One of the things I tend to get asked by very intelligent young minds every once-in-a-while is “why school?” I come across questions and sentiments such as: “why should children go to school?”, “schools are setup to create employees, not employers”, “I want to be an entrepreneur and make money so why do I need…
He hasn’t read a book in years,But tweets in all caps, bold and fierce.He quotes philosophers all wrong,Then raps his “facts” in TikTok songs.A scholar born on Facebook feeds.She Googles once, then claims she knows,The secrets deep in UFOs.“Research,” she says, with shaky hands,It’s from a blog in far Sudan.No proof, just posts and comment…
By The Arusha News Reporter The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) has showered praise to five senior members of staff who have retired for their exceptional commitment and long-standing service to the East African Community (EAC). In a virtual plenary session chaired by Speaker Joseph Ntakirutimana, EALA members unanimously adopted a resolution praising the officers…
EALA Accounts Committee Chairman, Mr Mundela Mbombo Joseph. By David Chikoko The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), the body mandated to approve the East African Community’s (EAC) expenditure, has sounded strong alarm over looming financial crisis due to the persistent failure by Partner States to remit their contributions. During a virtual sitting early this week,…
They say AI will take my place,Will write this poem, run this race.It may outthink me, that is true—But it can’t find my missing shoe.It still can’t fry a decent egg.I asked it once to draft my will,It gave my cat a house on a hill.“Be efficient,” I told the bot,It printed memes and asked…
Following his instincts, the guide directed us to take another path and, as we progressed, a sudden, loud call erupted from the forest, freezing us in fear. It was an outburst of peculiar sounds piercing through the dense jungle and sending chills down our spines. We hadn’t expected the sound of the animal to be…
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the leading infectious killers globally, despite being both preventable and curable. Caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, TB primarily affects the lungs but can also impact other organs. It spreads through the air when someone with active TB coughs, sneezes or speaks. Fortunately, there are safe and practical measures to…
The unification of Africa appears to be a forgotten agenda, a mission with fewer protagonists and enthusiasts. Others disagree though. The unification of Africa is not a forgotten ideal but merely a complex process going through a milliard of very significant challenges. However, the topic doesn’t currently form the central focus of most African leaders…
The other day, I was reading an article in one of the international media outlets about a 73-year-old parish priest at King Catholic Church in Accra. The priest, Father Andreo Campbell, born in Ireland, arrived in Ghana in 1971 to serve as a missionary – and, in due course, acquired Ghanaian citizenship. However, among other…
The internet ushered citizen’s journalism.With this, the excellent and the absurd. On a negative road, untrained reporters using social media as an identity gimmick, hunting a quick buck and misleading titles that promise skyscrapers yet offer cheap muddy huts. On the bright side, masterpieces. Take the ongoing slaughter of civilians and children in the Middle…
