Democracy
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The Fallacy of Political Pluralism in Zimbabwe |
| Proliferation of political parties will have no bearing towards a transformation to free market excellence, at least until Robert Mugabe undergoes a transfiguration of Biblical proportions.... |
Fashion
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Image and Your Child |
| Comfort is ideal for health and physical development. Lack of comfort means poor physical development. The attributes of comfort include; ease of movement, absorbency of the fabric, fit, warmth, ease of putting on and off, and ease to play.... |
Development
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Ignorance Costing Africa Heavily |
| How many Africa’s symbols are still in Europe since pre-independence era? How much does Europe make out of these items?... |
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Kenya Missing on Global Economic Radar |
| Our business leaders have to urgently rethink their strategies away from relying on protected markets, influence from politicians, natural capital, government as a master strategist, paternalism, economies of scale, macro economics and redistribution of wealth... |
Commentary
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Anti Corruption Bill: Will Uganda Walk the Talk? |
| A constitution and constitutionalism are related but the former is useless if it doesn’t lead to the latter. At best it remains a paper document merely for window dressing purposes.... |
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South Africa Airways: The Case of Subsidizing Inefficiency? |
| As long as firms are not protected by government-granted monopolies or taxpayer-guaranteed finance, in order to survive, they are compelled to profitably provide an efficient service to customers when in competition with all other existing and potential suppliers.... |
Finance and Banking
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The 'Healing' and 'Wounding' Effects of Microfinance |
| Microfinance institutions should not be “loan pushers” but rather form part of a core community empowerment resource that helps groups make informed rational decisions... |
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Battling Insurance Fraud |
| We must manage fraud not as a necessary expense, but as a competitor for our personal, governmental and corporate assets. This change in viewpoint is imperative if we are to win the fraud war.... |
News Round Up
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Protest against GMO Seeds in Kenya |
| Maize seeds taken for testing by civil society and farmer groups were confirmed to contain Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO).... |
Feature
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The Political Intrigues of Obasanjo |
| The sooner Nigerians embark on serious soul searching for better ways to relate and rebuild the nation, the sooner they shall see the latent benefits ready to be unleashed on the nation. Nigeria is not Obasanjo’s 'petty cash.'... |
Agriculture
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Kenya: Sugar Industry Must Creatively Approach its Woes |
| The sugar reforms by EU are as a result of the withdrawal of subsidies to its farmers and will result in an over 40 percent reduction in global sugar prices.... |
Report
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Great Disparities in African Research Systems |
| Most global benchmarking exercises put most of the African countries in the same categories and conclude that African countries are lagging behind in the building of science and technology capacity.... |
Announcement
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6th Eastern Africa Media Training Kicks Off |
| The training, organized by Inter Region Economic Network (IREN) in conjunction with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation is expected to help midwife the continent’s stability, sound institutions, wealth creation, and bargaining power... |
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IMANI Receives USD 100 000 Grant |
| IMANI was chosen for its commitment to ethical behavior and civil discourse; principles of a free society and success in developing and executing seminars to teach young people about classical liberal ideas.... |
