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South Africa: South Africa Expresses Concern About the Deterioration in Relations Between Sudan and South Sudan
The South African Government has noted with concern the recently deteriorating relations between Sudan and South Sudan. This follows President Omer Hasan Al-Bashir's pronouncement on ...
South Africa: South Africa and China to Cooperate On Labour Issues
South Africa and China can learn a lot from each other especially in the areas of collective bargaining, industrial relations, inspections and enforcement services as ...
Zambia: Shamenda in Geneva
LABOUR and Social Security Minister Fackson Shamenda is leading a Zambian delegation to the 102nd Session of the International Labour Conference which has convened in ...
Welshman Ncube launches leather sector development strategy
THE Government yesterday launched the Zimbabwe Leather Sector Development Strategy expected to make the country's leather sector a vibrant and internationally competitive industry. Officially launching ...
South Africa: Media Statement By Minister Gordhan On Repatriation From South Africa of Libyan Funds and Assets
The Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan has agreed with the Libyan Government that the repatriation from South Africa of Libyan funds and assets will be ...
Simba Makoni demands State Media access
Opposition leader Simba Makoni has demanded equal access to the media for political parties as the nation hurtles towards harmonised elections.The Mavambo/Kusile/Dawn (MKD) leader said ...
Liberia: Jindal Steel - Working Towards Sustainable Partnership
It is close to four months since the nation drenched in the frenzy of the Wologisi debacle. The Government is viewing the possibility of putting ...
Nigeria: Why We Are Selling Some of Our Nigerian Oil Blocs - Chevron
Chevron Nigeria Limited, CNL, one of the leading multi-national exploration and production operators in the Nigerian oil and gas industry said on Thursday that its ...
Mozambique: Agriculture Project Challenged
"We, the rural populations, families from the communities of the Nacala Corridor, religious organisations and Mozambican civil society, recognising the importance and urgency of combating ...
Africa: Underdeveloping African Agriculture
"These interventions from AGRA [Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa] and the G8 are, first and foremost, about opening markets and creating space for ...
East Africa: Kenya-Ethiopia Power Deal Brings Hope, Controversy
Narok — Each week, Lucy Wangui, 51, walks from her home, in an isolated hamlet in Kenya's Narok County, to the local shopping centre 15 ...
Nigeria: MTN Stops SIM Swaps By Proxy
Lagos — MTN Nigeria says it will discontinue SIM swaps by proxy effective from June 7, 2013, stating that after this date, customers who wish ...
Nigeria: Why FG Is Liquidating Nitel - BPE
The federal government adopted the process of guided liquidation for the moribund Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) transaction because the company's liabilities far outweigh its current ...
Nigeria: Let's Patronise Local Producers Like DICON
The plight of the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) highlights a major reason for the high unemployment rate in the country. Established in 1964 ...
Cote d'Ivoire: Smuggling Devours Ivoirian Cashew Revenue
Abidjan — About a third of Côte d'Ivoire's cashew nuts are smuggled abroad every year, robbing the country of a valuable income stream. "More than 100,000 ...
Rwanda: What MPs See in New Budget
The 2013/2014 fiscal year Budget was yesterday presented to the public. Lawmakers commended the Ministry of Finance for a well-prepared budget, noting that their earlier proposals ...
Morocco: 'Little Maids' but Big Victims
Each year Terre des hommes witnesses young girls from rural zones in Morocco being exploited by employers in the city, despite the strengthening of laws ...
Kenya: Additional Budget Report Set for Next Tuesday
The national government will wait a little longer to know if Parliament will approve its request to be granted an additional Sh19.6 billion to run ...
Activist investor had a hand in Safeway deal
It is hard to find a corporate transaction these days that does not have an activist agitating on the sidelines.Tokyo-based Sony Corp. has come under ...
OK Zimbabwe declares a final dividend
OK Zimbabwe board of directors on 7 June 2013 declared a final dividend of 0,40 cents per share payable out of the profits of the ...
Lululemon is ‘in great shape,’ says departing CEO
Lululemon Athletica Inc. chief executive officer Christine Day says the company will thrive after her departure, because the culture in the organization extends far beyond ...
Gambia: Gov't Committed to Development of Agriculture - DPS Bojang
DPS Bojang was speaking at a one-day validation forum on the review of livestock/ meat and milk value chains held at the Paradise Suites Hotel ...
Gambia: Supporting Farmers On Time
Farmers in the country have always called for assistance from the government and development partners. They have always asked for such assistance in a form of ...
Gambia: Dr Njogu Bah Removed As Petroleum Minister
A statement issued by the Office of the President and read over GRTS last evening said the decision took place with immediate effect. The move comes ...
Firms leasing less office space in new Toronto towers
Major corporations are increasingly using less office space, a trend that makes the current construction boom in Toronto’s office market all the more remarkable.New office ...
Kinder Morgan shuts Trans Mountain pipeline after spill detected
The operator of the only major crude oil pipeline to Canada's West Coast from Alberta was forced to shut the system down after a spill ...
Nigeria: Agro-Commodities Market Larger Than Nigerian Stock Exchange - Cban
Kano — Commodity Brokers Association of Nigeria (CBAN) has said that based on the analysis of the economic performance of the country in 2012 that ...
Nigeria: North East to Boost Fish Production
Bauchi — Fish farming has been identified as a major source of fighting poverty among the teeming unemployed youths in the North eastern states if ...
Nigeria: Afe Babalola Varsity Farm Proceeds for Charity
Proceeds from the sale of fish, snails, mangoes and other products of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD) will be used for payment of bursary, ...
Nigeria: Kano Revives Agric With N1.32 Billion
Kano — Kano state government has within the past two years of the present administration, spent N1.32 billion to train women and youths in agricultural ...
Nigeria: Bill Gates - We're Helping Nigeria Boost Agriculture
On June 8 governments and aid organisations held a Nutrition Summit in London where they signed a global compact to tackle hunger. The compact will ...
Africa: Britain a Safe Haven for Plundered Assets - Experts
London — Britain risks becoming a safe haven for corrupt foreign officials to stash ill-gotten gains due to systematic failures to go after billions of ...
Kenya: Tax Relief Could Help Cut Kenya's Huge Wage Bill
One of the key agenda for the government is to curb the increasing wage bill in the country to ensure that Kenya's labour cost is ...
Gambia: WB Africa Region Senior Nutrition Specialist Meets VP
The World Bank senior nutrition specialist for Africa region Wednesday met the vice president and minister of Women's Affairs, Her Excellency Aja Dr. Isatou Njie-Saidy, ...
Sudan: Transportation Project Revives Post-Conflict Sudan
Hamashkorieb — Just a few years ago, the route through the desert to Hamashkorieb was so dangerous, only the brave would attempt the two-day trek ...
Africa: UN Agency Sounds Alarm Over Exploitation of Millions of Children in Domestic Labour
With an estimated 10.5 million children worldwide working in people's homes in hazardous and often slavery-like conditions, the United Nations labour agency today called for ...
Africa: Survivors of Coton-Tchad Aircraft Crash at NSIF Hospital
The four survivors of the Coton-Tchad aircraft crash that occurred in Ngaoundere on Monday June 10, 2013, are presently receiving treatment at the National Social ...
Malawi: President Banda Hails ILO for Supporting Malawi
Lilongwe — State President Dr. Joyce Banda on Wednesday appreciated the support from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) which has enabled Malawi to develop the ...
Sudan: African Mediation Hands "Urgent Proposals" to Sudan and South Sudan
The head of the African Union (AU) mediation handed over "urgent proposals" to Khartoum and Juba in order to overcome the recent tensions between the ...
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Dolce and Gabbana gets jail sentence
Milan - Fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana were handed a 20-month suspended prison sentence and a heavy fine on Wednesday for hiding hundreds ...
'Tsvangirai is not a biblical Moses'
THE MDC has said it is open to working with other parties in the forthcoming elections but ruled out an alliance with the formation led ...
President Mugabe slams Zimbabwe banks
President Mugabe has slammed banks for failing to harness the $7.4 billion believed to be circulating outside the formal economy saying it was a disturbing ...
Tanzanian Opposition Blamed For Deadly Rally Blast
Dodoma — POLICE were blocked in their attempt to arrest suspects in the weekend's blast in Arusha, the National Assembly was told here on Monday. "We ... Full story
Former Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings Slams Nigerian Government for Allowing Corrupt Politicians Escape Justice
Former Ghana president, Jerry Rawlings, has launched a scathing attack on the Nigerian government's anti-corruption record, severely criticizing the leadership's failure to punish politicians who ... Full story
Domestic Violence Cases In Uganda Soar
Female judges are concerned about the increasing cases of domestic violence despite the existence of the law to support prosecution of such cases. The judges under ...
Two Nigerian nurses caught sleeping in care home 'after turning off elderly patients' alarms so they wouldn't be disturbed
Shocking: A jury was shown this picture of two care home nurses Titilayo Ajala and Henretta Offae apparently asleep on the night-shift after allegedly unplugging ... Full story
Gunmen In Nigeria Kill 77 People
About 50 people were killed yesterday in Kizara village of Tsafe local government area of Zamfara State by group of gunmen suspected to be cattle ...
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Leaders of developing nations take note: a new study shows that rotavirus vaccines will have a powerful public health impact in your country. This pivotal ...
Treasury boss backs plan to cut wage bill
PHOTO | JENNIFER MUIRURI Treasury Principal Secretary nominee Dr Kamau Thugge being vetted ...
Strikers told to give room for dialogue
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Officials held in Nigeria had travel approval, says Amina
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Law proposed to protect hurt workers
Employers will have to compensate employees who get injured in the course of duty or be liable to a fine not exceeding Sh500,000 or one ...
Somalia: Al-Shabaab Gunmen Attack UN Compound in Mogadishu
Nairobi — At least 15 people have been killed, including four foreigners, in a suicide and gun attack by Somali militant group al-Shabab on a ...
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Aldi sees off Waitrose to win best supermarket award for the second time in two weeks as judges declare 'its prices don't compromise on quality'
Aldi named the UK's best supermarket in the Which? 2013 awardsIt beat Sainsbury's, Tesco, Asda and Morrisons to win prizeLast week it won Best Supermarket ...
Cover-up over 16 baby deaths: Health bosses ignored damning warnings on hospital neglect
Inspection by CQC gave Morecambe Bay hospitals all-clear in 2010 CQC official produced a dossier showing the inspection was flawedBut bosses told him to destroy ...
Lydia Warner, 7, makes shock recovery after mother donates part of her liver in pioneering op
Lydia Warner had pancreatoblastoma- a rare cancer of the pancreasHer parents were told it was terminal as it had spread to her liverEventually, surgeons decided ...
