A new health sector report has revealed alarming lapses in linen management across Uganda’s healthcare system, with 9 out of every 10 health facilities reportedly failing to follow proper hygiene …
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Tanzania Rejects Human Rights Violation Claims at UN Human Rights Council Session
The Government of Tanzania has firmly denied recent accusations of human rights violations raised by a representative of the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Network. Speaking at …
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Zimbabwe Launches National Event-Based Surveillance Guidelines to Strengthen Public Health Security
The Government of Zimbabwe has officially unveiled its National Event-Based Surveillance (EBS) Guidelines, a major milestone aimed at enhancing the country’s capacity to detect and manage public health threats in …
Zimbabwe’s government is under heavy criticism after reports emerged suggesting it is backing businessman Wicknell Chivayo’s company, TTM Global Medical Exports (Pvt) Ltd, in a multi‑million dollar contract to import …
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NRC Boss Says Abuja-Kaduna Train Toilets Now Functional
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Dr. Kayode Opeifa, has responded to complaints by some passengers regarding the condition of facilities on the Abuja-Kaduna Train Service (AKTS), …
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Namibia Targets Green Energy Boom as Government Engages Belgian Firm CMB.TECH
The National Planning Commission (NPC) Director General, Dr. Kaire Mbuende, has said the Namibian government is fully committed to utilising all available energy sources in the country to boost electricity …
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High Court Slams JDG Trading’s Loan Insurance as Unreasonable to Social Grant Beneficiaries
JOHANNESBURG – The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has ruled that it is unreasonable and exploitative to offer insurance cover for disability and retrenchment to already disabled or unemployed social …
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NANS Endorses Governor Soludo for Second Term
As the countdown to the 2025 Anambra governorship election begins, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has thrown its weight behind the re-election of Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo. NANS …
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UZ Lecturers’ Strike Enters Third Month as Tensions Rise Over Stalled Wage Negotiations
HARARE – The University of Zimbabwe (UZ) continues to face mounting pressure as the wage strike by its academic staff, now entering its third month, shows no signs of abating. …
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has announced that it will begin implementing new service charges starting from August 1, 2025. The agency said the fee adjustment became necessary due to …