Special Reports > Law & Justice

The National Assembly is Nigeria’s bicameral legislature and the highest elective law-making body of the nation. It consists of the 109-member Senate and the 360-member House of Representatives.  This report gives an overview of both chambers of the National Assembly, its functions, achievements and vision.

 
 

Tax advice for the Commonwealth from PKF, the global accountancy network, including the latest R & D developments in four key Commonwealth nations - Australia, Canada, South Africa and the United Kingdom - and an introduction to transfer pricing legislation in India.

On 20 September 2011, Zambia will hold legislative and presidential elections. For one year now, Zambia has been able to provide its citizens the possibility to assess their own democracy using the State of Democracy Assessment Framework.

Fighting corruption paves the way for economic development and guarantees a conducive environment for good governance. The Anti-Corruption Commission of Namibia (ACC) is an independent and impartial constitutional body.

In May 2008, a wave of xenophobic violence broke out across South Africa, shocking the nation and attracting international condemnation. However, migrant women in South Africa experience violence on a daily basis.

The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation hosted a seminar to reflect on two key South African transition mechanisms – the ‘model’ of a Government of National Unity and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Cameroon has been described by some scholars as Africa in miniature. That not-with-standing there has been an economic downturn which has raised fears of the end of capitalism and the free-market economy.

The fundamental role of any university is to promote freedom of enquiry and the search for knowledge and truth. The University of Witwatersrand has built a reputation for itself in this role, as a centre for education and research.