There has been widespread interest in the development of civil nuclear programs in Africa. Nuclear power plants are cheaper to run than their coal or gas rivals even if we …
2020
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OPPO A92 has some amazing features that make it beat its peers by far. If you need to know what this phone is made off, then let us have a …
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Down a long stretch of highway sits the nearest large city, Cordoba, and Paulo Dybala’s father, Adolfo, would drive the promising young footballer on the 140-kilometer round trip so he could train …
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CNN’s International Security Editor Nick Paton Walsh reports from Rio de Janeiro as the coronavirus spreads through the favelas, with Brazil now the country with the second-highest number of coronavirus infections behind …
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Over the last couple of months our daily routines, how we work and interact has changed drastically. We now rely on our smartphones much more for key information on the …
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What should you look for when shopping for a phone? Three things for starters; the brand, storage, camera. People no longer just buy smartphones for the sake of it. Currently, …
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Even as the world awaits the elusive Corona Virus vaccine, and Kenya inches towards the 5000 confirmed cases mark (current tally at 4738), things are getting real. The total deaths …
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Using Jikokoa Classic to prepare meals at home saves the user from toxic smoke by at least 62%. This is great value for anyone’s money especially in this COVID 19 …
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OPPO A92 is a stunning smartphone that is redefining the whole experience of having one. The phone comes with a 1080P Neo-Display that offers excellent visual effects with low power …
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Just two weeks ago, The Business Watch published an article with information on a plan to reintroduce the 14% VAT on cooking gas, a proposal made by the Cabinet Secretary …
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Over the weekend, I had an opportunity to unbox the Nokia C2 that is already on the Kenyan market. Nokia C2, is part of Nokia’s new developments that is not …
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Capwell Industries Limited has unveiled VALYOU packs, three new value pack options containing Wholesome essential foods such as rice, maize meal flour, wheat flour, and vegetable cooking fat amongst others. …
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The insurance Brokerage firm, Minet Kenya partnered with SASAdoctor virtual medical clinic to launch a telemedicine solution that is currently providing online live video medical consultation services for patients. The …
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OPPO has been dropping one great smartphone to another. Show me another smartphone maker who has released such amazing products within such short timeframes this year. None. It is like …
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People are saying that Covid-19 has “stopped reggae.” Now, don’t get this politically twisted. All they are saying is that the pandemic has changed the rules. Truth is Covid-19 has …
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Livestock farmers in Kenya can now access essential extension services from their mobile phones following the unveiling of the ‘Last Mile’ app. The “LastMile” initiative is an integrated, solutions-driven program …
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Governance
Kenya- Somalia Maritime Border Row: How Advantageous is the UN Security Council Seat for Kenya?
By Brian Wafula The African Union (AU) had earlier endorsed Kenya for the seat but Djibouti was unsatisfied and conducted parallel campaigns for the position allocated for Africa. After 191 …
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In the month of June, we mark Father’s day globally and this will be a different type of Father’s day because of the pandemic we are facing. For safety, we …
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Father’s day is coming up. The truth is, many people are quick to relate to Mothers’ Day as compared to Fathers’ Day. Things are changing, and the day is becoming …
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Nokia 2.3 boasts a stunning 720 x 1520-pixel resolution at 271ppi and a 19:9 aspect ratio on a 6.2 inch HD display. Thus, its reproduction of the color is on …
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By Brian Wafula You’ve probably had this nasty experience of those annoying sounds in the background when on a zoom teleconference. Well, Google meet has worked on it and has …
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OPPO, known internationally for its amazing set of smartphones, defined by high-definition cameras that have revolutionized the “selfie” and “photography” world, continues to take over the market with new smartphones. …
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CG Hospitality, the hospitality arm of CG Corp Global, the first multi-billion-dollar conglomerate from Nepal, announces its re-entry into the rapidly growing East Africa market, with the acquisition of 2 …
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Covid-19 has really changed how people behave and relate to each other. Being a new disease that just hit the world, there are so many things that people do not …
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Everybody is thinking of how to financially beat Covid-19. Things are getting tough with each passing day. Businesses have shut down and family savings are running out. The SME sector …
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The US Senate and other governments have for long progressed a crackdown on secure messaging that values the federal governments need to be snooping on messaging applications of device users …
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This week was dominated by so many negative sentiments about some health insurance products. From the sentiments, it was obvious that those who were taking part did not understand how …
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Data Integrated Limited has partnered with Toyota Kenya to avail handwashing facilities at various bus termini in the Nairobi Metropolitan area in efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus …
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If you are looking for a cheap smartphone with Android One, you will hardly be able to get past the Nokia 2.3, equipped with Android One, and pledging the upcoming …
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Tired of walking around with a power bank connected to a phone? Are you a music freak and need your music appetite attended to 24/7 with a vast collection of …
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Minet Kenya has launched insurance premium financing offering enabling easy payment of premium in installments. This is in partnership with Momentum Credit Limited. Minet Kenya Chief Executive Officer Sammy Muthui said …
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The Nairobi Women’s Hospital (NWH) officially launched its 34 bed COVID-19 isolation and treatment center in the Ongata Rongai Branch, a suburb of Kajiado County. The move is expected to …
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OPPO is giving customers a discount on a bundled offer for the purchase of both the OPPO A92 smartphone and the firm’s first wireless earphones in the market, Enco W31. …
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By Brian Wafula Kenya has made great moves when it comes to making available clean cooking energy in the past couple of years. Commitment has been noted by the government …
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Sequential to the Nokia 2.2, the Nokia 2.3 rides a sleeker blueprint, an extra camera sensor, and improved internals together with a long-life battery. Design and Display The phone boasts …
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While people around the planet continue to grapple with the pandemic, there’s also a call to pause and reflect on another cause – Time for Nature, the theme of the …
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As operators around the world race to roll out new 5G networks, maintaining sustainability goals is very much on their minds. Indeed, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has placed the climate …
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Kenyan Safaricom subscribers have so far redeemed over Ksh 300 million from the company’s customer loyalty awards scheme recently face-lifted to help the vulnerable buy food and household items. The …
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The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) data show that the 68 public and private institutions admitted 122,831 students against available space for 145,129. This leaves Kenyan universities …
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During the week, my attention was drawn to what I would call a “privileged” hashtag that was doing rounds on Twitter. The hashtag was calling on everyone to use LPG. …
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With the gradual increase of COVID – 19 infections across the country, Nestlé Kenya has stepped in to support the Kenya Red Cross Society and International Federation of Red Cross …
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By Brian Wafula A subcompact SUV basically equates to a mini SUV and my experience with such a vehicle has been over the roof with what I previously thought. So, …
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Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates has announced the resumption of its scheduled cargo services to Eldoret. The route will be served by Emirates’ Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, twice a …
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By Brian Wafula Kenya might not be amongst the countries with the highest imposed tax rates, but at this rate of taxation, it is almost clear that individuals living below …
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Everybody would love to have a good phone. Initially, people would just buy phones for the sake of using them for making calls. Not anymore. For the current generation, a …
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By Brian Wafula With the grounding of most commercial passenger planes due to the outbreak of coronavirus and travelers staying at home, airports have now turned into virtual ghost towns. …
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Sarova Hotels and Resorts yesterday celebrated Madaraka day with frontline healthcare workers at both Kenyatta National Hospital and Mbagathi Hospital in appreciation for their selfless devotion to saving the lives of Kenyans during …
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Technology brand, OPPO has partnered with e-commerce giant Jumia on a three-day flash sale for the OPPO Enco W31 wireless earphones that had been launched last week together with OPPO …
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On this week’s African Voices Changemakers, CNN International’s Arit Okpo meets Fred Midikila, the man protecting Kenya’s pets. Midikila is the Head Investigator at the Kenya Society for the Protection …
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The season of love is here once again. People are up and down, despite the hard economic times, to get some gifts for their loved ones. In the language of …
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Covid-19 has turned tables around. People no longer buy and sell as they used before. People no longer get out of their houses to enjoy the free flow of air …
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Demand for bitcoin is really surging across Africa regardless of the economic crisis. So far it appears that South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, and Ghana are home to growing populations of …
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Many people are not aware that there is now a Nokia C2 smartphone on the Kenyan markets. Only legends understand what it meant to have a Nokia C2 in those …
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Many people do not know what it really amounts to when it comes to climate change, possibly due to misinformation or unreliable sources of information about climate change which has …
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Top artistes from the continent are set to headline the second edition of the #WeareoneAfrica series of virtual concerts that will be streaming live this and every Saturday at 10.00 …
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SGA Security, a private security firm has recognized the roles played by women in security as frontline workers in a bid to reinforce the correlation between diversity and business success. …
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Stay connected while enjoying long-lasting and immersive entertainment with a stunning HD screen, share-worthy photography and the best Android (Go edition) apps from the most accessible 4G Nokia smartphone yet …
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OPPO, a leading global smartphone brand, has today launched the OPPO A92 that will retail at Ksh29,999, opening the pre-order period that will run from May 28th to June 1st, …
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My Friend Ambrose Wechakhulia Ambrose was a smiling short looking man. He was as black as coal but as friendly as a shadow during the day. Ambrose and I attended …
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In April, BAT announced that its biotech subsidiary, Kentucky BioProcessing (KBP), was developing a potential vaccine for COVID-19. Many people thought it was a joke because it was released on April 1. …
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The coming of Covid-19 has changed how people around the world relate to each other. Offices have been shut down, businesses closed, people fired and others forced to work from …
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Covid-19 has affected businesses around the world. Millions of businesses have shut down. People have lost jobs and the future looks gloomy. Is there any light at the end of …
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What sort of conversations is CNN having with clients now We’ve been in regular communication with our partners across the world throughout the crisis, particularly in travel and tourism because …
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AMREF Health Africa has partnered with NRG Radio, Choice FM, Fun X, and a host of personalities across the continent for a mega campaign dubbed #WeAreOneAfrica to sustain various communities …
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Workplaces carry so many secrets. They are potential crime scenes. Workplaces are some of the perfect places where people scheme the downfall of others. Workplaces carry witches, sorcerers, murderers, and …
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OPPO, a brand known internationally for its powerful phones in terms of camera and other amazing features is at it again, this time launching a brand new phone accompanied by …
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For years, Zimbabwe was only known by one name; Robert Mugabe or Uncle Bob as the world used to call him. Uncle Bob was associated with corruption, dictatorship, assassinations, and …
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On Monday, May 25, 2020, Kenyans woke up to a screaming hashtag, #RutoWantedToKillUhuru. The hashtag that was trending at position one, claimed that Deputy President William Ruto wanted to assassinate …
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Students from Makerere University in Uganda have produced their first set of electric buses, putting Uganda on the global map in terms of innovations. The first set has already been …
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Sanda Ojiambo, Safaricom’s (NSE: SCOM) Head of Sustainable Business and Social Impact has been appointed as the Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative. …
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Tuskys has come to terms with intense competition despite the growth of the retail business. Last month, the retailer announced plans to send home hundreds of workers, citing a tough …
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Standard Toyota Hilux double cabin with free accessories/presents more value to the customer with free accessories. Nothing feels better than being behind the wheel of a nice and beautiful car, …
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Thanks to customer donations, the Emirates Airline Foundation positively impacted the lives and livelihoods of 768 people living in some of the most impoverished communities across Kenya. The Foundation supported …
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The coming of Covid-19 has changed how people relate and do business. People are currently observing social distancing, working from their homes, observing hygiene levels by washing hands using water …
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TikTok has grown into an enormous online force in both the entertainment and prospectively e-commerce sectors, propelled majorly by the short video platform that’s taken most teenagers especially in the …
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Well. You basically shouldn’t freak at this headline not unless you’re a terrorist, a social misfit, or plan to move to the wrong side of the law using your iPhone.! …
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Micro-credit start-ups like Branch, Tala, and other lending platforms scrambled for Kenya’s with mobile lending applications dishing out high-interest loans. Supposedly required to be empowering and uplifting Kenyans as stipulated …
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Raila Odinga is set to lead Jubilee’s economic recovery agenda in a looming cabinet reshuffle that is aimed at rooting out Cabinet Secretaries associated with Deputy President William Ruto. According …
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“Blessed are the young, for they shall inherit the national debt.” this is a sadistic but also realistic proverb of Herbert Hoovers’ which is going to start us off with …
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Tabletops have become desktops, and kitchens turned into canteens, putting everyone’s inner chef through their culinary inauguration. Whether one has risen like the infamous banana bread or is as burnt …
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Kenya has amazing talents. Well, apart from our politicians who seem to be talented in various fields including quoting of Bible verses, all other Kenyans are talented in their own …
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The President of Madagascar Andry Rajoelina has said that the World Health Organization (WHO) offered him a bribe of 20 million dollars for him to have the Madagascar’s cure for …
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Kenyan banks are expected to collect and cache cash as they report a jump in first-quarter loan-loss provisions as they try to come to terms with the aftermath of the …
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Did Bill Gates pay a whopping 10 million dollars to the President of Nigeria to have him allow the Covid-19 made mandatory to all Nigerians? Based on reports in Nigeria, …
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News that the government, through the Ministry of Education is planning to reopen schools in June amid the rising cases of Covid-19 should not just make sacred but mad, angry, …
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At the wake of COVID-19 onto Kenya’s doors, numerous Company Presidents, Chief Executive Officers, and Group of Companies resorted to taking pay cuts as a sign of goodwill for the …
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Any business that is still “thinking” whether to “go online” or not is still living in the stone age and should not be in the “business of running a business” …
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Oppo Reno 3 is the latest device from OPPO that is already taking over the Kenyan market by storm. The phone has already earned the approval of the younger generation …
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BBC Africa Eye’s recent documentary Gangsters, Golf, and Greenbacks made for painful viewing. The documentary revealed how one of Kenya’s premier construction and infrastructure companies, Spencon, was brought down by a private …
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Stanbic Bank Kenya has announced a profit of KSh 1.5 billion for the first quarter of 2020. The earnings were a result of increased customer deposits and a growing loan …
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Absa Bank Kenya PLC has announced a new funding line for learning institutions and parents who need to obtain the necessary equipment to enable their children to access lessons on …
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Remittances, usually refer to the money or goods that foreign workers in a given country send back to families and friends in their countries of origin, remittances are mostly the …
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Global trade has, with no doubt, taken a major blow in the wake of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. The rates of imports and exports have tremendously dropped in every State …
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Almost 90 percent of African small businesses fear they may not survive the Covid-19 crisis, and need access to practical tools and support to prevent financial loss, according to a …
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Leading smartphone brand OPPO has never been one to skimp on style, technology, and performance. Indeed, nowhere is this truth more evident than in the evolution of the devices in …
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The President of Madagascar, Andry Rajoelina, on April 20th, unveiled an organic natural tonic extract that is believed to cure coronavirus. The remedy, named COVID-ORGANICS, whose principal ingredients are derived …
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In the past year (12 months), Kenya’s foreign exchange reserves have dropped by 24 percent from $10 billion (an equivalent of 6.4 months of import cover) in May 2019. Central …
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The Nairobi Women’s Hospital (NWH) has introduced the telemedicine feature that will allow the healthcare services provider to offer online consultation on all outpatient services at any given time of …
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Those in the photography world are familiar with the term “zoom.” For those who might not be aware, “zoom” is both a verb and a noun. As a verb, it …
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Every economist and investment strategist around us says we’re on the brink of an economic depression. Well, this might be true. It is a tumultuous time, but that doesn’t mean …