According to the recent World Population report, 2009, in the last century the world population increased from 1.65b to 6b and is expected to surpass 9b by 2050.
Works Minister John Nasasira has taken a lot of stick for the deplorable state of Kampala City Council roads because many people presume he is in charge of all roads in the country.
ANGELINA Francis Komba (16) dropped out of primary school at Mwembe Yanga in Dar es Salaam when she was in class six. She delivered prematurely with heart problems, whereby she stayed at Muhumbili National Hospital for four months until her baby became of age. The child (now two) is always sick because of the heart problem.
With the recently held Fourth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) and China's 10 billion dollar pledge for Africa, the pundits and the media are questioning the relationship.
The Nigerian Bar Association's National Executive Committee (NEC) Meeting which held at Enugu last Thursday will probably go down as the most significant in the tenure of Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN as President of Nigeria's largest professional body. This Day gives an insight into what transpired at the meeting that settled and reconciled the feuds and factions in the Association
Last week's damning indictment of the Nigeria Police by Amnesty International clearly stung our men in black, judging from their initial reaction. In my view, that reaction could have been more measured and less belligerent; there was certainly no need to attack the messenger that brought the bad news.
FORMER president Frederick Chiluba's claim to money in the controversial ZAMTROP account following his acquittal from criminal charges has caused considerable mayhem in the public domain.
"THE true investigative spirit does not start with a system of preconceived ideas.
THE story of social movements in Africa and Latin America makes interesting reading about the lengths at which Western countries will go to maintain a grip on African and Latin America resources.
Since the feast of 'Tobaski' or 'Bana Salo', rumours of arrests of ex high ranking military officers, former ministers, members of parliament, business persons and religious leaders have been rife. As we investigated the rumours, we have come to discover many of them to be false alarms, the most recent being the rumour of the arrest of Willy Abraham. The fact that these rumours could spread like ...
People who say that FDC and NRMO are the same don't know what they are talking about. Yes, some of its founders were former members of NRM but all parties in Uganda apart from DP have had a chunk of members of other parties prior to their formations.
The withdrawal of two "key witnesses" used by a Spanish Judge in concocting indictments on 40 Rwandan senior army officers reveals to the world how the issue of international justice is being manipulated and abused to serve sinister intentions.
Those that framed the Constitution of the Federal Republic entrenched some fundamental pre-requisites to guide discussions and decisions relating to the health of the President and succession to the said office. They recognised the fact that the President is human and has the capacity to fall ill and seek medical attention.
Based on previous news reports that have warned Ghanaians to be very circumspect about some of the western drugs they are taking, we thought it appropriate to examine the issue of western medicine and traditional medicine.
The impact of women in the society cannot be underestimated. They form over 52% of the country's population. Despite gains in some areas, gender inequality, including cultural values and norms, domestic violence and a general acceptance of the superiority of man continues to limit women's ability to participate in and contribute to the growth of the economy.
President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua has a big task up his sleeves. Beyond, his health challenges, he has the onerous task of convincing Nigerians to go back to their root, which is agriculture. He has to impress on the ministries and agencies in charge of agriculture to come up with new policies and programmes that would encourage Nigerians to go back to basis.
MUCH of SA is already on holiday and this column is about to rest for a while. This is an opportune time for a short review of the progress of the Private Investor portfolio.
NOMURA International analysts Peter Montalto and Viktor Shvets have put out a somewhat bleak report on SA's economic potential, saying a lack of political will is the primary reason the country will not be able to improve on 25 years of underperformance in relation to its peers.
THE much-punted possible merger between the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Congress of the People (COPE) will succeed only if two fundamental issues are successfully negotiated. The one is leadership - who should be the face of the merged party? The other is ideological - should the merger continue in the DA's libertarian vein or carve out a more progressive, social justice foundation?
WHEN Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel promised a thorough and open debate on the rand recently, he commented that it was "new for us to have an open debate on difficult issues". The openness may be new but the debate definitely is not. It tends to break out whenever the rand is strengthening.
The planned completion of Kafin Zaki Dam located in Bauchi State by the Isa Yuguda administration has attracted comments from diverse interest groups and remains an issue for public discourse. A lot has been written on Kafin Zaki Dam by several commentators on the project. While the antagonists to the project continue to trail the path of politics, the Bauchi State Government on the other hand, ...
The verdict is out and for the fifth year in succession, no Nigerian player will be vying for the African Footballer of the year award. Unfortunately, this deserved omission of Nigerian players is not exactly surprising to many of us, as we have been aware of the slow decline of football in the country for some time. With that said, ten years ago an African Football Player award shortlist without ...
It is always funny and at times annoying, to find respectable members of the society, especially those who out of incomprehensible desperation, feel nothing to wash their dirty linen in the public.
"Eventually it is the artist and his works that survive. It is he who will determine the level, the standard and next path of the people's civilization."
TODAY my mind roves around. My mind seems suddenly on exile. In my thoughts I have traversed regions and cannot find a place of rest. I move as if without purpose, without a sense of direction.
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