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Zambia’s Treatment of Foreign Opposition Leaders Raise Eyebrows 0

Recently Zambia deported a leading Zimbabwean opposition figure, Mr Tendai Biti while attempting to enter the country to seek political asylum. The opposition figure was handed back to Zimbabwean authorities despite having successfully obtained a court order restraining Zambian authorities from doing so. The decision to hand over a man who claimed that his life

Did the Spanking in School Make Us better Ugandan Citizens?0

I recently run a poll on Twitter, my question was, “were you beaten at school?” Only 92% of the 73 people that responded had been beaten at school for all sorts of reason, they shared their experiences; Evelyn tweeted; In my school, kids were beaten for: *Failed to attain a certain grade *Questioned the teacher

Having Friends in Power 0

Why aren’t you writing about it, a former colleague asked. She/He was referring to my practice of analyzing political appointments in Tanzania. In this case, it was in reference to her/his appointment. Her/His appointment, like those of a couple of my other colleagues, has left me contemplating about what does it mean to have friends in echelons of

Drones for Social Good in Uganda 0
- Social, Society, Technology, Uganda
- 08.08.2018.
Recently, I had the opportunity to chat with Silver Kayondo, the Co-Founder and CEO of DroneNerds Africa (Uganda) Limited. The company specializes in frontiering the use of commercial drones/UAVs in agriculture, construction, GIS mapping, environmental compliance monitoring, and humanitarian refugee support in Uganda. During the meeting, we talked about the ways his company is helping
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Are African Elections Only Free and Fair When The Opposition Wins?0
- Africa, Democracy, Elections, Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe
- 06.08.2018.
This is a question I found myself asking after Zimbabwe’s opposition – MDC Alliance vowed to challenge the results of the July 30 elections in court after the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) declared that President Emmerson Mnagagwa was dully elected president after winning more that 50 percent of the votes cast. The opposition camp had
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In Defence of Zimbabwe’s Rural Voter 1
- Elections, Politics, Zimbabwe
- 03.08.2018.
When the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) started announcing the 2018 election results there was a lot of urban/social media anger at rural voters. The numbers that were being announced were indicating that the ruling Zanu Pf party was winning parliamentary constituencies with comparatively wide margins. Some social media celebrities were quick to express their disdain
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