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Safe roads for pedestrians are still a far cry in Kenya
A fair share of Kenyan roads, especially in the urban areas, were built during the colonial era; at a time when urban areas had few dwellers and even fewer motor vehicles. In recent years, the Kenyan government has taken up th...
COP18: The morning after stock-take
It’s Saturday, noon, in Doha, Qatar on what is hopefully the last day of the UN climate change negotiations that were meant to finish on Friday. The only UNFCCC announcement reads “informal plenary – time to be announceme...
Apartheid Israel? A Comparison With The South African Experience.
In light of the recent events in the Middle East, it seems pertinent to address the accusation that will seemingly never die. That is the charge that Israel is perpetrating a system of Apartheid analogous to what was imposed ...
WATCH: Can Technology Solve Our Big Problems?
In 1969, Buzz Aldrin’s historical step onto the moon leapt mankind into an era of technological possibility. The awesome power of technology was to be used to solve all of our big problems. Fast forward to present day, and wh...
A Free or Responsible Press?
“A great victory for the forces of oppression”, that’s how Trevor Kavanagh the associate editor of the Sun Newspaper described the Royal Charter drafted by UK politicians in the wake of the Leveson enquiry. “...
A Crack In The Wall: North Korea’s Educational Paradox
In North Korea, children do not grow up playing tag. Instead, a favourite playground game is pointing toy guns at the heads of American soldiers in military games at school. The posters issued by the party propaganda machine li...
