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Zimbabwe: New Taxes for Forex EarnersFOREIGN currency earners and companies could soon pay enormous amounts in rates and commission for foreign currency transactions following the gazetting of a new statutory instrument defaulting all taxes paid after the introduction of the official interbank foreign exchange rate.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 17:24
Zimbabwe: Prejudice Against Women - the Hidden Brain Drain
THE article; Politics and Prejudice: Plight of Zimbabwe Women by Alex Magaisa which appeared in the Zimbabwe Independent (September 12 2008) arouses deep questions for the soul and the entire human family.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 17:24
Private School Teachers Protest
The Brong-Ahafo Regional Chairman of the Ghana National Association of Private Schools (GNAPS), Nana Kwadwo Kwakyie II, has criticised the government for excluding teachers in private schools, from benefiting from the National Teachers Awards.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 17:23
Cameroon: Mideno Board Approves Drastic Salary Cuts
As part of austerity measures to keep the Northwest Development Authority, MIDENO, alive, its Board members have resolved to slash salaries of workers from top to bottom.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 16:31
Cameroon: 15 550 Community Health Workers to Reinforce Malaria Fight
Some 15, 550 community health workers have been trained to intensify the fight against malaria through a door-to-door sensitisation and treatment of simple malaria cases.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 15:40
Nigeria: Oil Workers Oppose Planned Sale of PPMC, NGC
National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas workers (NUPENG) and the Petroleum and the Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) have expressed disgust at the planned sale of the Pipeline Products Marketing Company (PPMC) and the Nigerian Gas Company (NGC).
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 13:35
Namibia: Security Guards Go for Two Months Without Pay
Security guards at Sitore Security Services are fuming after their employer failed to pay their wages for two months in a row.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 12:54
12,000 Teachers Unfit to Teach in Bauchi - Subeb Chairman
The Bauchi State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) says more than 12,000 of its 16,000 primary school teachers are unfit to teach.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 12:42
Nigeria: PPMC, NGC Sale - NNPC Workers Give FG 14-Day Ultimatum
The two in-house workers' unions representing the 9,000 workforce of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) have issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government if within these two weeks the Federal Government does not make a clear statement on the proposed sales of the Pipeline and Products Marketing Company (PPMC) and the Nigerian Gas Company (NGC).
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 12:22
Nigeria: 'Development Action Plan Needed to Tackle Endemic Poverty'
Group Managing Director/CEO of BGL Plc, Mr. Albert Okumagba has said that a well articulated Development Action Plan (DAP) is imperative for economic transformation of Northern Nigeria to free the region from the firm grip of poverty.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 11:42
Nigeria: MTN - Making Entrepreneurs Out of Youths
Since its seven years of existence, MTN Nigeria has proved that it is not only spawned for profit motive but to create and add values to the Nigeria's socio-economic life.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 11:42
Nigeria: Strike - Nupeng, Pengassan Give FG 14-Day Ultimatum
Members of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas workers (NUPENG), and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), joint group executive councils of the NNPC, have threatened to embark on a nationwide strike if after 14 days the Federal Government fails to reverse the proposed sale of the Pipeline Products Marketing Company (PPMC), and the National Gas Company (NGC).
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 11:23
Nigeria: '12,000 Unqualified Teachers in Bauchi'
The Bauchi State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) says more than 12,000 of its 16,000 primary school teachers are unfit to teach.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 11:11
Shortage of Skilled Workers Affects Mining Sector
Loss of skilled personnel is affecting operations in the mining sector, an official said yesterday.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 10:21
Nigeria: Plateau Clears N3.7 Billion Workers' Salaries
Plateau State government has cleared over N3.7 billion backlog of 18 months salaries owed civil servants , the Special Adviser to the state governor on Media and Public Affairs, Mr Daniel Manjang told Daily Trust correspondent in Jos yesterday.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 10:19
Judges Send CJ to Kibaki Over Taxes
Taxation of judges' salaries took a new dimension when they decided to send Chief Justice Evan Gicheru to meet with President Kibaki on the matter.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 10:17
Zimbabwe: University Stops Lessons as Lecturers Strike
Midlands State University has stopped lessons until further notice after lecturers went on strike last week. In a statement to students yesterday, MSU registrar Mr Godfrey Gurira said lectures could not begin after the institution opened on September 29 because lecturers had not turned up for duty.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 09:39
South Africa: Popcru Proposes United Vanguard to Overcome Crime
THE Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru), in an unprecedented move, is looking at ways to combine private-sector policing initiatives with mainstream crime-fighting.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 09:22
South Africa: Teacher Unions Join in Education Campaign
EDUCATION Minister Naledi Pandor and teacher unions yesterday launched a new Quality Learning and Teaching Campaign, aimed at garnering social support for education in SA.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 09:14
South Africa: UIF Receives Third Unqualified Audit Report
Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana has expressed satisfaction at the performance of the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) which has earned an unqualified report from the Auditor General for the third successive year.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 08:07
Swaziland: Go West Young Man or Woman
King Mswati has directed Swaziland's college graduates to leave the country to find employment, admitting that a lack of jobs at home gives them no alternative.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 07:53
Why Labour Challenged FG On Purposeful Leadership, Seven-Point Agenda
The frustrations of a majority of Nigerians over the lack of progress in virtually all aspects of Nigerian life, lack of good leadership programmes on the seven-point agenda relative to the outstanding accomplishments of other countries, with which the country started the journey towards nationhood, may well reflect the disgust and anger of the organised Labour in the 48th Independence of Nigeria.
Source : AllAfrica | 09-Oct-2008 18:16
Nigeria: Nupeng Threatens Industrial Action Over Sale of PPMC, NGC
National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG)has opposed the planned privatisation of the Pipelines Products Marketing Company (PPMC)and Nigeria Gas Company (NGC)by the Federal Government.
Source : AllAfrica | 09-Oct-2008 18:06
Nigeria: Reviewed Regulation On Investment of Pension Funds
In the month of May 2006, the National Pension Commission (PenCom) updated the regulation on investment of pension fund assets to be in tune with the realities of the present time few months after the regulation was rolled out.
Source : AllAfrica | 09-Oct-2008 18:05
Nigeria: 'Trade Unions Should Ensure Safety of Pension Funds'
It is imperative that trade unions ensure that the pension contributions of workers are safe and that employees enjoy comfortable retirement after they might have left active service, says President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Abdulwaheed Omar.
Source : AllAfrica | 09-Oct-2008 18:04
South Africa: Warning on Firing Workers in Prison
Dismissing an employee who has been incarcerated and fails to come to work is not as straightforward as it seems, and employers need to ensure that the employee is given a fair hearing before being dismissed, says a lawyer specialising in labour and employment law.
Source : AllAfrica | 09-Oct-2008 16:19
Employers' Body Asks Government to Halt NSSF's Investments
The Federation of Uganda Employers, FUE has asked the government to force NSSF to freeze all of its planned investment projects until the investigation into its controversial purchase of land is complete and a new Board of Directors instituted.
Source : AllAfrica | 09-Oct-2008 13:12
Nigeria: Poor Sugar Devt Blamed on Inadequate Power Supply
The National Sugar Development Council (NSDC), has blamed the poor growth of the nation's sugar industry to the inadequate power supply in the country.
Source : AllAfrica | 09-Oct-2008 10:55
Nigeria: Monetisation Arrears - Nulge to Tarry a While
The president of the National Union of Local Governemnt Employees (NULGE), FCT branch,Malam Musa Dauda has said union members will receive their outstanding arrears of the monetisation only after the completion of modalities resulting from the new directives from government.
Source : AllAfrica | 09-Oct-2008 10:47
Zimbabwe: Understanding Labour-Resource Management, Net Farm Productivity
Many farmers have found themselves failing to meet their pre-set yield targets and have therefore found the farming business making very little sense despite buying the required machinery, fertilizer, certified seed and setting up irrigation facilities to mitigate drought effects.
Source : AllAfrica | 09-Oct-2008 10:33
Zimbabwe: Teachers Get Salary Top-Ups
GOVERNMENT has awarded teachers salary top-ups ranging between $62 000 and $91 000 to augment their earnings.
Source : AllAfrica | 09-Oct-2008 10:23
South Africa: Holomisa Stresses Trust, Jobs in UDM Campaign
THE United Democratic Movement (UDM) launched its election campaign yesterday, emphasising the issues of job creation, crime, education, corruption and electoral reform.
Source : AllAfrica | 09-Oct-2008 09:41
South Africa: Willie Madisha - Lekota Ally
WILLIE Madisha has been one of the many casualties of the back-stabbing battle between factions of the tripartite alliance over the leadership of the African National Congress (ANC).
Source : AllAfrica | 09-Oct-2008 09:21
Uganda: Mbale Sacks 50 Municipal Workers
Over 50 support staff in the industrial division of Mbale municipality have been sacked.
Source : AllAfrica | 09-Oct-2008 09:19
Uganda: Govt Improving Teachers' Welfare, Says Lands Minister
The lands state minister, Dr. Kasirivu Atwooki, has said the Government is investing a lot in the education sector in order to improve the welfare of teachers.
Source : AllAfrica | 09-Oct-2008 08:57
Guinea Bissau: Government Workers Strike for Back Pay
Hundreds of public sector workers across Guinea-Bissau, including nurses, doctors and civil servants, are striking over salary arrears, leaving basic services running at minimum capacity.
Source : AllAfrica | 09-Oct-2008 07:42
Talks On Lecturers' Pay Demands Today
THE Office of the Prime Minister is hard at work to resolve a pay and grading dispute of lecturers at the country's four education colleges to avert a threatened strike.
Source : AllAfrica | 08-Oct-2008 12:55
Nigeria: Minister Approves Dismissal of NAN Director
Four senior employees of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) have been relieved of their positions over alleged financial irregularities and unethical accounting practices before May 2007.
Source : AllAfrica | 08-Oct-2008 12:53
Liberia: 7,000 Ex-Combatants to Benefit from Livelihood Skills
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has extolled ex-combatants for denouncing violence and taking advantage of formal education and vocational training programs offered by the National Commission on Disarmament, Demobilization, Reintegration and Rehabilitation (NCDDRR) to contribute to the reconstruction and development of Liberia. She said the reintegration and rehabilitation programme is intended to provide livelihood skills to ex-combatants and make them productive partners in the development of Liberia.
Source : AllAfrica | 08-Oct-2008 11:53
Tanzania: Teachers' Strike Virtually Certain, Says Union
With only a week before teachers start a countrywide strike, there was still no indication of averting it reportedly after a meeting between ministry officials and teachers' trade union leaders failed to secure a deal to prevent the strike.
Source : AllAfrica | 08-Oct-2008 11:43
Powerful Messages from World Teachers Day
THE 2008 World Teachers Day has come and gone. But unlike in previous years, there were powerful messages coming out of this noble profession on this year's International Teachers' Day on Monday.
Source : AllAfrica | 08-Oct-2008 11:42
Nigeria: Borno to Employ 3,000 Teachers
In order to resuscitate its education sector, Borno State will employ 3, 000 teachers over the next three years. Governor Ali Modu Sheriff, who made the pledge at the celebration of this year's World Teachers Day on Monday said his government was fully aware of the fact that no nation could truly develop without a sound educational sector, as it is the bedrock of every developmental effort.
Source : AllAfrica | 08-Oct-2008 11:24
Nigeria: Great Expectations As Teachers Celebrate
October 5 of every year has been set aside by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to mark the World Teachers' Day. Funmi Ogundare and Uchechukwu Nnaike report that teachers' expectations of a better deal remain high
Source : AllAfrica | 08-Oct-2008 11:14
Nigeria: Don Makes Case for Polytechnic Staff
The Federal Government have been called upon to look into the issues of remuneration and conditions of service of principal officers, in the Nigerian Polytechnic system.
Source : AllAfrica | 08-Oct-2008 11:03
Nigeria: Affirmative Action - Group Urges Yar'Adua to Redeem Pledge
As Nigerians await the much publicised cabinet shake-up, President Umaru Yar'Adua has been called upon to redeem his pledge of reserving at least 30 percent of government positions at the federal level to women.
Source : AllAfrica | 08-Oct-2008 11:03
South Africa: Shareholding, Black Staffing Key Issues for Datacentrix
STAFF recruitment and retention has become a serious problem for technology company Datacentrix, with staffing costs spiking 20% as it pays higher wages and offers more advanced training for its top technicians.
Source : AllAfrica | 08-Oct-2008 11:02