Photo credit: Global Press Journal The South Africa-Zimbabwe corridor has recorded the highest movement compared to other official points of entry or exit. Newsday reports, quoting statistics from the International Organization for Migration, that Zimbabweans are seeking greener pastures across the Limpopo River. IOM’s July data indicates that 35,187 movements were recorded, and 1,380 migrants…
Photo credit: ABC News A Tamil man, aged 23, Mano Yogalingam self-immolated last Tuesday in Noble Park. He died on Wednesday of his injuries in hospital. Crikey reports that Yogalingam committed suicide following a 49-day protest in which he was a key organizer outside the Department of Home Affairs in Melbourne, Australia. They were asking…
Photo credit: Businessday You should have known I don’t care a hoot about people’s comments. I see my posts as a call to duty. I was going to write on the Chinese Company that carried my dear state ‘mugu’ before someone told me that transportation between Mile 2 and Agbara is now 1,000 naira. My…
Photo credit: the Punch I’m just learning it wasn’t the Murtala/Obasanjo regime that began the spending spree on South African freedom. I’ve learnt it all started from the very first Republic when Mallam Tafawa Balewa was Nigeria’s prime minister. But when it got to the Murtala/Obasanjo regime, Nigeria was so much involved that it was…
Photo credit: Denver Post An investigation has found that federal and state regulators have failed to keep seasonal migrant workers safe or ensure their correct and timely payment. The Denver Post details chronic abuses in Colorado’s agricultural supply chain and the authorities’ lack of action. The report states that one in six H2A visa employers in Colorado…
Photo credit: Euractiv Large numbers of Israelis took to the streets on Sunday night, and a general strike was called amid an eruption of public outrage over the government’s handling of the Gaza war. The Guardian reports that the protests happened after the revelation that six hostages being held deep underground by Hamas had died….
Photo credit: Ripples Nigeria It could be a case of the Biblical saying that the stone rejected by the builders becomes the cornerstone, or one person’s loss is another’s gain. Well, Chidinma Adetshina, whose father is Nigerian while her mother is Mozambican, has naturalized as a South African and was rejected in South Africa due to…
