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admin - July 29, 2024

Kenya – President Ruto Releases List of Second Cabinet Members

By Lisbeth Micheni, Kenya Kenyan president, William Ruto, has released the second list of nominations for his cabinet secretaries. The president made the release on Wednesday in a media briefing at the State House, Nairobi Kenya. The nomination comes weeks after he dissolved his Cabinet, sending home all Cabinet Secretaries and Attorney […]

admin - July 29, 2024

South Africa – Law Officers Nabbed For Robbery

By: Thandeka Kosa, South Africa The National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), General Fannie Masemola, has embraced the arrest of three police officers following a robbery of a victim at an Engen garage in Welkom, Free State. According to local news source Reamedia, General Masemola has also ensured that internal […]

admin - July 29, 2024

South Africa – 11 Pupils Killed in Car Accident in Merafong, Johannesburg

By: Thandeka Kosa, South Africa Matome Chiloane, Gauteng Education MEC had on Tuesday, attended a memorial service for the 11 pupils who lost their lives during the annihilate car crash that took place in Merafong, west of Johannesburg, Gauteng, last week. It was alleged that the minibus was hit from behind by a […]

admin - July 29, 2024

South Africa – Community Members Remove Vagrants from Illegal Dumping Sites

By: Thandeka Kosa, South Africa Robbery, house breakings and general crime has led to Sharpeville, Gauteng, community members acting in stopping ‘lawlessness’ in their area. Community leaders together with the community members took it upon themselves to raid illegal dumping sites in and around Sharpeville, where vagrants have decided to build illegal structures […]

admin - July 29, 2024

Kenya – Intern Doctors to Start 12 Month Internship Starting August 1

By Lisbeth Micheni, Kenya The Ministry of Health and the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists’ Union have signed an addition to the Return-to-Work Formula on the posting of intern doctors. The new agreement modifies the previous Return-to-Work Formula signed on 8th May 2024. “This crucial agreement, signed amid ongoing negotiations, confirms […]

admin - July 29, 2024

Nigeria – PDP Governors Meet To Strategize and Reclaim All Leadership Positions

By Onoja Baba, Abuja, Nigeria The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum convened to strategize on reclaiming leadership positions across Nigeria. The forum, which met at the Government House in Enugu on Wednesday, emphasized a united front to restore the party’s dominance and ensure robust governance. Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, who […]

admin - July 29, 2024

Kenya – Meru County Governor Mwangaza Faces Another Expulsion As Gen Zs Push For County Dissolution

By Lisbeth Micheni, Kenya Meru County Assembly is planning a third impeachment motion against Governor Kawira Mwangaza. This comes after a section of residents drafted a petition to President William Ruto, seeking the dissolution of the Meru County government. However, Governor Mwangaza said: “Let us seek a fresh mandate if they (MCAs) […]

admin - July 29, 2024

Nigeria – An Assessment of President Tinubu’s Performance so far

By Tony Ndikanwu, Nigeria The Nigerian President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been Nigeria’s President for the past 14 months. This analysis is an attempt at gauging the pulse of the nation and finding out what people think about him after being behind the wheel of leadership for more than one year. Expectations were […]

admin - July 29, 2024

South African Minister Of Home Affairs Forges Ahead With Initiative To Deport Undocumented Foreigners

By: Thandeka Kosa, South Africa South African Minister of Home Affairs, Leon Schreiber, has said that in the coming year, his department will intensify inspections at restaurants, spaza shops, farms and mines by over 50% and act – including deportations – against people illegally employed. According to The Citizen, a local news publication […]

admin - July 29, 2024

Nigeria – LG Autonomy: FG ‘Cannot Take The Baby From The Mother’ – Fayose

By Onoja Baba, Abuja, Nigeria In view of Thursday’s Supreme Court judgement affirming local governments’ right to receive monthly allocations directly from the federation account, former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has asserted that the Federal Government (FG) of Nigeria and the Supreme Court cannot separate the Local Governments from the State government. […]