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Is the Wind of Change Blowing Towards Angola and Liberia?
September 26, 2018
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| Business, Celebrity, Economy, Lifestyle, News, Politics, South Africa, The Torch, West Africa, World

When the former Defence Minister of Angola Joao Lourenco became the country’s President last year and vowed to eradicate nepotism and corruption in his country, very few people believed his seriousness. Not that Joao Lourenco is considered a liar. Not necessarily so. The fact is that many Africans have grown used to and indeed tired and fed up of sweet-mouthed African leaders, who promise paradise to their subjects only to give them hell on earth. That is the typical…

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South Sudan doctor wins UN award For Humanitarian Work
September 26, 2018
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| East Africa, Economy, Health, News, Politics, South Africa, World

The mere mentioning of South Sudan invokes the images of war, pandemonium, refugee crisis, hunger and starvation, and a near-failed State. However, sometimes, hopes can spring out of hopelessness. Happily, this is a typical case, as South Sudanese surgeon Dr. Evan Atar was named as the winner of the Nansen Refugee Award by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR). The award, which is bestowed on an individual who goes beyond the call of duty to help save lives, is a…

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South Africa and Land Redistribution: Justice or Victimisation?
August 25, 2018
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| Culture, Economy, Featured, News, Politics, South Africa, World

Although the apartheid rule has officially ended in South Africa 24 years ago, following the country’s independence and the release of the former President Nelson Mandela, the global symbol of peace and moral authority from prison, white South Africans, who make up just 9% of the country’s population, still own 72% of the farmland held by individuals, according to the government’s statistics. This economic disequilibrium has given rise to calls for a fair and equitable land redistribution. While many…

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To ban or encourage the second-hand clothes trade?
July 29, 2018
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| Business, Culture, East Africa, Economy, Fashion, News, North Africa, Politics, South Africa, West Africa, World

Worldwide the second-hand clothes trade has generated about $3.67 billion in revenue, according to the 2016 estimate. From this figure, Africa has a 35% total value of the trade, while Europe, Asia and the Americas and others have 27%, 26%, and 12% respectively. The lives of many Africans have been positively changed due to the income from this business; many Africans have either ventured into the business or benefited indirectly from it. More than that, with the quality advantage…

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Leaving The Political Arena Fearlessly And With Integrity Intact
July 11, 2018
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Ideally, the aim of occupying a political position is to use it to bring about meaningful and positive changes in the lives of others, including, but not limited to providing much needed social services to the populace. Sadly, many a leader in Africa and other places, have rather used their political position to not only enrich themselves but cause unimaginable hardship to others. The result is that, in most cases, when these leaders have left the political territory, their…

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The Western Conspiracy, Short-sightedness and the Recent Refugee Crises
July 5, 2018
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| Culture, Destination, East Africa, Economy, Featured, News, North Africa, Politics, South Africa, West Africa, World

“Europe will be invaded by thousands of immigrants from Libya. There will be no one to stop them anymore. The Mediterranean will become a sea of chaos if I am toppled from power.”  This is not a prophecy from God, rather it was a warning from no other person than the former Libyan President Colonel Muammar Gaddafi to the ex-Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair during a telephone conversation with him on 25 February 2011. While the Western…

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President Kagame and Rwanda: The Burning Light Cannot be Hidden
June 30, 2018
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Some people call him a no-nonsense man. To some, he is arrogant. Others hail him as a visionary leader. Yet, some accuse him of being autocratic. Whatever you choose to call him, the one thing is certain – President Paul Kagame of Rwanda has the deep country’s interest in his heart. He has meticulously and convincingly shown this through ambitious plans and selfless service to the country. Hardly can any honest person deny this obvious reality on the ground…

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Dictatorship: The Issue Of Financial Returns
June 18, 2018
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| Business, Culture, East Africa, Economy, Illustrations, News, North Africa, Politics, South Africa, The Torch, West Africa, World

Some critics have argued that Africa has been the birthplace of dictators. From “Field Marshal” Idi Amin of Uganda, “Emperor” Jean-Bedel Bokassa of Central African Republic, General Sani Abacha of Nigeria, Mobutu Sese Seko (DRC) to  Hissene Habre (Chad), the long list is endless. These and more African heartless dictators have – even though they may have been dead – milked, plundered, wretched their countries, and caused immense hardship to their subjects. The dictators systematically turned their various countries…

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When The Lie Detector Takes Over From The Police and Prosecutor
June 5, 2018
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We hardly can discuss problems facing Africa without first talking about endemic and tenacious corruption. Sadly, the level of corruption in Africa has become so mountainous and yet common, that sometimes, many Africans hardly lose a night’s sleep over the cankerworm, which has effectively destroyed the continent and created increasingly a precarious future for young Africans. But accepting the infectious corruption as a way of life in Africa is hardly the best way to kill the giant monster sucking…

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Human Trafficking and New Wave Of African Prostitution in Europe
May 4, 2018
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| East Africa, Economy, Featured, Lifestyle, News, North Africa, Politics, South Africa, The Torch, West Africa, World

The new wave of migration to Europe has produced many serious social challenges, amongst them, human trafficking, prostitution, drug violence, modern day slavery. Trying to escape the intimidating political challenges in their various countries, coupled with the quest to survive the crushing economic situation in their countries, many Africans are stubbornly heading to the West at all odds. Despite all the dangers and hurdles facing them before they reach their final destination – for those who are lucky to…

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The ‘No Tithes, No Heaven’ Sugarcandy Mountain Story.
April 16, 2018
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Recently an esteemed Nigerian Pastor E A Adeboye, head of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, claimed that anyone who does not pay tithes is a candidate for hell. Hear him: “Anyone who is not paying his tithe is not going to heaven, full stop.” To understand the concept of the “tithe” better, let us go back to the origin of reformation. More than 500 years ago, a German Monk called Martin Luther tried to challenge certain things in…

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Ethiopia: Hopes in Hopelessness
April 14, 2018
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| East Africa, Economy, News, Politics, World

The recent dinner reception hosted last night by Ethiopia’s new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for his country’s opposition leaders and his promise to listen to alternative views of the opposition is not only a welcome development in a country, where a direct meeting between the government and the opposition is rare. It is indeed a gallant step other African leaders must inculcate. For a country deeply polarised and currently in the deep political turbulence since February, which led to…

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