Barely 12 days from now, Switzerland will become the country that pays the highest minimum wage in the world as the country is absolutely ready to introduce 'the world's highest minimum wage' which will equate to £41,430 ($53,370) a year around £3,500 ($4,510) a month.The alterations, which had been rejected by voters twice before in both 2011 and 2014, will now come into effect from October 17.₦9,646 Per hour₦1,731,472 Per month ₦20,495,686 Per AnnumThe new minimum...

Senegal's political landscape is poised for change as opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a newcomer to the political scene and a favorite among the country's disenchanted youth, is set to be declared the next president. This comes after his main rival made the pivotal decision to concede defeat on Monday.According to provisional results released by the electoral commission, Faye secured approximately 53.7% of the vote, with his main opponent, Amadou Ba, fro...

In what they can be tagged human versus machines war, some tea pickers in Kenya are protesting the automation of agribusiness and other challenges faced by workers.Around ten tea-plucking machines worth $1.2 million have been destroyed in the past year in attacks on Ekaterea Tea Company.A government task force has proposed a human-machine tea-picking ratio of 60:40 and a reduction in the number of imported tea-harvesting machines.The automation of tea harvesting inc...