MINE workers are yet to enjoy proceeds from the sector with some living in squalid living conditions. In his Labour Day message, Zimbabwe Diamond and Allied Mineral Workers Union (ZDAMWU) Secretary General Justice Chinhema called on government to address the mine workers’ concerns which include poor remuneration, bad living and working conditions. “The mining industry […]
Arusha — KENYAN President William Ruto is expected to grace the launch of the flagship report titled ‘The State of Migration in the East and Horn of Africa” at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre in Nairobi, Kenya today. The inaugural report, co-published by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Regional Office for the East and […]
Transform Zimbabwe (TZ) President Jacob Ngarivhume, who was sentenced to four years in prison Friday for urging Zimbabweans to protest against rampant corruption in 2020 has rallied them to continue his fight. Ngarivhume will serve an effective three years in prison. His lawyer Lovemore Madhuku has however said he will be appealing the sentence. In […]
President Museveni has said whereas a section of Ugandans are criticising government over the poor state of roads, especially in Kampala, they should remember there are good ones upcountry. “I had a good drive in the rain from Kampala, it was a very nice drive and the road is very good all the way from […]
African governments have been urged to connect to Africa’s diaspora for the sustainable development of the continent. The call was made during the just concluded Global African Diaspora Symposium held in Abuja, Nigeria. The Special Presidential Advisor on Diaspora Affairs, Ambassador Abbey Walusimbi who represented President Museveni recognized the role played by the African diaspora […]
Nairobi — President William Ruto has announced plans to increase the Hustler Fund credit facility to a maximum of Sh200,000 beginning June. Speaking Monday during the Labour Day celebrations at Nairobi’s Uhuru Gardens, Ruto said that the credit facility which targets Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) will be collateral-free and based on credit history. […]
Abuja — The first phase of a project to rehabilitate Nigeria’s 210,000 barrels per day Port Harcourt refinery, which had been slated for completion in April this year, may not be finished for another four months at least, refinery and oil ministry sources have told Argus Media. The Nigerian government awarded Italian engineering firm Maire […]
Spread This News CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa, Monday called for political tolerance after a senior Labour Ministry official was booed while presenting a speech at the Workers’ Day celebrations held in Dzivarasekwa, Harare. The opposition leader who was presenting his solidarity statement at the ZCTU organised event shot down his supporter’s […]
Calls for Government to Hire More Public Servants South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) General Secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has urged the government to increase the number of public servants and improve their salaries, reports SABC News. Addressing the federation’s Workers’ Day gathering in Durban, Vavi said the government needed to pay civil servants a […]
Bloemfontein — Two former employees who were dismissed by G4S were arrested on Monday, 01 May 2023, at their place of residence in Bloemfontein. The pair will appear before the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, 03 May 2023, on a charge of assisting an inmate to escape from lawful custody and defeating the ends of […]
Eastern Cape — A major step has been taken towards setting a foundation for peace, in the conflict stricken Majola villages of Port St Johns in the Eastern Cape. As an intervention to restore stability to the area, tactical units of the South African Police Service (SAPS) will be deployed to the rural area, which […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa says he believes a strengthened Tripartite Alliance is key to addressing workers’ grievances and the socioeconomic challenges that South Africa is grappling with. President Cyril Ramaphosa joined Cosatu in its annual Workers’ Day celebration at Bethlehem Showgrounds in the Free State, where he received a cordial welcome — unlike Workers’ Day last […]
The police have failed the community of Kwa-Majola in Port St Johns, where 50 homesteads and 97 houses were burned by rival villagers in January. Dozens of villagers sought shelter in a nearby forest and watched from a distance as almost 100 houses and all their life savings burned to the ground. It was the […]
Police have made another breakthrough in the Thabo Bester escape case, arresting two more suspects, who Scrolla.Africa can reveal are former G4S security control room operators. The two suspects, a 51-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman, were working as operators on the night that Bester escaped in 2022. Sources have told Scrolla.Africa that the pair […]
The PDP commended the workers for their patriotism in serving the country. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on Nigerian workers to be optimistic that the court’s decision on the petition challenging the victory of Bola Tinubu in the presidential election will favour the party. The National Publicity Secretary of PDP, Debo Ologunagba, said […]
Harare — The governments of Germany and Namibia have come under fire from UN special rapporteurs for breaching the rights of Herero and Nama ethnic minorities by keeping them out of discussions about making up for the atrocities committed against them under colonial rule, according to a report. The seven UN delegates published their correspondence […]
Nairobi — VetLab Sports Club’s Mercy Nyanchama emerged the overall winner at the second edition of the Karen Ladies Open. Seasoned golfer Nyanchama won ahead of Karen’s Louisa Gitau who came in second. while Agnes Nyakio settled for third. In the Division A nett category, Wayua Mululu emerged top with 72 nett, beating Naomi Kimata […]
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has called on mining houses that have not registered their dams on the department’s database to submit their information in order to ensure compliance with dam safety regulations. The department is currently updating the database of all tailings or mine residue deposit dams in the country that meet […]