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Bad Education – A result of an inefficient government in Uganda?
Written by Ruth Aine Tindyebwa
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world – Nelson Mandela” Two days ago, whiles walking from work to a public bus-stop to pick a motor bike home; ahead of me was a young girl in uniform about 12 or 13-years of age. She […]
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Fighting the Drug, not the Disease
Written by Delalorm
In his lead article, Death Threat, Daniel Kapellmann aptly indicated that, “NCDs (non-communicable diseases) are the main cause of death in most countries except for the African region”. This is a valid point because in Africa, the problem is not the disease; the problem is the drug! It will be […]
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What’s a Capital Without the Capital?
Written by Rabab Khan
“I was stranded on the IJP road and then later at the I-8 for hours on end with the roads all practically flooded. We were literally two people driving the car: one mistimed gear shift and we would have been stranded in the rain on the road for the next 6 […]
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New Sausage E-Shop Uses Pig Photos To Reduce Meat Consumption
Written by Kristin Deasy
Welcome to Meine Kleine Farm (My little farm), where you actually get to meet the meat you’re going to eat. Seriously, say hello to the cute piggy face on your sausage label — because one could not exist without the other. That’s the point of the new German online initiative, […]
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The Tipping Point
Written by capetownglobalist
In 2008, our world crossed a demographic Rubicon: for the first time in history, more people lived in urban areas than in rural ones. On a planet effectively bursting at the seams, where megacities are growing faster than ever before, the question of whether the built environment is sustainable is […]
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Hepatitis C: A Growing Death Threat in Pakistan
Written by Maria Farooq
Dr Farrukh Ali Khan, a US based Pakistani doctor, predicts that the incidence of hepatitis C will triple in next 10 years, if it keeps on increasing at the current rate. Such a statement throws a glaring light on the ineffective policies and planning of the government and its inability to control the […]
