Zambian President Edgar Lungu said the launch of the country’s high-tech deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) machine will result in criminal cases to be resolved faster and more conclusively, the Za... Read more
More than 160 000 prisoners in South Africa will soon have their DNA samples collected and stored indefinitely in a database as part of the South African Police Service’s efforts to reduce c... Read more
When Oscar Thwala was sentenced to life imprisonment 10 years ago on three counts of rape, two counts of kidnapping, and illegal possession of ammunition and firearms, he’d never heard of DN... Read more
The so-called DNA bill is one step closer to being signed into law after the National Assembly passed it on Thursday afternoon. There was a lengthy delay before the bill was finally approved... Read more
The National Assembly will vote on the Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill on Thursday, the ANC in Parliament said. “It is of special significance that this bill will pas... Read more
Latest version of law to create DNA database criticised for having provisions that violate human rights of innocent persons WHILE the latest version of a law to create a DNA database has bee... Read more