Nigeria Air Force pilot killed in jet crash One of the two Nigerian air force pilots involved in an accident earlier today near the capital, Abuja, has died, the Air Force spokesperson has tweeted: Social embed from twitter Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola@KunleDaramola3 It is with a heavy heart that I regretfully announce that one of the pilots who successfully ejected… Read more »
Former President of South Africa Mbeki commented on the ANC, (African National Congress), recent actions especially in regards to the newly passed law of the land expropriation. The land expropriation law is a law which takes away lands from farmers and gives it back to the people who work the land without any compensation. Or in more blunt terms, taking… Read more »
Cape Town – A new study paints a bleak picture of countries south of the Sahara being unable to feed themselves by 2050. Although several studies have shown the global increase in food demand can be met by increasing yields on existing cropland, a new study called Can sub-Saharan Africa feed itself? found that countries in Africa south of the… Read more »
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised the growth rate of sub-Saharan Africa’s economy to 3.8% for 2019, up from April’s growth projection of 3.7%. In its latest World Economic Outlook Update released on Monday, the IMF said the upwardly revised growth is supported by the rise in commodity prices.
Johannesburg – More than 41.4 million people in the Southern African Development Community are food insecure, with about half of them needing urgent help after the worst regional drought in 35 years, the trade bloc of 15 countries said. The El Nino-induced drought has curbed cereal production in almost all countries in the region, which spans from South Africa to… Read more »
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has organized a nationwide labor strike in Nigeria starting Thursday, September 27th. This is in response to the Nigerian government dragging their feet on the new minimum wage they promised to the people of Nigeria. The first day of the strike was successful, causing confusion and inefficiency throughout the state. With no foreseeable end to… Read more »
Boko Haram, a terrorist group that has been a constant threat and fear to northern Nigerians, has recently released a horrific video where they killed an aide worker and threatened a schoolgirl that they had abducted. This caused the CAN (Christian Association of Nigeria), to demand for the immediate release of this school girl. However this school girl is not… Read more »
The Accountant-General of the Federation(AGF), Mr Ahmed Idris, has stated that salaries of all workers on the Federal Government payroll will be paid in spite of the ongoing labour strike. Idris gave this commitment on Thursday while speaking to newsmen at the Treasury House in Abuja. He said: “We have a standing order from Mr. President to pay workers salaries… Read more »
Last week, a ferry on the waters of Lake Victoria in northern Tanzania. 136 deaths were confirmed on sight, and the toll kept rising out of the approximately 300 passengers on board. While this is a terrible tragedy, an event like this could have been easily avoided if Tanzania had access to more proper aquatic and computer technology. The author… Read more »
South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko and black consciousness icon once said, “It is better to die for an idea that will live, than to live for an idea that will die”. President Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe has just brought to Zimbabwe the idea of the Second Republic, something that is gaining currency in the political nomenclature. And what a better… Read more »