5+ hour, 56+ min ago   (252+ words) Security guards working in the construction sector must be paid at least the national minimum wage, despite a lower rate contained in the construction sector's new collective agreement. The Ministry of Justice and Labour Relations clarified the matter on Friday…...

5+ hour, 56+ min ago   (190+ words) A senior DPP figure has hit out at opposition critics, insisting they should stop meddling in the party's affairs and let President Peter Mutharika get on with fixing the country. Deputy Speaker of Parliament Victor Musowa made the comments while…...

5+ hour, 56+ min ago   (193+ words) [Nyasa Times] Apostle Clifford Kawinga of Salvation for All Ministries International has urged Malawian farmers to shift from rain-fed agriculture to irrigation farming to safeguard national food security against El Niño-induced threats. Malawi: Apostle Kawinga Urges Shift to Irrigation Amid…...

5+ hour, 51+ min ago   (347+ words) Asmara, Eritrea — Eritrea has accused the United Arab Emirates of pursuing what it described as "port-based colonialism" across Africa, raising particular concerns over Abu Dhabi's expanding influence around strategic ports in the Horn of Africa, including Somalia. Eritrean Foreign Minister…...

5+ hour, 56+ min ago   (349+ words) The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism says Namibia is still to develop a national policy on a circular economy. Ministry spokesperson Vilho Hangula says efforts to develop a national policy on a circular economy are still in the initial…...

5+ hour, 56+ min ago   (228+ words) Parliamentary investigations have been dramatically halted after a member of the public won a court injunction blocking them from going ahead. The Office of the Speaker, Sameer Suleman, has confirmed that committees set up to probe a string of matters…...

6+ hour, 9+ min ago   (297+ words) Sokoto — The Atiku/Amaechi Movement, has said the 2027 presidential election should be determined by capacity, experience and the urgent need to rescue Nigeria, rather than by personalities and political rhetoric. The group, led by Umar Ibrahim Shanono, stated this at…...

6+ hour, 4+ min ago   (182+ words) Addis Ababa — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has advocated for stronger African representation, expanded access to finance and markets, and practical measures to enhance trade, investment, and regional connectivity. According to a social media statement from Office of the Prime Minister,…...

6+ hour, 5+ min ago   (356+ words) Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State has said over 5,000 school structures were destroyed, leaving behind 2.2 million out-of-school children at the height of Boko Haram crisis. Governor Zulum disclosed these figures when Governor Abdullahi A Sule of Nasarawa State commissioned…...

6+ hour, 15+ min ago   (267+ words) Maputo — Mozambique's National Criminal Investigation Service (Sernic) has arrested two Zimbabwean truck drivers and a Mozambican customs officer while they were attempting to steal 800,000 liters of fuel using forged documents. The case follows an investigation into a similar crime last…...