May 25

• KNUT Officials Plot Next Year's Elections

  The Star

  KNUT officials in four counties in Western province have begun plans to take up top union positions after the death of their secretary general David Okuta. Read more »

• Stanchart Hopes to Resolve Sh14 Billion Pension Case

  The Star

  Standard Chartered Bank is eagerly awaiting the determination of a court case in which its former employees sued it demanding up to Sh14.6 billion in unpaid pension. Read more »

• Government Targets Six Percent GDP Growth in 2013

  The Star

  Kenya's economy expanded by 4.6 per cent in last year helped by growth in key sectors despite a turbulent global economy, delayed long rains and a weaker shilling in early 2012. Read more »

• Mobile Payments Driving Commerce

  New Vision

  Mobile money business is big business. The new mobile phone based money transfer system is enabling financial access faster than commercial banks have done in the past 100 years. Read more »

• Visa and Equity Sign New Money Deal

  The Star

  Visa in partnership with Equity Bank yesterday launched a new money transfer service dubbed Visa Personal service. It enables Visa card holders to transfer money to other Visa card... Read more »

• Medic Raises Concern Over Acute Shortage of Staff At Busia District Hospital

  The Star

  THE Medical Superintendent at the Busia district hospital Jane Rose Ambuchi has expressed concern over an acute shortage of medical personnel at the health facility. Read more »

• Generating Power From Human Waste

  New Vision

  Many people complain about the high cost of living and utilitie bills. The expense in paying for electricity and supplementing it with charcoal, which is not only expensive but... Read more »

• Numsa to Fight Against VWSA Dismissals

  COSATU

  The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) strongly condemns the unwarranted dismissals of workers by VWSA plant in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape province. Read more »

• New Law to Improve Public Companies Accountability

  ANGOP

  The secretary of State of Economy, Laura Monteiro, Thursday in Luanda considered that the alterations to the Public Business Sector Law by the National Assembly (Angolan... Read more »

• Mobile Number Portability Can't Affect Quality of Service, Says NCC

  Leadership

  The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Thursday in Abuja said Mobile Number Portability (MNP) would not cause deterioration in the quality of service in the country. Read more »

• FEC Approves Revised National Policy On Civil Aviation, Contract for Water Scheme

  Nigeria First

  The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the revised National Policy on Civil Aviation aimed at enhancing the operations of the sector and also contract for the... Read more »

• Lack of Quorum Fails Sh555 Billion Supplementary Budget

  New Vision

  Parliament Thursday failed to approve sh555b supplementary budget request by the government as the perennial problem of lack of quorum came to haunt House proceedings ounce again. Read more »

• Rusizi Achieves 80 Percent of Performing Contracts

  News of Rwanda

  In the evaluation program of the 2012/2013 performing contracts in Rusizi District, the governor for the Western Province of Rwanda Celestin Kabahizi announced that the district... Read more »

• Persistent Attack On Health Workers At Pelonomi Shows Lacks Security - Denosa Free State

  COSATU

  How safe are our health institutions? Read more »

• Sun to Support Local Vegetable Growers

  Times of Zambia

  SUN International Zambia, the proprietor of the Royal Livingstone and Zambezi Sun hotels in Livingstone has pledged to support local vegetable growers in the tourist capital. Read more »

• RDA Awards Kr8.6 Million Road Contract

  Times of Zambia

  THE Road Development Agency (RDA) has awarded a KR8.6 million contract to Kiran, Musonda and Associates to carry out detailed engineering design and supervision of construction of... Read more »

May 24

• Investing in Africa's Women

  allAfrica

  Invest and empower other women on the continent. This is the key message that came from former South African first lady and head of the Grace Machel Foundation, Graca Machel. Her... Read more »

• President Says 'Never' to ICC

  VOA

  South Sudan President Salva Kiir said Thursday that he would "never accept" the International Criminal Court. He spoke during a visit from new Kenyan president and ICC indictee... Read more »

• Uganda Now Drug Hub, Admits Police [interview]

  Observer

  The police admit that drug trafficking is becoming a problem in Uganda, with many travellers frequently arrested for the offence in foreign countries. Read more »

• AGRA Welcomes African Union's Renewed Commitment to Agriculture [press release]

  AGRA

  Jane Karuku, President of AGRA, said: “We share the African Union’s vision for an Africa that is free of hunger; an Africa that boasts a strong agricultural sector that... Read more »

• Africa Tempts High-Tech Companies

  VOA

  Tech companies looking for new frontiers and fresh ideas are lining up for a slice of Africa's relatively untapped consumer market. Read more »

• Kagame Got Me UN Job, Says Kituyi

  The Star

  Former Trade and Industry minister Mukhisa Kituyi yesterday said nobody from western or central province lobbied for him to be the Secretary General of the UN trade and development... Read more »

• Still Rolling Out the Barrel

  Zimbabwe Independent

  Delta Corporation Limited, the biggest counter on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) by capitalisation, recently published results for the 12 months ended March 31 2013. Read more »

• New Standards Approved for Extractive Industries

  VOA

  New performance standards have been announced (5/23) for oil, gas and mining companies, requiring them to be much more transparent in their business dealings. Read more »

• Managing Local Content Via Your Websitemag

  Zimbabwe Independent

  IN the last instalment TechnoMag had an opportunity to talk to executives behind the wheels of Zimbabwe's technology growth at a broadband forum sponsored by Telecel Zimbabwe and... Read more »