Stakeholders have accused regulators of laxity in the handling of an environmental impact assessment for the controversial Nakuru battery recycling firm, Xhianghui International Kenya Ltd.
A United Nations-backed campaign to stamp out rape in Liberia, the highest reported crime in the West African country as it recovers from a devastating civil war, has been extended to the north with a senior UN official calling for
The much talked-about gospel and circular musical extravaganza organized by the Crusaders for Peace yesterday brought together thousands of Liberians from all walks of life at the Antoinette Tubman Stadium.
The Eritrean Ambassador to Egypt, Mr. Fassil Gebreslasie, and the Egyptian Minister of Information, Mr. Anes Al-Feqi, stated that bilateral cooperation in the field of mass media would contribute to the development of all-round relations between Eritrea and Egypt. The
On 15 April 2008, a police force led by a colonel raided the Cairo-based Malameh publishing house, which is owned by blogger Muhammad Al Sharkawi, and confiscated copies of a novel entitled "Metro". The police officers advised one of the
The Defence headquarters in Abuja said yesterday that contrary to reports in the media that the five (5) Americans and two (2) Nigerians arrested by the Joint Task Force in Warri were scheduled to pay a visit to the Chief
On 17 April 2008, the Liberia Media Law and Policy Reform Working Group, with support from the Partnership for Media and Conflict Prevention in Liberia, will submit three draft laws to the National Legislature of Liberia for consideration.
The Botswana Secondary School Teachers' Union (BOSETU) on Friday made a quantum leap when it launched its new branch in Francistown, the second in the country.
Just like nurses, teachers are up in arms that they are not going to be paid the scarce skills allowance announced by government recently. The scarce skills allowance is going to be paid to certain government professionals following recommendations of
The Liberia Watch for Human Rights (LWHR) has written Justice Minister Philip Banks to begin an independent investigation into allegation that the names of some officials of Grand Bassa County were on the payroll of the Liberia Agricultural Company (LAC).
The publicly owned Mozambican railway company (CFM) intends to complete, by late May, the payment of pensions to all its 524 former workers, who were retrenched between 1998 and 1999, reports Wednesday's issue of the daily 'Noticias'.
A day after a brief skirmishes at the Tanji car park, members of the Gambia National Transport Control Association (GNTCA) have reacted to allegations by their feuding counterpart, The Gambia National Transport Union (GNTU). A delegation from GNTCA, led by
Seven officials implicated on syndicated acts of fraud and corruption in Mpumalanga's Departments of Health and Social Services have been suspended on Wednesday.
Members of Niminkoro Youth Organization in Kono district Monday expressed their plan to demonstrate against management of Swanfield Mining Company of Bandafayie village, Niminkoro chiefdom in the district.
About 400 former workers of the extinct Northern Improvement Brigade (BMN) went out Sunday on a demonstration in the Namialo town, district of Meconta, in the Mozambican northern Nampula province, demanding the payment of allegedly owed compensations, reports Wednesday's issue
