Dedan Kimathi “I would rather die on my feet than live on my knees.”

Barack Obama “I think when you spread the wealth around it is good for everybody.”

Archive for ‘March, 2009’

Securing your computer

Securing your computer

1: AVG Anti-virus Free Edition
Without doubt, AVG is probably the most popular, free, antivirus software. It protects your system against both viruses and spyware. Initially, the free version of AVG was stable and effective. As the Dark Side advances, AVG has fallen behind a bit, but, it is still a good product if you combine [...]

Investing in Africa Euvin Naidoo & Raila Odinga.

Investing in Africa Euvin Naidoo & Raila Odinga.

Dear friends this week i continue with my posts on African development with some ideas from Euvin Naidoo a Harvard Graduate who has worked with McKenzie consultanty agency as well as various development and investment agencies.
Watch the video below and share some of his insights into development in Africa.
Euvin Naidoo: Africa as an invesment

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African Internet and Mobile Growth

African Internet and Mobile Growth

Watch Mark Shuttleworth, President of the Ubuntu Foundation,and June Arunga, Open Quest Media, speak about opportunities and challenges business and individuals face in developing parts of the world.This a lovely talk of African Prospects with historical occurences being put into context. June Arunga has travelled Africa from Cairo to Capetown and is an expert in the Mobile [...]

Was Jesus Black?

Dear Friends a few hours ago a friend of mine on FB put on his profile status “Jesus was black” as you can imagine this caused some acrimony amongst those who read it and responded. However it got me thinking and i decided to summon the most plausible argument with the little knowledge i have [...]

Dambisa Moyo’s Dead Aid :: The true story of economic aid to Africa.

I disagree heartily with the notion that Africa needs more economic AID to help spur its own economic growth. Indeed as evidence has clearly shown the last 50 years of economic AID have hardly helped any single country in Africa reach even middle income status. Furthermore the countries which have ignored economic AID like Malaysia [...]

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