Monday, 23 January 2012 09:43
Giant on a keg of gunpowder
A wind of disgruntlement is blowing across Nigeria. There are fears that, unless President Goodluck Jonathan steadies the ship of state, divisions within the polity and the rising discontent could be hijacked by political opportunists to cause something more catastrophic. Unless something urgent happens, the Nigerian state may be headed for complete failure, writes Uche Igwe.
Friday, 09 December 2011 07:52
Fanon, Guevara, Mandela and Malema
As the year draws to a close we enter a period of celebration, peace and goodwill. Across Africa millions will be commemorating the birth of Christ this month. A short while later the New Year will be welcomed with much celebration. And across the Atlantic in faraway America, many of the children of the African Diaspora will also be celebrating Kwanzaa. But last week, on December 6, many Africans – and others around the world - were commemorating the life of one of Africa’s true heroes, Frantz Fanon.
Monday, 05 December 2011 13:03
Helping out the old colonial master
No-one should be surprised to see many Angolans strutting around with a spring in their step. The old colonial master, Portugal, that ruled Angola from the late 15th century and only left in 1975 after a protracted and bloody liberation war, has returned, but this time not to conquer, but to ask for help.
Tuesday, 29 November 2011 09:03
A bleak festive season awaits bankrupt kingdom
Nowadays there is seldom good news coming out of the kingdom of Swaziland.
The trend seems to continue and with the latest setback many Swazis will probably experience a bleak and unhappy festive season, with emotions running high since some newspapers reported on an official memo stating the government might be unable to pay its 35 000 civil servants their November salaries or will pay them late.
Page 1 of 4
