Everyone’s focus is on the South Sudanese conflict and we are slowly forgetting that the war on HIV/AIDS must not stop, so much that the trend of using anti-retroviral drugs instead of condoms is going unnoticed
Politics and Society
Politics and Society Gambian albinos send message to east Africa
The unstigmatised albinos in Gambia, are gearing up to hold a national awareness day they will seize to send a strong message particularly to East Africa to emulate the high degree of tolerance they enjoy in the tiny West African state.
Politics and Society Zimbabwe boycotts EU summit over First Lady visa
President Mugabe’s wife, Grace, left out of EU Africa summit as EU fails to “reach consensus” on her
Politics and Society World Bank lends Kenya $204 to fix airport
World Bank has approved a Sh17.5 billion ($203.5 million) loan geared towards the reconstruction of Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) arrivals terminal which was destroyed by a fire disaster in August last year. The fire left thousands of travellers […]
Politics and Society Enough with stereotyping black people as monkeys!
A Belgian newspaper portrays President Obama and his wife as apes and we are shocked. But this is not an isolated incident; it’s business as usual. Until we open our eyes, we will remain a long way from living in a “post-racial” world.
Politics and Society Malawi $150m aid package freeze maintained
Foreign donors on Tuesday decided to maintain a $150 million freeze on aid to Malawi following a high-level corruption scandal that rocked Malawi last year
Politics and Society Museveni’s empty Pan-African rhetoric
As long as African leaders only challenge the West in high-sounding speeches but do nothing tangible to protect true African sovereignty, they are worse than the West they are keen to vilify. Case in point, Uganda’s President Museveni.
Politics and Society No learning from Sharpeville massacre
In his Human Rights Day speech, President Zuma claimed “We now live in a thriving democracy with equal citizenship for all and a respect for human rights and dignity.” Tell that to the families of those killed by police in the last few years alone.
Politics and Society Zimbabwe appoints new governor of central bank
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has appointed Dr John Mangudya as the new governor of the Reserve Bank Of Zimbabwe. The former CEO of the state-linked CBZ Holdings, Mangudya takes over the central bank as the government struggles to brings stability […]