Latest posts by Ndesanjo Macha from August, 2008
Ghana: Oil exploration with a plan
Sokari writes about plans by the government of Ghana to embark on oil exploration arguing that it looks as if they have learned some lessons from Nigerian and Gabon.
Africa: Twitter's global failure
White African explains what Twitter's global failure means for Africa. Twitter SMS service is no longer active in Africa.
Uganda: How Internet access fuels development
Siena posts a link to an article she wrote about how the Internet access fuels development in Northern Uganda.
Nigeria: Celebrating Nigeria's first gold
Jeremy celebrates Nigeria's first gold and asks, “Just think how well Nigeria would do if sport was taken seriously in the motherland.”
Kenya: Report on post-election violence
Kenyan Pundit posts the report on post-election violence in Kenya.
Uganda: Disappointed with the president
Gay Uganda is disappointed with the Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni, for supporting the Church of Uganda's crusade against homosexuality.
Cameroon: The story of Francoise Mbango Etone
Angler's Rest favorite story from the Olympics is Francoise Mbango Etone, the Cameroonian winner of the gold medal in the women’s triple jump.
Uganda: R.I.P kampala.ver
R.I.P kampala.ver blog: “…kampala.ver has died an untimely and sudden death and joins ranks with all those millions of deaf blogs out there.”
Tanzania: Warm roast tomato and onion salad
Cold temperatures in Tanzania inspired Lynda to make warm roast tomato and onion salad.
Nigeria: Contribute to Hausa projects
useibert calls on Hausa speakers to contribute to Hausa projects on the Internet.
Nigeria: Nigerian Stock Exchange results
Ikechukwu Emelike writes about the recently released results from the Nigerian Stock Exchange.
South Africa: Vote for Springleap.com
“Vote for South Africa at the Innovation 100 Awards,” writes Nic Haralambous following the nomination of Springleap.com (a South African initiative to promote SA artists) for the Innovation 100 Awards.
Uganda: Government must rethink the Land Bill
Moses discusses the controversial Land Bill in Uganda noting that “the Bill in its present form is dangerously pitting landlords against tenants in a political confrontation that will register no winners.”
Nigeria: Critiquing branding and advertising
Jeremy critiques advertising, design and branding in Nigeria arguing that they are “extremely low in quality, with no demonstrable creativity at work.”
Zimbabwe: Where are the women?
Natasha writes about the role of women in conflict situations. Looking at Zimbabwe crisis, she asks, “Where are the women?”
Uganda: Firefox in Luganda
ITNewsAfrica reports that Firefox browser has been translated into Luganda, a major language in Uganda.
South Africa: Decoding revolutionary rhetoric
Sentletse decodes the revolutionary rhetoric of new ANC in South Africa.
Nigeria: E-Commerce
Jeremy discusses e-commence development in Nigeria pointing out that it is painfully slow because of the lack of epayment infrastructure.
Nigeria: ChallengeIT Camp 2008
Oro blogs about ChallengeIT Camp 2008 in Nigeria. ChallengeIT is an information technology camp for senior secondary school students and post secondary students who are not above eighteen years old.
South Africa: Facebook Guide for South African Businesses
Andy produces a guide for South African businesses intending to use the popular networking site, Facebook.
Africa: Big Brother Africa III
A Nairobian's Perpectives writes about Big Brother Africa III, which is set to begin this month.
