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7,000 Apparel Workers in South Africa Locked-out After Raids
“Up to 7,000 apparel workers in Newcastle, South Africa, have been locked out after 40 employers halted production in protest against a series of raids for labour violations, the Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers’ Union has said. The moves were in response to raids carried out at 12 manufacturers after allegations surfaced of serious …
Hollywood’s Screen Actors Guild Launches Informal Partnership with Nollywood’s Actors Guild Nigeria
“The Screen Actors Guild has launched an informal partnership with the Actors Guild of Nigeria, meeting with leaders of the African group in Hollywood. SAG president Ken Howard and national exec director David White headed a series of confabs Wednesday with AGN president Segun (Arinze), national secretary Emeka Rollas, filmmaker Ogbanna Kingsley, Kanayo O. Kanayo, …
Federal Government Launches You WIN! Business Plan Competition for Young Entrepreneurs, Targets 50,000 Youths
“The Nigerian government has officially launched the You WIN! Project, a youth empowerment and entrepreneurship project anchored by the Federal Ministry of Finance in conjunction with the Federal Ministry of Communication and Technology, the Federal Ministry of Youth Development, private sector companies and the World Bank. The project was launched by Nigeria’s president, Dr. Goodluck …
Nobel Honours Liberia’s Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and Leymah Gbowee with Nobel Peace Prize
“Declaring women’s rights vital for world peace, the Nobel Committee awarded its annual Peace Prize on Friday to three indomitable female campaigners against war and oppression — a Yemeni and two Liberians, including that country’s president. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the first woman freely elected as a head of state in Africa, shared the award worth $1.5 …
Google Launches You Tube in Kenya
Google launches You Tube in Kenya. Here is what the company had to say about its recent launch: “We are very excited to announce the launch of http://www.youtube.co.ke, a Kenyan version of YouTube. The goal is to give Kenyans an easy way to discover local content and content producers. This means that when users visit …