Cash transfers: Free money discourages work, rewards bad choices, creates a culture of dependency
Kenya’s political elite have listed cash transfers to poor households to ameliorate up to two million people pushed into financial doldrums by a dysfunctional economy, made worse by coronavirus pandemic and effects of climate change. The cash transfer proposal – bait for votes – has been well-received by the electorate...
Germ warfare: No animal host of Covid has been pinpointed, China now suspected to have lab engineered coronavirus
A lab leak in Wuhan is still thought to be the most likely origin of Covid because an animal host has not been found after two years of searching, top scientists believe. Dr Alina Chan, a specialist in gene therapy and cell engineering at MIT and Harvard, said there was...
Humanity has touched the Sun! NASA spacecraft enters corona – unexplored region of Solar System
A NASA spacecraft has entered a previously unexplored region of the Solar System – the Sun’s outer atmosphere, or corona. The long-awaited milestone, which was reached in April but announced on 14 December, is a major accomplishment for the Parker Solar Probe, a craft that is flying closer to the...
Arsenal leap into Champions League space after West Ham win, fans keen on how long they’ll retain the spot
Arsenal have moved up to fourth in the Premier League table after an impressive performance and a 2-0 win over West Ham at the Emirates. It was their first match since Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was stripped of the club captaincy over disciplinary issues and he was left out of the squad...
Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta’s frequent rifts with players of African origin points to inherent racism he’s hiding
Does Mikel Arteta a problem with players of African origin? When the Gunners’ boss arrived at the Emirates nearly two years, Arsenal strikers Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette had formed a partnership that carried Arsenal through a tur Bulent phase. Their goal celebration suggested an understanding on and off the...
Covid hospitalisations in Africa up by 67 per cent, but bed occupancy for intensive care units remains low
The spread of coronavirus pandemic in Africa has taken an unusual pattern, with the number of infected people doubling every week but mortality has significantly reduced, a development that has confounded medical professionals. The trend has not been witnessed in other parts of the world that have been ravaged by...
South African military impounds contraband skin lighteners worth $890,000
One would imagine after 10 years of border patrols South African soldiers have seen it all as far as contraband goes. But no, the newest addition to the contraband list is skin lightening products with over 300 boxes hidden in a truck carrying bran. Captain A. Tamela of Joint Tactical...
Ugandan soldiers will be in DR Congo for a limited time, President Tshisekedi tells parliament
Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi says he will ensure that Ugandan troops’ presence in Congo, where they are fighting an Islamist militant group alongside Congolese forces, is for a strictly limited period. Uganda and Congo launched a joint operation this month against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an...
Arsenal strip Aubameyang of club captaincy, speculation turns to his replacement
Arsenal have announced that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been stripped of the club captaincy. The Gabon international is thought to have returned late from a trip to France last week and was subsequently dropped for Saturday’s clash against Southampton. Now the club have confirmed that he has both been stripped and...
Pope Francis appoints Rev Monsignor Mark Kadima bishop of Catholic Diocese of Bungoma in Kenya
Pope Francis has appointed Rev Monsignor Mark Kadima bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Bungoma in western Kenya. News of Monsignor Kadima’s appointment was officially published in L’Osservatore Romano in Rome on Tuesday December 14, 2021 at 12 noon Rome time (2pm in Kenya or 11 GMT). The Apostolic Nuncio...
