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It took several years of negotiations for fastjet, a low-cost private airline based in Tanzania, to get the traffic rights to fly between Harare and Bulawayo this July. The flying distance between these two major cities in Zimbabwe is …
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In a recent video, South African far-left leader, Julius Malema, admonished Africans to find indigenous ways to address their challenges and unite under a single state. He proposed the elimination of borders created by colonialists and the promotion of …
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Government of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has jailed a newspaper editor who exposed corruption in the country’s Ministry of Sports.
Tharcisse Zongia, editor-in-chief of the satirical weekly newspaper, Grognon, was sentenced in absentia to one year in jail …
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The recognition of this social paradox is universally important, that is, religion and politics are separate entities.
Religion is led by faith, not by logic. However, the underlying principle that gives rise to the network of the two entities is …
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A study by the Botswana Institute of Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA) has found that the levy introduced on alcohol has failed to achieve intended result – to restrict consumption of alcoholic drinks.
Not only did it fail to reduce the …
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Sri Lanka’s Hambantota Port was signed over to China on a 99-year lease because Sri Lanka could not repay Chinese loans it took out to build the port
Palpable fears heightened across Africa, last week, following a report of impending …
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I ponder over some developments in Ghana – my dear country. I am worried about the intended national cathedral. But, this is a project that most clergy seem not to have a problem with.
The Bible admonishes that one must …
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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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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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World acclaimed development policy experts, economists and entrepreneurs will converge on Lagos, Nigeria’s most populous city and commercial nerve centre, to discuss how countries in Africa can collaborate for peace and irreversible economic growth. They will meet at the African …
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