Nigeria’s US$376 Minimum Wage Ask Would Lift Inflation
Nigerian civil servants are striking for a US$376 monthly minimum wage, seven times today's floor. A leading economist says US$94...
October 4, 2026Topic
Public Sector
Mauritania’s Teachers Rally for Higher Pay as Inflation Jumps to 8.9%
Inflation in Mauritania jumped from 1.5% in 2025 to 8.9% in August. On 24 September, teachers rallied in the capital,...
September 25, 2026
Mozambique Wants a Digital Government by 2029, Cost Still Unknown
Mozambique plans to link its scattered state systems online by 2029. Its Citizen Portal offers about 26 services so far,...
September 24, 2026
Ramaphosa Signs South Africa Public Service Commission Bill Into Law
President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Public Service Commission Bill into law on 16 September 2026, expanding oversight to local government...
September 20, 2026
Absa Wins GEPF Custody Contract to Guard South Africa’s US$215 Billion State Pension Fund
GEPF custody transition confirmed: Absa replaces Standard Bank as custodian of R3.5 trillion, about US$215 billion, in state pension assets.
August 19, 2026
Uruguay: Sectors to drive job growth in 2022
According to the labor monitor presented this week by Advice consulting firm, labor demand in Uruguay "resumed its growth path"
January 24, 2022
Brazil’s public sector may close year with first primary surplus since 2013
Minister of Economy Paulo Guedes said on Tuesday that the public sector - which includes federal, state, and municipal accounts...
December 8, 2021
Strikes End Except for Federal Police
Following months of strikes by broad swathes of public sector workers, Federal Police unions rejected the government’s offer of a...
August 28, 2012
Brazil Government Salaries Disclosed
The new Transparency Portal is reported to have published the wages of approximately 700,000 civil servants of the executive branch...
July 3, 2012