The Commissioner of the Independent Information Commission (IIC), Cllr. Mark Bedor-Wla Freeman, has noted that most public institutions have not met Article 3.6 of the FOI Law, dealing with appointment of Public Relations Officers. The Article states that: “Every public authority and private entity to which this Act applies shall
Angolan Head of State, José Eduardo dos Santos, Saturday paid tribute to the judge of the Provincial Court of Luanda, João Alves Monteiro, wol died of illness in South Africa. Angolan President expressed sympathies to the widow, children and other relatives, a move that symbolised the last respects to the
The mightily deceptive allure of Hollywood is that many black actors would be dying to play villains. Among local commentaries on America’s problematic race relations, Andrew Mwenda’s article, ‘Beyond America’s façade of democracy’ (The Independent, December 8), stands out. He notes that, “The ‘democratic’ process … consistently promotes the narrative
IN line with the organisation’s resolve to ensure that composers and publishers of music get the full benefit, the Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) has continued to establish working relationships with other collective management organisations across the globe. Just recently, the chairman of COSON Chief Tony Okoroji was in South
The nation’s stock market has taken a lot of bashing in recent months as investors continue to extend in the volatile oil prices and Nigeria’s election year. This was made worse by the decision to postpone the polls by six weeks owing to lingering insecurity in the North East states
Senior national football team coach, Peter Butler, says being drawn against South Africa in the COSAFA Senior Championships is a welcome development. The February 26 COSAFA draw pitted Zebras against their nemesis, Bafana Bafana. In an interview, Butler said Botswana against South was a good game to play and he
Reports this week quote Gwede Mantashe, Secretary General of the ANC, as “warning” farmers in South Africa to work with the ANC on populist policies such as forced expropriation and capping land ownership, or face a situation similar to what has characterized the agricultural sector in Zimbabwe. This statement demonstrates
Angolan Head of State, José Eduardo dos Santos, Saturday paid tribute to the judge of the Provincial Court of Luanda, João Alves Monteiro, victim of illness in South Africa. Angolan President expressed sympathies to the widow, children and other relatives, a move that symbolised the last respects to the magistrate.
They left South Africa for Russia in 1963 to lobby the international community to support the fight against Apartheid. And as Apartheid’s repressive laws intensified, JB Marks and Moses Kotane both died in the 1970s and were buried in Moscow. Almost 50 years later, their mortal remains have been returned
LOCAL NGOs and media groups have said they are unperturbed by revelations that that the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), together with the South African intelligence, are spying on their activities. The spying project was revealed in South African espionage secrets leaked to the Doha-headquartered global news network Al-Jazeera, and British
In the run up to the 2015 ICC World Cup, the Zimbabwe bowling department went about its business quietly, even received some plaudits for performances in the warm-up matches, but their World Cup showing to date has been dreadful. Since the start of the global cricket showcase in New Zealand
