January 20
South Africa: Ramaphosa Signs Off Higher Pay for Ministers As Budgets Run Dry
Scrolla
President Cyril Ramaphosa approves a 3.8% pay rise for ministers, deputy ministers and MPs in national government. Higher salaries arrive as education, health and provinces like… Read more »
Namibia: NAMAs Return After Five-Year Hiatus
Namibian
The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture has officially confirmed the return of the Namibia Annual Music Awards (NAMAs), slated for the third quarter… Read more »
Namibia: Sankwasa Issues Stern Warning On Land Auctioning
Namibian
Minister of urban and rural development James Sankwasa has issued a stern warning that no local authority land will be auctioned off. Read more »
South Africa: Human Rights Commission Visits School Where Learners Use Playground As a Loo
GroundUp
Toilets are being repaired at Van Coller primary after parents shut down the school last week Read more »
Liberia: A Test of Presidential Backbone: Why President Boakai Must Resist Political Pressure and Defend the Rule of Law in Re-Enacted Sea Port Regulatory Act [editorial]
FrontPageAfrica
LIBERIA HAS arrived at yet another defining moment, one where the boundaries between law, politics, and personal ambition are dangerously blurred. At the heart of this moment… Read more »
Liberia: Stand Accuses Boakai Government of Weaponizing Police, Defending Perpetrators of Past Atrocities, Declares Sustained Civil Disobedience
FrontPageAfrica
The Solidarity and Trust for a New Day, commonly known as STAND, has condemned of what it describes as an escalating pattern of human rights abuses, police brutality, selective… Read more »
Nigeria: NGX Confirms Listing of 3.156 Billion UBA Shares, Deepening Liquidity, Market Capitalisation [press release]
Premium Times
This latest influx means UBA's qualifying capital base now surpasses the N500 billion requirement by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), thereby exceeding the recapitalisation… Read more »
Nigeria: APC Will Declare Stance On Fubara's Impeachment Saga When It's Time - Spokesperson
Premium Times
Rivers lawmakers are bent on removing Governor Fubara and his deputy from office. Most of the lawmakers recently defected from the PDP to the APC. Read more »
Liberia: UL Entrance Results Show 3,277 Successful Candidates, Females Retain Lead
Liberian Observer
The University of Liberia (UL) Center for Testing and Evaluation (CTE) has released the results of the November 22, 2025, Undergraduate and Technical & Vocational College… Read more »
Liberia: CSA, Banks Partner for Bi-Monthly Payment Deal
Liberian Observer
The Civil Service Agency (CSA) has taken a significant step toward modernizing payroll management for public servants by engaging seven commercial banks in discussions on the… Read more »
Liberia: MCC, Lerc Hold High-Level Talks On Future Electricity Investments
Liberian Observer
As part of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact development process, a high-level delegation from the United States government agency on Monday, January 19, held… Read more »
Liberia: Infrastructure - the Backbone of Economic Prosperity
Liberian Observer
Liberia's first post-war National Infrastructure Conference, held in Gompa City, Nimba County, has opened a critical national conversation about the country's future--one that… Read more »
Liberia: Boakai, Friedland Seen On Sidelines of Guinea Inauguration
Liberian Observer
Liberian President Joseph N. Boakai and Mr. Robert Friedland, the majority shareholder of Ivanhoe Atlantic, had an opportunity to engage on the margins of the inauguration of… Read more »
Liberia: FM Nyanti Leads High-Level Economic Diplomacy Push
Liberian Observer
Liberia has taken a significant step onto the global economic stage with its inaugural participation at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, marking a milestone… Read more »
Malawi: Pil Donates K400 Million Fuel for Food Relief Efforts
Nyasa Times
Petroleum Importers Limited (PIL), has stepped in to support government efforts to address food insecurity by donating fuel worth K400 million to the Office of the President and… Read more »
Malawi: Mwanamveka Unbundles Bold Steps On Youth Empowerment
Nyasa Times
Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Decentralisation Joseph Mwanamveka on Monday outlined bold fiscal and policy measures aimed at transforming Malawi's youth into active… Read more »
Kenya: Sifuna Faults Ruto Administration Over Contempt of Court Orders
Capital FM
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has renewed pressure on President William Ruto's administration to uphold the rule of law, warning that disregard for court orders threatens the… Read more »
Kenya: Govt Bolsters Security to Ensure Timely Completion of Isiolo-Mandera Road
Capital FM
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has reaffirmed the government's commitment to completing the Isiolo-Mandera Regional Road Corridor on schedule. Read more »
Nigeria: Diesel Tanker Driver Won't Go Unpunished After Apapa Spill - Lastma
Vanguard
The General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Olalekan Bakare-Oki, has said the driver of the diesel tanker that overturned on the Apapa bridge,… Read more »
South Africa: Labour Dept Speeds Up Claims Processing for Deceased Pinetown Worker
SAnews.gov.za
The Department of Employment and Labour has confirmed that the benefits of the widow of a deceased Pinetown worker are being processed and will be paid in less than a month. Read more »
South Africa: Learners Relocated After Storm Hit Amajuba District
SAnews.gov.za
Grade 11 and 12 learners from Umzilikazi Secondary School in Newcastle are being temporarily accommodated at Sgodiphola Primary School following the severe thunderstorms that… Read more »
South Africa: Collective Action Needed to Curb School Violence, Says Minister Gwarube
SAnews.gov.za
Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has called on parents, communities and government to work together to curb violence in schools, stressing that learner safety is fundamental… Read more »
Malawi: Dodma Decommissions Camps in Nkhotakota As Flood Victims Return to Normal Life
Nyasa Times
The Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) has begun decommissioning displacement camps in Nkhotakota District, paving the way for flood-affected households to return to… Read more »
Kenya: Sakaja Distances County From Mukuru Kwa Njenga Demolitions
Capital FM
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has denied county involvement in the ongoing demolitions in Mukuru Kwa Njenga. Read more »
Nigeria: How Brake Failure Caused Diesel Tanker Accident in Lagos - Fire Service
Vanguard
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service (LSFRS) disclosed in a release on Monday evening that brake failure caused a tanker accident on the Apapa-Oshodi Motorway in Lagos. Read more »
