NUM may seek 100 percent pay hikes
JOHANNESBURG – The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) may seek pay hikes of up to 100 percent for its lowest paid members in upcoming wage talks in the gold, coal…
Risk consultant wary of disputed Nigeria election outcome
LAGOS – Deepening political divisions between Nigeria’s regions over the presidential poll and the absence of a clear front-runner increase the risk of a contested outcome and a turbulent aftermath. This…
I will quit if I’m unfit for office – Zambian leader
CAPE TOWN – Zambian leader Edgar Lungu, who is in South Africa for medical tests and possible surgery after he was diagnosed with a blocked windpipe, says he will quit…
150,000 sign treason petition on US Republican letter to Iran
WASHINGTON – More than 155,000 people by Wednesday had signed a petition to the White House urging charges be filed against 47 Republican senators who they say committed “treasonous” offenses…
Putin alleged illness dismissed by press secretary
MOSCOW – Vladimir Putin’s press secretary has dismissed reports that the Russian president is ill as rumours, adding that the news itself could be a result of “spring madness” among…
Fidel Castro write Maduro on US sanctions against Venezuela
HAVANA – The historic leader of the Cuban Revolution Fidel Castro has written to the Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in reference to his speech addressing US threats to his country. In…
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BREAKING: ZIM expelled from World Cup 2018
THE official Fifa website reports that “The FIFA Disciplinary Committee today, 12 March 2015, notified the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) that it was expelled from the preliminary competition of the…
International body calls for reducing traffic fatality in Africa
ADDIS ABABA — The International Road Federation (IRF) has called for concerted efforts to reduce road traffic fatalities in Africa, which remain high on the continent, and also to achieve…
South African journalists’ mugging caught on camera
JOHANNESBURG – Muggers robbed at gunpoint a South African journalists’ crew as they prepared to go live on air, raising safety concerns for media workers, with police Wednesday vowing to…
Militants loyal to ISIS claim police station attack in Tripoli
TRIPOLI – Militants claiming loyalty to Islamic State said they were responsible for a bomb attack on a police station in the Libyan capital on Thursday, a statement posted on…