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Cheche, a radical, socialist student magazine at the University of Dares Salaam, first came out in 1969. Featuring incisive analyses of key societal issues by prominent progressives, it gained national and international recognition in a short while. Because it was independent of authority, and spoke without fear or favor, it was banned after just a year of existence. The former editors and associates of Cheche revive that salutory episode of student activism in this book with fast-flowing, humor spiced stories, and astute socio-economic analyses. Issues covered include social and technical aspects of low-budget magazine production, travails of student life and activism, contents and philosophy of higher education, socialism in Tanzania, African liberation, gender politics and global affairs. They also reflect on the relevance of past student activism to the modern era. If your interests cover higher education in Africa, political and development studies, journalism, African affairs, socialism and capitalism, or if you just seek elucidation of student activism in a nation then at the center of the African struggle for liberation, this book presents the topic in a lively but unorthodox and ethically engaging manner.
This book was first published as a two-part essay in 1965 and 1967 in ABBIA - Cameroon Cultural Review - under the title 'Idea of Culture'. Its main argument is that indigenous Africans cultures must be the foundation on which the modern African cultural structure should be raised; the soil into which the new seed should be sown; the stem into which the new scion should be grafted; the sap that should enliven the entire organism. This culture, the object of imperialist mockery and rejected, needs rehabilitation. However, such rehabilitation of African culture cannot be a mere archaeological enterprise. It will not answer to dig up the past and live it as it was. Not only is African culture not without its imperfections, times change and African culture must adapt itself, at every turn, to the changing times. In restoring African culture, it is imperative to steer clear of two extremes: on the one hand, the imperialist arrogance which declared everything African as only fit for the scrap-heap and the dust-bin, and, on the other hand, the overly enthusiastic and rather naive tendency to laud every aspect of African culture as if it were the quintessence of human achievement.
Descrição: Os livrinhos nesta série contêm histórias escritas em Cinyungwe com perguntas e quebra-cabeças. A série é para novos leitores de Cinyungwe. O desenho destes livrinhos facilita a reprodução de materiais para aulas de alfabetização.
Descrição: Os livrinhos nesta série contêm histórias escritas em Cinyungwe com perguntas e quebra-cabeças. A série é para novos leitores de Cinyungwe. O desenho destes livrinhos facilita a reprodução de materiais para aulas de alfabetização.
Bulozi under the Luyana Kings : Political Evolution and State Formation in Pre-Colonial Zambia
(2010)
Bulozi under the Luyana Kings is a study of the Lozi Kingdom in Western Zambia in the pre-colonial period. The study traces the origins of the Luyana and the Lozi people; the founding of the Luyana Central Kingship and the invasion by the Makololo in the mid-nineteenth century; and ends with the study of the Lozi response to European intrusion at the end of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Bulozi under the Luyana Kings was first published in 1973 by Longman, London. After wide consultations at home and abroad, the book is now republished in its original form.
Windhoek in the early 1960s: the 34-year-old politician Clemens Kapuuo knocks at the door of the senior advocate Israel Goldblatt to solicit advice regarding the myriad of difficulties encountered by Africans daily under the apartheid regime. An unusual relationship and friendship develops, one that transcends the racial divide in this South African-governed Territory and will last for nearly 10 years. Meeting in Goldblatt's chambers, at his home and in the Old Location, other participants in the consultations included the veteran politician Chief Hosea Kutako and a group of younger nationalists, among them Rev. Bartholomews Karuaera and Levy Nganjone. Through Kapuuo, Goldblatt also met Kaptein Samuel Witbooi and counselled the long-term prisoner from Caprivi, Brendan Simbwaye. Israel Goldblatt's notes on these meetings were discovered after his death and form the core of this book. They are complemented by additional biographical information about his interlocutors, and annotations that place his notes in their historical and political context. Illustrated with many photographs, this publication pays tribute to Israel Goldblatt and the Namibian nationalists who attempted to build bridges where apartheid entrenched racism and suspicion.
Bill NDI's Bleeding Red: Cameroon in Black and White is another masterpiece from a poet with a deeply political vision. This collection of poems with Cameroon as the particular focal point is a paragon of socio-political and cultural alertness in verse that will get every reader on their toes. Bill NDI's world is fraught with topsy-turvydom. It is a world darkened by experience and a keen sense of the wrongs plaguing his beloved country. He points out, without preaching, where it all went wrong, how it can, or what it will take to, be redeemed. The acerbity of Bill NDI s criticism runs from the very first poem of the collection 'Anthem for Essingang' through The Promise to the very last one 'Papa Ngando Yi Mimba for Camelun'. What a clime characterised by a 'clan of mbokos, clan of bandits' It is just natural that as they perpetrate 'death and sadness' in his beloved fatherland, nothing but 'disgrace', 'great shame', and 'repudiation' awaits them for evermore.
Black Caps and Red Feathers
(2010)
In Black Caps and Red Feathers the reader is taken into Creature's subconscious on the garbage heap where he is tenant, and where he recounts his multitudinous and gruesome experiences in Traourou's underground prisons. Ancestral Earth, set within a traditional African background, indicts Akeumbin, the king and custodian of the earth of Allehtendurih, who is caught in the dilemma of stopping a plague caused by the reckless exploitation of the earth and showing affection for his fiftieth bride. In compliance with the Princes of Earth, the women who are the principal victims, bring pressure to bear on the King who condescends to the urgency of appeasing the Ancestral Earth. The common denominator in both plays is communal grudge against irresponsible leadership and its fallouts of indiscriminate victimization that allow for the anticipation of a new or renewed consciousness.
Beschäftigungsprognose 2011/2012 für die Region Rhein-Main : IWAK-Betriebsbefragung im Herbst 2010
(2010)
Nach der aktuellen Beschäftigungsprognose für die Region Rhein-Main ist bis Ende 2011 mit steigenden Beschäftigtenzahlen zu rechnen. Dies gilt sowohl für die Gesamtbeschäftigung als auch, wenn auch in geringerem Maße für die sozialversicherungspflichtige Beschäftigung. Dieser Beschäftigungsanstieg wird sich, mehr oder weniger stark, in fast allen Branchen in der Region vollziehen, Ausnahme stellen lediglich die Öffentliche Verwaltung sowie die Finanz- und Versicherungsdienstleistungen dar. Das stärkste prozentuale Beschäftigungswachstum erwarten Betriebe aus den Bereichen Verkehr und Lagerei sowie Information und Kommunikation. Der Beschäftigungsanstieg wird überwiegend von kleineren und mittleren Betrieben getragen, hierbei ist hervorzuheben, dass gerade Kleinstbetriebe mit weniger als 10 Beschäftigten einen
überdurchschnittlich starken Anstieg der sozialversicherungspflichtigen Beschäftigung erwarten: Etwa ein Drittel aller zusätzlichen sozialversicherungspflichtigen Stellen in der Region werden von den Kleinstbetrieben geschaffen.
Auch über das Jahr 2011 hinaus bleiben die Betriebe in der Region RheinMain optimistisch. Bis Ende 2012 erwarten sie einen Beschäfti-gungsanstieg um etwa 1,6 Prozent. Hier gilt ebenfalls, dass unter-schiedlichste Branchen diesen Beschäftigungsanstieg erwarten: Die Dienstleistungsbranchen tragen hierzu ebenso bei wie der Handel oder das Baugewerbe. Ausgenommen sind wiederum die Betriebe aus dem Finanz- und Versicherungssektor und der Öffentlichen Verwaltung, die weiter hin stagnieren werden, sowie das Gastgewerbe, das mittelfristig mit leicht rückläufigen Beschäftigtenzahlen rechnet. Nach Betriebsgröße differenziert bleiben auch bis Ende 2012 die kleinen und mittleren Betriebe der Beschäftigungsmotor der Region. Aber auch Großbetriebe rechnen eher mit einem leichten Anstieg, was für diese Betriebsgruppe in der IWAK-Betriebsbefragung in der Vergangenheit eher untypisch war. Die Entwicklung der Auszubildendenzahlen wird sich bis Ende 2011 ebenfalls positiv gestalten. Die Einschätzungen sind sektoral aber sehr heterogen. So gehen die meisten Dienstleistungsbranchen von einem (teilweise deutlichen) Rückgang der Anzahl an Auszubildenden aus, während das Verarbeitende Gewerbe, der Bereich Verkehr und Lagerei und auch der Bildungs- und Gesundheitsbereich einen Anstieg erwarten. Die sektorale Prognose der Anzahl der Auszubildenden geht jedenfalls nicht immer konform mit der sektoralen Beschäftigungsprognose. Was die Gründe für diese Heterogenität sein könnten (Probleme bei der Stellenbesetzung etc.) wird Thema des nächsten IWAK-Reports sein.
Mit Durchführung der Schröderschen Arbeitsmarktreformen ist der schon einmal in den 1980er Jahren diskutierte Vorschlag eines bedingungslosen Grundeinkommens und die mit ihm verbundene Diagnose einer »Krise der Arbeitsgesellschaft« in die reformpolitische Debatte zurückkehrt. Sie bilden eine sich zunehmend artikulierende »Antithese« zu dem in Deutschland von der rot-grünen Bundesregierung eingeführten Modell der »aktivierenden Arbeitsmarktpolitik«, das unter anderem eine Kultur des Misstrauens gegenüber Arbeitslosen institutionalisiert hat. Vor diesem Hintergrund versammelt das vorliegende Buch sozialwissenschaftliche Diskussionsbeiträge. Im Anschluss an eine Rekapitulation und Neuformulierung dieser Diagnose, die in Deutschland erstmals von Hannah Arendt prononciert formuliert wurde und nun wie eine »Wiederkehr des Verdrängten« eine Renaissance erfährt, folgen darauf bezogene zeitdiagnostische Fallrekonstruktionen sowie Beiträge zu Fragen der Realisierung des Grundeinkommensvorschlags. Enthält Beiträge von Olaf Behrend, Eva Daniels, Thomas Franke, Manuel Franzmann, Achim Greser, Heribert Lenz, Matthias Jung, Ingmar Kumpmann, Jörn Lamla, Wolfgang Ludwig-Mayerhofer, Matthias Müller, Ulrich Oevermann, Michael Opielka, Andé Presse, Gerhard Schildt, Ariadne Sondermann, Johannes Suciu, Yannick Vanderborght, Philippe Van Parijs, Georg Vobruba, Götz W. Werner.
This book contains a major research into, and deep investigation of Basotho language oral poetry in Lesotho at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The classical form, the dithoko, which was inspired by tribal wars or battles fought by the Basotho, is explored fully, but the absence of wars, and urbanisation with the economic and social imperatives of modernism, have inspired new forms of poetry. The new forms include dithoko, i.e. 'praise poetry'; the difela, 'mine workers' chants', and the diboko, the latter which as 'family odes', are still performed in rural areas. The research work involved the live performances of 33 diroki, i.e. poets, watched and recorded in their natural environments. The investigators were led by the late Professor Abiola Irele, then of Ohio State University.
This edited volume is the first scholarly tome exclusively dedicated to Mikhail Bakhtin’s theory of the literary chronotope. This concept, initially developed in the 1930s and used as a frame of reference throughout Bakhtin’s own writings, has been highly influential in literary studies. After an extensive introduction that serves as a ‘state of the art’, the volume is divided into four main parts: Philosophical Reflections, Relevance of the Chronotope for Literary History, Chronotopical Readings and Some Perspectives for Literary Theory. These thematic categories contain contributions by well-established Bakhtin specialists such as Gary Saul Morson and Michael Holquist, as well as a number of essays by scholars who have published on this subject before. Together the papers in this volume explore the implications of Bakhtin’s concept of the chronotope for a variety of theoretical topics such as literary imagination, polysystem theory and literary adaptation; for modern views on literary history ranging from the hellenistic romance to nineteenth-century realism; and for analyses of well-known novelists and poets as diverse as Milton, Fielding, Dickinson, Dostoevsky, Papadiamandis and DeLillo
Legt man die Zahlen des IAB-Betriebspanels zugrunde, ergibt sich ein recht klares Bild: Die Auswirkungen der Finanzmarkt- und Wirtschaftskrise fallen auf dem Ausbildungsmarkt Hessens deutlicher weniger negativ aus, als dies zu befürchten war. Zwar ist analog zum deutschlandweiten Trend die Zahl der sozialversicherungspflichtig Beschäftigten auch in Hessen leicht zurückgegangen, die Zahl der Auszubildenden stieg dagegen in einigen Sektoren nochmals an. Die Ausbildungsquote ist demnach etwas höher als im Vorjahr, liegt in Hessen aber noch immer unter dem den westdeutschen Durchschnitt. Umgekehrt haben Betriebe auch in der Krise noch Probleme, offene Ausbildungsplätze zu besetzen.
Die vorhandenen Besetzungsprobleme sind etwas geringer als im Vorjahr und betreffen besonders Kleinst- und Baubetriebe. Einige der untersuchten Indikatoren lassen allerdings auch krisenbedingte Effekte erkennen: So ist die Zahl der ausbildenden Betriebe in Hessen um hochgerechnet etwa 3.000 zurück gegangen, obwohl die Zahl der ausbildungsberechtigten Betriebe so hoch lag wie nie zuvor. Das hieraus resultierende ungenutzte Au sbildungspotenzial ist erneut bei den Kleinstbetrieben besonders hoch. Auch die Übernahmequoten, also der Anteil der erfolgreichen Ausbildungsabsolventen, die im Betrieb bleiben konnten, haben gegenüber dem letzten Jahr abgenommen, wobei erneut bei den Kleinstbetrieben der größte Rückgang zu verzeichnen ist. Inwieweit bei diesen Ergebnissen konjunkturelle Effekte durchschlagen, lässt sich nicht abschließend klären. Eine Betrachtung des Zusammenhangs zwischen wirtschaftlicher Lage und der Ausbildungsbeteiligung liefert jedoch Hinweise, dass insbesondere die zurückliegende ökonomische Situation der Betriebe Einfluss auf deren Ausbildungs- verhalten hat. Betriebe, deren Ertragslage im letzten Jahr schlecht war, bilden deutlic he seltener aus als der Durchschnitt der hessischen Betriebe. Der aktuelle Wettbewerbsdruck und die erwartete Geschäfts entwicklung spielen dagegen kaum eine Rolle. Falls dieser Zusammenhang eine Bestätigung erfährt, kann für den hessischen Ausbildungsmarkt noch keine Entwarnung gegeben werden: die schlechte konjunkturelle Lage 2009 wird auch im kommenden Ausbildungsjahr zu spüren sein.
La biodiversité comprend la plénitude de la vie dans toutes ses formes. Sa protection et son usage durable doivent ainsi être une partie intégrante d’une politique orientée vers l’avenir et ancrer de plus en plus dans la conscience politique et publique. La condition préalable pour cela est une meilleure compréhension des effets des actions humaines sur la biodiversité et une connaissance plus approfondie de sa valeur. La recherche scientifique contribue de façon indispensable à la préservation des biomes, des espèces et gènes. Elle ne se limite pas à fournir les connaissances fondamentales qui sont nécessaires pour arrêter le progrès de la disparition de la biodiversité. Bien plus, ce sont les chercheurs eux-mêmes qui, ensemble avec leurs partenaires locaux, élaborent des stratégies pour un usage durable de la biodiversité. Explorer la flore et la faune du continent africain, et mesurer les changements observés dans leur milieu naturel afin de les réduire, tels sont les objectifs de BIOTA (Biodiversity Monitoring Transect Analysis in Africa / Transect d´Analyse du suivi de la Biodiversité en Afrique de l´Ouest). Ce réseau de recherche a été créé en 1999 ensemble par les chercheurs africains et allemands. Vu la grande importance de BIOTA, cette initiative est non seulement financée par le Ministère fédérale de l’Education et de la Recherche, mais entre-temps aussi par plusieurs Etats africains et institutions partenaires. «BIOTA Ouest» a été lancé au début de 2001. Parmi les résultats de cette coopération réussie figurent le centre de biodiversité à Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) et l’Atlas «BIOTA Ouest» actuel. Je me réjouis de l’apparition de cet atlas, qui constitue une vue d’ensemble compréhensive aussi bien que compréhensible des nombreux résultats de recherche et recommandations pratiques, car la biodiversité est une condition essentielle pour le fonctionnement de l’écosystème et, partant, le fondement de la vie humaine et de l’activité économique.
La biodiversité comprend la plénitude de la vie dans toutes ses formes. Sa protection et son usage durable doivent ainsi être une partie intégrante d’une politique orientée vers l’avenir et ancrer de plus en plus dans la conscience politique et publique. La condition préalable pour cela est une meilleure compréhension des effets des actions humaines sur la biodiversité et une connaissance plus approfondie de sa valeur. La recherche scientifique contribue de façon indispensable à la préservation des biomes, des espèces et gènes. Elle ne se limite pas à fournir les connaissances fondamentales qui sont nécessaires pour arrêter le progrès de la disparition de la biodiversité. Bien plus, ce sont les chercheurs eux-mêmes qui, ensemble avec leurs partenaires locaux, élaborent des stratégies pour un usage durable de la biodiversité. Explorer la flore et la faune du continent africain, et mesurer les changements observés dans leur milieu naturel afin de les réduire, tels sont les objectifs de BIOTA (Biodiversity Monitoring Transect Analysis in Africa / Transect d´Analyse du suivi de la Biodiversité en Afrique de l´Ouest). Ce réseau de recherche a été créé en 1999 ensemble par les chercheurs africains et allemands. Vu la grande importance de BIOTA, cette initiative est non seulement financée par le Ministère fédérale de l’Education et de la Recherche, mais entre-temps aussi par plusieurs Etats africains et institutions partenaires. «BIOTA Ouest» a été lancé au début de 2001. Parmi les résultats de cette coopération réussie figurent le centre de biodiversité à Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) et l’Atlas «BIOTA Ouest» actuel. Je me réjouis de l’apparition de cet atlas, qui constitue une vue d’ensemble compréhensive aussi bien que compréhensible des nombreux résultats de recherche et recommandations pratiques, car la biodiversité est une condition essentielle pour le fonctionnement de l’écosystème et, partant, le fondement de la vie humaine et de l’activité économique.
La biodiversité comprend la plénitude de la vie dans toutes ses formes. Sa protection et son usage durable doivent ainsi être une partie intégrante d’une politique orientée vers l’avenir et ancrer de plus en plus dans la conscience politique et publique. La condition préalable pour cela est une meilleure compréhension des effets des actions humaines sur la biodiversité et une connaissance plus approfondie de sa valeur. La recherche scientifique contribue de façon indispensable à la préservation des biomes, des espèces et gènes. Elle ne se limite pas à fournir les connaissances fondamentales qui sont nécessaires pour arrêter le progrès de la disparition de la biodiversité. Bien plus, ce sont les chercheurs eux-mêmes qui, ensemble avec leurs partenaires locaux, élaborent des stratégies pour un usage durable de la biodiversité. Explorer la flore et la faune du continent africain, et mesurer les changements observés dans leur milieu naturel afin de les réduire, tels sont les objectifs de BIOTA (Biodiversity Monitoring Transect Analysis in Africa / Transect d´Analyse du suivi de la Biodiversité en Afrique de l´Ouest). Ce réseau de recherche a été créé en 1999 ensemble par les chercheurs africains et allemands. Vu la grande importance de BIOTA, cette initiative est non seulement financée par le Ministère fédérale de l’Education et de la Recherche, mais entre-temps aussi par plusieurs Etats africains et institutions partenaires. «BIOTA Ouest» a été lancé au début de 2001. Parmi les résultats de cette coopération réussie figurent le centre de biodiversité à Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) et l’Atlas «BIOTA Ouest» actuel. Je me réjouis de l’apparition de cet atlas, qui constitue une vue d’ensemble compréhensive aussi bien que compréhensible des nombreux résultats de recherche et recommandations pratiques, car la biodiversité est une condition essentielle pour le fonctionnement de l’écosystème et, partant, le fondement de la vie humaine et de l’activité économique.
Anxiety in Mosaic
(2010)
Anxiety In Mosaic is a sum up of a man's fears and hopes into a volume of poetry; anxieties that span a cross section of the human phenomena of greed (in ramifications) and the resultant socio-political, economic and environmental consequences; the repercussions of worsted governance, feminist, ecological, emigrational and imperialist concerns, presented from the perspective of a philosophical questioning. The charm of these thoroughly vocal, finely-crafted poems not only lie in the quasi-compendious multiplicity of subject matter but also in their creative and innovative re-chartings.
Die qualifizierte sprachliche Betreuung internationaler Studierender während des Fachstudiums an deutschen Hochschulen hat in den letzten Jahren zunehmend an Bedeutung gewonnen. Der Fachverband Deutsch als Fremdsprache hat sich daher die Aufgabe gestellt, der studienbegleitenden Förderung der zentralen Kompetenzen, die für ein erfolgreiches Studium maßgeblich sind, verstärkte Aufmerksamkeit zu widmen. Die in diesem Band dokumentierte Fachtagung ist ein Auftakt dazu. Im Zentrum stehen Berichte und Diskussionen über Theorie und Praxis von Konzepten und Lehr-/ Lernmaterialien zum akademischen Schreiben in der Fremdsprache Deutsch, welche derzeit fachspezifisch oder fächerübergreifend in Kursen oder individuellen Schreibberatungen für verschiedene Zielgruppen an Hochschulen (Erasmus-, Bachelor-, Masterstudierende oder Promovierende) eingesetzt werden.
This is an introductory textbook on the Zimbabwean legal system. It sets the stage for a comprehensive description of that legal system by opening with some theoretical issues on the nature of law in general, particularly a definition of law, the role and purpose of law in society, the relationship between law and justice and how morality impacts on law. After outlining this theoretical framework, it turns to the Zimbabwean legal system and covers the following key areas: sources of Zimbabwean law, the scope of Roman-Dutch law in Zimbabwe, the law-making process and the role of Parliament, the structure of the courts in Zimbabwe, the procedures in the civil and criminal courts, the legal aid system and the nature of the legal profession. It covers the process of appointment of judges and its effect on the independence of the judiciary. It has a long closing chapter on the interpretation of statutes covering all the rules, maxims and presumptions.
Conflict in Northern Ghana appears to be increasing in amplitude and frequency and its effects are getting more devastating. It is the view of this book that the Government of Ghana and civil society organisations involved in aspects of conflict management have approached peace issues in the region with an inadequate understanding of the local issues that divide and unite the people, or using sufficient resources to preempt conflict. In 2003 The Mole V summit was held in Damongo to discuss strategic directions for comprehensive development and poverty reduction in Northern Ghana as a mechanism for supporting conflict management. It is the aim of this publication to contribute to the proposed plan by suggesting past and current conflict management resources and mechanisms which could be employed. The suggestions are informed by surveys, which are oulined in the book, of particular conflicts in the three northern Regions of Ghana between 2006 and 2008 - their histories, causes and effects and their resolution.
Prefácio Este esboço gramatical teve origem nos trabalhos da Sociedade Internacional de Linguística (SIL) em Moçambique. O que se procura nesta modesta contribuição ao ambiente sociocultural é apresentar um modelo simples da descrição de aspectos gramaticais para encorajar o uso da língua local e facilitar ao público um melhor acesso a um aspecto da sua rica cultura. O esboço aqui apresentado é uma breve introdução à língua Ekoti que foi produzido durante um seminário linguístico em Julho 2004 no escritório do programa Ekoti em Angoche. Este pequeno estudo segue o padrão das “Notas Gramaticais sobre a Língua Emakhuwa”, o primeiro estudo na série “Monografias Linguísticas Moçambicanas, elaborado em 2003, imprimido em 2006. Queremos endereçar os nossos agradecimentos calorosos ao Governo Distrital do Distrito de Angoche, ao Conselho Municipal, e à Direcção Distrital da Educação e Cultura que facilitam um clima vantajoso para o desenvolvimento e a pesquisa da língua Ekoti. Também queríamos agradecer ao povo Koti que tem o orgulho de elogiar a sua própria língua e sabedoria cultural. Akhili maali 'Ideias são riqueza' (provérbio local) Os autores Angoche, Abril de 2007
Patrick Tataw Obenson, alias Ako-Aya, the rabid critic, social crusader and witty journalist, all rolled up in one, was indeed a popular and widely admired pioneer in daring journalism and social commentary in Cameroon. Little wonder that when he died, he left behind countless painful hearts and many questions on the lips of his admirers. As a man of the people, the fallen hero of Cameroon's Fleet Street shared his experiences, be they good or bad, with his readers. He was a virile critic even of the sordid things in which he himself secretly indulged. Obenson's mind was open, and through his popular newspaper column - Ako-Aya - he exposed society and social action in all their dimensions. He had an axe to grind with all perpetrators of social vices, especially those of them that infringed on the rights of the common man. He gave them a good fight, using his newspaper as his only weapon - a weapon which could not be neutralized even by the most affluent nor the most coercive leadership. And he did so with nerve and valour and venom. Only Tataw Obenson could spit out really scathing pieces of satire, aimed directly at the highest governing authorities of his society. Only Obenson could make allusions even to his own apparently ugly self. Only he could be liberal and honest enough to confess how he boarded a taxi and later bolted without paying the driver. Only Obenson was able to foresee his imminent demise from the face of the earth and literarily wrote his own epitaph
This is a timely book on the contemporary African priesthood. Just as in other parts of the globe, the African priesthood currently faces a serious crisis of identity. The unfolding crisis puts stress on the clerics and augments the tension with lay people. The model of the Church-as-Family of God opted for by the Church in Africa is a new milestone that puts pressure on Catholic priests to define their role in the new context. The identity and image of priests need to be specified as lay ministries render the Church active from the grassroots. Reflection about the ministry of the clergy in Africa is urgent, and indeed it is an important aspect of enculturation. Nyenyembe demonstrates an admirable capacity to situate his rich theological reflections in an African context.
Jean Hartley, born in Kenya, is acknowledged as being the first to legitimise fixing for wildlife film crews. Over the last 25 years, she has worked on over a thousand films, the vast majority being about wildlife and nature. She features five of the great film makers who all started their careers in Kenya in the1950s, legends whom she is proud to call personal friends. Watching all of their films, and many more, she became fascinated by the history of film making in Kenya and determined to find out when it all started. In this insightful book, she traces the roots of wildlife film back a hundred years, drawing on accounts of the original film makers and the professional hunters who guided those early safaris. She tracks the changes from those grainy, speeded up, silent films through to the technologically perfect High Definition and 3D films that are being made today.
Abulaamu namu Ishaki
(2010)
Aaparahamu ni Isaaki
(2010)
A Practical Guide to Understanding Ciyawo has been developed over fourteen years and systematically explains for the novice the important aspects of Ciyawo grammar for effective communication. A practical grammar guide, the instruction is accessible, giving the basics of pronunciation, to building verb tenses, to ways of combining the different elements of the language in order to form sentences.
A Dictionary of Popular Bali Names is an exceptional minefield of Chamba names, meticulously assembled and expatiated for the curious user. As a pioneer in the field of dictionary-writing in the Cameroon grassfields, Fokwang's third edition counts for more than a regular dictionary. It skilfully combines a short history of the Chamba people in Cameroon as well as ethnographic issues on the naming ritual. John Fokwang's work stands in a class of its own and will serve as reference material for people of Chamba descent and those who favour the use of African names in general. This edition is an exceptionally worthy contribution to the ethnography of the Cameroon grassfields and of course, the growing literature and interest on African names and languages.
The last text on the geography of Uganda was written in 1975 by Professor Brian Langlands. Since the last publication, Uganda has undergone numerous changes. The population has more than tripled from less than 10 million to almost 30 million. The district boundaries have changed and the number of districts increases every year. New districts are created every year. Economic productivity has also shifted over the years. Furthermore, new and emerging diseases have surfaced in Uganda. This book addresses the need for an updated document on the geography of Uganda. This book was written by a joint group of Ugandan geographers. The contributors authored chapters in their areas of specialization. There are a total of twelve chapters in the book. These chapters are based on the most current data available.
This books is the result of concerted teamwork among the academia staff of the Department of Religious Studies, University of Nairobi between 1986 and 1990. The Project was prompted by the necessity to produce relevant and comprehensive textbooks for the undergraduate degree programme. The book has remained in demand, confirming the relevance and quality of its content covering the whole range of major religions of the world with extensive geographical and historical acope. It includes a specific section on African Religion, thus placing the African Religious Heritage within the mainstream of the comparative study of the world's religions.
This text broadly and comprehensively covers the area of law of succession in Kenya. It exposes the substantive succession legal regime applying in Kenya as well as the Kenyan probate practice. It is tailored specifically for the legal practitioner, the Magistrate and Judge and the law student William Musyoka holds L.L.B and LL.M degrees from the University of Nairobi. He is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a law lecturer. He has taught the law of succession at the Kenya School of Law and is currently teaching the subject at the School of Law, University of Nairobi.
A Basket of Flaming Ashes
(2010)
Ashuntantang is an extraordinary weaver of words who showcases vivid pictures that compete with 3D simulation. Her greatest asset is her use of the beautiful traditional Cameroonian anchor that evokes folk tales with its moonlight romance and glory. You feel, laugh, weep, shiver, wonder, and hail the triumphant spirit of the persona as it navigates African postcolonial and global experiences with the melancholy of an exile who is purposeful, strategic, and a lot of fun.
This report on the broadcast media in Nigeria finds that liberalisation efforts in the broadcasting sector have only been partially achieved. More than a decade after military rule, the nation still has not managed to enact media legislation that is in line with continental standards, particularly the Declaration on Freedom of Expression in Africa. The report, part of an 11-country survey of broadcast media in Africa, strongly recommends the transformation of the two state broadcasters into a genuine public broadcaster as an independent legal entity with editorial independence and strong safeguards against any interference from the federal government, state governments and other interests. The report was written by Mr. Akin Akingbulu Executive Director, Institute for Media and Society, IMS, Nigeria.
Uganda's broadcast media landscape has witnessed tremendous growth in recent years. While the public broadcaster remains the dominant national player - in terms of reach - in both radio and television, commercial broadcasters have introduced a substantial level of diversity in the industry. Public broadcasting faces serious competition from the numerous private and independent broadcasters, especially in and around the capital Kampala and major urban centres. In fact, the private/commercial sector clearly dominates the industry in most respects, notably productivity and profitability. The public broadcaster, which enjoys wider geographical coverage, faces the challenge of trying to fulfil a broad mandate with little funding. This makes it difficult for UBC to compete with the more nimble operators in the commercial/private sector. Overall, there appears to be a healthy degree of pluralism and diversity in terms of ownership.
One of the critical questions that Kenyans have continuously asked is what went wrong in January and February 2008 with the 'peace' they had hitherto enjoyed. There have not been readily available answers to this fundamental question. The collection of papers presented in this book attempt to provide, as a starting point, possible explanations for the events of early 2008 including key background issues in Kenyan history since pre-independence times. Based on a series of public lectures titled (Re)membering Kenya organized by the volume editors together with Twaweza Communications and sponsored by the Goethe-Institut Kenya, the Institute for International Education and The Ford Foundation the lecture series became a way of trying to get scholars to engage meaningfully with the Kenyan public on critical matters pertaining to their nationhood - even if this entailed first calling to question the 'lie' about the very ideas and practices upon which that nationhood is assumed to stand. A key lesson drawn from the unfolding discussions at the Goethe-Institut Kenya was that the 2007 elections' debacle was merely the cusp of momentous crises to do with among other issues, governance, law and order, Parliament's abdication of its role in ensuring accountability from the Executive, dilemmas of identity and socio-economic marginality. The book is the first of three volumes under the (Re)membering Kenya series whose overall objective is to cast some new light on the various trajectories that informed the happenings of January 2008. The present volume brings together some of the best interpretative writing and suggestions on pertinent questions, past and present, ranging from the architecture of Kenya's ethnicity, Kenyanness, generational competition, socialization and violence, iconic representations of identity to the ongoing debate on the efficacy of the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC). It is hoped that the issues debated during the public lectures and documented herein will spur further discussions in other spaces within civil society organizations, among activists and in newspapers where the public might continue to expand their thinking on the complex task of (Re)membering Kenya.