AFRICA

Zimbabwe’s government says it will increase civil servants’ wages in the light of economic challenges worsened by Covid-19. The finance minister said that with immediate effect, salaries and pensions would be increased by 50%. These are paid using the local currency introduced last year. In addition all civil servants will …

A wide range of businesses and services will be allowed to return to work again soon, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Wednesday. Details are still to follow, but close-contact services such as hairdressers, and business conferences, will all be unbanned, Ramaphosa said. These were previously considered too dangerous as potential …

The Nelson Mandela Bay Chamber of Business, the largest organised business group in the Eastern Cape, has written a letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa over the vacant Nelson Mandela Bay Metro mayor position. In the letter to Ramaphosa, the chamber expressed dissatisfaction with the prolonged appointment of executive mayor. Councillor Thsonono …

President Cyril Ramaphosa will provide an update at 20:00 this evening on developments around the risk-adjusted strategy adopted to manage the spread of Covid-19 in South Africa. Footage: Courtesy of SABC 17 Jun 2020  18:11 Source: www.moneyweb.co.za

The Osun State Magistrates’ Court in Osogbo has remanded a 32-year-old driver Mayowa Adeyemo in Ilesha Correctional Centre, for reportedly torturing his 18-month-old son with burning cigarettes. The suspect who was arraigned in court on Tuesday June 16 on two counts bothering on assault and exploitation, was accused of beating the child with a stick and …

Two women have been confirmed dead while six others were injured in a fatal accident that occurred along Upper-Iweka Road in Onitsha, Anambra State on Tuesday night, June 16.     According to reports, the driver of a 911 Tipper lost control following brake failure and rammed into a motor park, …

A Nigerian mother has allegedly beaten to death her 7-year-old boy in Agbarha community, Warri South council area of Delta State. The boy died on Monday night after being flogged by his mother until he collapsed. An eyewitness said; “The mother punished the boy by asking him to ‘ride a bike’ …

A judge who was said to have died of a heart attack while overseeing a corruption trial involving the president’s chief of staff in the Democratic Republic of Congo actually died of stab wounds to the head, the justice minister has revealed. Celestin Tunda Ya Kasende said a murder investigation …

A woman has died after her lesbian partner allegedly stabbed her to death and left her body to decay for days. The deceased, identified as Vivian, allegedly caught her lesbian partner Spicykvng Vee having sex with a man.   Spicykvng Vee, who is a known stud, was reportedly embarrassed after …

Uganda’s Electoral Commission has banned mass campaign rallies and encouraged aspiring candidates to campaign through the media. The commission said the country’s general elections will go ahead in January 2021, but with strict measures to protect voters against coronavirus. Wearing of masks, hand hygiene and social distancing will be enforced …