Africans and the Olympic Games – What is the Motivation?
What will Africans be Remembered for? Shortly before the beginning of the just concluded Olympic Games, I wrote a piece for FabAfriq Magazine carrying the same title as this post […]
INDIA’S JOURNEY TO THE “TOP” – THE MISSING LINK!
It is Santayana who rightly pointed out that those who forget their history are bound to repeat it. Despite all the negative aspersions that have been cast on history over […]
Aid, Politics and Development
When I first read Paul Collier‘s ‘The Bottom Billion: Why Poor countries are failing and what can be done about it“, I could not stop myself from clenching and unclenching my […]
Pro-Poor Politics
Unfortunately, my confusion grows… so there is actually such a thing as pro-poor politics! The fact that I am confused should not in the least be surprising when one considers that I derive […]
PROSPERITY PREACHING: A MENTAL FLIGHT FROM POVERTY
Preamble Listening to His followers shout today, one cannot help but be marveled at the wonderful messages they preach… “Poverty is not your portion in Jesus’ name.” “In the name […]