Like any technology, such as mobile devices, laptops, cameras and many others, people are inclined to adopt and adapt to using the latest technology, as we are always looking for the new technology or inventions. Drones are no different. The ownership and use of drones...

Teams from Universities across the Africa Continent are invited to register for the 2020 Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Competition. This is a unique opportunity for law and science students to engage and deepen understanding of legal matters of relevance to outer space,...

Teams from Universities across the Africa Continent are invited to register for the 2019 Manfred Lach's Space Law Moot Competition. The Africa Regional Competition will be hosted by the Department of Trade and Industry and the South African Council for Space Affairs (S...

Deadline for submission of abstracts and application forms have been extended to 24 October 2018. All students and young professionals interested to participate in the upcomming Africa Leadership Conference on Space Science and Technology are encouraged to visit https:...

The Africa team represented by a group of students from the University of Pretoria, won the 2018 Space Law Moot Court Competition yesterday. The team consisting of Ms. Ruvimbo Samanga (coach) and students, Mr. Simon Motsweni, Mr. Simon Botha and Lawrence-John Maralack...

The fact is that “no one person knows everything”, however, everyone knows something. How we therefore, get to a point where we get the opportunity to access to the pool of individuals that have the information that is relevant to us can be daunting task. Hence the imp...

Considering that, unlike the Airspace which belongs to Sovereign States under Air laws of nations, the Outer Space including the Moon and other Celestial bodies is a global commons, which belongs to all States irrespective of their technological developments.  In that...

The legal fraternity has remained traditional and not kept up with rapid developments. This is due to a number of reasons such as the fear of sharing information to competitors who might use that information to their own benefit. The harsh realities of the twenty fist...