August 02

• Showdown Looms As Kambi Vows No Teachers' July Pay

  Capital FM

  Labour Cabinet Secretary Kazungu Kambi on Thursday said the government will not pay teachers their July salaries. The teachers who recently returned to work after a three-week... Read more »

• SA's Unemployment Rates Rise to Near-Record Levels [analysis]

  Daily Maverick

  On Tuesday the latest labour survey was released by StatsSA. The numbers are bad. The number of people out of work has risen above seven million for the first time ever. The... Read more »

• Kabanga Nickel Project - Light At the End of Long Tunnel

  Daily News

  THE much-awaited Kabanga Nickel Project will soon start its operations, bringing fresh hopes to many in terms of labour and employment, according to President Jakaya Kikwete during... Read more »

• Musisi Sat in My Chair - Lukwago

  New Vision

  THE Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago, has told the tribunal investigating him over alleged abuse of office that the city executive director, Jennifer Musisi, offended him by sitting in... Read more »

• Musanze Hailed for Performance

  New Times

  Musanze has been hailed for the efforts put in the implementation of performance contracts, better known as Imihigo, with officials saying the district is on track. Read more »

• Operations Stopped By Busia Employee Count

  The Star

  THE headcount for employees of departments under Busia County Government started on Wednesday with numerous logistical challenges. Read more »

• Dickson's Tough Job for PDP, Jonathan in S-West

  Vanguard

  The work of the Governor Seriake Dickson reconciliation committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would be crucial for President Goodluck Jonathan's immediate political... Read more »

• Botshabelo Needs Jobs and Services Not More Broken Promises [press release]

  DA

  President Zuma's campaign visit to Botshabelo, Manguang today will only add to the long list of broken promises the community has experienced under his party's administration. Read more »

• July Pay Was Not Part of Deal, Kambi Tells KNUT

  The Star

  THE possibility of teachers going on strike again loomed high yesterday when Labour Secretary Kazungu Kambi said they will not be paid their July salary for defying a court order. Read more »

• Serem Told to Keep Off Strike

  The Star

  Teachers in Migori County through their unions have told the Sarah Serem led Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) to keep off the affairs over their July pay. Read more »

• Clinical Officers Association Seeks Unionization

  The Star

  Health workers in the country may soon be under one trade union if efforts by industry stakeholders are successful. Wesley Tomno of the clinical officers association says the... Read more »

• Human Rights Commission Offers Mediation to Teachers and Government

  The Star

  The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights will write to the Kenya National Union Of Teachers, and the Ministries of Labour and Education to offer mediation services to the... Read more »

• NUT to Embark On Strike, Kicks Against LG Autonomy

  Leadership

  The Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) has said that it would embark on a strike action beginning from the next academic session to protest against the House of Representatives... Read more »

• ASUU - Committee to Spend N100 Billion for Varsities

  Daily Trust

  Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Needs Assessment for Nigerian Universities and governor of Benue state, Gabriel Suswam has constituted an adhoc committee saddled with the... Read more »

• NUT Threatens Strike, Wants Pry School Administration Detached From LGs

  Vanguard

  THE Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, yesterday, threatened to embark on strike if its members were left under local structure for salary payment and other benefits. Read more »

August 01

• Woes of Gold Mining Industry [analysis]

  SAIIA

  South Africa's gold mining industry is in a perilous condition. In the second quarter of this year alone, the gold price plummeted $220 (R2 153) an ounce, partly in the wake of US... Read more »

• MPs Semujju, Otto, Sekikuubo Suspended

  Observer

  What began as a peaceful and warm session of Parliament today turned chaotic as MPs fought to block passage of the Public Order Management Bill that regulates public rallies and... Read more »

• Morocco Reaches Deal On Redundancy Pay

  Magharebia

  After months of negotiations between trade unionists, employers and the government, unemployment benefits will soon be introduced in Morocco. Read more »

• Angola On Right Path to Graduation As Middle Income Country

  ANGOP

  Angola is on the right path toward Gruduating as a Middle Income Country, the minister of State and head of the Civil Affairs Office of the Presidnecy of the Republic, Edeltrudes... Read more »

• Court Bars Hiring of New NSSF Boss Pending Case

  Capital FM

  The Industrial Court has directed the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) board to stop the process of hiring a new Managing Trustee until it issues a ruling in a case filed by... Read more »

• Kenya's Envoys Will Only Be Recalled When Term Expires

  Capital FM

  The government now says it will not terminate contracts for those envoys whose term has not expired. Addressing the press on Thursday, the Principal Secretary Ministry of Foreign... Read more »

• Kencall Founder Nicholas Nesbitt Named IBM Head for East Africa

  CIO

  Nicholas Nesbitt has been named Country General Manager, IBM East Africa. He succeeds Anthony Mwai, who is taking on a new leadership role in IBM's South African operation. Mr... Read more »

• Four Tanzanian Security Officers Dismissed Over Poaching

  Sabahi

  Head of Tanzania's Kiteto Prison Ally Ramadhani Sauko and his deputy Joseph Kimaro have been fired for possession of giraffe, zebra and ostrich meat, Tanzania's The Citizen... Read more »

• Doctors Cancel March to Demand for Pay

  The Star

  Services in public hospitals will not be disrupted next week as doctors have called off a demo over their unpaid July salaries.Sultani Matendechero from the doctors' union says... Read more »

• State in Rush to Pay Doctors Over Strike Threat

  The Star

  THE government has enacted measures to avert a doctors' strike slated for Monday. Read more »