By Ronnie Chisamba – Kadoma, Zimbabwe: Despite the economic woes entrapping the majority of the Zimbabwean populace, the gurewamukuru community around the country is managing to keep the culturally inclined and fun loving entertained and in high spirits during this festive season. Originating from Malawi, Zambia and Mozambique, gurewamukuru (also referred to as gure or nyau) is a cultural dance that has become a common feature in the country’s entertainment arena. Gure members have to go through sacred initiation rituals before attaining full membership. Clad in special attires which includes marks: to transform them from their normal appearances, gure dancers... Continue Reading
By: WASH R&E “Media” – The Government of Liberia and partners of the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector have observed the celebration of Breastfeeding Week in Liberia. World Breast Feeding Week is celebrated every year in August to encourage breastfeeding and improve the health of babies around the world. It commemorates the Innocenti Declaration signed in August 1990 by government policymakers, WHO, UNICEF and other organizations to protect, promote and support breastfeeding. The Innocenti Declaration says all women should be enabled to practise exclusive breastfeeding and all infants should be fed exclusively on breastmilk up to 4-6 months of... Continue Reading
By Dennis Kabatto – A nine-member judges panel of Uganda Supreme Court has granted National Unity Platform (NUP) opposition presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu also known as Bobi Wine to withdraw his petition to invalidate president Museveni’s re-election. Though there were no objections to the withdrawal by the Attorney General, the Electoral Commission, and president Museveni, the president’s legal team nonetheless argued that the law requires Bobi Wine to pay the cost upon withdrawal of the petition. Adding, that based on his actions including what they described as making a mockery of the court’s independence, attacking court officials, and discussing... Continue Reading
By Dennis Kabatto – Counselor Eron Kiiza, Ugandan human rights attorney and lead counsel of Uganda’s media association has called recent presidential election on Thursday, January 14, 2021 invalid. He made the declaration Wednesday from his home in Kampala during a phone interview for Afrobeatradio show which airs over Pacifica Network Station, WBAI 99.5 FM in New York, www.wbai.org Attorney Kiiza joins a growing number of election observers including top United States diplomat to Africa, Tibor Nagy who called Uganda’s 2021 electoral process “fundamentally flawed.” The United States State Department also in a statement describes the election as “marred by... Continue Reading
In an effort to raise awareness on the findings from the formative research conducted by the Liberia WASH Consortium through Concern Worldwide, Action Against Hunger and WaterAid Liberia in five counties in Liberia, the WASH Media Network of Liberia collected case studies in Grand Bassa County.
