Under the arrangement, Harare will issue all its undocumented nationals in South Africa with proper documents, laying the ground for Pretoria to give them necessary permits. The South African government has finally agreed to issue all illegal Zimbabweans with relevant permits, but warns those who fail to obtain the documents face deportation starting next year. Government spokesperson Themba Maseko said Thursday that illegal Zimbabweans will be given appropriate documentation provided they have valid Zimbabwean papers. Under the new arrangement, Harare will issue all its undocumented nationals in South Africa with proper documents, laying the ground for Pretoria to give them... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa Correspondent (SOUTH AFRICA) -A pay settlement alone will not be sufficient to reduce tensions and the underlying anger fuelling the public sector strike. There are also key lessons for the private sector. These are the views of two prominent labour lawyers, Leigh Allardyce and Celeste Allan who do labour law training for AstroTech, one of South Africa’s top management training companies, both also work in the private sector and consult to the public and private sector, unions and bosses. Liza van Wyk, CEO of AstroTech said they were seeing a surge in inquiries from corporates and the private... Continue Reading
Entrance into this building is highly restricted, not so the Musee International de la Croix et du Croissant Rouge, Geneve (French for Museum of the...
By George Katongole (Kampala) – Security concerns take centre stage as Uganda Cranes take on ‘Palancas Negras’ of Angola in the first qualifying game for the 2012 Gabon-Equatorial Guinnea Orange Africa Cup of Nations. Close to 80 Uganda football fans watching Spain taking on Netherlands in the World cup finals game were killed in twin bombings at Kyaddondo Rugby club grounds and the Ethiopian Village Restaurant in Kabalagala, a city surburb. Federation of Uganda Football Associations, FUFA, has contracted a local security firm, G4 Security Company to oversee security issues at Namboole in conjunction with the Uganda Police. G4 Security... Continue Reading
By Mohamed Nuxurkey – Hundreds of African union soldiers from Uganda arrived in Somalia today as part of Uganda’s recent pledge of announcing additional troops to be deployed in Somalia. Military airplane carrying the soldiers landed on the Adan Ade international airport in the capital of Mogadishu. As soon as the soldiers approached in the Somali soil several motors were landed inside the airport fired by Al-Shaba but caused no casualties, The deployment of more Ugandan soldiers in Mogadishu today is followed strange meeting between the leaders of African union peace-keepers in Somalia, In the meantime four dead bodies of... Continue Reading
