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The Government has been unnecessarily shuffling anti-corruption strategies and so far they have failed to yield results, a major donor has claimed.

Ondo State Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr. Femi Akingbola, has berated corrupt produce merchants who he alleged have been frustrating government efforts at enhancing the revenue base of the state.

'Six months ago I wrote in these columns that, "Mugabe may well use food in state hands to wreak additional havoc on society by distribution through the party, the so-called war veterans and the nefarious secret service. He undoubtedly will use that power over life and death to elicit party support and commitments to vote for him.'

Kenya's biggest opposition party criticised judges yesterday for quashing graft charges against a minister, saying it would encourage more theft of state assets in a country stricken by corruption.

The Department of Women and Gender Studies, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda is organizing the Womens Worlds 2002, 8th International Interdisciplinary Congress on Women, making Uganda the first African country to host the congress. The congress will be held between the 21st - 26th July, 2002 at Makerere University Campus in Kampala, Uganda. The Women's Worlds 2002 Congress is inviting abstracts on the theme: Gendering Pleasure Possible topics include: The Pleasures and significance of re...read more

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