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Big time for the little ones! (WSSD)
(Opinions)
3-09-2002
by Charles Makanga Sendegeya
Johannesburg, September 2 (GYRP) – Today, a Summit Conference of world leaders heard the truth from the mouths of small children.
It was a rare but surely valuable experience.
Five young children addressed the plenary session of the...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MICHAEL JACKSON!
(Opinions)
1-09-2002
by Charles Makanga Sendegeya
Johannesburg, August (GYRP) – Nothing appeals to young people like music. Talk about pop music – and Michael Jackson will be a part of the story. Talk about Michael Jackson – and you get a man who cares about the environment.
MJ, as...
HIV/AIDS: How to avoid Catastrophe (WSSD)
(Opinions)
31-08-2002
by Charles Makanga Sendegeya
Johannesburg, August (GYRP) – Who’s going to be there to talk about sustainability when AIDS has wiped out the population?
This was one of the challenges raised by the panellists during a press conference organised here on AIDS and Human...
Is Maintenance a Taboo in African Cities?
(Opinions)
28-06-2004
by Charles Makanga Sendegeya
There are two things that we forget only when we die, Turkish poet Nazim Hikmet has noted; our mother’s face and the face of our city. These words lead me to think of my city as a home, not only for my family and friends but also for posterity....
My City’s Big Smokers
(Opinions)
28-06-2004
by Charles Makanga Sendegeya
When you think of smokers, your first thought most likely goes to those cigar-wielding fellows across the street. Yes, there are actually many more people smoking in Kampala city; in hotels, restaurants, offices and other areas. But this time...
OP-ED: Have we learned how to live?
(Opinions)
30-08-2002
by Charles Makanga Sendegeya
Johannesburg, August (GYRP) – A wise old gentleman retired and purchased a modest home near a secondary school close to my home. He spent the first two weeks of his retirement in peace. Then a new school year began. The very next afternoon,...
To seek refuge or not?
(Opinions)
5-08-2004
by Charles Makanga Sendegeya
This is a big question here in Uganda where hundreds of our family members and colleagues flee to Western Europe and North America to seek refuge. There are many reasons that shape this migratory movement.
Political turmoil and clashes usually...
YOUTH AT WSSD: We have the answer!
(Opinions)
27-08-2002
by Charles Makanga Sendegeya
Johannesburg, August 2000 – There must have been a huge hunt for the best ‘marketing’ guys to come and do their stuff at WSSD 2002.
Most organisations’ profiles and documents displayed at the World Summit venue here are very well...
YOUTH AT WSSD: We have the answer!
(Opinions)
27-08-2002
by Charles Makanga Sendegeya
Johannesburg, August (GYRP) – Everybody knew that a host of different stakeholders would be descending on Johannesburg to attend the World Summit -- businesspeople, civil society representatives, government officials, reporters -- but who would...
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