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We don’t suffer from cash crisis: Seke Rural Women
We don't suffer from cash crisis: Seke rural Women
Seke women share their stories on how they are surviving in the cash crisis era. Self Help Development Foundation has been working in Seke rural district and has managed to empower women…
What China’s President Xi’s Extended Tenure Means For Africa
Barring unexpected upheavals, Xi Jinping is set to govern for a long time. Africa had better plan accordingly.
Africa FactBook Stakeholders and Fundraising Conference Targets US$12 000
The conference shall be held on the 5th of March 2018 in Harare and comes against the background of a need to consult extensively in order to create buy-in and support of key stakeholders in order to ensure that various resources and…
Governance And Rising Aspirations In The Mountain Kingdom Of Lesotho
People all over the world are increasingly becoming connected to the internet, as information is becoming more accessible. People in developing countries see the quality of life being experienced by those in developed countries, and they…
Scandal Actor Sandy Mokwena has died
Scandal! actor Sandy Mokwena, popularly known as Bra Eddie died on Wednesday night, TshisaLIVE can confirm.
Mokwena died in hospital of natural causes.
e.tv publicist Michael Pocock said he was ill, but that it didn't "raise alarms" at…
Taking stock of Uganda’s economy 55 years after independence
Sarah Logan, International Growth Centre
October 9 marks 55 years since Uganda’s independence in 1962. The country’s economy has seen many changes during this time, affected by periods of political instability, civil war, fluctuating…
Kenya: Raila Odinga withdraws from election rerun
Opposition leader makes surprise announcement prior to new supreme court-ordered presidential vote
Kenya’s Supreme Court has given an impossible deadline for the repeat election
Dominic Burbidge, University of Oxford
The Kenyan Supreme Court has found that the August 8 presidential election result is invalid. It blames the electoral commission, not the declared winner, Uhuru Kenyatta. Kenya’s leading newspaper…
The WHO’s new African leader could be a shot in the arm for poorer countries
Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus is the first African to be elected as the Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in its 70 year history. The WHO is the United Nations body that directs its member states on international health…
The pros and cons of commercial farming models in Africa
Colonialism brought large-scale farming to Africa, promising modernisation and jobs – but often dispossessing people and exploiting workers. Now, after several decades of independence, and with investor interest growing, African…