In today’s bulletin, Matobo Rural District Councillors were left gobsmacked as the RDC proposed significant considerable compensation hikes and other benefits for top staff, including Grade 10 and Grade 11 employees, who are now paid a base salary of US$2,500. The Senegalese administration declared victory in Sunday’s legislative elections, with the majority of votes already counted. Venezuela has released 225 of the 1,800 individuals jailed during anti-government protests over the country’s disputed July 28 presidential elections.
