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Ugandan human rights lawyer and activist leads fellow activists to file a petition challenging the signing of the new Anti-homosexuality law by President Yoweri Museveni, at the constitution court in Kampala, Uganda, 29 May 2023. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa

Uganda enacts harsh anti-LGBTQ law including death penalty

Reuters 30 May 2023

Eduvos Moot Court team to second round of UN competition

Eduvos Moot Court team to second round of UN competition

Issued by Eduvos 25 May 2023

#AfricaMonth: Lavina Ramkissoon explores the implications of generative AI for Africa's future

#AfricaMonth: Lavina Ramkissoon explores the implications of generative AI for Africa's future

Imran Salie 25 May 2023

Tunisia police to investigate 2 top journalists, radio station says

Tarek Amara, Sonali Paul 19 May 2023

SA receives prestigious ISSA Good Practice Award

18 May 2023

Source: Wikipedia. Lithium chemicals, a transition mineral seen here in oil, is set to in demand by 700% by 2050, a growth that will be spurred on by the manufacture of electric vehicle batteries.

What banks are overlooking when financing mining for transition minerals in SA

3 May 2023

Source: © Unesco The 2023 Unesco / Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize has been awarded to three imprisoned Iranian women journalists

Unesco/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize awarded to 3 imprisoned Iranian women journalists

3 May 2023

Source: United Nations The Open the Knowledge Journalism Awards spotlight the continent and African journalists

Open the Knowledge Journalism Awards to spotlight the continent and African journalists

3 May 2023

File photo: Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni speaks during a Reuters interview at his farm in Kisozi settlement of Gomba district, in the Central Region of Uganda, January 16, 2022. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa/File Photo

Uganda parliament passes harsh anti-LGBTQ bill mostly unchanged

Aaron Ross 2 May 2023

File photo: Quin Karala, 29, a member of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTQ) community and a single mother of one poses for a picture with rainbow colours at the offices of Rella Women's Empowerment Program, for LGBTQ rights advocacy, after a Reuters interview in Kulambiro suburb of Kampala, Uganda 4 April 2023. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa/File Photo

Uganda's president asks for changes to LGBT bill so identity is not criminalised

Elias Biryabarema 28 Apr 2023

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Public display of old SA flag is hate speech, rules SCA

Tania Broughton 25 Apr 2023

Litigants in the court case to stop the scrapping of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) have received threats on Twitter. Archive photo: Tariro Washinyira / GroundUp

Twitter threats to litigants in Zimbabwean Exemption Permit court case

Ashraf Hendricks 18 Apr 2023

File Photo: An LGBT activist wears a badge as he attends a court hearing in the Milimani high Court in Nairobi in Nairobi, Kenya. 22 February 2019. Reuters/Baz Ratner

For LGBTQ Kenyans, court win prompts backlash as threats escalate

Ayenat Mersie 18 Apr 2023

From advertising blackmail to physical threats, Kenya's journalists are under attack - but they must also regain public trust

George Ogola 17 Apr 2023

CCBSA's 'More Than Water' campaign wins 2 Sabre Awards

CCBSA's 'More Than Water' campaign wins 2 Sabre Awards

Issued by Corporate Image 17 Apr 2023

Seasoned media professionals join K and K Media Group

Seasoned media professionals join K and K Media Group

Issued by Inside Education 17 Apr 2023

#BizTrends: Banks are paying more attention to ESG. Here's why.

Clinton Abbott 6 Apr 2023

Source: © Cottonbro Studio TikTok has refreshed Community Guidelines to take effect on 21 April

TikTok updates community guidelines

5 Apr 2023

Thabo Bester, Costa Titch make Google top search trends

4 Apr 2023

BET Software assists Umtapho High School, Verulam Secondary School and Nhlanhlayethu Secondary School

BET Software assists Umtapho High School, Verulam Secondary School and Nhlanhlayethu Secondary School

Issued by BET Software 31 Mar 2023

Ugandan legislators participate in the debate of the Anti-Homosexuality bill, which proposes tough new penalties for same-sex relations during a sitting at the Parliament building in Kampala, Uganda 21 March 2023. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa

Uganda passes a law making it a crime to identify as LGBTQ

Elias Biryabarema 22 Mar 2023

Public Sector Leaders (PSL) celebrates Human Rights Month

Public Sector Leaders (PSL) celebrates Human Rights Month

Issued by Topco Media 22 Mar 2023

#WorldWaterDay: Water shedding in SA must be avoided at all costs

#WorldWaterDay: Water shedding in SA must be avoided at all costs

22 Mar 2023

Sanef pickets with Karyn Maughan as she challenges private prosecution

22 Mar 2023

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Tips to survive the national shutdown

Thabang Rapuleng and Tamsanqa Mila 17 Mar 2023

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Afri-Plastics Summit 2023: Ensuring gender empowerment for women in waste management

Shan Radcliffe 16 Mar 2023

The Constitution Hill Human Rights Festival returns

The Constitution Hill Human Rights Festival returns

15 Mar 2023

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ESG windfall with expanded renewable energy tax incentive

Tsanga Mukumba and Jordan Moonsamy 13 Mar 2023

R40bn Heineken-Distell merger gets the green light

10 Mar 2023

Source: Twitter @PaulMashatile

New deputy president to launch national strategic plan for HIV, TB and STIs

7 Mar 2023

Dekra Institute of Learning announces Independent Examinations Board (IEB) membership

Dekra Institute of Learning announces Independent Examinations Board (IEB) membership

7 Mar 2023

Saipem to restart Mozambique LNG project for Total in July

Saipem to restart Mozambique LNG project for Total in July

Francesca Landini and America Hernandez 1 Mar 2023

French court rejects lawsuit brought against TotalEnergies on Uganda pipeline project

America Hernandez 28 Feb 2023

French court to rule on landmark TotalEnergies Uganda case

America Hernandez 28 Feb 2023

Consider more than 200 hospitals for possible exclusion from load shedding, legal team says

27 Feb 2023

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The critical role NGOs play in South Africa

27 Feb 2023

Legrand Queer Arts Experience

Legrand Queer Arts Experience

Issued by Brainbow Conscious Creatives 22 Feb 2023

Dynamic podcast aimed at empowering Mzansi's youth wins international award

Dynamic podcast aimed at empowering Mzansi's youth wins international award

Issued by Jacaranda FM 22 Feb 2023

Meta appeals Kenyan court's decision it can be sued in Kenya

Humphrey Malalo and Ayenat Mersie 21 Feb 2023

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Budget Justice Coalition is concerned about rising inequality in a time of disaster

21 Feb 2023

The Western Cape High Court declared sections of the Refugees Act unconstitutional. The sections provide that asylum seekers who do not renew their visas within one month of the date of expiry are considered to have abandoned their applications. Archive photo: Masixole Feni / GroundUp

High Court declares sections of Refugees Act unconstitutional

Tania Broughton 21 Feb 2023

Gen Z: The one to watch in your PR strategy

Karabo Ledwaba 13 Feb 2023

Meta can be sued in Kenya by ex-content moderator, the country's court rules

Ayenat Mersie 7 Feb 2023

TotalEnergies' head met Mozambique president with key gas project at stake

TotalEnergies' head met Mozambique president with key gas project at stake

Sudip Kar-Gupta 8 Feb 2023

South African Tourism wants to sponsor football club Tottenham Hotspur - is it a good idea?

Brendon Knott 6 Feb 2023

Africa's reliance on imported Covid-19 test kits threatens right to health

1 Feb 2023

How load shedding is worsening South Africa's food crisis

How load shedding is worsening South Africa's food crisis

30 Jan 2023

ESG integration is required to promote a just energy transition in Africa

ESG integration is required to promote a just energy transition in Africa

Vincent Obisie-Orlu 26 Jan 2023

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