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Zuma's Disqualification: Mosquitos don't Cure Malaria.

Zuma's Disqualification: Mosquitos don't Cure Malaria.

The highest court in South Africa has banned former President Jacob Zuma from contesting for parliament in next week's upcoming general election.According to the Constitutional Court, his 15-month prison sentence for contempt of court disqualified him from running.Former President Zuma …

Statement of ICC Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC:  Applications for arrest warrants in the situation in the State of Palestine.

Statement of ICC Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC: Applications for arrest warrants in the situation in the State of Palestine.

Statement of ICC Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC:  Applications for arrest warrants in the situation in the State of Palestine. Today I am filing applications for warrants of arrest before Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court in the Situation …

Statement of ICC Prosecutor, Karim A. A. Khan KC, to the United Nations Security Council on the Situation in Libya, pursuant to Resolution 1970 (2011).

Statement of ICC Prosecutor, Karim A. A. Khan KC, to the United Nations Security Council on the Situation in Libya, pursuant to Resolution 1970 (2011).

Statement of ICC Prosecutor, Karim A. A. Khan KC, to the United Nations Security Council on the Situation in Libya, pursuant to Resolution 1970 (2011). Mr President, Distinguished Delegates, it’s a great privilege to have the opportunity once again to brief …

LATEST ISSUE OF KATA KATA MAGAZINE!!

LATEST ISSUE OF KATA KATA MAGAZINE!!

A special issue of the latest Kata Kata African Cartoon Magazine is out. Check out educational topics on autism, health, technology, and others. Grab your copy now!!!  World Autism Awareness and Acceptance Day in Kata Kata Village (CARTOON)Chill Out: Holistic Ways …

The Difference Of The Same Stroke.

The Difference Of The Same Stroke.

One can hardly separate sycophancy and hypocrisy from our present religion and politics, at least in Africa. On a continent where religion and politics can be the byzantine and underhand of deceit and manipulation, it is not hard to see …

South Africa: When a condition of abnormality becomes a normality.

South Africa: When a condition of abnormality becomes a normality.

South Africa, arguably the most beautiful country in Africa, has not been making news globally recently due to its beautiful, breathtaking and panoramic views of the countryside and seductive beaches; instead, soaring violent crimes have become synonymous with the southern …

President Weah's acceptance of election defeat: The antidote to "Fight for it, grab it, snatch it and run with it" malady.

President Weah's acceptance of election defeat: The antidote to "Fight for it, grab it, snatch it and run with it" malady.

On a continent where the power of incumbency breeds near omnipotence tendencies and the taste of the seat of power can easily translate to a sit-tight syndrome, the decision of President George Weah of Liberia to accept defeat in last …

ICC Statement: Prosecutor withdraws charges against Maxime Mokom.

ICC Statement: Prosecutor withdraws charges against Maxime Mokom.

On 16 October 2023, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim A. A. Khan KC notified the Pre-Trial Chamber II of the withdrawal of all the charges against Mr Maxime Jeoffroy Eli Mokom Gawaka pursuant to article 61(4) of …

Useni And Tax Collectors (Part 4)

Useni And Tax Collectors (Part 4)

What could force someone to prefer going to jail to being free? Certain terrible circumstances may. Sometimes, when one faces a precarious future, one may think irrationally or do the impossible. Ordinarily, going to jail is hardly any reasonable person’s …

Useni And Tax Collectors (Part 3)

Useni And Tax Collectors (Part 3)

As a citizen, it is one’s civic responsibility to pay taxes; failure to do so attracts the brute hammer of the law. On the other hand, the government must be accountable, using the tax revenue to develop society and improve …