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Daily News Roundup – 12 November 2012
Africa Villagers in fear as 31 police killed Villagers in Samburu County in northern Kenya fear further violence after at least 31 police officers were killed over the weekend. The police were ambushed as they attempted to...
Focus on Africa: Kenya’s Education Proposition
After intense bargaining, Kenya’s treasury has finally submitted to salary increase demands, successfully bringing to an end the month long industrial action by teachers from the nation’s public schools. As the teachers lau...
Coffee strikers, economic transformation and the juxtaposition of social powers in Colombia
The coffee industry in Colombia was one of the principal engines for the development of the country in the last century. The legacy of coffee is significant for the country, being the world’s biggest exporter of coffee for al...
Food, Blankets and Shelter—Only Basic Needs?
Let’s just go ahead and state the obvious—it is much easier for an NGO to market basic needs programs than it is to market programs directed at resolving more complicated issues. Because the more complicated issues (for...
Violence in South Africa: Reminiscent of the apartheid regime?
As a South African, I write this with shame in my heart and blood on my hands. I am sitting here reflecting on the dark days of 2008 when xenophobic violence spread through the country. We did what we could to improve the si...
Philippine Typhoon Survivors Ask: ‘Where is our Government?’
Six days have passed since super typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) hit the central part of the Philippines but relief is not yet given to many survivors. Many dead bodies are still lying in the streets, refugees are begging for food, ...
