Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | A memorial service Saturday for anti-apartheid icon Ahmed Kathrada was transformed into a fierce attack on South African President Jacob Zuma, under fire after a controversial cabinet reshuffle. Party veterans of the ruling ANC, sacked finance minister Pravin Gordhan and Kathrada’s widow lined up to …
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By Independent Team President Museveni will today join as many as 90 heads of state in South Africa to attend a mass memorial service to pay homage to Nelson Mandela in the 95,000-seat FNB Soccer City stadium. The memorial service is likely to be one of the biggest gatherings of …
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By Andrew M. Mwenda Speakers at the Memorial Lecture at Sheraton spent too much time attacking government than on highlighting his legacy On Oct. 10, I attended the Fourth Milton Obote Memorial Lecture at Sheraton Hotel’s Rwenzori Ballroom. There, I witnessed in silent wonderment the murder of the record of …
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By Andrew M. Mwenda Failure to define the necessary market regulation deprived lecture of the necessary nuance The lecture by economics Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz about the failures resulting from deregulation of financial markets in the United States and the need for a strict regulatory regime was engaging and frustrating …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
