Life doesn’t always turn out the way one envisions it. Sometimes it turns out for the best and sometimes, well not so good. Growing up I never imagined myself as a nurse. Funny as it maybe, I...
What were we before we were black?Blackness was constructed as an Antithesis to whiteness. Should we be studying blackness, should we be even wasting time trying to define it. If we want to study anything I think...
For many in Africa, traditional healers are trusted advisors on matters of the body, mind and spirit although in most parts are not officially recognized by the governments. Traditional healers are of the African Traditional Religion, God...
There are many things about humanity and human relations which make my heart sink. At the top of that list is our collective culture of silence over difficult and uncomfortable conversations and situations.
I’ll...
During the Rio Olympics, there was an interesting theory regarding the Russian doping scandal which saw most of it’s athletes being banned from the games. The theory was that the Russian Federation “state-sponsored” doping in a bid...
A spotlight pierces the dark stage to focus on an elegant figure, cool, confident, alluring, alight, alive, adorned in a stunning creation by an acclaimed Zimbabwean designer, a flash of jewellery and a powerful presence. With a...
So, what’s the story with your hair? I hear that question a lot so, forget history, today I am going to share my hairstory.
I’ve had a hate-love relationship with my hair for the...
We usually stayed in the dormitory, or jumped over the school fence to relax under a barren mango tree in the school farm. This to some skilled’ friends was a time to mint monies from games like...
Reading is a culture that has since receded into oblivion, yet it has the potential to open new dimensions and evoke vivid images during the transfer of text from the author to the reader. The culture of...
The findings by Germany’s KfW (Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau) Research as written by Eva Erhardt that youth employment is rightly becoming an increasing focus of development cooperation and never before have there been so many young jobseekers around...
