Introduction By emancipating oneself, the individual is declaring themselves as liberators. This allows the individual to regain their power and identity, which was previously taken away from them. For the longest time, emancipation in Africa meant freedom from colonial rule. A multidimensional understanding of emancipation in Africa requires an understanding
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Vote Bartering: The Right To Vote
Vote buying or bartering is a significant threat to democracy, elections, and good governance. It interferes with the political right to vote envisioned in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. In parts of the world, it is enshrined in most countries’ constitutions that a citizen who attained the
FOOD INSECURITY IN KARAMOJA, UGANDA
Karamoja is one of Uganda’s poorest regions, with income poverty at 66% and food poverty at 75%. With a largely rural population, livelihoods are based on livestock and crop production. Recent diversified livelihood activities include mining, stone quarrying, and the sale of natural resource products. Due to inadequate food access,
GAPS IN UGANDA’S NEW COMPETENCY-BASED CURRICULUM
In February 2020, Uganda’s Ministry of Education and Sports introduced a new Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). After years of critique about Uganda’s education system, Pandora’s box was opened. The CBC focuses on enabling learners to graduate with the skills and competencies needed in today’s society. Furthermore, the CBC targeted aiding in
South African Borders as the Hotspot for Corruption
South African borders are emerging as hotspots for severe crimes and atrocities. This practice is more prevalent on the border between South Africa and Mozambique in Northern KwaZulu-Natal. Patterns of cross-border corruption and criminal activities affect the local communities in many ways. The government has made remarkable strides to address
QUALITY EDUCATION: THE BACKBONE OF DEVELOPMENT
INTRODUCTION Education is the process of transmitting knowledge and skill and making sound judgment. A future filled with nourishing thoughts that will hatch into ambitions to achieve growth and development may be created using education as a tool to mould the mind and the future. Over the years, little attention
The impact of prolonged Industrial Action on Nigeria’s Tertiary Education
Introduction Education is one of the most potent instruments a nation can use to shape, change, and build the thinking of its citizens. Education is vital for the development of a country. As an empowerment right, education is the primary vehicle by which adults and children can lift themselves out
Underage drinking among the youth in South Africa
Underage drinking is common among teenagers in South Africa, especially in rural villages where most parents are not strict with their children. Parent and club owners’ negligence has resulted in teenagers being the most customers in drinking spots. In rural areas, teens have become unruly and disobedient due to drinking.
South Africa’s New Proposed Power Tariff
South African residents have imposed the new proposed power tariff by their country’s power supplier (Eskom). The residents are to pay for the service they no longer use. The National Energy Regulator of SA (NERSA) has been directed by the Pretoria High Court in South Africa to disclose the Eskom
Land Reforms in South Africa
Land reforms usually refer to land redistribution from the rich to the poor. The need for land reforms in South Africa is motivated by past injustices. The Natives land act of 1913 formalized the dispossession of black South Africans from their lands that began in earlier decades. In South Africa,