Insight
Decide for yourself
The Minister of finance presented the 2017/18 budget proposal estimates to the National Assembly yesterday. I cannot help but wonder how many of my country folk appreciate and understand the
Deadlock in Cyprus
There is only one village in Cyprus where Greek-Cypriots and Turkish-Cypriots live side by side. It’s called Pyla, and the only reason that the two ethnic groups there continue to
Cultivating development
“I am the driver of/for development… that the process of development is or can be made possible is through me as an individual citizen…” so should the lesson be to
Qatar showdown?
The deadline that Saudi Arabia and its allies set for Qatar to submit to their “non-negotiable” demands has just passed, and Qatar has not complied. So what happens now? Does
Let’s get down to work
When the Queen of England delivered the Queen’s Speech 2017 on June 21, exactly 13 days after the June 8 snap election, I was envious of the efficiency and speed
China’s fight against poverty
The Africa-China relationship is often mentioned and regarded to be about 60 years old, but the reality is that the relationship could possibly be well over 500 years old; that
Philippines insurgency
A month ago, hardly anybody outside the Philippines had ever heard of Marawi. Now it’s the latest front in the war against Islamic State. More evidence, if you needed it,
No room for silly mistakes
On June 3 Basotho made clear their desire for a clean break with the past and for the country to be led down a different path by new leaders. Basotho
Development challenges
Peace is the quintessential element to any process of development; take the simple image of the embryo that has to develop in the egg: such a process of development from
When are you leaving Moab?
The book, (Deal with it: You cannot conquer what you cannot confront) by Paula White, has really inspired me in many different ways as a woman in general and as
