Andrew Hutchison, University of Cape Town and Nkanyiso Sibanda, University of the Western Cape

Of the last four permanent presidents of the court of appeal, one was appointed twice, two were the subject of impeachment tribunals and one was “summarily removed from office” in an unlawful bid to install the favourite of a new prime minister.

The latest judgment concerns senior legal academic Kananelo Mosito. He was the first jurist to be permanently appointed as president of Lesotho’s court of appeal after the resignation of the disgraced former head of that court, Michael Ramodibedi, who handed in his resignation just as his impeachment tribunal was due to start.

Intellectual Property:

Embed With the Devil

https://slate.com/technology/2018/02/a-court-rules-that-embedding-tweets-with-images-can-violate-copyright.html

Interview with Ms. Teresa Hackett (EIFL)

http://wipomonitor.org/interview-with-ms-teresa-hackett/

Intellectual Property Regime Undermines Equity, Progress

By: Thandabantu Nhlapo, University of Cape Town

[Pictured above] South African President Jacob Zuma and Tobeka Madiba, his fifth wife, celebrate their traditional wedding with a dance. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko