The mass rape of women and children by rebels from the Mai Mai militia and Rwandan Hutu FDLR has sparked international outrage and forced the UN to take a stand.
Madagascar's exiled former President has been sentenced to life in prison with hard labour for ordering the killing of opposition supporters, notes a BBC News report.
A Somali man has pleaded guilty to taking part in an armed attack on a US warship off the Horn of Africa in April and will likely face 30 years in prison, the Department of Justice said.
Former commercial farmers can appeal to any court - regional or international - but they will never reverse land reform, said Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.
What is believed to be the world's only remaining dodo egg will remain under the curatorship of the East London Museum following a court battle over its ownership, says a Daily Dispatch report.
A Somali woman who tried to hijack a small aircraft on an internal flight in New Zealand in 2008 has been sentenced to nine years in prison, notes a BBC News report.
The sight of large delegations from Africa in Beijing is becoming commonplace. SA President Jacob Zuma, who led a business delegation on a four-day visit last week, expressed confidence that SA had secured more favourable trade concessions.
On a weekend when Naspers chairperson Ton Vosloo warned of the inevitable destruction of the economy if the Protection of Information Bill and the Media Appeals Tribunal (MAT) were introduced as planned, the SA Communist Party, once an enthusiastic supporter of the African National Congress's (ANC) proposed tribunal, is now soft-pedalling on both the tribunal and the Bill, writes Legalbrief.
Online gambling is legal in SA until Piggs Peak Casino's appeal against this month's High Court ruling making online gambling illegal is heard, says a Business Day report.
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has announced plans to revise SA's exchange controls for companies and will delay tightening rules that govern cross-border interest taxation until 2013, says a Mail & Guardian Online report.
'Investigate this incident and bring the perpetrators to justice.' - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calling for everything possible to be done to prevent atrocities like the recent rape of more than 150 women and children in the DRC
'On consultation with our senior legal counsel they agree that we should appeal this finding, which we believe is totally incorrect. Until the appeal has been heard and the outcome determined, our business will continue as usual as agreed with the Gambling Boards.' - Piggs Peak's operations director Lew Saul Koor on the Swaziland casino's plans to appeal against the North Gauteng High Court ruling which bans online gambling in SA
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The mass rape of women and children by rebels from the Mai Mai militia and Rwandan Hutu FDLR has sparked international outrage and forced the UN to take a stand.
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki signed a new Constitution into law last week as part of a reform movement aimed at curbing vast presidential powers.
Former commercial farmers can appeal to any court - regional or international - but they will never reverse land reform, said Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.
The Constitutional Court will on Thursday rule on whether the Scorpions should be reinstated.
Online gambling is legal in SA until Piggs Peak Casino's appeal against this month's High Court ruling making online gambling illegal is heard, says a 
