Namibia’s family law took a new turn on 3 June.The Dissolution of Marriages Act of 2024 came into effect, abolishing the old fault-based system and establishing a single reason for ending a civil marriage: irretrievable breakdown. A spouse no longer…

On 25 March, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly passed a resolution calling the trafficking of enslaved Africans and the system of racialised chattel slavery it created “the gravest crime against humanity”. There were 123 votes in favour, three against,…