In politics, it often pays to be ahead of the curve. That holds true for corporate governance too, even more so when politics enter the equation.

If we do not fix education in Africa, we are heading for monumental economic disaster.

Until we learn to give credit, not even always where it is due, all mal-happenings - whether its by our fault or otherwise - would be equally shipped to our doorsteps

A country's judiciary can be likened to the sky, when one pelts stones at it, it shortly falls over the heads of the a whole generation and as-such the country gets bereft of "credible justice" that long.

The real mechanism for corporate governance is the active involvement of the owners.

Thanks to the bold leadership of governors Pete Wilson and Gray Davis, California put aside politics and focused on sound public policy. We are fortunate to live in a pro-choice state where elected officials worked across party lines to make us No. 1.