Constitutional Court upholds 200/200 seat split
Cape Town – The Constitutional Court has upheld the 200/200 seat split in the Electoral Amendment Act for the National Assembly, rejecting a challenge by the Independent Candidates Association (ICA)…
Madagascar court backs Rajoelina vote win, rejects fraud claims
Antananarivo – Madagascar’s constitutional court on Friday backed Andry Rajoelina’s victory in a presidential election, rejecting opposition complaints of fraud. The court said Rajoelina secured 59 percent of the vote…
Jailed Zimbabwe opposition figure Job Sikhala acquitted in first court victory
Harare – A prominent Zimbabwe opposition figure jailed since last year was found not guilty on Tuesday of one of several charges his supporters say are politically motivated. Despite his…
Zimbabwe court rejects opposition MPs appeal for lost seats
Harare – A court rejected on Saturday the appeal by 14 opposition lawmakers in Zimbabwe claiming an impostor posing as a party official had them disqualified by parliament. By-elections are…
SA parties court apathetic voters in registration drive
Johannesburg – Under a blue tent in a leafy Johannesburg park, members of South Africa’s leading opposition party chat as they wait for would-be voters to stop by and register…
Ousted Niger leader appeals to West Africa bloc court to free him
Niamey – The coup-toppled president of Niger has appealed to the West African bloc’s court to free him, his lawyer said on Wednesday. Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown by the military…
Nigeria opposition taking election challenge to Supreme Court
Lagos, Nigeria – Nigeria’s two main opposition parties will go to the Supreme Court to appeal a ruling rejecting their challenge to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s February election victory, their…
Nigeria court rejects opposition bid to overturn February election
Abuja – A Nigerian court on Wednesday dismissed a major opposition petition to overturn President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s February election victory after a highly contested ballot. Judges dismissed all claims…
‘The court said there’s nothing wrong singing Kill the Boer, Kill the farmer’ – Malema
Cape Town – Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has defended himself amid controversy over leading the controversial song “Dubul’ ibhunu,” which includes the lyrics “Kill the boer, kill…
Supreme court to hear appeal on EFF’s ‘Kill the Boer’ chant
Cape Town – The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) will hear the appeal on September 4 against the Equality Court’s ruling that the singing of “Kill the Boer” by Julius…