ANC Veteran Disappointed Over State Capture Leaders on Party List - South African News Briefs - May 1, 2024
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Nigerian Govt Approves Salary Increase for Some Civil Servants
Premium Times
The talks between the government and labour unions, NLC and TUC, for a substantial increase in the salaries of government workers are still ongoing. Read more »
President Ruto Urges Striking Doctors to End Paralysis, Citing Financial Constraints
Capital FM
President William Ruto has called on striking doctors to end their industrial action, citing financial constraints that hinder the resolution of the remaining two out of 19 issues… Read more »
Surprise Comeback of South Africa's Ex-President Jacob Zuma Could Challenge Ruling Party
RFI
South Africa's ex-president Jacob Zuma is running a visible and noisy campaign for May's elections against his former party, the ruling African National Congress (ANC), another… Read more »
Former Rwandan Opposition Leader Asks Court to Allow Her Run in Elections
RFI
Rwanda's historic opposition leader, Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, has filed a case before the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) seeking a re-establishment of her civic rights,… Read more »
Fuel Contamination Risk Leads to Closure of Flooded Petrol Stations in Nairobi
Capital FM
The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has directed retail fuel stations affected by flooding to temporarily cease operations due to the risk of fuel contamination. Read more »
Boakai's 100 Days As President of Liberia and the Challenges Thereafter [editorial]
FrontPageAfrica
JOSEPH BOAKAI marked his first 100 days in office Wednesday, May 1, 2024 as Liberia's 26th president under a cloud of uncertainty, apprehension, and gloom. Read more »
Pres. Boakai Submits Presidential Transition Bill to Guide Future Power Transfer
FrontPageAfrica
President Joseph Boakai has submitted before the House of Representatives a bill that will govern all transitional activities of the Government of Liberia following the holding of… Read more »
Togo Has Adopted Major Constitutional Changes to Give Parliament More Power - How It Will Work [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
On 25 March 2024, Togo adopted a new constitution that transforms its presidential system into a parliamentary one. Under this new system, parliament has the authority to elect the… Read more »
Africa's Shifting Media Landscapes: Digital Media Use Grows, but So Do Demographic Divides
Afrobarometer
Radio remains on top as the most widely used - and most democratic - source of news. Read more »
Gabon Divided Over Dialogue Proposal to Suspend Political Parties
VOA
Gabon's opposition is divided over a measure proposed at the country's national dialogue to suspend close to 200 political parties until further notice and bar members of ousted… Read more »
UK Imposes Sanctions On Speaker, Others
Nile Post
The UK Government has slapped incredible raft of sanctions of Speaker of Parliament Anita Among for exercising "corruption at its worst and that has no place in society." Read more »
Bobi Wine Pushed for Sanctions Against Speaker Among - UK Lawmaker
Nile Post
Alex Sobel, the Labour MP for Leeds North West, has revealed that Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine and the leader of the National Unity Platform (NUP), lobbied for… Read more »
Assembly Amends Election Laws
AIM
The Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, on Tuesday passed a series of amendments to the electoral legislation, some of which might increase transparency and avoid… Read more »
We Need to Reshape Fiscal Policy to Cultivate a Savings Culture in SA [press release]
DA
Kenya and Chile have successfully made the commendable, and replicable, transition to high-savings economies. Our government once understood the wisdom of responsible fiscal… Read more »