The Nigeria Sun News On-line: "“What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander”. That is an age-long aphorism that Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State has chosen to uphold as he embargoes the payment of arrears of pensions due his predecessor, Dr Chinwoke Mbadinuju, who similarly had denied pensioners their benefits for months while in office. The governor, Daily Sun reliably learnt, stopped the state’s Accountant General, Mr R. H. C. Ogbogu, from paying the pensions in view of the messy condition of the state’s affairs he inherited from Mbadinuju."
The World Cup football tournament kicks off in one week, and host South Africa is busy putting on the finishing touches. But not everyone is looking forward to the tournament. Authorites in cities including Cape Town are being accused of clearing the poor from the streets - to create a good impression for visiting fans. Al Jazeera's Haru Mutasa has more.