By Elias Mhegera – It is still not yet clear as to why and who conducted brutal attack to the chairman of the Tanzania Editors Forum (TEF), Mr Absalom Kibanda. Mr Kibanda was attacked by unknown thugs in the dawn of March 6th, 2013. He is currently admitted at the Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg after being referred there from the Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH)’s Orthopaedic Institute (Moi). The Tanzania Human Rights Defenders Coalition (THRD-Coalition) an amalgamation of more than 70 human rights NGOs, joined hand stakeholders to condemn this heinous attack. Joining hands with political leaders, the Union of Tanzania... Continue Reading
Netsayi’s mbira teacher once told her that she might have been tasked with the responsibility of making Zimbabwean traditional music make sense to a new generation. That new generation takes in the ghetto youth, suburban city-dwellers and those in the Diaspora for whom African culture has become synonymous with witchcraft, boredom and everything not hip. Instead of reiterating the usual tales of disease, poverty and spell-casting, this edgy singer/songwriter uses her four-octave range and astute observation to represent everyday Africans and the new position in which they finds themselves. After a two-year hiatus from playing live (which has included touring... Continue Reading
By: Augustine N. Myers – Robertsport City, the provincial capital of Grand Cape Mount county has benefited from safe drinking water, after a period of 20 years. The provision of the safe drinking water followed the intervention of the Liberia Municipal Water Project, sponsored by the United states Agency for International development (USAID), and implemented by Tetra Tech in collaboration with the Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation (LWSC). It is part of a Quick Water Impact Project for Robertsport city, ahead of Liberia’s 166th Independence celebrations. Robertsport is one of the three cities co-hosting the celebration this year. The Robertsport... Continue Reading
By Correspondent Chinyere Ogbonna – For many Nigerians and the country’s entertainment industry, this month may not go down well in history as Veteran Nigerian actor, Justice Esiri passed on just days after former Big Brother Africa room-mate, Goldie Harvey passed on after returning from the United States of America where she witnessed the Grammy awards. His son, Marvin artist and pop star confirmed the sad incident through his tweeter page when he changed his bio to “RIP Dad”. Dr. Sid did not make public the cause of the dad’s death. Before his death late Mr. Esiri was said to... Continue Reading
As Sierra Leone prepares for the Presidential Inauguration, the final process that puts in motion the Ernest Koroma Administration, following the elections of November 17, 2012, there have been criticisms in some quarters, questioning the essentiality of the inauguration process. Much of the criticism is based on what the cynics claim is going to be unnecessary spending on the part of the government to host the event. Such criticisms do not have merits and must be stopped. Inauguration of an elected President is a conventional practice. It is a significant function of modern democracy everywhere. It goes back to the... Continue Reading
