February 06
Nigeria: Scam Alert - Fake Advert Claims Nigeria's Food and Drug Regulator NAFDAC Is Hiring
Africa Check
Scam alert: fake advert claims Nigeria's food and drug regulator Nafdac is hiring Read more »
Liberia: Ex-Ivanhoe Atlantic CEO Bronwyn Barnes Sues Company Over Alleged Unfair Sacking
FrontPageAfrica
Former Chief Executive Officer of Ivanhoe Atlantic, Bronwyn Barnes, has filed a lawsuit against the mining firm, alleging wrongful dismissal in a move that marks a dramatic turn… Read more »
Nigeria: Election Day Workers Are Silent Casualties of Nigeria's Electoral System, Says Yilwatda
This Day
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has expressed worry over Nigeria's electoral process, pointing to what he described as a major… Read more »
Liberia: Liberia's Wage 'Harmonization' - a Policy That Punished Government Workers [opinion]
New Dawn
There is no recent public policy in Liberian history that has generated as much quiet suffering as the 2019 Wage Harmonization Act enacted under the CDC administration. Read more »
February 05
Africa: South Africa Secures Full Afreximbank Membership with US$8 Billion Programme
allAfrica
South Africa has become a full member of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), the continent’s largest trade institution, and has qualified for an initial $8 billion… Read more »
Liberia: Ex - Finance Minister Tweah Disputes Ngafuan's Claims On Harmonization At LACC, GAC
FrontPageAfrica
Former Minister of Finance and Development Planning Samuel D. Tweah Jr. has strongly rejected claims by current Finance Minister Augustine K. Ngafuan that the government has… Read more »
South Africa: Taxi Fares and Electricity Leave Minimum Wage Workers Unable to Buy Enough Food
Scrolla
Workers on the national minimum wage of R4,836 per month spend R1,680 on taxis and R1,181 on electricity before buying food. The remaining R1,974 falls R1,745 short of the R3,720… Read more »
Kenya: KNEC Releases 2024 Tvet Certificates, Candidates Asked to Collect From Colleges
Capital FM
The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has announced the release of certificates for candidates who sat the March, July and November 2024 Technical and Vocational Education… Read more »
Kenya: Bankers Propose 5pc Paye Cut to Boost Household Spending
Capital FM
Kenya's banking sector has proposed a 5 percent reduction in Pay As You Earn (PAYE) taxes across all income bands, coupled with a cap of 30 percent for the highest rate, as a… Read more »
Liberia: Information Ministry Procures Six New Vehicles for Staffers
New Dawn
The Deputy Minister for Administration at the Ministry of Information, Johnny Takpah, has called on employees to manage six newly procured vehicles with care and a sense of… Read more »
February 04
South Africa: National Minimum Wage to Rise to R30.23 Per Hour From March
SAnews.gov.za
Employment and Labour Minister Nomakhosazana Meth has announced an increase in the statutory National Minimum Wage (NMW) for 2026, raising it from R28.79 to R30.23 for each… Read more »
Kenya: Ruto Announces Tax Relief for Low and Middle-Income Earners
Capital FM
President William Ruto has announced new tax relief measures for Kenyan workers, exempting those earning up to Sh30,000 from income tax. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Workers See Salary Boost As New Tax Laws Kick in
Premium Times
The law exempts workers with an annual gross income of N1.2 million (translating into N800,000 taxable income) or below from paying tax. It automatically excludes national minimum… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Raises Minimum Wage Above Inflation
Daba Finance
South Africa will raise its national minimum wage by more than the rate of inflation, exceeding expectations from businesses and analysts. Read more »
Nigeria: Halliburton Lawsuit Renews Focus On Dirty Labour Practices in Oil and Gas [editorial]
This Day
Media reports of an ex-Halliburton executive suing the company over alleged discrimination have brought to the fore the scornful labour practices common in the oil and gas sector… Read more »
Liberia: Fresh Battle Erupts Over Salary Harmonization Policy
New Dawn
Former Finance Minister Samuel D. Tweah Jr. has forcefully dismissed claims by Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan that the government has reversed… Read more »
South Africa: Lights. Camera. but Very Little Action. Why? [opinion]
GroundUp
Film sector in free fall as government scores own goal Read more »
February 03
Kenya: The Real Bosses of Kenya's Matatus Revealed After Chaos
Capital FM
Nairobi's Monday morning traffic chaos was not an accident. Read more »
Ethiopia: Some 2.6 Million Ethiopians Secured Jobs in Six Months - PM Abiy
ENA
Some 2.6 million Ethiopians have benefited from job opportunities over the past six months, according to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Read more »
Tanzania: Qatar Seeks 1,150 Tanzanian Drivers
Daily News
THE Prime Minister's Office Labour, Employment and Relations has announced 1,150 job opportunities for Tanzanian drivers in Qatar, as part of ongoing efforts to expand employment… Read more »
Nigeria: Just in - Wike, Labour Reach Truce On Fcta Workers' Strike
Daily Trust
The leadership of organised labour and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, have reached a consensus over the ongoing dispute that has affected activities in… Read more »
South Africa: Nigel Pensioners Unable to Pay Municipal Arrears
GroundUp
Alra Park pensioners want indigent relief and debt cancellation Read more »
Kenya: Govt, Unions Reach Deal As Sugar Workers Call Off Nationwide Strike
Capital FM
A nationwide strike by sugar factory workers has been suspended following high-level crisis talks between the Government and the Kenya Union of Sugar Plantation and Allied Workers… Read more »
Liberia: Are We Counting the Jobs We Can Count On?
Liberian Observer
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai says his administration has created more than 70,000 short- and medium-term jobs. In a country where steady work can mean school fees paid, food on… Read more »
Namibia: Union Rejects 500 Planned Job Cuts At Gendev Fishing
Namibian
The Namibian Seamen and Allied Workers' Union (NASAWU) has rejected Gendev Fishing's planned retrenchment of 489 employees, citing breaches of labour law and inadequate… Read more »
