IT is an unavoidable fact that the Lesotho representative teams in all sporting codes have been a very big disappointment. The blame pertaining to the paradoxical performances cannot only be blamed on the Lesotho Football Association when all other codes too are not winning any significant accolades internationally. Yes, I am the first to admit …
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Barely a month after the death of Ama Ata Aidoo of Ghana, another great woman writer of Africa and Kenya, Micere Mugo, died on June 30, 2023.
It is lunch time and I don’t seem to have an appetite. My penchant for the biblical golden fluids is gone too. I feel like having constructive discussions with people who mean well and are devoid of a negative spirit. Trust me there are a lot that see nothing constructive about discussions even when not …
The fast-track land reform of Zimbabwe between 1998 and 2007 was a tremendous movement which caused an international outcry. It tended to be violent towards the whites who were on land. The land was violently taken from white farmers and given to black Zimbabweans. The effects of that movement are still deeply felt across that …
Ngugi wa Thiongo’s very own life itself, just like his works, continues to intrigue the silent observer. During the first week of June 2023, it was reported by Carey Baraka of The Guardian Newspaper that Africa and Kenya’s foremost literature giant, Ngũgĩ, is going through “a bitter divorce” from his second wife, Njeeri, at a …
This is the start of a three-part series that will focus on Co-occurring Disorders. A handful of questions came up as I was preparing to discuss this topic. When does it become an addiction? Who determines whether it is at an addiction level or not? How do addiction specialists assess co-occurring disorders? Which led to …
Prominent Zimbabwean writer, Ignatius Mabasa shocked many scholars and artists across the sub region by producing the first-ever PhD thesis written in ChiShona language at Rhodes University. That has not yet happened in any university even in Zimbabwe itself where Shona is the language of the majority of Zimbabweans.
Since the 2000, every Minister who has been designated to the Sports and Recreation Ministry has come into office with a promise to turn sport into a professional industry. All of them. I have had serious concerns about the promises which have always been premised on more rhetoric than an understanding of the realities of …
A week ago, early in the morning, a sad message floated across my Facebook page: “The family of Ama Ata Aidoo with deep sorrow has announced the death of Professor Aidoo.” This message sent shivers in the writing fraternity from Cape to Cairo. The grandma of African literature had left us! Aidoo is said to …
This is a bit late for the Mental Health Awareness month but better late than never. Remember that Zonke Dikana song ‘Feelings?’ Quickly give it a listen as you prepare to dive in. This week we are talking about feelings. Have you ever been in such a bad space that if someone asked you, how …
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