Amid a decade-long push by African countries to abolish colonial-era wigs in judicial systems, posts have surfaced online ...

Although this tradition might seem as ancient as the British court itself, wigs didn’t make an appearance in courtroom clothing right up until the 17th century. In fact, if a barrister were to ...

“Not Phaedra in her courtroom wig! She finally WON A CASE! #RHOA,” one person tweeted. “‘Win a case’ is now winning many cases. Thanks to the training she got from Bob (Sheree’s ...

Malawi’s constitutional court has suspended its requirement that lawyers and judges wear traditional white wigs and black robes in the courtroom as an early season heatwave sweeps the southern ...

Legal practitioners across Africa have for years debated the need to abolish colonial-era court attire, including the use of wigs and robes, as part of efforts to transform their judicial systems.