COLUMNISTS

By Darius Mans How Africare, ExxonMobil and the NBA are using sports to empower African youth for success in life Growing up in Detroit, Michigan, I was fairly sure I’d never make it as a basketball star. I played for my high school team, but most of the time my …

By Michael Buteera Mugisha No country has developed economically without the governments actively setting the right fundamentals for growth Andrew’s article titled; “Inside the fair trade movement”, carefully exposes the potential pitfalls of fair trade but does little to offer any reasonable or relevant solutions to our biggest development challenges. …

By Andrew M. Mwenda The mayor has consistently opposed and obstructed every effort to reform the city and thereby rendered himself irrelevant Finally, the NRM has found a way to get rid of Kampala Mayor Erias Lukwago, a man who has been a thorn in their feet. A commission of …

By Peter Nyanzi It’s in the best interest of society that everyone has the freedom to choose and practice their religion without undue restrictions The freedom to practise a religion of one’s choice is universally accepted as a fundamental human right. However, the impunity with which this right is being …

By Donald Kaberuka Africa’s growth imperative should not exclude an environmentally friendly approach Typhoon Haiyan, which has so ravaged the Philippines, reminds us how vulnerable parts of the world are to the vagaries of weather. Although climate change is not believed to have caused the typhoon, similar levels of devastation …

By Pascal Lamy and Ian Goldin 21st Century challenges require urgent review and renewal of international institutions When the United Nations and the Bretton Woods institutions were established nearly seven decades ago in the aftermath of World War II, economic and political power was concentrated in the hands of a …

By Yoga Adhola Museveni is a military leftist guided by illusion, the direct opposite of Obote who was a nationalist In his article titled, «Inside Obama’s vision of Museveni” (The Independent, Sept27-Oct.04, 2013), Andrew Mwenda made a comparison between former President Milton Obote and President Yoweri Museveni. I would like …

Ruranga’s defection to NRM should not be looked at in isolation given this era of political opportunism It’s almost three weeks since former FDC strongman, Maj Rubaramira Ruranga returned to the NRM folds. Many commentators remarked spitefully to his defection. Some of the comments and media reaction even emasculated the …

By Simplice Asongu Overall, there is little hard evidence to support a negative view of China’s investments in Africa For many developing countries, foreign direct investment is viewed as something very positive. International companies can bring cash, skills, technology, and high ethical standards to a host country. But others do …

By Andrew M. Mwenda Why Africa should fight for free trade, not fair trade; for competitiveness in global markets and not kindness in consumers Everyday there is an effort mainly in the West to save Africa from something – tyranny, impunity, poverty, disease, ignorance – whatever. Always, the savior is …