ENERGY and Power Development Minister, Zhemu Soda has dissolved the PetroTrade board over allegations of poor corporate governance. The board members were; Advocate Tinomudaishe Chinyoka, the board chairperson, who was deputised by Zanele Dube. The others included, Gladys Mumhure, Simbabrashe Eric Mhuriro, Ferida Matambo, former MDC Alliance MP who has now joined Zanu PF Lilian […]
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The National Association of Sachet and Packaged Water Producers (NASPAWAP) has announced new prices for bottled and sachet water. The reviewed prices, according to the group, followed the increase in electricity and water tariffs and the rising cost of inputs such as fuel and packaging materials, which are mainly imported and produced from petroleum sources. […]
Tamale — The Shea Network Ghana (SNG), a leading shea business networking organisation in Ghana, has organised a learning exchange on agroforestry practices with other shea agroforestry practice programmes for women in the shea business. The one-day event held over the weekend had 40 women leaders from eight different shea business cooperatives from four districts […]
New York — “Sudan has seen new political developments but also a continued deterioration of the socio-economic situation” Volker Perthes, UN Special Representative for Sudan, and head of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) told the UN Security Council in New York on Tuesday. Perthes also shared his concerns over the […]
The mandate of Seychelles’ Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commission (TRNUC) has been extended to the end of December to allow it to complete its work and present a final report. The chairperson of TRNUC, Gabrielle McIntyre, requested an extension in August when she presented an interim report to the President of Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan. […]
United Nations — UN Global Compact partnership brings together Business, Political and Cultural leaders to chart path forward for equitable growth of the $2.5 trillion marketThe launch event takes place during the United Nations General Assembly week from September 18–19 United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will this week launch the Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI) […]
Since September 12, following news reports in the Daily Observer and other outlets that the Embassy of the United States of America near Monrovia allegedly sent the Ministry of Foreign Affairs a diplomatic note requesting a sample of the national voter registration card, the Embassy has sought to clarify the issue. But when the Embassy […]
Authorities Fail to Respond to Central Report Findings Richard Pearshouse Director, Environment and Human Rights When criticized on rights, autocratic governments often try desperately to prove their legitimacy. A textbook example is the Egyptian government’s lashing out at recent Human Rights Watch research on how Egypt has imposed arbitrary funding, research, and registration obstacles on […]
The National Security Council (CNS) held an an extraordinary meeting in Abidjan, chaired by President Alassane Ouattara on September 14, 2022. The meeting agenda centred on the detention of 46 Cote d’ Ivorian soldiers in Mali. The CNS slammed as unacceptable blackmail, the request for the extradition of certain Mali citizens in exile in Côte […]
Khartoum / Washington D.c. — The US Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives welcomed Sudan’s Bar Association’s draft transitional constitution framework on Tuesday. In a press statement made by the Foreign Affairs Committee, they said praised the association’s efforts in engaging “a diverse set of Sudanese pro-democracy stakeholders in putting forward this proposal”. […]
South Africa’s tuberculosis (TB) testing numbers have recovered from dramatic COVID-19-related declines in 2020, delegates heard this week at the opening of the 7th South African TB Conference held in Durban. While the recovery in TB testing numbers is a step in the right direction, speakers at the opening (under the theme of ‘working together […]
Nairobi — Senate Speaker Amason Kingi will be representing President William Ruto in the inauguration of the President-Elect Joao Lourenco. Kingi who arrived in Luanda, Angola, Thursday morning was received by Foreign Affairs Minister Tete Antonio. “Will be representing H.E. The President @WilliamsRuto at the inauguration of the President-Elect Joao Lourenco, who won the Angolan […]
Nairobi — Even though he is an elected official, Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah has vowed to keep the flame of activism alive. In an interview with Citizen Tv on Wednesday, Omtatah discussed his actions as an activist coming from the seminary, becoming a priest was a dream he was adamant about pursuing though it never […]
Addis Ababa — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is awarded as the 2022 Laureate of the Global Islamic Finance Award for efforts made in reforming Ethiopia’s finance sector. The PM received the Award at a ceremony held in Djibouti on Wednesday. Prime Minister Abiy said Ethiopia has been undertaking vast financial sector reforms which are receiving […]
Nairobi — Government Spokesperson Cyrus Oguna has announced that President William Ruto’s portraits are now available and Kenyans willing to acquire one will be charged Sh300. Oguna indicated that Kenyans can pick up the portrait from the Department of Information at 5th floor, Uchumi House, Aga Khan Walk, Nairobi. He said offices and individuals at […]
Landlords and community members protest against xenophobic attacks On Tuesday night two homes rented by immigrants were torched in Kwanokuthula, Plettenberg Bay. This comes after dozens of immigrants were forced from their homes on Monday night, when local residents conducted door-to-door searches for foreign nationals. South African landlords and some community members have protested against […]
“If this pilot hub works as expected, we will replicate it in the other 179 communities in the state.” Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has inaugurated a telemedicine hub to address the gap created by the shortage of healthcare workers in the state. Mr Soludo, in a speech at the inauguration on Wednesday in […]
The Northern Corridor Project, being implemented by the TCN, is meant to strengthen low-carbon economic growth in West Africa by improving the quality of the electricity network in Nigeria. The Nigerian government and the French Development Agency (AFD) have signed a grant agreement of €25 million for the Northern Corridor Project jointly funded by the […]