AllAfrica News: Legal and Judicial Affairs

[Scrolla] Major General Richard Shibiri, former head of SAPS organised crime, was fired after being found guilty of misconduct and associating with criminal Vusimuzi Matlala. Shibiri allegedly accepted R70,000 to R80,000 from Matlala and warned him of a police raid. Matlala is now in prison awaiting trial.

[UN News] From a police station in Germany to the UN Mission in South Sudan, Stephanie Königs has been talking to UN News about her journey to becoming a peacekeeper - and the importance of trust and empathy in the field.

[Leadership] A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, to open his defence in the criminal defamation case instituted against him over alleged defamatory remarks against President Bola Tinubu.

[New Times] People seeking to change their names will now follow revised procedures under a new Ministerial Order that aims to improve service delivery, strengthen verification requirements, and align implementation with the 2024 law governing persons and family.

[263Chat] Ruwa legislator Thomas Muwodzeri has voiced strong opposition to key provisions contained in the proposed Constitutional Amendment Bill warning that some of the changes could weaken democratic safeguards and concentrate excessive power in the Executive.