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101. The Gupta 'state capture' reveals South Africa's worst nightmare: that it's becoming an 'African country'

With the Zuma and Gupta affair, South-Africa seems to be heading the same way as many other African states. But there is a silver lining, this state weakness also means that you can refashion and…

102. Your Business is our Business: East African bloc puts the cart before the horse

The seemingly ‘never-say-die’ issue of import of secondhand clothes continues tom rear its ugly head-doing so this time round with ne, bigger dimensions. For quite some time now, the issues was…

103. CCM says repeat polls valid

Mr Jecha called for the rerun elections but he has been opposed by at least 10 opposition parties that have stood steadfast, arguing the vote would be both ‘unlawful’ and ‘unconstitutional.’But CCM…

104. CUF: Selfish interest the curse of Z’bar

Our Reporter, Nuzulack Dausen recently interviewed the CUF deputy secretary general in Zanzibar, Mr Nassor Mazrui, on the current social, political and economic situation in Zanzibar, and the future…

105. We must maintain sanity in Zanzibar as polls near

Reports from Zanzibar suggest that the socio-economic situation is deteriorating by the day as the country prepares for the Sunday repeat elections. Incidents of arson and assault on innocent people,…

106. Juba now allowed to play barefoot in the big league

If there are high expectations that the EAC will put ugali on South Sudanese tables, and it doesn’t happen quickly, the community could face its first backlash from a member state. The fragility of…

107. Africa now embraces ‘guided democracies' for peace, stability

In these new “democracies,” the need for political uniformity behind elected leaders is once again justified in the interests of peace and stability and by fear of violence and insecurity.

108. The (re)marginalisation of Africa?

Sub-Saharan Africa may be overlooked on the global agenda and suffer a period of relapse into unsustainable development. Far from a continued scramble for Africa, as some analysts exalted only a few…

109. Social Media Is Now the Most Dangerous Threat to Africa's Leaders

Social media has "killed" isolation and apathy or the idea of " I'm alone in this". While this takes away the element of fear, it makes social media a very effective tool for mobilization, whether…

110. Uganda bans deployment of workers to Saudi Arabia

Hundreds of women enticed by prospects of well-paid domestic worker jobs in Saudi Arabia have returned home to Uganda with horrifying tales of being repeatedly raped, assaulted and overworked.