Standard Bank, which in Botswana trades as Stanbic Bank Botswana, has donated R3 million (P 2 523 258.95) to the victims of xenophobic violence in South Africa.
THE gender state minister, Rukia Nakadama, has criticised employers who deny people with disabilities (PWDs) jobs. She noted that PWDs were being treated as the least educated and skilled.
The Liberia Media Center (LMC) has reiterated calls for President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf to appear before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) when called upon.
Reporters Without Borders today condemned the arrest of seven Zimbabwean and foreign journalists during the run-off presidential election that was a foregone conclusion on 27 June. Three of them are still being held.
The National Programme for the Elimination of Worst Forms of Child Labour in Cocoa (NPECLC) coordinated by the Ministry of Manpower, Youth and Employment has released two reports in relation to eliminating worst forms of child labour in cocoa.
The Presidency has noted reports claiming that South Africa intends to recognise President Robert Mugabe following the recently-held Presidential election run-off in Zimbabwe.
Torture is one of the most profound human rights violations in the world, according to the Chief of the Human Rights and Rule of Law Section of UNIOSIL, Benedict Sannoh.
African Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) at the African Union Summit in Egypt on Monday called on African leaders to publicly condemn the human rights violations and abuses taking place in Zimbabwe.
On the same afternoon that Robert Mugabe picked up a bible and swore to serve the people of Zimbabwe for another 5 years, ZANU-PF thugs descended on a commercial farm in the Chegutu area near Harare, savagely beat up three
Violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's embattled North Kivu province this year has boosted the total number of internally displaced people (IDPs) to some 857,000. The scale and fluidity of the crisis, coupled with the fact that many of
The African Court of Human and People's right is now ready to receive cases but applicants and witnesses with sensitive suits should forget about being granted with protection.
Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Monday called for the suspension of Robert Mugabe from the African Union, until he allows a "free and fair" election.
United States President, Mr. George W. Bush, has ordered tougher sanctions against the Zimbabwean government headed by Mr. Robert Mugabe for "the regime's blatant disregard for the Zimbabwean people's democratic will and human rights".
African states should impose sanctions against Robert Mugabe and his illegitimate government in Zimbabwe after the sham presidential runoff, Human Rights Watch said today. The situation in Zimbabwe, where government violence against opposition supporters continued even after the vote on
Basildon Peta, the African correspondent for the London Independent newspaper group, says it's time Zimbabweans at home and abroad tried to find "unconventional means" to confront and remove the Mugabe regime from power. The journalist said Zimbabweans would never achieve
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) is currently involved in negotiations with Michel Bagaragaza so that the 1994 Rwanda Genocide suspect can plead guilty to his crimes.
Recently four officers of the Rwanda Defense Forces (RDF) were arrested and tried for having allegedly killed Catholic Clergymen in Kabwayi - Southern Province. Although the law must take its course, we should not lose sight of the context in
Persistent stigmatisation and discrimination is still rampant in the Ugandan community and has acted as one of the major challenges in scaling up the fight against HIV in all sections of society.
