Articles about Constitutional Court
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Lesotho: Chieftainship dispute thickens
11 March 12
The 'Mamathe chieftainship dispute took a fresh twist yesterday after the Constitutional Court allowed Senate Masupha the right to intervene in an application before the High Court. Senate (a woman) is seeking to be named Principal Chief. She wanted to intervene in a case in which her half-brother, Lepoqo Masupha,... [read more]
Chieftainship dispute thickens - Lesotho Times Newspaper
23 February 12
Regional relevance: Lesotho
Description-MASERU-The Mamathe chieftainship dispute took a fresh twist yesterday after the constitutional Court allowed that Senate Masupha the right to intervene in an application before the high court .Three Constitutional Court judges -Justice Ts'eliso Monaphathi ,'Maseforo Mahase and acting Judge Lebohang... [read more]
Lesotho: Ban on women chiefs in Lesotho must end
06 February 12 | (1) Comment
The Southern African Litigation Centre (SALC) in a landmark case set before the Lesotho Constitutional Court is challenging parts of the discriminatory Chieftainship Act, which only allows the first-born son to succeed to Chieftainship. [read more]
Malawian women claim equal share of property rights
01 February 11
Seated on a wooden bench at her Katoto township house in Mzuzu, Grace Mkandawire's face reflects the traumatic experiences she has endured since her husband's death in 1998. She looks lost and confused and as she narrates her story there is fear, hatred and resignation that Malawi's Marital Property Law of (1882)... [read more]
Anti-gay appointment concerns us all
21 January 10 | (1) Comment
Regional relevance: International
If Uganda's anti-homosexuality bill becomes law, it will be little short of state-sponsored "genocide" against the gay community. So, the ambassadorial appointment of Jon Qwelane, well-know for his homophobic and derogatory statements against the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and intersex (LGBTI) community, was a shock to... [read more]
Polygamy and progressive leadership do not square
09 February 09
Regional relevance: South Africa
Johannesburg 9 February: It’s time to stop beating about the bush where polygamy and suitability for leadership of a progressive democracy are concerned. I refer of course to the likelihood of African National Congress (ANC) leader Jacob Zuma and his four (or is it two or six?) wives becoming the first family of... [read more]
Polygamy and progressive leadership do not square
09 February 09
Regional relevance: South Africa
Johannesburg 9 February: It’s time to stop beating about the bush where polygamy and suitability for leadership of a progressive democracy are concerned. I refer of course to the likelihood of African National Congress (ANC) leader Jacob Zuma and his four (or is it two or six?) wives becoming the first family of... [read more]
Healing from xenophobic intolerance
22 January 09
Regional relevance: South Africa
Maputo, 22 January. The 14 January release of the human rights World Report 2009 published by New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) included some stern words for South Africa, stating that "poverty, unemployment, gender-based and xenophobic violence, and crime remain significant barriers to the enjoyment of human... [read more]
Cyberdialgues Calendar 2008
03 November 08
Regional relevance: Southern Africa (SADC)
Cyber Dialogues Calendar for the 16 Days of activism 2008 [read more]
Making dreams come true
19 December 07
Regional relevance: South Africa
Lying in my bed on the first night of our visit to Johannesburg last week I said to myself: is this true? Can we really be here? Is this a dream come true? [read more]
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