South Africa: National Minimum Wage to Increase by 20% from 2018
South Africa will introduce a national minimum wage of $261 per month in 2018, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday. The move comes after […]
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South Africa: Mineworkers to Down Tools over Wage Dispute
South Africa’s powerful National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) on Wednesday announced that coal miners would down tools in the “coming weeks” over the structure of […]
African Leaders Okay Mass Withdrawal from ICC
African leaders have adopted a strategy calling for a collective withdrawal from the International Criminal Court. Desire Assogbavi, head of Oxfam International’s AU liaison office, […]
Internet Penetration: Seychelles, Morocco Top African Rankings
The Seychelles, Morocco and South Africa have the best internet connection in Africa with better access, according to statistics in real time published by Internet […]
AngloGold Ashanti to cut over 800 jobs in South Africa
Africa’s biggest gold producer AngloGold Ashanti, which employs about 25,000 people in South Africa, is in talks with unions to lay off more than 800 […]
Kenya: New Car Sales Plunge 30 % in 2016
The Kenya Motor Industry Association on Wednesday said the number of new vehicles sold in Kenya dropped by 30.6 percent last year mainly due to […]
Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir Undergoes Heart Surgery
Sudan’s president Omar al-Bashir has undergone a minor heart surgery at a local hospital in the capital, Khartoum, the presidency said in a statement published […]
South Africa: Price Hike at Gas Stations as of Next week
The energy department of South Africa on Friday said all grades of petrol will increase next Wednesday in the Southern African nation. The retail price […]
As Political Crisis Deepens in DRC, South Africa Calls for Restraint
The Democratic Republic of Congo is once again on the brink of chaos, as the threat of a renewed and large-scale political crisis with dire […]
South Africa: Mayor Rejects over $100,000 Car Gift
Florence Radzilani, the mayor of Vhembe district municipality in South Africa, has turned down an offer by the municipality to buy her a car worth […]