8+ hour, 55+ 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…...

8+ hour, 55+ 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…...

8+ hour, 51+ min ago   (387+ words) Bosaso — Somali pirates have released the MV Sward and its 17-member crew after holding the ship for months, security sources in Somalia's Puntland region told AFP. The sources said a ransom was paid, but did not say how much. The…...

8+ hour, 52+ min ago   (835+ words) Tunis — Tunisia is preparing to revise its narcotics law, in force since 1992, with the aim of developing tools to combat smuggling and dismantle organised crime networks whose activities have evolved at the local, regional and international levels, particularly through the…...

8+ hour, 55+ min ago   (689+ words) Tooro Kingdom Chief Prince Charles Kamurasi appears to have breached a government-backed agreement that expressly barred any succession activity during the burial of King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV after he used Saturday's funeral to declare Prince Edward Rukidi…...

8+ hour, 55+ 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…...

8+ 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…...

8+ hour, 55+ 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…...

8+ hour, 55+ 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…...

8+ hour, 55+ min ago   (560+ words) Chief Justice Domitille Mukantaganzwa has criticised a decision by France's Court of Cassation to dismiss a case against French soldiers accused of failing to protect Tutsi civilians during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Speaking at a press conference on Friday,…...