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A 27-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly being behind the murder of KwaZulu-Natal taxi association chairperson Dan Mdabe, police said on Sunday. Mdabe was shot dead on the morning of April 23 on Intake Road in Mariannhill. Police said at the time that the suspects fled the scene in …

Lawyer of Ramon Olorunwa Abbas popularly known as Hushpuppi has clarified issues with regards to the alleged release of his clients. Gal Pissetky, lawyer of Pissetzky & Berliner, LLC says his client has not been released contrary to reports in the Nigerian media that he’s been released from prison. According …

Kenya’s judiciary has closed a court in the capital, Nairobi after some members of staff tested positive for coronavirus. The Makadara court will be closed for 14 days. All members of staff have been told to self-isolate. The judiciary said the break will allow those affected to seek treatment. It …

A man who allegedly stabbed his mother to death is expected in the dock of a Cape Town court on a murder charge on Friday. The 26-year-old suspect was arrested on Wednesday after allegedly fleeing the scene in Gugulethu on Tuesday, police spokesperson Captain Ntomboxolo Sitshitshi confirmed. “The 67-year-old deceased …

The NDC Member of Parliament for South Dayi constituency, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor has described the ruling by the Supreme Court on the birth certificate as ‘shallow’. The Supreme Court giving its full judgement on the reason to dismiss the NDC’s case brought against the Electoral Commission (EC) last month, explains that birth certificate does not …

Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako Jnr has accused former President Jerry John Rawlings of lying that he knew nothing about the killing of the three Ghanaian High Court Judges in 1982. “What I’m saying is that he knew the judges were dead; he knew Amartey …

The Supreme Court has suspended all cases billed to be heard this week over COVID-19 fears. The move comes in the wake of rumours that some judges of the Superior Courts have tested for the virus and are currently in mandatory Isolation. Checks by Starrfm.com.gh at the Apex court revealed …

  The Supreme Court of Ghana has ordered the Electoral Commission to go ahead with the compilation of a new voters register. The ruling was decided by a 7-member panel presided by Chief Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah. According to the Apex Court, the EC is an independent body and will only be directed …

    Policy think tank, IMANI Africa has served notice it will petition the Supreme Court in the ongoing case between the NDC and the Electoral Commission over the voter’s register. IMANI, ASEPA and other CSOs say their decision to file amicus curiae in the landmark case is to challenge …

  The Supreme Court has in a unanimous decision merged the two cases against the EC’s voters’ registration exercise. The Court has also indefinitely adjourned its judgement in the case filed by the NDC which was slated for June 23. Deputy Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, in an application urged …