Friday, March 26, 2010

Bill Gates On Mosquitos, Malaria And Education

Bill Gates hopes to solve some of the world's biggest problems using a new kind of philanthropy. In a passionate and, yes, funny 18 minutes, he asks us to consider two big questions and how we might answer them.

Thursday, March 25, 2010

The Crime Of Aggression

Ottilia Maunganidze of the ISS discusses the International Criminal Court and the definition of the crime of aggression.

Monday, March 22, 2010

Africa And The Curse of Foreign Aid

The Poynter Fellowship in Journalism at Yale presents Andrew M. Mwenda:

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Govt To Protect Jobs For Citizens Despite EA Common Market

Tanzania would continue to protect jobs for her citizens despite the anticipated free movement of labour in East Africa after coming into force of the EA Common Market Protocol later this year.

A survey carried out by the East African Trade Unions Confederation (EATUC) indicated that unlike other partner states in the region,Tanzania would rationalise employment of foreigners in the country so that her qualified citizens are not marginalised.

The government would only allow hiring of foreign workers for the use of technologies and skills that are not available locally. Such foreign workers would be required to facilitate the acquisition of the required skills by the local personnel.

read more:

Friday, March 19, 2010

Horn Of Africa Events

Scholarship Programme for African Students - UK and South Africa