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Raising the Dead: Too Many Questions, But More than Enough Answers0
South Africa has a “spiritual vampires” problem, to adapt Susan Gerbic and the Guerrilla Skeptic’s term (“grief vampires”) for people like John Edward, who claim to speak to the dead. But then, I suppose you could say that the whole world does, in that religious leaders who make a living off telling people things they
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DRC: No, Ebola is Not a Myth0
- DRC - Kinshasa, Humanitarian Crisis
- 15.03.2019.
No respite for the people of the east of my country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In addition to the massacres and violence of multiple armed groups, the Ebola outbreak seems to have a definite home in areas such as Beni and Butembo. So far, the number of victims continues to increase, while medical
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To The Women Who Balance And The Men Who Do Better0
- Uncategorized
- 13.03.2019.
By Justica Anima I wish this was a man writing this to all the amazing women out there on this day of International Women’s Day celebrations. I know there a few lovely ones out there supporting the women to get to the top in order to break the glass ceiling. Day in day out, women
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Zambian Government Closes Independent Media Critical of the Ruling Party0
- Democracy, Freedom of Expression, Media, Politics, Press Freedom, Zambia
- 11.03.2019.
Zambian authorities have continued to use state institutions to muzzle the independent press. The crackdown seems to always heighten around election periods. The latest victim is Prime Television which has received a one month suspension of broadcast license together with private radio station Valley FM and revoked two licences of Ngoma and Kafue radio stations
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#IWD2019 : Balance for Better?0
- Africa, Women Empowerment, Women Rights
- 08.03.2019.
Today is Women’s Day. The theme for this year is #BalanceForBetter. This month, there will be a lot of women digging deep into their lives, hearts and work to try and give life to this theme. And if you and I are anything to go by, this theme will be done justice to. It can
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Institutional Memory and Cyclic Cashew Crises in Tanzania0
- Tanzania
- 06.03.2019.
It is nearly ‘half a year’ since I penned some suggestions on Resolving the Cyclic Cashew Crisis in Tanzania. The proposed solution of uprooting the root cause seemed impractical. Readers were left wondering ‘what’ – and even ‘who’ – is the root cause. As the crisis continues, I ought to clarify that the root cause is both
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Malawi Electoral Commission Needs to Rethink its Position on Official Broadcaster0
- Democracy, Journalism, Malawi, Politics, Press Freedom
- 04.03.2019.
I read with interest a comment by Malawi Electoral Commission’s (MEC) Chairperson, Justice Jane Ansah, that MEC is not going to have an official broadcast for the 2019 elections, as it was the case during the 2014 elections. Ansah was quoted by The Daily Times of Monday February 18, 2019 saying the decision has been arrived at
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Why Disarmament Cannot Solve Cameroon’s Anglophone Crisis0
Over two years after it began, the anglophone crisis continues to rage in the Northwestern and Southwestern regions of Cameroon. Worse yet, the crisis has transformed into an armed conflict that has already taken many lives, whether it be on the side of the secessionists or in the army, or even in the civil society
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Mnangagwa’s Deceptive Road to Armageddon0
- Democracy, Development, Politics, Zimbabwe
- 27.02.2019.
Zimbabwe’s quest for a new path under the auspices of the new dispensation and reengagement by Mnangagwa has vapoured into thin air faster than anyone could have imagined as the country is back again under the international spotlight. The November 2017 Euphoria has fast fizzled to Armageddonian despair. Mnangagwa’s reckless and divisive utterances during the
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Ending FGM: Lessons from Uganda and Kenya0
- Human Rights, Kenya, Uganda, Women Empowerment, Women Rights
- 25.02.2019.
On February 6, Uganda and Kenya joined the rest of the world to mark the International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM. The day came amidst a surge in FGM incidents in Kween district – one of the hotspots in Uganda – where at least 100 girls and women were mutilated. The two continue to
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Dear @DCI_Kenya, How about the billionaires whose names and illicit assets are listed in the Kroll Report? They are still "enjoy[ing] their ill-gotten wealth in peace", no? twitter.com/ThePlatf…
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