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“The Judge of our time is searching for himself because his function has fundamentally changed. The Judge is no longer the reader-reciter of the law that he or she applies indiscriminately. “The Judge gives meaning to the law and adapts it to the evolution of society. The law, it must …

• Chelsea won their second Champions League trophy after beating Manchester City on May 29 • The London side currently has two African players in the persons of Senegal’s Mendy and Hakim Ziyech of Morocco • Chelsea also has two players with African parentage, Rudiger (Sierra Leone) and Kante (Mali) …

A New York-based political magnate tipped for the position of Kumasi City Mayor has underlined sanitation as his key focus if given the position. Mr. Kwabena Manu who contested during the 2004 and 2008 NPP parliamentary primaries at Nsuta/Kwamang/Beposo  told this medium that the metropolis is not well positioned vis-à-vis …

President Akufo-Addo has called for a reform of the Global Financial Architecture (GFA) to enable it respond better to the needs of Africa better. He has also called for the cancellation of debts owed by African countries, in the wake of COVID-19. The President, who made the call on Tuesday …

The Himba people in Namibia are a unique set of humans whose culture has a twist that most people will frown upon. They are often called the Ovahimba or Omhimba people who live in the Kunene region of Namibia. If you are wondering why this tribe is strange, we can …

AFPCopyright: AFP President Cyril Ramaphosa (L) and Ace Magashule (R) come from rival factions of the ANCImage caption: President Cyril Ramaphosa (L) and Ace Magashule (R) come from rival factions of the ANC A top official suspended from his role in South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) party has …

In the near future women in South Africa will soon be allowed to marry more than one husband, in the same way, that polygamous men are allowed to marry more than one wife. This is according to the country’s Department of Home Affairs, which is looking at creating a new …

  The Khoi community in South Africa are taking on an global trade giant in the form of American multinational technology company, Amazon. The indigenous group insists that a portion of land in the port city of Cape Town where Amazon’s Africa headquarters is expected to be hosted, was a …

Nearly 80,000 years ago, a three-year-old child was carefully laid to rest in a small pit at the entrance of Panga ya Saidi, a cave in eastern Kenya. Locals folded the child’s knees up to the chest and wrapped the body in a shroud. The child’s body was then placed …

Many see the developmental challenges across Africa simply as hurdles to overcome, leading to greater economic prosperity and advanced communities.     In fact, adopting new technologies and fresh, innovative ideas to solving some of the most complex issues is a huge opportunity to leapfrog the status quo. Over recent …