October 30
Zimbabwe: The Days Are 'Over for Cheap Labour'
The Herald
Farm workers had always been "cinderellas" when compared with workers in other industries, the Minister of Labour and Social Services, Mr Kumbirai Kangai, said yesterday. Read more »
October 29
Nigeria: Obasanjo's Swift Assent Prohibited Women Trafficking, Child Labour - Atiku
Leadership
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said former President Olusegun Obasanjo's swift assent to a bill prohibited women trafficking and child labour in Nigeria in 2003. Read more »
Uganda: Museveni Condemns Government Scientists As Traitors for Early Retirement Plans
Nile Post
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has strongly condemned government scientists' plans to take early retirement following recent salary enhancements. Read more »
South Africa: Cosatu Welcomes the Presentation of Full Evidence By the South African Government in the ICJ Case of Genocide By the Apartheid State of Israel [press release]
COSATU
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) welcomes the filing of the memorial regarding the ICJ case of genocide by the apartheid state of Israel in Gaza and throughout… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ftvti Aims for Excellence
Ethiopian Herald
-Employs new courses, global insights to shape workforce Read more »
Nigeria: How Traditional Rulers Can Help Reduce Youth Unemployment - Ooni of Ife
Daily Trust
The Ooni of Ife Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has advocated for community engagement and private sector-driven initiatives to reduce youth unemployment. Read more »
October 28
Ethiopia: Teachers in Newly Established Ethiopian Regions Face Financial Hardships Amid Salary Cuts, Payment Delays
Addis Standard
Teachers across the newly established regions of South Ethiopia, Central Ethiopia, and South west Ethiopia are grappling with severe financial difficulties as salary cuts and… Read more »
Mozambique: Mozambican Youth's Dissatisfaction Marked By Concern About Water Insecurity, Jobs
Afrobarometer
Young citizens are more educated than their elders, but also more likely to be unemployed. Read more »
Nigeria: Pensioners Beg FG to Release Funds for Payment of Accrued Rights
Vanguard
... 2023 CPS retirees yet to be paid Read more »
Nigeria: Gov Nwifuru Approves New Minimum Wage for Ebonyi Workers
Premium Times
The governor disclosed this on Sunday through a statement from his spokesperson. Read more »
Nigeria: Pencom Orders Pfas to Suspend Investment in Commercial Papers
Vanguard
The National Pension Commission, PenCom, has ordered Licensed Pension Fund Administrators, LPFAs, and Custodian Fund to immediately suspend further investment in commercial papers… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Signs MOU With U.S. to Enhance Labour Standards and Worker Welfare
Capital FM
Kenya has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States Department of Labour to enhance labour standards and promote the welfare of workers. Read more »
October 27
Nigeria: Withheld Salaries - NASU, SSANU Declare Nationwide Strike
Daily Trust
The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of non-teaching staff unions in the universities, has directed its members to proceed on a nationwide indefinite strike on Monday. Read more »
Nigeria: NTI Organises Digital Teaching Methods in Kano
Leadership
Teachers from Kano, Jigawa and Katsina have been trained by the National Teachers Institute (NTI) on how to migrate from analogue system of teaching to the digital system. Read more »
Nigeria: In Bukola Saraki's Home, Another Doctor Rises
This Day
In the Saraki family, greatness runs deep, and Teniola Saraki's recent achievement is no exception. She has officially become a doctor, which adds another chapter to the family's… Read more »
October 25
South Africa: 10 Years Since Meyiwa's Murder - South African News Briefs - October 25, 2024
allAfrica
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South Africa: Workers Picket the Office of South Africa's Largest Defense Industry
People's Dispatch
Suffering a loss of real incomes over the last five years, members of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) picketed the corporate office of South Africa's… Read more »
Nigeria: Abia Pensioners to Otti - We Are Yet to Receive Full Pension Arrears, Gratuity
Vanguard
The Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP, Abia State branch, has denied receiving full payment of arrears of pensions and gratuity from the state government. Read more »
October 24
Namibia: Work Stoppage Ordered At Windhoek Airport Road Construction After Fatal Accident
Namibian
The Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation has instructed the construction company Zhongmei Engineering Group to stop its work on the airport road… Read more »
Kenya: Employers Asked to Register Staff With Social Health Authority
Business Day Africa
The government has implored on employers to declare their employees under the Social Health Authority (SHA) to make them eligible to benefit from the scheme. Read more »
Malawi: Conforzi Plantations - a Shocking Scandal of Worker Exploitation, Abuse and Neglect Unveiled
Nyasa Times
In a shocking exposé, Conforzi Plantations Limited stands accused of egregious labor violations, revealing a disturbing culture of exploitation and neglect that has left… Read more »
South Africa: Cosatu Baffled By the Decision to Suspend Former Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda [press release]
COSATU
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in Gauteng is puzzled by the decision of the Office of the Executive Mayor of Johannesburg to suspend Member of the Mayoral… Read more »
October 23
Kenya: Kenya Faces Critical Shortage of Science Teachers Amid Surplus of Arts Graduates, TSC Warns
Capital FM
Kenya's education sector is grappling with a critical shortage of science teachers, despite a pool of over 400,000 unemployed educators, the majority of whom are trained in arts… Read more »
South Africa: Disability Grant Applicant Collapses in Long Queue At Sassa Office
GroundUp
SASSA's Bellville office manager blames staff shortages Read more »
Liberia: Senator Dillon Wants Labor Minister Summoned Over Work Permit Violations
Liberian Investigator
Montserrado County Senator Abraham Darius Dillon is seeking the endorsement of the Liberian Senate to summon the Minister of Labor, Cllr. Cooper Krauh, to address concerns over the… Read more »
