Branding
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Blackouts: African Citizens Must be Proactive |
| If Africa has to be industrialized and exit third world status, its citizens must be tired of the status quo and demand efficient service delivery. In Kenya, the KPLC must be compelled by law to compensate all people who were affected in one way or another by the unfortunate blackout.... |
Democracy
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Obama: Democrats Have Defied Arrogance and Racism |
| I still can’t understand how Obama’s despoilers are not comfortable with his colour and history whilst they ignore the same on others! But to the contrary the Democrats especially voters have put all this mega megalomania aside and spoken.... |
Development
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Zimbabwe Must not Persecute its Diaspora |
| Viewing our economy as a victim of the West has inspired policies in postcolonial Zimbabwe. All policies are now geared towards countering foreign threats including the ‘threats’ from Zimbabweans abroad... |
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Food Aid will not Help Africa! |
| The current food crisis, however, has brought to the fore the need for Africa to urgently map out a strategy to meet the growing needs of its inhabitants. Solving the food challenge in Africa goes beyond President Bush and simple food aid.... |
Q&A
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Linking Blue-chippers to Smallholders |
| Such benefits have given rise to a youthful farming group, which initially perceived farming as a preserve of the elderly. They have discovered that farming can be a business entity where profit margins are high and assured.... |
Regions
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South Africa Violence:The Buck Stops at Mbeki's Desk |
| South Africa's case is a classic example of how a country can boast of experiencing economic growth while in the real sense, the growth can't be measured among ordinary citizens.... |
Commentary
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After Mbeki’s Xenophobia, will Kikwete be Next? |
| As Tanzania gets credit for solving other peoples’ problems, it is still one of the poorest countries on earth!... |
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Black Americans:Under Designed Mind Assault? |
The historic and demonstrative evidence
overwhelmingly reflects the reality that the U.S. government does manifest a proclivity for reinventing devious methods to suppress its Black population.... |
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Matatu Chaos in Nairobi: Police Are To Blame for Laxity |
Public transport in the country is still bedeviled with incessant
turmoil. The problem lies in enforcement rather than propriety of the law.... |
Finance and Banking
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High Inflation, Same Solution |
| Ultimately, all monetary policy must concern itself with the rate of domestic price inflation. This is true even when a central bank does not have a formal policy called “inflation targeting.”... |
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Real Estate Investment Trusts: Are They For You? |
| In Africa REITs are also gaining popularity in some key African nations where financial markets are well developed. Key in Africa is South Africa which, according to Ernst and Young was the top performer in the world... |
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Why Can't Women Absorb Loans? |
| Is poverty due to lack of access to finance or good, practicable ideas? The economically active poor women and the marginalised are literally turning down loans... |
Information Technology
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Measuring the Information Society for Progress |
| Globally, the stakes have risen and the criteria by which success is measured is changing. Two decades ago, achieving a teledensity of one per one hundred inhabitants represented a major milestone, but today's benchmarks of achievement are much higher.... |
News Round Up
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Food Security Summit to be Held in Kenya |
| The Kenyan Agriculture Minister William Ruto who is from Rome Summit, said the current food crisis was exacerbated by population adding that developed countries should help expand agriculture and food production.... |
Agriculture
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Commonwealth Joins Food Security Bid |
| The Commonwealth accounts for one-third of the world’s population. Of the countries identified as being highly exposed to severe nutritional and energy import challenges, one third are Commonwealth members – in Africa, and in Asia... |
Press Statement
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Human Rights Press Statement on Zimbabwe's Ban on Humanitarian NGOs |
| There is no provision in the Private Voluntary Organizations Act ("the Act") which empowers the Minister to suspend Private Voluntary Organisations [PVOs] or Non Governmental Organisations [NGOs].... |
