Mandla Hlatshwayo, the former actor on the TV series Generations was killed after confronting a group of men who had robbed women their phones in a pub in Soweto. Both the actor and his friend lost their lives in the Sunday night shooting. Fans, close friends and relatives have taken
Heavy floods have forced all schools in the islands of Zanzibar to temporary close, the education minister has said. According to minister Riziki Pemba Juma, safety of children and teachers led to the decision after some schools were left submerged in water while roads and property were also destroyed by
The government of Somalia and its foreign backers on Thursday signed a security pact aimed at building a functional national force capable of fighting Al-Shabaab militants. Though Al–shaabab has immensely lost its control of its territories in Somalia, including the capital Mogadishu, its constant attacks remain one of the
In the beginning God created the Heaven and the Earth. And the Earth was without form, and void; And God said, let there be light: and there was light... This was His will, His intent. Creation. As we can read about in the Book of Genesis. God spoke the words
Zimbabwe hasn’t exactly inspired much hope in anyone over the past decade or so, least of all young people who have found themselves out of school and jobless in a country where unemployment among the youth currently stands at around 90%. We are a highly literate, qualified and jobless
In a period of 12 months (FY2016-2017), Liberia is spending over US$10.2 million on just six (6) public offices, namely: President, Vice President, Speaker, Senate Pro Tempore, Deputy Speaker and Chief Justice. The budget of these six offices far exceeds the two biggest referral hospitals in Liberia: JFK
South Africa President Jacob Zuma has urged the public who may have information about a United Nations employee who went missing on Human Rights Day during a hike in Table Mountain to contact the police. “We appeal to anyone with information to assist the police to locate Ms Nikoi so
An American Politician, Christopher Dodd once said “When the public's right to know is threatened, and when the rights of free speech and free press are at risk, all of the other liberties we hold dear are endangered.” The media in Liberia remains an integral and indispensable embodiment
Children make up 62 per cent of the 1.8 million people who have fled South Sudan for refugee camps in neighboring Kenya, Ethiopia and Uganda since civil war broke out in 2013, two UN’s agencies have said. According to UNICEF and UNHCR another 1.4 million children are
Who is Esther Afua Ocloo, you ask? Well, she was an inspiring entrepreneur hailing from Ghana whose works go beyond the African borders. Ocloo, the founder of Nkulenu Industries, remains a pillar to reckon with especially due to her endeavor to empower millions of other women to succeed in business.
"Globalization: Has it been a blessing or a curse in your community?" Globalization has resulted in the upheaval of traditional structures and cultures and continues to foster the empowerment of Zimbabwean people and to push them up the value chain. A Zimbabwean saying reads, “Chakafugidza dzimba matenga.”Loosely
Civic education is a means of promoting democracy and civic engagement. It guides and inspires people to their responsibilities and duties as citizens in their interactions with one another and governing institutions at all levels. Civic education equips people with knowledge and skills on equity, justice, democracy, tolerance, respect for
Periodic elections in Africa have become a norm in many countries on the continent marking a major development from when dictatorial regimes were spread over the continent. As these countries continue with their experiences in democracy, focus is now on to the quality of the elections. The fear for many
While a feud is raging between General Khalifa Haftar representing the parliament of Tobrouk, in the east, which is militarily and diplomatically supported by Egypt and Fayez al-Serraj, head of the government of Tripoli, recognized by the international community, the population of Libya is regretting the “peaceful” era of Qaddafi.
As discussions and debates emerge from the just released World Happiness Report 2017, it is worth to look at factors that have inhibited the general well-being of the African people. In the African case, unlike many developed countries or other continents, there is a shared theme cutting across the countries
About 22 million people across East Africa are facing a hunger crisis, majority of them are children. 15 million people in the worst hit areas frequently go without a daily meal. In South Sudan a famine has already been declared. Soon parts of Kenya and Somalia will be famine disaster
