Zimbabwe Seeks Immunity In South Africa For Grace Mugabe
Zimbabwe’s government has requested diplomatic immunity in South Africa for President Robert Mugabe’s wife Grace Mugabe after a charge of assault was laid against her. “Mrs. Mugabe’s legal team has asked for diplomatic immunity and the request is under consideration,” Clayson Monyela, spokesman for South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation, said by phone […]
Police To Deploy 1,000 Personnel For Gombe By-election
The Gombe State Police Command has said it will deploy no fewer than 1,000 policemen for the Dukku North State Assembly by-election to hold this Saturday. The state Police Commissioner, Mr. Austin Iwar, stated this Thursday at the command’s headquarters during its quarterly conference with senior police officers. He called on the people of the […]
Strike :FG, ASUU Meeting Ends In Deadlock
A meeting held Thursday, in Abuja, between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to resolve the ongoing industrial action by the latter, just ended without agreement. But both the government, represented by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige and his education counterpart, Adamu Adamu and ASUU representatives, led […]
Jackline Nungari, The Only Elected Woman MCA In Kiambu, Kenya
When Jackline Wanjiku Nungari was nominated to the Kiambu County Assembly by The National Alliance (TNA) in 2013, she pledged to use the position to empower herself politically. After all, the slots which were meant to help the assembly attain the two-third gender rule are supposed to catapult women to leadership positions. Ms Nungari is […]
Kenya : Gender Rule Case Back In Court
The gender principle, which was frustrated by members of the eleventh Parliament is back court. This time two non-governmental organisations want the next Parliament forced enact legislation to comply with the principle, before conducting any other business. Centre for Rights Education and Awareness (CREW) and Community Advocacy and Awareness Trust (Crawn Trust) filed an urgent […]
Women’s Security Must Come First
Today South Africans are commemorating the historic Women’s March on 9 August 1956 against apartheid pass laws. Around 20 000 women marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to demand the scrapping of the new laws that required all black women to carry a ‘reference book’ when in urban areas. The pass laws had been […]
A Manifesto For Women And Minorities In Startup, Tech, and Business Communities
A counter-manifesto A few days ago, a Google Engineer released a hailstorm of outdated and twisted psychological and biological myths to mask his personal prejudice against women, and less overtly, against minorities as well. I want to suggest a counter-manifesto. I want to suggest that women and minorities both begin to roar. Our silence is what allows the resounding […]
Aliko Dangote To Invest Up To $50 Billion In U.S., Europe
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, plans to invest $20 billion to $50 billion in the U.S. and Europe by 2025, in industries including renewable energy and petrochemicals. The 60-year-old Nigerian cement tycoon aims to move into these territories for the first time in 2020 after completing almost $5 billion of agricultural projects and an $11 […]
Rant Of The Day – Disciples On Instagram
Welcome to the rant column You can call me old fashioned but I will speak my mind. For those who are very conversant on social media you would have seen this trend, I am about to describe most especially on instagram. This is what they do now; our sisters with half naked clothes, I […]
CAPP Group Tasks Women On Political Participation
Women in Plateau State have been charged to take advantage of their large number and actively participate in politics. They were also advised to aspire for elective and appointive positions in government. The call was made by Nelson Ananze, the Acting Executive Director of Community Action for Popular Participation (CAPP) in Plateau State during a […]
Missing Toddler Found In A Shrine
The lifeless body of a four-year-old missing child was, at the early hours of yesterday, found close to a shrine at Iwaya area of Lagos, with her throat slashed. The toddler, Farida Ayomide Suleiman, who was suspected to have been used for ritual at the shrine, was last seen on Tuesday in the company of […]
Uganda: Neonatal Death Rate On The Rise
More young mothers are increasingly failing to take care of their newborns, which has led to an increase in cases of neonatal mortality in Uganda, warns medical experts. Neonatal mortality refers to the probability of children dying within the first month of life. With nearly 39,000 deaths being reported annually, experts say, it surpasses cases […]
‘No Witch Hunt’ For South Africa’s ANC Vote Rebels, – Gwede Mantashe
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress won’t try to expose its lawmakers who voted in secret with the opposition in the no-confidence motion against President Jacob Zuma, the party’s secretary-general said. “There will be no witch hunt for those who voted with the opposition,” Gwede Mantashe said in a post on his Twitter account on […]
America Again Owes More Money To China Than Any Other Nation
China’s vast holdings of U.S. government debt jumped $44 billion to $1.15 trillion in June, according to U.S. Treasury Department data. That took China above Japan, which offloaded $21 billion in U.S. bonds in the month. Japan had held the position of Uncle Sam’s biggest creditor for the previous eight months, but Beijing’s renewed appetite for […]
Graca Machel Challenges Women And Girls To Grab Emerging Opportunities
Women and children’s rights advocate Graca Machel yesterday urged women and youth in Tanzania to be proactive when it comes to seeking development opportunities. Ms Machel, the founder of the Graca Machel Trust, said this during the closing of an eight-day meeting in the city which was aimed at empowering communities to tackle development challenges. […]