Maputo — The Association of United Mozambican Health Professionals (APSUSM) has threatened to resume its nationwide strike as of Thursday supposedly because the Health Ministry (MISAU), has failed to fulfill promises made in the negotiations. The strike had been suspended in August 2023. Neither APSUSM nor the Health Ministry gave any reliable figures as to […]
University of Zimbabwe (UZ) part-time lecturers are getting a measly US$2.50 stipend for every hour spent teaching at the country’s premier tertiary institution. In a widely-circulated internal memorandum from the deputy registrar responsible for Human Capital Management, only identified as T. S Makamure, dated March 13, 2024, the remuneration of adjunct lecturers was now blended, […]
Out of the 2,500 health extension workers that were serving the community in the pre-war period, some 1,700 have been returned to duties, the Tigray State Health Bureau disclosed. Bureau Health Extension and Promotion Team Coordinator Michael Hagos told the Ethiopian Press Agency (EPA) that capacity building and refreshment training have been offered to the […]
The House of Representatives has summoned the Managing Director and Board Members of the National Port Authority (NPA) over the reported arbitrary dismissal of 10 employees of the entity. The House’s plenary resolved that the NPA management has to give reasons why the staff’s employment statuses with the entity were terminated. The NPA Management revealed […]
Monrovia — Thousands of Liberians working in the rubber sector find their jobs at stake amidst repeated calls for lifting Executive Order # 124, which bans the exportation of unprocessed rubber out of the country. A rough estimate of Liberians currently employed by the six rubber processing companies operating here, including Cavalla, Firestone Liberia (FSLB), […]
Nairobi — Patients have been stranded in various hospitals across the country as the doctors’ strike by Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union (KMPDU) kicked off Thursday despite a court order declaring it illegal. Patients seeking treatment at various public facilities were turned away and referred to other private institutions. The patients who turned up […]
During the period, civil servants in the state would report to office at 9am and close by 3pm between Monday and Thursday instead of the usual 5pm. The Governor of Jigawa State, Umar Namadi has approved the reduction of official working hours in the state by two hours during the 2024 Ramadan fast. This was […]
Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) deputy leader Kalimbo Iipumbu says very little has been done to safeguard jobs in the fishing sector since the Fishrot corruption scandal left many fishermen unemployed and struggling to make ends meet. He warns that fisheries workers could face the same fate as the more than 1 000 former fisheries […]
Monrovia — FrontPageAfrica has obtained several leaked vouchers revealing huge sums of money disbursed by the National Port Authority (NPA) to the former ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) during the recently concluded election campaign. FrontPageAfrica obtained at least six vouchers carrying the amount of US$9,500 each bare the date July 17, 2023. Each voucher […]
They want to be in-sourced and they want proper personal protective equipment Scores of Community Health Workers affiliated to the National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers (NUPSAW) are demanding that they be employed permanently by the Eastern Cape Department of Health. This call was highlighted once again at a march to the health […]
Lafia — A total of 59 medical doctors who were working with Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital (DASH), Lafia, have withdrawn their services from the Nasarawa State Government over the non-implementation of hazard allowances and poor condition of service in the last three months. Findings by Daily Trust indicated that 20 doctors left for Saudi Arabia […]
Company says it can’t pay guards until it receives R3-million it is owed Dozens of security guards working at hospitals and clinics in Nelson Mandela Bay are still waiting to be paid their January salaries by their former employer. The company, Xhobani Security Services, says it can’t pay until the provincial Department of Health pays […]
Police have hailed outgoing Inspector General, John Martins Okoth Ochola as one who helped improve the force’s efficiency. “Mr.John Martins Okoth Ochola has led police to great success . In the past six years he has led police to higher levels of achievements with his talent and managerial skills. His tenure was marked by improved […]
The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union says it has registered a new Labour Party with the Electoral Commission of South Africa to contest the 2024 national and provincial elections. The new Labour Party will officially launch on 6 March in Johannesburg at a venue to be confirmed, according to an invitation which Daily Maverick […]
In a significant development, health workers in Zimbabwe have put their intended strike on hold, opting for discussions with the authorities instead. Health Apex Council (HAC) leader James Sibanda confirmed the decision stating that the strike was postponed pending further meetings with associations representing health workers. “I cannot say yes or no regarding going forward […]
HEALTHCARE workers, including nurses and doctors, have announced a two-day strike over poor wages starting Thursday. This follows a 48-hour ultimatum given to the government on Monday that sought to have it address their worsening case. Zimbabwean nurses, already reeling from other factors affecting the country’s economic and political scene, are now earning just about […]
They are calling for the president to intervene and make sure medical professionals are employed Scores of unemployed doctors, nurses and other health workers marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Monday, calling for the Presidency to intervene in the ongoing financial problems facing the health sector. One of their main demands is for […]
It is from a small seed that the giant Iroko tree has its beginning. – Nigerian Proverb By 2035, more young Africans will enter the workforce each year than in the rest of the world combined. This is the future, but even today, Africa has the youngest population in the world, with nearly 70% of the […]