By Margaret Chinowaita Since the first national lockdown in April 2020, Zimbabwean commuters in urban areas have faced teething transport problems. The government banned private public transport operators, only allowing the ailing state-owned Zimbabwe United Passenger Company, Zupco to provide transport to thousands of commuters. The move left a...
By Linda Apollo Reporting on the Pandora Papers leak has robbed the country of the opportunity to use the revelations as a catalyst for change. The publication of the Pandora Papers, a massive investigation into how world leaders and public officials use offshore tax havens to hide assets worth...
Since Zambians voted out the Patriotic Front on the 12th of August 2021, the country has remained divided into political lines. Long time opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema pulled a surprise landslide victory against incumbent President Edgar Lungu. Zambians gave Hichilema 2.8 million votes while Lungu got a paltry 1.8...
By Paidamoyo Muzulu Winning or losing an election is generally a referendum on the economy by citizens. More often...
By Linda Apollo The Data Protection Act needs to be fully operationalized as Kenya heads into the 2022 election...
By Awuor Alai It is safe to say that it is officially coup season in Africa. It has been,...
By Muhidin J. Shangwe On 23 September 2021, President Samia Suluhu Hassan made her maiden speech at the 76th...
By Linda Apollo As Rumi said, “In the beginning I wanted to change the world, but then I realized...
François M’BRA II On August 14, 2021, Pierre Dimba, the Ivorian Minister of Health and Universal Health Coverage announced...
By Linda Apollo Kenya is less than a year away from the next general elections where voters will decide...
Linda Apollo Somalia’s leaders have agreed to hold delayed parliamentary and presidential elections by October 10 this year. The...
African leaders have often used the constitution as an instrument of convenience in meeting their political goals. This has...
Since COVID-19 was first reported in Africa in early March 2020, the virus has continued to disrupt lives across the continent. Even with hopes of a vaccine gaining traction, more than 1.5 million cases and over 35,000 deaths have been reported, healthcare services remain exposed, education has almost ground to a halt and economies are struggling. Africa Blogging contributors from across the continent have analysed how different countries are responding to the pandemic.
Go to topicThe Covid-19 pandemic continues to strain most African economies. As more African countries seek to widen their tax base, the digital world which today hosts a lot of enterprises has become an easy target. More governments are today imposing digital taxes. In this episode, we capture highlights from a...
Ugandan novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija narrates the harrowing story of how he was arrested and reportedly tortured for writing two novels The Greedy Barbarian and The Banana Republic. He also talks about the role social media played in his release.
In this episode, I chat with Ruth Aine, a fellow AfricaBlogging author from Uganda discussing the five-day internet blackout in our country that began on the eve of the 2021 general elections. We share our personal experiences and discuss the effects to the economy and free speech in the...