Yearly Archives: 2015
IRC detention times still a concern
MSP lays blame at the gates of Westminster
A surprise spot check of Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) in South Lanarkshire, Scotland has raised...
Malema case dropped after delays frustrate judge
A court in Polokwane has thrown out the corruption case against Julius Malema, the leader of the opposition Economic Freedom Fighters and a former...
Museveni targets five more years
To nobody’s real surprise, Uganda’s 70-year-old president since 1986, Yoweri Museveni, picked up nomination forms last week to run for re-election in 2016.
“The historicals...
A little sun shines on Oscar ahead of release
Oscar Pistorius, who is due to be released into “corrective supervision” later this month, has won the latest round of his legal battles.
This week,...
Racist troll charged with harassing Muslim lawyer
A female supporter of right-wing activist group Reclaim Australia has been charged with threatening to slit the throat of a prominent campaigner against Islamophobia.
Sydney...
UK funding against illegal wildlife trade
The UK is set to play a leading role in global efforts to tackle the illegal wildlife trade, which involves international criminal networks and...
European Funds to help small businesses
Local organisations working with small firms will now be able to apply for a share of funding from the latest round of the European...
UK to help Ghana clamp down on tax avoidance
The UK will work with the Government of Ghana to tackle tax evasion so the country can raise revenues and build stronger public services,...
Crackdown on illegal immigrants renting properties
New measures to crackdown on rogue landlords and make Britain an even harder place for illegal migrants to operate has been announced.
Measures to be...
Four perish in quest to swim to Europe
Four more migrants died on Sunday after trying to swim to Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta from northern Morocco, the government in Rabat...
