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admin - August 23, 2024

South Africa – ELFA And Midvaal Super League Declared Null And Void

By: Thandeka Kosa, South Africa The Emfuleni Local Football Association (ELFA) and Midvaal Local Football Association Super League for 2023/2024 season might be declared null and void. This comes after the Inter Regional Play-Offs have been postponed for a third time. The much-anticipated promotional play-offs were supposed to take place last month, but […]

admin - August 22, 2024

Charly Boy Criticizes President Tinubu For Acquiring Cadillac Amid National Hardship

By Utetbor Paul, Nigeria Charles Oputa, a singer and activist known as Charly Boy, has criticized President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for purchasing a Cadillac Escalade despite hardship faced by Nigerians. Recalled president Tinubu departed Nigeria for Equatorial Guinea in a Cadillac Escalade recently, reacting to this, Charly Boy pointed out that, unlike […]

admin - August 22, 2024

Nigeria – Phyna Calls Out Police Officer For Stealing Her Money

By Utebor Paul, Nigeria Former Big Brother Reality show winner, Josephina Otabor, popularly known as Phyna, has called out a Nigerian Police officer for allegedly stealing her money in Lagos. The Big Brother star through her “X” account formerly known as Twitter, accused a police officer whose name she didn’t reveal, of stealing […]

admin - August 18, 2024

Itsekiri Dancers, Olu of Warri Coronation, Nigeria

admin - August 18, 2024

Kenya – Ruto: New university admission letters have been issued

By Lisbeth Micheni, Kenya President William Ruto has announced that the new admission letters for first year students joining from September have been issued. The President said the new admission letters indicate the correct amount of fees that the government, Higher Education Loans Board and parents’ ought to pay. On Wednesday, […]

admin - August 18, 2024

Kenya – Teachers issue strike notice

By Lisbeth, Micheni Kenya Teachers have issued a strike notice to the government and threatened to disrupt school reopening in about three weeks’ time. The two big teachers’ unions, Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) and Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet) want the government to honor the second phase […]

admin - August 18, 2024

Rwanda – Ruto leaves for Rwanda to attend Kagame’s inauguration

By Lisbeth Micheni, Kenya Kenyan President, William Ruto has left the country for Rwanda to attend the inauguration of Paul Kagame for his fourth Presidential term, on Sunday. In a statement, Ruto’s spokesperson Hussein Mohamed said the travel is at the invitation of President Kagame. “President William Ruto travels to Kigali, Rwanda, […]

admin - August 18, 2024

Kenya – Interior ministry propose compensation for village elders

By Lisbeth Micheni, Kenya The Interior ministry has proposed compensating village elders to improve their rank, governance and community development. Elders currently serve without pay despite their role in local administration. In a recent address to the Senate Standing Committee on National Security, Defense and Foreign Relations, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure […]

admin - August 18, 2024

Kenya – Airport Workers Threaten Strike Over Jomo Kenyatta International Airport-Adani Deal

By Lisbeth Micheni, Kenya Kenya’s main aviation union said it would call a strike from next Monday, over a proposed deal with an Indian company to develop the country’s biggest airport – industrial action that could cause major disruption in the east African travel hub. The Kenya Aviation Workers Union, which represents airport […]

admin - August 18, 2024

Kenya – Linda Mama to continue under Social Health Authority– Government

By Lisbeth Micheni, Kenya The Kenyan government has announced that the Linda Mama program will continue under the Social Health Authority (SHA). In a statement issued on Thursday, the Social Health Authority acting Chief Executive Officer, Elijah Wachira, said the program, which has been facing an uncertain future, will now be available […]