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Virtue and Sophistry: Economy As the Superstructure in Zimbabwe0
- Zimbabwe
- 09.08.2019.
There were a number of by-elections in Zimbabwe over the last month. One for local government in my rural home district of Bikita East in Masvingo province. The other(s) for Parliament and local government in Lupane East which is in Matebeleland North province. Both are rural constituencies in our first-past-the post parliamentary and local government
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The Disappearing Trial: “I never came to your court seeking for justice!”0
- Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, justice, Uganda
- 07.08.2019.
It is common parlance in countries that use the English legal system that “not only must Justice be done; it must also be seen to be done.” One must travel the path of strict adherence to the cardinal principles of the right to a fair trial to achieve this justice. The case against Dr. Stella
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Race-based party membership: Steven Friedman on BLF0
Steven Friedman is right to say that Black First Land First (BLF) should be allowed to compete as a political party, even though they limit membership to black voters only. He makes this case in his Business Day column of July 31 (paywalled), but you can also read it on his Facebook wall. The South
READ MOREElectricity Cuts, Lifestyles and Modified Behaviour in Zimbabwe0
Electricity and access to it is a big issue in Zimbabwe at the moment. Not least by admission of our own government but more importantly by the lived realities of many urban based Zimbabweans, civil service workers, social service providers, informal traders and formal or informal private business owners. I have mentioned ‘urban’ Zimbabweans because
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Chad finally ends a year-long Internet shutdown0
- Freedom of Expression, Social Media
- 26.07.2019.
By Oladotun Roy The curb which started in March 2018, was executed after the announcement of recommended reforms that would enable President Idriss Deby stay in power till 2033. Though many speculations were made, a great few suspected that internet restriction was done to prevent protest because of the announcement. Deby, who has been in
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On assisted dying, and Sean Davison being sentenced to 3 years of house arrest0
- Morality
- 24.07.2019.
Sean Davison, who helped his terminally ill mother to die in 2006, and who was subsequently sentenced to 5 months of house arrest in New Zealand (where the “crime” occurred), was on June 19 sentenced to 8 years of house arrest, with 5 suspended, for 3 similar offences. Given that the sentence for murder in
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Only political action will remove ZANU PF from power0
The leaked audio featuring a conversation between Mnangagwa’s wife Auxillia and an army commander named as Murombo has exposed the power struggles in the “New Dispensation” administration. In the audio, Auxillia Mnangagwa claims that the army is trying to ‘get Mnangagwa through’ her, clearly asserting that all is not well in the cockpit and that
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Rethinking Unemployment, Skilling the Youth and Refugees in Uganda0
- Innovation, Society, Uganda
- 19.07.2019.
On 15th July the world celebrates World Youth Skills day, this is particularly important for Africa where majority of the world’s young people live. Uganda is among African countries with youngest populations, with over 78 percent of its population below the age of 30; almost eight million youth are aged 15-30. The country also happens to
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Press Freedoms Under Threat In Kenya0
- Free Speech, Freedom of Expression, Journalism, Kenya, Media
- 17.07.2019.
The arrest and detention of two Kenyan bloggers, Robert Alai and Patrick Safari over pictures of dead Kenyan security officers that shared on their Twitter timelines has once again shone the spotlight on government threats to media freedom in the East African country. The pictures posted by the two showed some of the bodies of
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Is Zimbabwe headed for another coup?0
The November 2017 military coup which forced tyrant Robert Mugabe from power is still haunting Zimbabwe, almost 18 months down the line. The remnants of the coup and its footprints will not disappear sooner than we expected. After topping Mugabe, President Emmerson Mnangagwa had an enormous task facing him trying to please his erstwhile conspirators
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