The contractors said the necessary chemicals that will be applied on the affected roofing have been imported from the United States but would be applied after the rainy season. Visible Construction Limited, a firm renovating the National Assembly Complex, says it is working hard to ensure that the leakage of the National Assembly roof is […]
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International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Dr Naledi Pandor, is attending the 43rd Session of the African Union (AU) Executive Council in Kenya, Nairobi. The meeting, which will take place today and Friday, 13 July 2023, will gather Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the AU. “The AU Commission has also invited the Ministers of Finance because […]
Harare — Days after authorities in Zanzibar said men are banned from braiding their hair on the island, Minister of Information, Youth, Culture, and Sports Tabia Maulid Mwita, apologised for the confusion caused by the statement. Mwita said the 2015 law being enforced is meant only for Zanzibar men, not those from outside the isles. […]
Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga says government welcomes the Constitutional Court judgement handed on the constitutionality challenge against the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) Act mounted by OUTA. South Africa’s apex court declared that the AARTO Act was valid and constitutional, dismissing civil action group OUTA’s legal challenge to the law. According to reports, […]
Deputy President Paul Mashatile has described the late Ronald “Ronnie” Mamoepa as a dear friend, comrade and struggle hero. Mashatile, who spoke on Wednesday at the official launch of the Ronnie Mamoepa Foundation, told delegates at the event that he shared fond memories with his late friend. “When it was not fashionable, Ronnie, from the […]
The House of Representatives yesterday resolved to investigate crude oil theft to the tune of $4 billion, with a view to curbing economic loss to the country and ensuring that everyone involved was brought to book. The resolution of the House followed the adoption of a motion on the “Need to Investigate Crude Oil Theft […]
Members of the House of Representatives are demanding an upward review of their salaries and allowances, following the removal of fuel subsidy and the current economic situation in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria gathered that the demand was the outcome of a meeting the lawmakers had on July 11 after going into an […]
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Mauritius: Demystifying the Privy Council
On Monday, we skipped lunch, put our work on hold, wore a do-not-disturb notice on our foreheads and sat for four hours watching the live debates of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. This board, we think, will decide, beyond any doubt, whether the 2019 election was genuinely free, fair and credible. The razzmatazz […]
Opposition leader Amb. Joseph Nyumah Boakai has vowed to wage a ‘brutal’ war against corruption, terming it cancer that is eating up the country. Through a statement issued Wednesday, 12 July 2023, the Unity Party (UP) leader pledged to prosecute corrupt officials of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) with utmost brutality. The former […]
With just two months to the Presidential and Legislative Elections in the country, the National Chairman of the Liberty Party is said to be eying the position of Dr. Bhofal Chambers as Speaker of the House of Representatives. Mr. Musa Hassan Bility says he brings to the political discourse a new vision of integrity, implementation […]
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Nigerian Lawmakers Demand Salary Increase
The complaints from members arising from salaries and allowances forced the House to go into executive session in order to douse tension. Members of the House of Representatives are demanding an upward review of their salaries and allowances, following the removal of fuel subsidy and the current economic situation in the country, the News Agency […]
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Liberia: Cummings Assures Economic Growth
Presidential hopeful Mr. Alexander B. Cummings has assured Liberians of good governance, economic growth, and better job opportunities when elected president of Liberia. The opposition Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) standard bearer on Tuesday, 11 July 2023, completed the candidate nomination exercise in Paynesville which is required by the National Elections Commission (NEC). He told reporters […]
Nairobi — Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has hinted at the opposition coalition stepping up its anti-government protests from next week. While appearing on a Citizen television live show, Sifuna indicated that their decision was informed by what he called a lack of the Kenya kwanza led administration listening to Kenyans. “From next week we will […]
A financial expert, Prof. Uche Uwaleke, has described as commendable, President Bola Tinubu’s request for legislative approval of N500 billion as palliatives to cushion the removal of petrol subsidy. Uwaleke, a Professor of Capital Market at the Nasarawa State University, Keffi, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday […]
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) is set to release the new gas pricing template any moment from now The Chief Executive Officer of the agency, Engr. Farouk Ahmed announced this on Wednesday at the launch of the headquarters of “Decade of Gas” in Abuja. He said the new gas pricing template would […]
Nigeria and other member countries of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, earned $873.6 billion from oil export in 2022. The earnings which is about 54 percent rise against previous year, came as petroleum export revenues of the 13 member nations climbed to the highest in almost a decade last year on the back […]
Exiled Saviour Kasukuwere’s campaign manager, Walter Mzembi has said plans are already in motion to appeal the High Court’s decision to nullify the former Cabinet Minister’s Presidential nomination adding that the judgement does not deter their ground activation. In response to the High Court, Mzembi said removing Kasukuwere from the polls does not translate into […]
South Africa Launches Last-Ditch Effort to Save AGOA Benefits South Africa is making a last-ditch attempt to retain preferential trade benefits with the U.S. under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), reports News24. A delegation led by Minister of Trade, Industry, and Competition Ebrahim Patel has gone to Washington for discussions. The loss […]