The number of unemployed people in South Africa increased in the first quarter of this year, mainly due to seasonal changes, official data showed on Tuesday. Statistics South Africa said the official jobless rate went up to 25.0 percent of the labour force in the first quarter of 2011 from 24.0 percent in the fourth quarter. This pushed the number…
Kenya’s energy regulatory body lowered the price of diesel and kerosene slightly on Tuesday after the finance ministry cut excise tax on the two products last month, but the regulator left petrol prices unchanged. The Energy Regulatory Commission said the new prices would come into effect on May 4. Fuel prices can have a significant impact on the rate of…
Heineken NV, the world’s third-largest brewer, has won a bid to purchase two state-run breweries in Ethiopia for $163.3 million, an Ethiopian official said on Tuesday. “Heineken’s bid was successful. They will receive an official letter of confirmation either today or tomorrow,” Wondafrash Asefa, spokesman for the Privatisation and Public Enterprise Supervising Agency, told Reuters. The giant brewer said on…
2 May 2011 Two separate investigations opened on Monday into reports of a controversial alleged plan to introduce quotas for dual-nationality players in the France national football team. France's sports ministry and the French football federation (FFF) will be carrying out separate enquires with their findings expected in the next week, said Patrick Braouezec, president of the Football Foundation, who…
3 May 2011 Newly crowned African youth champions Nigeria's Flying Eagles, received a rousing welcome on their return to the country Monday. A big crowd of supporters and reporters was on hand at the Murtala International Airport in Lagos to receive the Nigeria U20s, who Sunday beat bogey team Cameroon 3-2 in the final of the African Youth Championship in…
2 May 2011 Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola hit back at accusations of cheating from Real Madrid ahead of the Champions League semi-final second leg match at the Nou Camp by describing his players as exemplary. In the press conference ahead of the game, Real assistant coach Aitor Karanka claimed that UEFA's decision not to sanction Barcelona over their action in…
Twenty-five Labour Party candidates who contested and lost in the state Assembly election in Adamawa State say they will not challenge the results. The spokesman of the candidates, Saidu Bako, said in Yola that though they observed some irregularities in the election, they had resolved not to go to the tribunal but start preparation for 2015 elections. Mr Saidu alleged…
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Residents of 2nd Ewasede Crescent, Benin City, Edo State have decried the alleged ill-treatment meted out to them by the deputy governor of the state, Pius Odubu. The residents appealed to the state government to take steps to address what they called the deliberate neglect of their area by the government. According to them, Mr Odubu in his bid to…
An Abeokuta-based legal practitioner and former member of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Benjamin Ogunmodede raised alarm that some foreign investors in the state are in the habit of dislodging rural dwellers under the guise of bringing development projects to the communities. "Our rural inhabitants are being cheated and dislodged from their inheritance and God-given gifts by Chinese and…
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