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South Africa: Export for Jobs - the Way to Shared Growth

11.05.2008 11:24    allafrica.com
IF GOD decided on how fast a country would grow based on its virtues, SA would be growing faster than China. Since 1994, the country has been able to replace a system that denied basic economic and political rights to

Namibia: Skorpion to Strike Today

11.05.2008 11:24    allafrica.com
WORKERS at Skorpion Zinc Mine in the South are set to down tools today.

Uganda: Dancing With Underemployment

11.05.2008 11:24    allafrica.com
Somewhere in the Uganda Police Force is a highly trained homicide investigator who, word has, it is working at the police gas station.

Kenya: Low View of Nurses Cause of Flight to Other Countries

11.05.2008 11:24    allafrica.com
LAST WEEK'S THREAT BY NURSES to strike has triggered debate as to why nursing professionals in developing countries are migrating to wealthier nations.

Nigeria: PDP Blasts Oshiomhole On 15 Percent Wage Rise

11.05.2008 11:24    allafrica.com
The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has blasted the AC governorship candidate, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, for denouncing Governor Oserheimen Osunbor as a 419 officer over his approval of 15 percent salary increase for workers.

Nigeria: Partners Tax Board to Tackle Multiple Taxes

11.05.2008 11:24    allafrica.com
Realising that multiplicity of taxes has been one of the biggest impediments to voluntary compliance by taxpayers, the Federal Government vowed to work with the Joint Tax Board to encourage the States' Internal Revenue Boards to initiate necessary legislation to

Kenya: Resume Work, Displaced Tea Workers Urged

11.05.2008 11:24    allafrica.com
More than 500 tea workers who fled multinational tea estates in Nandi following post-election violence have been asked to return to their work stations.

Kenya: Sh160m Released to Clear Nurses' Dues

11.05.2008 11:24    allafrica.com
The Government has released Sh160 million to clear salary arrears for nurses who worked for the Clinton Foundation.

Kenya: Workers May Retire At 60

11.05.2008 11:24    allafrica.com
A Cabinet minister has proposed that the retirement age for civil servants be raised from 55 to 60 years.

Sierra Leone: 'Civil Service Lacks Capacity'

11.05.2008 11:24    allafrica.com
The establishment Secretary of Sierra Leone Thursday said the civil service in the country lacks the capacity to carry out its duties.

Cameroon: Drivers Detained for Instigating Strike Action

11.05.2008 11:24    allafrica.com
Two Kumba based taxi drivers, Tobias Fonven and Epie Eka Njume, who are vying to become the president of the Kumba Township Taxi Drivers Association, KUTTADRA, were detained on May 2, for instigating a strike action.

Uganda: UPC Demands Minimum Wage

11.05.2008 11:24    allafrica.com
THE Government should set a minimum wage so that employees are not at the mercy of employers, according to the opposition UPC party.

Uganda: New Budget to Create Jobs, Says Dr. Suruma

11.05.2008 11:24    allafrica.com
THE 2008/09 national budget will focus on employment and job creation, finance minister Dr. Ezra Suruma said yesterday at Parliament

Nigeria: More Calls to Try Obasanjo and Daughter for Corruption

11.05.2008 11:24    allafrica.com
Calls for the trial of former President Olusegun Obasanjo over alleged corrupt practices swelled across the nation yesterday as different rallies were organised in Abuja and Kaduna by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Coalition of Northern Nigeria Civil

Liberia: Improve Workers' Conditions

11.05.2008 11:24    allafrica.com
The Minister of Labour Samuel Kofi Woods says the Government of Liberia is committed to securing a conducive Labour environment for investment while at the same time ensuring that the dignity and rights of workers are protected in the country.

Zambia: 9 Workers Burn in Kcm Explosion

11.05.2008 11:24    allafrica.com
NINE workers yesterday sustained serious burns following an explosion at Konkola Copper Mine (KCM) Nkana smelter in Kitwe.

Tanzania: End Retirees' Suffering

11.05.2008 11:24    allafrica.com
Quite humiliating for a sovereign country like ours is to see our nationals flock to diplomatic missions to seek help over domestic matters we can solve ourselves.

Liberia: Labor Ministry On LAC Back

11.05.2008 11:24    allafrica.com
The Minister of Labor Atty. Samuel Kofi Woods, II says: "The government of Liberia is committed to securing a conducive labor environment for investment while at the same time ensuring that the dignity and right workers are protected in the

Zimbabwe: ZCTU Leaders to Spend Weekend in Custody

11.05.2008 11:24    allafrica.com
The President and Secretary General of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions will spend the weekend in police custody, after the state deliberately delayed their appearance in court Friday.

Tanzania: This is Expecting Too Much of Police

11.05.2008 11:24    allafrica.com
Some of the things happening in this country today defy explanations.

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