Legalbrief Africa http://www.legalbrief.co.za Building an information network for jurists in Africa and raising worldwide awareness of African legal issues mignon@ebriefnews.com mignon@ebriefnews.com Copyright 2010 Legalbrief GeekLog Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:48:52 +0200 en-gb The ties that bind http://www.legalbrief.co.za/article.php?story=20100308161356214 http://www.legalbrief.co.za/article.php?story=20100308161356214 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:13:56 +0200 Rwanda The recent visit by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, when he admitted that France - and the wider international comm... Draft 'shoot to kill' provisions questioned http://www.legalbrief.co.za/article.php?story=20100308162539706 http://www.legalbrief.co.za/article.php?story=20100308162539706 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:25:39 +0200 South Africa A major change in the draft of the Criminal Procedure Amendment Bill is the wording of the two provisions allowing po... Financial reward for whistle-blowers http://www.legalbrief.co.za/article.php?story=20100308162456762 http://www.legalbrief.co.za/article.php?story=20100308162456762 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:24:56 +0200 Uganda Anyone who discloses information on corruption or improper conduct under the just passed Whistle-Blower Protection Bi... President puts forces on alert after massacre http://www.legalbrief.co.za/article.php?story=20100308184011241 http://www.legalbrief.co.za/article.php?story=20100308184011241 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:40:11 +0200 Nigeria Nigeria's acting President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered security forces to prevent more weapons being brought into t... Geldof challenges famine relief report http://www.legalbrief.co.za/article.php?story=20100308183939720 http://www.legalbrief.co.za/article.php?story=20100308183939720 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:39:39 +0200 Ethiopia Bob Geldof has challenged the BBC to substantiate its report that millions raised for famine relief in Ethiopia were ... UN pullout spells 'disaster' http://www.legalbrief.co.za/article.php?story=20100308183906863 http://www.legalbrief.co.za/article.php?story=20100308183906863 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:39:06 +0200 DRC The withdrawal of the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which the government has demanded by mid-2011, ... More revelations hit Malema and Zuma http://www.legalbrief.co.za/article.php?story=20100308183835548 http://www.legalbrief.co.za/article.php?story=20100308183835548 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:38:35 +0200 South Africa The media has ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema in its sights, with more revelations about his tax problems and g... Former President's widow held on genocide charges http://www.legalbrief.co.za/article.php?story=20100308183807107 http://www.legalbrief.co.za/article.php?story=20100308183807107 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:38:07 +0200 Rwanda The widow of former Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana, whose assassination triggered the Rwandan genocide, has be... Government gets tough on gender violence http://www.legalbrief.co.za/article.php?story=20100308183641711 http://www.legalbrief.co.za/article.php?story=20100308183641711 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:36:41 +0200 Zambia Gender Minister Sara Sayifwanda has said the Zambian Government has amended the Penal Code to strengthen penalties fo... Mugabe digs his heels in as Zuma mounts new defence http://www.legalbrief.co.za/article.php?story=20100308184137426 http://www.legalbrief.co.za/article.php?story=20100308184137426 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:41:37 +0200 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe and its ageing President once again took centre stage last week when renewed calls for the lifting of sancti...