AFRICA

[Nigeria] Massive payroll fraud discovered in Presidential Amnesty Programme [Nigeria] Massive payroll fraud discovered in Presidential Amnesty Programme

The programme’s stated objective is to mitigate youth restiveness and stabilise, consolidate and sustain security conditions in the Niger Delta...
28 Nov 2022

[South Africa] Thousands of public workers strike after pay talks deadlock [South Africa] Thousands of public workers strike after pay talks deadlock

The work stoppage - which threatens to affect essential services -.was led by one of South Africa's largest labour unions.
25 Nov 2022

[South Africa] Western Cape employers failing to comply with labour law [South Africa] Western Cape employers failing to comply with labour law

Employers were not registering employees with the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) when they commenced business.
21 Nov 2022

[South Africa] Weak IT and payroll systems led to Rail Agency’s ghost employees [South Africa] Weak IT and payroll systems led to Rail Agency’s ghost employees

The investigation also attributed blame to incorrect data capturing of employee information, resulting in a corrupted employee database.
18 Nov 2022

[Zimbabwe] Woman will receive husband’s entire monthly salary [Zimbabwe] Woman will receive husband’s entire monthly salary

Ms Mandaza accused Mr Tigere of being an irresponsible man and magistrate Ayanda Dlamini upheld her application.
02 Nov 2022

[Nigeria] Governorship candidate empowers women to vote and make a change [Nigeria] Governorship candidate empowers women to vote and make a change

Erelu Elebute-Halle said that the leader the country needs in 2023 and beyond must be one who is selfless, and...
24 Oct 2022

[Uganda] Revenue Authority’s new tax rates on PAYE explained [Uganda] Revenue Authority’s new tax rates on PAYE explained

John Musinguzi - Commissioner General of the URA - explained the reason for the new rate in an appearance before...
13 Oct 2022