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1. South Africa: Over 1,800 Child Rape Cases Dropped As DNA Labs Fall Behind

   [Scrolla] Parliament's police committee says 1,853 statutory rape cases were withdrawn between 2020 and 2025, warning that SAPS members who allow this are breaking their own rules. South Africa's forensic labs are too slow, rape kits are running out nationwide, and there is no dedicated policy guiding police on how to investigate the rape of children.

2. Zambia: Elections 2026 - Is Zambia's Democratic Success Story Beginning to Fray?

   [ISS] There is a danger that voters see the August election outcome as shaped by legal manoeuvring rather than the ballot.

3. Zimbabwe: Opposition Activist Acquitted, Freed After 7 Months

   [HRW] Johannesburg -- Government Weaponizes Criminal Justice System for Political Purposes

4. Africa: All of Africa Today - June 8, 2026

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5. Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Ranked Among Worst Labour Rights Violators, Placed On 'Watch List'

   [New Zimbabwe] The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has released the 13th edition of the global rights index, the only comprehensive, global annual survey of the violation of workers' rights and has placed Zimbabwe on the 'watch list'.