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Commission of Inquiry to Investigate Allegations of Wrongdoing in the Strategic Defence Procurement Packages
President Jacob Zuma has appointed a commission of inquiry to investigate allegations of wrongdoing in the Strategic Defence Procurement Packages, generally known as the ‘arms deal’.
South Africa’s Department of Energy Wants Copper Theft to be Made a Serious Offense
Minister Dipuo Peters has said the Department of Energy wants copper theft – which cost the country about R100 million last year – to be made a serious offense.
Working Towards a Common European Civil Law System
European Union justice ministers have examined the possibility of achieving greater coordination on civil and family law which would enable them to unify criteria and facilitate the adoption of EU-wide laws on issues such as separation, divorce, wills...
Nigeria’s Crude Production Expected to Hit 3m Barrels Per Day By 2010
The Nigerian government has said that the success of the amnesty granted to militant group members in the restive Niger Delta would make it possible for the production of three million barrels of crude oil per day from next year. The country’s Attorney-General...
2010 State of the World’s Children Report Launched in Lesotho
The 2010 report on the State of the World’s Children was officially launched in Maseru on Friday to mark the 20th anniversary of the UN General Assembly’s adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). Deputy Prime Minister and Home...
China Looks to Botswana As an Example to Root Out Corruption
China’s Vice Minister in the Ministry of Supervision of the National Bureau of Corruption Prevention, Qu Wanxiang, and his delegation on Thursday are visiting Botswana on a benchmarking mission. Welcoming the delegation, acting Minister of Justice Defence...
Electoral Roll Will Help Sort Out Identity, Citizenship Issues in Côte D’Ivoire
Ivorian Prime Minister Guillaume Soro has told unions and civil society organizations that the electoral roll will help resolve the issue of identity and nationality in Cote d’Ivoire, the crux of the debate over the crisis of September 19, 2002 which...
Nigerian Government Proposes Life Penalties for Perpetrators of Food Adulteration
Worried by the increasing rate of food adulteration, the Nigerian Government is contemplating imposing life imprisonment on anybody found guilty of the offense, Mr Michael Aondoakaa, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), said. Aondoakaa,...
