AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoHigher Education & Youth Jobs: South Africa’s NSFAS is under fresh pressure after Parliament questioned payments to advisors linked to suspended administrator Hlengani Mathebula, with students worried about funding, accommodation and monthly support stability. Governance & Corporate Leadership: South African Airways has placed acting CEO Matshela Seshibe on special leave, appointing chief legal officer Koekie Mbeki as acting CEO while an internal process runs. Elections & Legal Accountability: Nigeria’s Atiku Abubakar has filed an affidavit challenging President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 eligibility, alleging a forged NYSC certificate and seeking disqualification. Labour & Anti-Corruption: Nigeria’s labour movement (NLC and ITUC-Africa) calls kleptocracy and illicit financial flows “acts of war,” urging whistleblower protection, stronger anti-graft institutions and anti-corruption courts. Trade & Employment: The US is pushing a new livestock trade and investment push with Nigeria under its Freedom 250 programme, focusing on productivity, animal husbandry and private-sector partnerships. Migration & Regional Stability: South Africa’s Ramaphosa says the country is ashamed by vigilante attacks on foreign nationals, warning that exclusion undermines SADC integration and youth employment stability. Elections Watch (Zambia): Zambia resumed vote counting after a nationwide suspension over attacks on officials and ballot theft, with results expected later.
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