Frank Kokori, a labour union leader who spent four years in jail under military rule for leading a devastating oil and gas workers’ strike in 1994, died on Thursday at a hospital in Warri, Delta State. His death, after a protracted battle with kidney-related ailments, came on his 80th birthday. The strike by the Nigeria … Read more
In a recent Blue Drop audit conducted on 5 December 2023, the City of Johannesburg, City of Ekurhuleni, and Midvaal Local Municipality, in conjunction with Rand Water, emerged as exemplary performers, garnering well-deserved recognition for their commitment to clean water. Rand Water’s Vereeniging Water Treatment Works underwent a meticulous technical site assessment. Resulting in an … Read more
A story published on PREMIUM TIMES has emerged winner of the online category of the Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Journalism in Abuja on Saturday. The winning story, authored by Kemi Busari, the editor of the fact-checking organisation, Dubawa, explored how a Nigerian herbal medicine seller, Baba Aisha, was promoting a herbal concoction with unverified … Read more
Manchester United suffered a humiliating 3-0 defeat at the hands of Bournemouth at Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon. The Red Devils have now lost 11 times this season already in all competitions. ALSO READ: Guardiola says Man City will still win the league despite poor form Bournemouth on the other hand recorded their first-ever win … Read more
Nigeria on Saturday delivered its national statement at the ongoing global climate change conference calling on parties to embrace equity as they work together to defeat the climate crisis. “Any durable solution must be based on cooperative fairness. Developing economies cannot be pressed and pressured into bearing a disproportionate share of the burden,” said Balarabe … Read more
In an unexpected turn of events on Friday, 8 December 2023, Rand Water (RW) faced a complete power failure at their Palmeit Pump Station, disrupting water supply to parts of Tshwane. The power outage, attributed to Eskom, had a cascading effect on the water distribution infrastructure. ALSO READ: Water crisis hits Tshwane as reservoirs face … Read more
The West Africa Democracy Network (WADEMOS), a transnational network of 35 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) from the region, has called on the ECOWAS to adopt term limits, to address tenure elongation in West Africa. The call comes ahead of ECOWAS Summit of the Authority of Heads of State and Government scheduled to hold in Abuja … Read more
A hungry baboon recently gatecrashed a year-end function in the Western Cape. WATCH: HUNGRY BABOON GATECRASHES YEAR-END FUNCTION The video of the baboon helping himself to the food on the table has gone viral. In the video, the baboon sits on the table, eating nonchalantly while the guests try to chase it away. ALSO READ: … Read more
Close to $7 trillion is invested globally each year in activities that have a direct negative impact on nature from both public and private sector sources – equivalent to roughly 7 per cent of global Gross Domestic Product (GDP) – according to the latest State of Finance for Nature report released today at COP28 by … Read more
Seven people were killed and 52 injured in a horror bus crash on the R37 Long Tom Pass. SEVEN KILLED, 52 INJURED IN HORROR BUS CRASH According to Emer-G-med spokesperson Kyle van Reenen, the accident happened at about 16:50 on Friday. ALSO READ: How much it costs to drive vs fly from Joburg to Durban … Read more
