About 20 years ago, a modem used to produce some characteristic sound when connecting to the internet. It was the latest technology at that time, and it was the envy of older generations who had never dreamed of seeing such luxuries during their lifetimes.This was the sound of the world of connectivity that was about to be unleashed. Back then, the fastest home connection time was 56...
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Tanzania faces a diplomatic and financial backlash from European nations for its anti-gay stand. The West sees this as an affront against human rights. The European Union recalled its chief...
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The opening of the Senegal-based Museum of Black Civilizations is welcome news. Spread over an area of 14,000 m2 with a capacity of 18,000 pieces of art, the museum is expected to conserve c...
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The cruelty numbs. The sheer barbarity conjures the image of cavemen polished by the power of money and immunized from impunity because, after all, any recklessness can be understood with th...
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Let me share with you areas that need attention in Malawi. Health The health system in Malawi is well structured but there is need to intervene in the provision of drugs, ambulances a...
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One wonders what people in South Africa and outside the borders of South Africa think about the laying of criminal charges by some politicians against other politicians - charges that don’t...
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Most of the modern things in Ethiopia, like cars, airplanes, trains, telecommunications, newspapers, typewriters and such like, were introduced by King Menelik II. He brought these things fo...
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This year marks the fifty fifth anniversary of the assassination of US President, John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Who killed Kennedy and why? When are the JFK classified documents going to be decla...
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In 2002, I was invited to spend 10 days and nights with Nelson Mandela. We shared 29 consecutive meals—breakfast, lunch and dinner at his table in Qunu. For me to have a seat at this man’s t...
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