The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has issued a one-week ultimatum for the Nigerian government to pay the unions’ members’ withheld salaries or risk an industrial action. In a statement jointly signed by SSANU President, Mohammed … Read more
The uMkhonto Wesiswe (MK) party firebrand youth leader, Bonginkosi Khanyile, says the ANC’s secretary-general, Fikile Mbalula, should stop threatening the MK party about the use of its name, and they are tired of being told what to do by white monopoly capital. “The gloves are off; we are tired of the white monopoly capital of … Read more
The Nigeria national men’s football team is set for a change in leadership as the erstwhile head coach José Peseiro announced the conclusion of his contract with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Friday. Peseiro in a series of tweets expressed his gratitude for the opportunity to lead the team and acknowledged the significant relationships … Read more
About 3,000 Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK) party supporters marched to the city hall in Durban on Friday to air out their grievances about how the city is governed. According to a post on X by the MK party, the march to the Durban City Hall shows demand for service delivery from eThekwini Municipality. See video below. … Read more
Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, has lent his voice to the call for decentralisation of the running of the country, saying that it remained the only path for Nigeria to true nationhood. Delivering a public lecture, titled, ‘Recovering the Narrative,’ to mark PUNCH newspaper’s 50th anniversary on Thursday in Lagos, Mr Soyinka said decentralisation was key … Read more
Watch the full version of the “DA launches 2024 election campaign in Gqeberha” article – in a minute. CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE: DA launches 2024 election campaign in Gqeberha The DA launched its 2024 election campaign ahead of the general and provincial elections in Gqeberha on Thursday, saying it was the last chance to … Read more
Nigerian lawmakers are raising concerns over the planned implementation of the Oronsaye Report by President Bola Tinubu. The House of Representatives, on Thursday, following a joint motion by Kama Nkemkanma (APC, Ebonyi), Olumide Osoba (APC, Ogun), and Jonathan Gaza (SDP, Nasarawa), said there must be a thorough review of the report to connect it to … Read more
Eskom is currently implementing Stage 2 load shedding TSHWANE LOAD SHEDDING SCHEDULE In line with Eskom’s latest announcement, the City of Tshwane has updated its load shedding schedule for Friday, 1 March. STAGE 20:00-2:30 1 & 52:00-4:30 2 & 64:00-6:30 3 & 76:00-8:30 4 & 808:00-10:30 5 & 910:00- 12:30 6 & 1012h00-14:30 7 & 1114:00-16:30 8 … Read more
The Nigerian government has paid over $120 million to offset some of the debts owed to the gas companies (GasCos), an official has said. The Director, Decade of Gas Secretariat, Ed Ubong, disclosed this at the ongoing 7th edition of the Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES 2024) in Abuja on Thursday. “The arrears gas producers … Read more
The Rise Mzansi political party has called for Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi, to scrap e-tolls by the end of March or else he should resign from the job. Rise Mzansi also called on Lesufi to release the records concerning the e-tolls saga, between the Gauteng provincial government and the National Treasury, within seven days. RISE MZANSI: … Read more
