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REGIDESO, a public company established by the Democratic Republic of the Congo government, is charged with the production and distribution of water to residential, commercial and industrial customers. It is a public utility firm founded in 1933 and operates within …
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African and Chinese leaders have wrapped up a three-day summit of the Forum on China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing, China, during which they reviewed and advanced cooperation to strengthen socio-economic development in both Africa and China.
At the forum …
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A mob in South Africa looted several foreign-owned shops in a White City township on the outskirts of Johannesburg, following the killing of two persons, South African police confirmed.
Angry mob went on a rampage, looting foreigners’ shops after two …
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“Non-democratic countries with poor human rights records maintain power by tightly controlling information, limiting people’s ability to share opinions, organize and create democratic alternatives.”- Anonymous
Internet freedom is a broad term encompassing several related concepts regarding use of …
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For every rational human being, finding love is, arguably, one of the best things in life. And when that love enjoys the support of friends and family, the joy is fuller.
But for Shalom Shoremi, finding love pitted her against …
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South Africa has fallen 10 places in the 2018 International property rights index. This revelation was contained in the latest global report put together by the Property Rights Alliance, a global advocacy organization.
South Africa moved from 27th place to …
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The Zambian government is set to initiate a daily levy of 30 Ngwee (about $0.03) on Internet voice calls. The new tariff proposal was contained in a press statement issued after the government cabinet meeting early this week.
The …
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Whereas poverty was conceived of on Marxist terms during the proxy battles of Western versus Soviet influence at independence, several local African thinkers resisted the ideas of Marxism and its offshoots of Afro-socialism. It is not …
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During a recent visit to Washington D.C., I briefed several foundations, members of Congress and think tanks: South Africa and Zimbabwe’s challenges have recently come to the fore, in light of eroding property rights and election issues respectively.
Amidst the …
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Agriculture has remained a central driver of Ghana’s economy despite the structural modifications that have occurred over the years. For a sector that employs 35.95% of the active labour force as revealed in a recent report[1] by the Ghana …
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