The establishment of the Tanzanian-German Centre for Eastern African Legal Studies (TGCL) was premised on the vision of training young lawyers to assume leadership positions in various sectors by training…
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I. Background Ethiopia has constructed the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile River in the Benishangul-Gumuz region, some 14 kilometres east of its border with Sudan. This…
In the hustle and bustle of our daily lives, we often find ourselves entangled in moments that beg for intervention. Either through words, actions or silence, depending on context. These…
Introduction Africa cannot be described as conflict-free, fragile and conflict-affected states/situations remain endemic across the continent. [1] The African Union (AU)’s Solemn Declaration and the ‘Silencing the Guns’ initiative recognize…
Introduction Law reform is undoubtedly significant in the development of national common law. However, the process of developing a common law through law reforms is fraught with challenges, most of…
This article serves as introduction to a six-part series by author Desmond Mhango focusing on child labour in Malawi. The subject of child labour is a huge concern amongst policyholders…
The country they were fighting for In the context of World Social Justice Day on the 20th of February, Stellenbosch University streamed a lecture called “Is this the country we…
So, the Chair of African Legal Studies has just restructured a particular section of its library by stocking it with books that are predominantly on colonialism and racism. My first…
“Every day I am working. In the morning I go to the bus station, I clean a bus, then I go to sell vegetables. I am proud of my work…
OPINION Sifa 16 September 2022 Beginning of Queer visibility In 2011, the Tunisian people overthrew the regime of the despotic ruler Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and his familial clan…