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Takunda Maodza recently in BUHERA
THE 2013 national elections present the MDC-T with the last chance to prove its mettle
Slouching towards Sirte: Nato’s war on Libya
Slouching towards Sirte: Nato’s war on LibyaMaximilian C. Forte’s new book Slouching Towards Sirte: NATO’s War on Libya and Africa (released November 20) is a searing indictment of NATO’s 2011 military intervention in Libya, and of the North American and European left that supported it. He argues that NATO powers, with the help of
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Chimamanda AdichieThere Was a Country: A Personal History of Biafra by Chinua Achebe Nigeria, at independence from British rule in 1960, was called the Giant of Africa. With a large population, an educated elite and many natural resources, especially oil, Nigeria was supposed to fly the flag of democratic
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Marcia GoreBuchi Emecheta is an African novelist who has published over 20 books and is considered one of her country’s most distinguished literary names. Born Florence Onye Buchi Emecheta on July 21, 1944 in Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria — Emecheta was the daughter of Jeremy Nwabudike — a railway
BBC lies exposed
Mukuchana HanyaniRecent stories from various publications revealing that the British Broadcasting Corporation began disciplinary proceedings against its staffers over a news report that wrongly accused a British politician of child sex abuse, give an interesting reading. The BBC has been claiming that it is the best
Nudists rally for right to bare it all
Two dozen pro-nudity activists wearing little but their righteous indignation assembled on the steps of San Francisco City Hall on Wednesday to protest a proposed municipal ban on public nakedness. “We are here today in response to an attack on our fundamental freedom, our freedom toWoman runs down husband with car for not voting
An Arizona woman, in despair at the re-election of Democratic President Barack Obama, ran down her husband with the family car in suburban Phoenix on Saturday because he failed to vote in the election, police said last week Holly Solomon (28) was arrested after running over husbandAfrica: Hub of investment
Mark SimmondsMore needs to be done to spread the word of Africa as a continent of opportunity. Having travelled to several African countries, and having met business representatives, entrepreneurs, investors and politicians, I have been amazed — not only by the ambition of African countries, by the