Cattle Dealers Suspend Warning Strike

allafrica Monday, March 15, 2010 12:47:00 PM CET | info

The warning strike embarked upon last week by cattle and foodstuff traders in protest against what they described as "multiple tax" collected from them by various local council revenue personnel on the federal highways has been suspended....

Kenya: Revenue Services Confirms 22 Containers Sneaked From Port

allafrica Monday, March 15, 2010 11:45:00 AM CET | info

The taxman has been auditing imports through the port of Mombasa for the past year after busting what is believed to be a tax evasion cartel. In addition to auditing goods released from the port, investigators are also sampling containers that pass through the independent Container Freight Stations (CFS) that are meant to decongest the port area....

Supreme Court overrules Union Bank in central Lagos land dispute

ngrguardiannews Monday, March 15, 2010 1:04:00 AM CET | info

Monday, March 15, 2010 Supreme Court overrules Union Bank in central Lagos land dispute By Emmanuel Badejo T HE Supreme Court has dismissed a move by Union Bank of Nigeria Plc to stop a suit initiated against it by a firm, Astra Builders (W.A) Limited, which is claiming title over a parcel of land.......

Picula under USKOK investigation for illegal acts

javno-en Monday, March 15, 2010 12:36:00 AM CET | info

Picula agreed to allow EBRD to seize the city property, like schools and kindergartens, in case of financial problems....

Police arrests food company heads over corruption

javno-en Monday, March 15, 2010 12:36:00 AM CET | info

The local press said one of those arrested is a businessman close to former vice prime minister and economy minister Damir Polancec....

Donors: Uganda should use budget to fight corruption

EastAfrican Sunday, March 14, 2010 5:01:00 PM CET | info

The Uganda government’s oft-stated commitment to fighting corruption is set to remain merely rhetorical for another year at least, as Finance Minister Syda Bbumba presents the 2010-11 national budget this June without proposing concrete steps for stemming this major drain on the country’s resources....

Movement of small vehicles along Pak-Afghan border

TheFrontierPost-en Sunday, March 14, 2010 6:20:00 AM CET | info

CHAMAN Mar 13 (PPI): Movement of small vehicles has been banned along Pak-Afghan border and only people of foot are allowed to move across the border. According ......

War Against Counterfeiting Heats Up

ngrguardiannews Sunday, March 14, 2010 4:39:00 AM CET | info

Sunday, March 14, 2010 War Against Counterfeiting Heats Up Nokia, Coalition Caution Consumers Against Patronising Unauthorised Dealers By Marcel Mbamalu C ONSEQUENT upon the ever-growing volume of counterfeiting in the mobile phone industry and the need to protect private users from being ripped.......

Three Plead Guilty in Illinois in $213 Million Fraud Conspiracy

7thspace Saturday, March 13, 2010 9:22:00 PM CET | info

Three people who were formerly employed by or working on behalf of Wildwood Industries of Bloomington, Illinois, entered pleas of guilty today for their respective roles in a fraud conspiracy that resulted in the company obtaining more than $213 million ......