Articles from New African (August 1, 2008)

Title	Author	Type	Words
'Better days lie ahead', says Tsvangirai.	Tsvangirai, Morgan Richard		688
Africans are not democratically deficient.	Siddiqui, Samrin	Essay	586
Becoming 'European' (2); West Indian officers in British West Africa were treated as "Europeans" by the colonial governments. this led to a conflict in 1904 over their employment in the Gold Coast (now Ghana).	Ray, Carina		1587
Beijing, here we come!: from 8 to 24 August, African athletes (both Continental and Diasporan) will hold the world spellbound at the Olympic Games in Beijing, China. Clayton Goodwin assesses the African challenge.	Goodwin, Clayton		1867
Big oil takes responsibility; Corporate Social Responsibility is sometimes viewed as the philanthropic impulse of big business. Not so, argues Stephen Williams, who reports that significant numbers of oil majors as well as companies operating in other sectors in Africa are realising that engaging with their host communities is good for business.	Williams, Stephen		1823
Botswana mining nothing, displacing no one?	Sharife, Khadija		1597
Coming soon, African security council; At last, the African Union is going ahead with its own security council.	Ouko, Daniel		720
Empower yourself 10 things you can do.			763
Hope Sadza bridging the education divide; What inspires a woman to rise from being a rural school teacher, to one who creates the first mature women's university in Africa?.	Mpfumira, Elizabeth B.		1101
Hope springs eternal: for the first time since the formation of the opposition MDC in September 1999, its leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, shook hands with President Robert Mugabe on 21 July 2008, ......	Sasa, Mabasa		1619
In support of Stella.	Edmond, Coryse	Letter to the editor	152
In Vogue token blackness?; As the special "Black issue Vogue" hit the newsstands amid massive excitement, Khadija Sharife argues that what Italian Vogue has done "is the worst form of tokenism-an instrument used to use minorities, to catalyze controversy but not necessarily change anything".	Sharife, Khadija	Critical essay	1844
Is Kenya sliding back to autocracy?	Ayoti, Omusebe. J.	Letter to the editor	542
Judges at war: in what could be a defining moment in South Africa's nascent constitutional democracy, judges of the highest court of the land, the Constitutional Court, have publicly accused another judge of improperly trying to influence a decision. And it is no ordinary judicial decision as it relates to the political future of the country-the trial of Jacob Zuma, the president of the ruling ANC Pusch Commey reports from Johannesburg.	Commey, Pusch		1898
Juggling that perfect "art"; If you're a wife and a mother, if you're a mother on her own or if you're the husband, then you will identify with the "art" that I am going to talk about. I hope we can all celebrate the joys this "art" bestows.	Mwangi, Sophia		1404
Liya Kebede; Looking good, doing good.			1581
Mounting hope for expelled islanders.	Carey, Dr Sean		1605
Nigeria is open for business.			1496
No salvation in EPAs; The EU is changing its trading relations with Africa, but not everybody is sure it is for the better. Michael Griffin reports from Brussels.	Griffin, Michael		1512
Pessimism hangs over Darfur.	Haselock, Simon		1357
Putting national interest first.			949
Spare the rod & spoil the child? So far this year, 22 teenagers, most of them of African descent, have been stabbed to death in London. So why are black teenagers killing fellow black teenagers? Are they a law unto themselves? Does the fear of African parents in the UK disciplining their children have anything to do with it? Kwaku went to find out.	Kwadu		2180
Stella is on target.	Ra, K. Khalfani	Letter to the editor	316
Succession debate creates controversy.			1413
Taylor's prophecy comes true; Presidents are not prophets, but the former Liberian president, Charles Taylor, who is now standing trial in The Hague, is proving to be one. Osei Boateng reports.	Boateng, Osei		1422
The core issue in Zimbabwe; The majority of commentators here seem to have very little knowledge of Zimbabwe and its politics. If you only rely on information provided to you by the opposition, you are getting only a quarter of the picture"-Mr Davis of Manchester, UK, contributing to a debate in June on The Sunday Times website.	Ankomah, Baffour	Essay	1713
The indomitable Williams sisters; Since their professional tennis debut in 1994 the accomplishments of the phenomenal Venus and Serena Williams have been astounding at the very least. as Elizabeth B.Mupfumira reports, the Williams sisters have not only turned the game on its head--their indomitable spirit is awesomely inspiring.	Mupfumira, Elizabeth B.		980
The last mercenary?	Duodu, Cameron	Editorial	2966
The night African pride glittered.			227
The sense behind our nonsense; Libation is one of the most misrepresented African traditional practices. But it is extremely important because it is poured mainly to remind everyone that man is on the earth but the earth does not belong to him. "Listen and do the same!", therefore, is the basic message of libation.	Duodu, Cameron	Personal account	2965
We are against sanctions.	Jokonya, Calisto.		911
We live the revolution!; They say we are the "poorest" continent, and yet they will not leave us alone . They are all over us, trying to take, take, take! Who steals from the "poor"? Do rich people covet a poor man's goods? Do they sit and plot how to rob from those who do not have?	Orakwue, Stella		1733
Western media bias.	Oduenyi, Valentine	Letter to the editor	221
Western media exposed.	Asmerom, Ogbazgy A.	Letter to the editor	152
What a way to 'thank' Africa!	Panyne, Victor	Letter to the editor	129
What about New Africa?	Addo, Bibini	Letter to the editor	181
What's ICC up to in northern Uganda?; Is the International Criminal Court (ICC) a facilitator of peace in northern Uganda or a stumbling block? Michael Bartlet looks at the dilemma facing northern Uganda, the ICC, and the prospect of peace.	Barlet, Michale		1383
Who is an "ideal" African Woman? What is "ideal" African Beauty?	Jere-Malanda, Regina	Editorial	836
Wow factor chunky jewellery.			431
Xenophobia in South Africa.	Agbaw-Ebai, Etukeni	Letter to the editor	97