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National Assembly in South Africa has Voted Overwhelmingly in Favor of the Protection of State Information Bill
Despite stiff opposition, Parliament’s National Assembly has voted overwhelmingly in favor of the Protection of State Information Bill.
Nigerian National Assembly to Consider Special Operational Funds for the Military in the 2012 Budget
Nigerian Senate President David Mark has said the National Assembly will consider setting aside special operational funds for the military in the 2012 budget to enable it tackle security challenges in the country.
South Africa Sees 13% Increase in Tax Revenues
Opposition and ruling party MPs have congratulated the South African Revenue Service (Sars) for collecting a record R674.2 billion in tax revenue in the last financial year – up 13% over the last financial year.
Speaker of the National Assembly, Ntlhoi Motsamai, Officially Opens Parliament of the Kingdom of Lesotho
The Speaker of the National Assembly, Ntlhoi Motsamai, officially opened the sixth meeting of the second session of the seventh parliament of the kingdom of Lesotho in the capital, Maseru on Friday. How People Arrived Here: motsamai
Riots Break Out in Kitwe And Ndola, Zambia Over Slow Results
Riots have broken out in the Copper mining northern cities of Kitwe and Ndola where impatience has grown over the slow process of releasing results from Tuesday’s presidential elections.
Nigeria’s Power Sector Harshly Criticized
Last month the U.S. ambassador to Nigeria, Terence McCulley bluntly told Nigeria’s Minister of Power Barth Nnaji that the United States would only invest in the nation’s power sector if the industry’s “endemic corruption” was adequately...
Thousands Benefit From Free Farm Tractor Service
Thousands of people living in rural Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal have benefited from a government initiative that makes tractors and tractor drivers available free of charge to emerging farmers, the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Tina...
Former Sao Tome And Principe President Re-elected 21 Years Later
The former head of state of Sao Tome and Principe, Manuel Pinto Da Costa, has won with 52.88% of votes the second round of the presidential election held on Sunday, 21 years after he stepped down as he had been on power from 1975 to 1991.
