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South Africa: Lottery Commission Extends Reparations to Staff
[GroundUp] A dozen people, including whistleblowers, have given evidence of harm suffered under the previous administration
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Nigeria: $4bn Refinery Fund - Tinubu Faces Litmus Test As Lawyers Petition EFCC On Kyari
[Vanguard] ABUJA -- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has come under pressure to prove his anti-corruption credentials as more than 500 lawyers, professionals and civil rights activists marched to the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja on Wednesday.
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Zimbabwe: Avenues Clinic Lays Off 50 Workers, Accused of Targeting Unionised Staff
[New Zimbabwe] The prestigious Avenues Clinic in Harare has begun a retrenchment exercise that will result in the layoff of 50 employees, according to insiders, who allege that this move is aimed at targeting unionised workers.
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Nigeria: NMDPRA, FCCPC Set Up Committee to Address Consumer Complaints in Oil Sector
[This Day] Abuja -- The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) have inaugurated a 10-member Joint-Technical Working Committee to strengthen consumer protection in the energy sector.
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Liberia: Finance Minister Correct About Audit Report Figures, but Incorrect About Disbursement to University of Liberia
[Liberian Investigator] On September 8, while speaking on State Radio ELBC, Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan urged the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) to investigate the General Auditing Commission's (GAC) reports for 2023 and 2024.
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Liberia: Japan, FAO, Nafaa Empower Fishmongers With New Facility
[Liberian Observer] Liberia's fisheries sector received a major boost as the Government of Japan, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA), officially handed over a modern fish processing facility and sea safety equipment to
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Liberia: Wataf Dialogue Pushes for Stronger Support to Revenue Administrations
[Liberian Observer] African Tax Administration Forum (WATAF) High-Level Policy Dialogue on "Financing Development Through Effective Tax Systems" opened Tuesday (Sept 16) in Freetown with emphatic calls for governments to deliberately invest in their national revenue authorities as the surest path to financing sustainable development.
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South Africa: Commuters Scramble As 30-Day Taxi Shutdown Begins
[GroundUp] Ten routes from Khayelitsha to Somerset West suspended amid escalating violence
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Kenya's Kipyegon makes more history with fourth 1,500m title
Faith Kipyegon finished in 3 minutes, 52.15 seconds for a nearly three-second win over another Kenyan, Dorcus Ewoi. Kipyegon joins the great Moroccan, Hicham El Guerrouj, as only the second runner to win four world titles at 1,500 meters.
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Malawi counts votes after tightly contested presidential election
Voters faced a choice between giving President Lazarus Chakwera, 70, a second term or selecting another leader to solve the southern African nation’s soaring inflation, cost-of-living crisis and critical fuel shortages
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Kenyan court orders arrest of British national on charges of murdering a local woman
A Kenyan high court has ordered the arrest of a British national on charges of murdering a local woman near a British army training ground in central Kenya 13 years ago, court officials said Tuesday.
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Protesters gather outside Windsor Castle ahead of Trump state visit
Protesters gathered outside Windsor Castle on Tuesday to oppose U.S. President Donald Trump’s state visit to the United Kingdom.