June 02
South Africa: Coalition Governments At Provincial Level Set to Provide Another Challenge for NHI Takeoff [analysis]
Daily Maverick
The National Health Insurance Act takes away the autonomy of provincial governments to execute healthcare service delivery initiatives and shifts it to the national government.… Read more »
Nigeria: Federal Govt Warns NLC, TUC Against Planned Indefinite Strike
Leadership
The federal government has warned the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), not to discontinue the ongoing negotiations over the new minimum wage. Read more »
Nigeria: Soldiers Invade Kwara Police Station, 'Eject Rescued Students With Force'
Daily Trust
There was drama at Oro Ago Divisional Police headquarters in Kwara State, on Sunday, when soldiers invaded the station and forcefully moved out rescued Kogi varsity students. Read more »
Nigeria: Climate Change - 3,500 Farmers Gets Fertilisers, Water Pumps in Kwara
Daily Trust
No fewer than 3,500 smallholder farmers in Kwara state have been provided with 50kg fertilisers and water pumps to improve yields. Read more »
Nigeria: Use Multi-Dimensional Strategy to Combat Banditry in Zamfara, CNG Tells Govt
Daily Trust
A group under the auspices of Coalition of Northern Groups has called on the Federal Government to urgently use a multi-dimensional approach to curb the spate of banditry and other… Read more »
Kenya: Ruto Asks MPs to Venture Outside Own Constituencies to Promote Unity
Capital FM
President William Ruto has asked Members of Parliament to continue traversing the country on legislative and oversight responsibilities as part of their efforts to promote national… Read more »
Kenya: Ruto Promises 10,000 Overseas Jobs As He Heads to Seoul
Capital FM
President William Ruto is set to jet out of the country on Sunday evening for an official working tour in Seoul, South Korea. Read more »
Kenya: Kenyans to Have a Say On New Mergers Under New Bill
Capital FM
Kenyans will have a say on new mergers under a new bill proposed by the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK). Read more »
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - Labours' Demand Will Jeopardise Welfare of Nigerians - Govt
Daily Trust
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said the N494,000 national minimum wage being demanded by organized labour, which cumulatively amounts to the… Read more »
Nigeria: We Need a New Generation of Leaders - Obasanjo
Daily Trust
Nigeria must begin to recruit new leaders to take over the mantle of leadership, ex-President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said. Read more »
Namibia: Presidency to Respond to Venaani's Questions On August 26 Audit Report
Namibian
Presidential spokesperson Alfredo Hengari says president Nangolo Mbumba will respond to queries raised by Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) leader McHenry Venaani about the… Read more »
Namibia: 85 Unclaimed Bodies in Northern Mortuaries
Namibian
Eighty-five unclaimed bodies are lying in state mortuaries in the Ohangwena, Oshana and Oshikoto regions. Read more »
Namibia: Govt's Plan to Borrow N$12,8b Questioned
Namibian
The government's plan to raise N$12,8 billion domestically to cover its budget shortfall and repay existing debts has raised concern about a potential crowding out of private… Read more »
Uganda: Uganda Scores Average On Oil and Minerals Contract Openness
Independent (Kampala)
With a score of 78.5 points out of a possible 100, Uganda has been commended by the Oslo-based Extractives Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) Board following a recent… Read more »
Kenya: Senior Prisons Officer Injured in an Attack By Unknown Assailants in Elburgon
Capital FM
A senior prison officer was injured on Friday following an attack by a group of youths who surrounded his homestead in Nakuru's Elburgon area. Read more »
Kenya: Govt to Set Up 450 More Feedlots in Efforts to Increase Meat Production
Capital FM
The government has promised 450 fenced livestock feedlots in 31 counties to increase annual red meat production. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Rescues 61 Stranded Nigerians in Chad After Air France Technical Issue
Daily Trust
Sixty-one Nigerian travelers, who were passengers on an Air France flight from Paris to Abuja, found themselves stranded in Chad due to a weather-related technical problem that… Read more »
Nigeria: Abba Kyari Released From Prison After 27 Months
Leadership
Former Deputy Commissioner of Police and head of the Intelligent Response Team (IRT) of the Nigeria Police, Abba Kyari, has been released from the Kuje Custodial Centre in the… Read more »
Nigeria: $4.60bn Dollar Supply At Official Market Fails to Lift Naira
Leadership
The naira, Nigeria's currency, ended the month weaker, despite a surge in dollar supply amounting to $4.60 billion in the official foreign exchange (FX) market, reports… Read more »
Uganda: Former MPs Shun Alumni Meeting At Parliament
Nile Post
Out of the over 1,000 former Mps, only 105 attended their annual general meeting at Parliament on Friday. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Secures N20bn FDI for Local Production of Disability Assistive Devices - Official
Premium Times
"This is due to the fact that 99 per cent of our assistive devices are imported and the prices are higher and are now getting out of the reach of the poor." Read more »
Malawi: 123,000 Jobs On the Cards As Malawi Launches a U.S.$200m Magwero Industrial Park
Nyasa Times
Malawi President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera on Saturday launched the Malawi's flagship project dubbed Magwero Industrial Park Project which took place on Saturday in the area of… Read more »
Nigeria: Those Benefitting From Massive Fuel Imports Discouraging Construction of Refineries - Dangote
This Day
Africa's richest person and Chairman of the 650, 000 bpd Dangote Refinery near Lekki, Lagos state, Aliko Dangote, has argued that in the last 35 years African governments had not… Read more »
Nigeria: Don't Despair, PDP Will Bounce Back in 2027, Damagum Tells South-East
This Day
The acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ambassador Iliya Damagum, yesterday in Umuahia, Abia State, declared that the PDP would be victorious in the… Read more »
Nigeria: Analysts Set Agenda for Tinubu's Priorities in Second Year in Office [opinion]
This Day
Last week, the media was awash with the accounts of the various ministers who reeled out figures of progress made in their respective ministries at the presentation of the… Read more »