[Nation] Teachers want the recruitment of county education directors stopped and names of shortlisted candidates publicised. … [Read more...]

[Monitor] For the last two months, a group of 35 youths in Nakawa have been rendered unemployed after their fish farm worth Shs65m was destroyed by two people who allegedly masqueraded as officials of the national environment authority, before it emerged that they were the new owners of the land in question. … [Read more...]

[Monitor] About 600 residents of Nakaseke District have petitioned the Minister of Health over the transfer of seven health workers with Nakaseke Hospital. … [Read more...]

[Nairobi Star] The recently launched medical insurance cover for civil servants is bound to collapse, Union of Kenya Civil Servants (UKCS) has warned. … [Read more...]

[Tunisia Live] The General Tunisian Workers Union (UGTT by its French acronym) was today the target of what appeared to be a coordinated series of attacks on its offices around the country. In the most serious incident, its branch office in Feriana sustained significant damage after a fire was lit, according to numerous Tunisian news sources. … [Read more...]

[Focus] The Rwanda Education Board is in the process of recruiting local and foreign teachers who are proficient in English to mentor others in the use of English as a language of instructing students in schools. … [Read more...]

[Swazi Media] The Swaziland Government has sacked 1,200 school teachers due to a financial crisis in the kingdom, the Swaziland National Association of Teachers (SNAT) said yesterday (10 February 2012) … [Read more...]

[ANGOP] Luanda - The Finance minister Carlos Alberto Lopes, on February 17th swore in four members of the Board of Directors of the Capital Market Commission, appointed by a presidential decree number 23/12 January 30. … [Read more...]

[Daily Trust] Minister of Labour Emeka Wogu will today meet with the leadership of unions of research institutes in a move to resolve the on-going strike by workers of research institutes in the country, an official has said. … [Read more...]

[Daily Trust] Recruitment standards for local health care providers may be changed to enable authorities hire more manpower to staff local health facilities, Minister of state for health Muhammad Pate has suggested. … [Read more...]

[Sudan Tribune] Juba - In an attempt to compensate the loss of oil revenue, South Sudan on Monday announced cutting into half non salary government spending, a month after shutting oil production. … [Read more...]

[This Day] Abuja - The Federal Government has set aside about N20 billion to offset the total pension payment to be accumulated by retiring and retired workers of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) in 2012, THISDAY has learnt. … [Read more...]