Wavering on Dictatorship
THE Tanzania deputy minister for Science&Tech, January Makamba, left many in stitches. He’s quoted as espousing dictatorship as the only means to eradicate endemic graft… That…
View More Wavering on DictatorshipPrelude to Bedroom Democracy
Friday, 19 December 2014 08:21 Grace Marufu Mugabe, former personal secretary in the office of president with whom President Robert Mugabe had an affair even…
View More Prelude to Bedroom DemocracyMore Viewpoints on Bedroom Democracy
This week our person vis-à-vis Bedroom Democracy is none other than Janet Museveni the wife of Ugandan long-time ruler Yoweri Museveni who is another king…
View More More Viewpoints on Bedroom DemocracyTurmoil in South Sudan (An Open Letter)
Dear your Excellency Salva Kiir Mayardit the president of the republic of South Sudan (RSS), Dear Dr Riek Machal leader of rebels, I hope…
View More Turmoil in South Sudan (An Open Letter)A Final Break with Colonialism
When news broke that Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe was chosen a head of African Unity (AU), tongue wagged especially in the west. Mugabe has no…
View More A Final Break with ColonialismSummit Demands Pan-African Union
The recently concluded Sino-Africa Summit aka Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in South Africa offers one major lesson: the need and significance for the reunification…
View More Summit Demands Pan-African UnionTurmoil at the World Bank
The World Bank’s central mission, when it was established in 1944, was to reduce global poverty and ensure that global development was environmentally-sound and socially-inclusive.…
View More Turmoil at the World BankCommon Market Protocol Goes Into Effect in East Africa
ARUSHA – Implementation of the East African Community (EAC) Common Market Protocol has been made easier with the launching of the third version of the…
View More Common Market Protocol Goes Into Effect in East AfricaFish Sausage is the Latest Culinary Trend
KAMPALA – Having nursed the dream of making a breakthrough in the business world by bringing onto the market a new product, Ms. Lovin Kobusingye…
View More Fish Sausage is the Latest Culinary TrendWill South Africa Nationalize its Mining Industry?
JOHANNESBURG/CAPE TOWN – A study submitted to South Africa’s ruling ANC to reform its vital mining sector proposes a 50 per cent tax on profits…
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