Things That Do Not Change
We all lined up in our khaki crisp uniforms that still smelt fresh. We were excited and afraid. We felt intimidated but hopeful. We giggled and some cried and refused to move. Then came the tall elderly man who seemed to have silencing authority – it was his majesty – the headmaster. We all kept quiet and clung close to the people that had brought us to our first taste of school. That was 30 years ago on my first day at school in Bulawayo when my mother took me to Masuku Primary School. This was the first major change of my life and little did I know that this township school would be my home for seven years and would groom and develop me in many ways. It would bequeath to me many precious childhood memories and shape me in many ways.
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The Significance of Barack Obama’s Victory
Watching the November 2008 USA presidential race from Africa has been like watching the UEFA Championships or the World Cup on television. You become emotionally tied and feel close to what is happening. Yet, on another breath you realise you are only watching a television broadcast. The Obama victory was more than just another broadcast, it was seeing history unfold and prophecy fulfilled. Read more
Wisdom from Africa!
No nation, race, tribe or person has monopoly over wisdom. Africa is generally regarded as the cradle of mankind. I believe that in Africa there is a lot of untapped wisdom which we should strive to dig out and expose to the world. There are a few proverbs that I have collected from around Africa that point the way to our greatness. The meaning may not be the way they probably are used, but this is what they mean to me: Read more
Feel the Fear and Take Action Anyway!
Most of the people that I meet are prisoners of fear. Some fear to try, others are too scared to venture and some are simply afraid to just take as simple a step as asking. The feeling of fear is a natural feeling and an important one too. However fear becomes an enemy when it immobilises and imprisons us in mediocrity. Most of us have discovered that most of our fears are never as fearful and impregnable as they look after we conquer them.
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