ECN’s decision. Speaking outside the courthouse after the ruling, NEFF spokesperson Teresia Hamurenge, shared the way forward. Political Analyst, Advocate Queen Kasirua says the Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters were robbed of valuable […] todaySeptember 5, 2024 18
insert_link Namibia Esau allowed to access frozen assets The former minister of fisheries and marine resources, Bernhardt Esau has succeeded in his bid to have access to his frozen assets, in order to afford his legal fees. A High Court ruling delivered on Wednesday by Judge Beatrix de Jager sets out that Esau shall be allowed access to N.dollars 1 235 738.44 or less to meet his current legal expenses. Judge De Jager also ordered that […] todayJuly 10, 2024 19
insert_link Namibia Namibia’s sodomy laws have been overturned – what that means for LGBTIQ+ rights in the country Bennian/Getty Images, CC BY By John Nakuta, University of Namibia The Namibian high court recently invalidated the country’s colonial-era “sodomy law”, which had made consensual sexual acts between men a criminal offence. The court declared that the common law offences of “sodomy” and “unnatural sexual offences” were unconstitutional. This ruling follows a separate decision in 2023 where Namibia’s supreme court ruled to recognise certain same-sex unions […] todayJuly 8, 2024 24
insert_link Business / Economics South Africa, Joburg building fire survivors demand better housing after their settlement floods By Kimberly Mutandiro via GroundUp Albert Street building fire survivors and activists, who are part of the Marshalltown Fire Justice Campaign, meet at the Denver settlement on the outskirts of the city centre on Wednesday to discuss their poor living conditions. Photo: Kimberly Mutandiro Survivors of the Albert Street building fire in Johannesburg and activists gathered on Wednesday for an emergency meeting. The building was engulfed in a fire in August […] todayJanuary 12, 2024 15
