Daniel Digashu News Today

The implementation of recent LGBTQI+ rights rulings in Botswana and Namibia remains unsatisfactory to activists in the two countries.

The judgment has taken a significant step forward by recognising same-sex marriages conducted legally outside Namibia. This decision will significantly impact various aspects of the law and advocacy, including human rights, family law, and equality. This decision is a milestone towards equality and human dignity.

The rights organistion Equal Namibia plans to take legal action over bills that change the definition of the term “spouse” and amend the Marriage Act of 1961 to block the recognition of same-sex marriage in Namibia.

Complying with a May Supreme Court judgment on the recognition of same-sex marriages solemnised abroad, the ministry of home affairs has started issuing domicile and other relevant...

The bill proposes that no marriage between persons of the same sex shall be recognized as a valid marriage in Namibia and that anyone in a same-sex marriage will not be regarded as spouse for purposes of any law in Namibia. The Marriage Act amendment states that marriage “means a legal union entered into between persons of opposite sex”.

A historic ruling in Namibia has recognised same-sex marriages formalised abroad. But it has sparked a backlash

Two families are celebrating a supreme court victory that will allow them to stay together, and offers hope in the ongoing battle for rights across Africa

The southern African nation has ruled that same-sex marriages officiated abroad are legally valid, but this decision has sparked a new wave of homophobic hate.

Prime minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila yesterday answered the prayers of some churches and related organisations by announcing

The Supreme Court of Namibia on May 16 issued a landmark ruling that recognized the same-sex unions of two non-nationals.