South Africa to introduce $260 monthly minimum wage

Supporters of a minimum wage say it can stimulate growth as workers can spend more, as well as reducing inequality. PHOTO; AFP

South Africa will introduce a national minimum wage of 3,500 rand (261 dollars) per month in 2018, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday, following protracted negotiations between the government and labour unions.

Supporters of a minimum wage say it can stimulate growth as workers can spend more, as well as reducing inequality.

Critics say it could lead to increased unemployment as employers will be unable to afford higher wage bills.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says ‘terrorists’ hiding among Syrian refugees

     

Syrian refugee Baraa Haj Khalaf, (C), waves as leaves O’Hare International Airport on February 7, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois.<br />Baraa Haj Khalaf and her family were previously banned from entering the United States after President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning immigrants from entering the country. AFP PHOTO / Joshua LOTT

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said some of the millions of refugees who have fled his country’s conflict are “terrorists,” in an interview published Friday.

Asked by Yahoo News about US President Donald Trump’s claim that extremists are hiding among refugees, Assad agreed, saying “you can find it on the net.”

“Those terrorists in Syria holding machine guns or killing people, they are peaceful refugees in Europe or in the West,” the Syrian leader said.

Scores of women in Argentina drop tops to protest topless ban

    

A woman holds a sign reading “Boobs that bother are those which are not for sale” during a topless demo at the Republic square in Buenos Aires on February 7, 2017. Hundreds of Argentinian women demonstrated topless by the Obelisk of Buenos Aires after topless was prohibitted at a seaside resort south of the capital. / AFP PHOTO / JUAN MABROMATA

Scores of women took to the streets in Argentina Tuesday in a bare-breasted demonstration of solidarity with women recently confronted by police for going topless on a South Atlantic beach.

The demonstrations in Buenos Aires, in Mar del Plata and Rosario, were prompted by an incident two weeks ago in Necochea, 500 kilometers south of the capital.

Three women in bikini bottoms were ordered by 20 police officers to put on their tops or head out.

Many in Argentina, once one of the world’s wealthiest countries, were stunned.

Now used to struggling with economic woes and corruption, they are increasingly tired of what some see as the authorities’ overreach.

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Photos: Wife of Borno State Governor Nana Shettima distributes 300 rams to widows, teachers and less priviledged. What about IDP''s?

The wife of the Borno state Governor Hajja Nana Kashim Shettima through her pet project, SWOT Foundation has on Saturday distributed 300 rams to widows, Tsangaya teachers and other less privileged in the society in order to enable them celebrate eid fitr with their families.

Mrs Shettima charged the beneficiaries to pray for peace and tranquillity in the state and the country.
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POINT OF NO RETURN

You are at the point of no return. You are tired, and weak. Keep moving! The Lord is your strength. Even when all the people meant to support you are the ones causing you more heartache. Just keep being you! You do not change who you are! You can only improve on who you are. God bless.

Floyd Mayweather lies on a bed of money in new photo

The retired boxing champion shared a photo of him lying on a pile of cash with the caption: "They go to the strip club. I bring the strip club to me wherever whenever"

Obama praises Tennessee teen killed as he shielded 3 girls from gunfire

 

President Barack Obama has described Zaevion Dobson as a hero. The Tennessee high school football player was shot dead last week while shielding three female friends from gunfire

Pics: Ronaldo meets little kid who lost his parents in Beirut bombing

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo gave a warm welcome Friday at the club’s stadium to a little Lebanese boy who lost both parents in a Beirut attack in November 2015. Many died and several were injured in the bombing which was claimed by the Islamic State group. Haidar was injured in the attack but unfortunately, his parents died. His dream was to meet Cristiano. See the pics after the cut

Meek Mill might be going back to jail...and Chris Brown lashes out!

Yesterday, a judge found rapper Meek Mill guilty of violating the terms of his probation for his 2008 gun charge and was ordered to remain in Philadelphia and not to work or perform any shows until his next hearing which is February 5th. He faces up to one year in jail.

Chris Brown, who has also been dealt by the system, defended Meek Mill yesterday in an angry rant against the system...see his tweets after the cut...

NBA player, Iman Shumpert delivers his & Teyana Taylor's baby girl in bathroom

Teyana Taylor welcomed her daughter on Wednesday Dec. 16th, with the help of NBA player fiance Iman Shumpert. The Cleveland Cavaliers star sprang into action and delivered their baby girl in their bathroom after Teyana unexpectedly went into labor a month before her due date and the basketball star tied off the baby's umbilical cord with a pair of headphones.