“I don’t usually cut and paste an entire article from another paper to Feint & Margin unless it’s an article I believe would be of great interest to our readers. Upon completing the article below,  it dawned on me that various African countries too have embarked on the free laptops initiative for students in Junior [...]

Since independence, we’ve been building the African revolution with words. A new spirit is needed in Africa; the current status-quo must be fought against with knowledge but this knowledge must be purely scientific, deliberate and action driven. it’s starts with our ability to tell our own stories. This is the very reason Feint & Margin [...]

“You can’t enjoy the fruits of effort without first making the effort”, said Margaret Thatcher. There is a need in Africa, a need of national development. A need of improvements. A transparent need for a transformative growth in Africa. A need that all African citizens shall eat its fruits of effort. But who should/must direct [...]

Every entrepreneur wants their small business to be successful so every segment of professional advice can go a long way in obtaining business goals. Consultants to a business offer invaluable expertise that aim to help your business succeed, or achieve its goals. According to the latest survey done on the ease of doing business in [...]

Book Title: The Tale of an Orphan: A Lesson to Learn Synopsis: This book is about life. How painful and beautiful it can be. It is a lesson teacher as well as a comforter. It is an encourager as well as a chastiser. It is a journey through a storm with a triumphant ending. It [...]

54 Kingdoms continues to put Pan-African inspired fashion on the global frontier. Three years ago, Ghanaian-born natives, Nana Poku (CEO) and Kwaku Awuah (President) brought 54 Kingdoms to mainstream fashion and every year, the multi-talented duo break new grounds. In a recent Applause Africa Magazine feature entitled, “Fashion Geeks”, Nana and Kwaku confess their addiction [...]

“I volunteer at a Non for Profit Organisation called Hold-a-Hand which is a programme which provides a platform for caring adults to mentor young students in Ghana. A few weeks ago I spoke to the Methodist Junior High School in Nungua about social entrepreneurship. We discussed some of the problems they face in their communities, they [...]

Eleven year old Tiane Parris from South Africa wrote this rap song. She’s a symbol of hope that our future  generation will take care of our world a little better than what she came to meet. Here is her piece on how she sees our world. I’m just a teenage girl in a messed up [...]

Brief Overview of the Youth Situation in Ghana   Ghana has a relatively youthful population which faces various challenges. The National Population Council observes that although the population of young people is projected to decline in the near future, their continuous increase in absolute numbers after 2025 poses a challenge to the government. According to [...]

As we walked down the path across the lake where people had set camp and enjoying fishing, a conversation ensued when three teenagers aged twelve, passed by puffing cigarettes and really could not be bothered  what any one thought. Another instance, and a man walked on Wickford road some where in Essex with an almost [...]

The five stages of grief 1 ………….   2   This morning I went to my postbox, And found my heart in a sealed envelope that read ‘RETURN TO SENDER’. So I shot a stork out of the sky Using my tears as bullets- He was perched on the line between the atmosphere and deep [...]

Over the past month and a half, I’ve been watching a documentary series by the eminent art historian, Lord Clark, titled, Civilisation: A Personal View, which a friend bought for me a while back. Commissioned by BBC TV in 1966 and filmed in over 100 locations across 13 countries, this brilliant series is an epic [...]

Break… crack! Mind splattering all about The soul is worn-out Body once made the temple of evil Tick, tock; time is the only witness to our deeds Just one day, at one edge, it will be the judge and our dishonest deeds; the culprit but I refuse to wait that late So my tatted garments [...]

she sits on her wooden throne, her name stuck in her throat like Adam’s apple. she’s been here long enough to midwife the birth of the sun and is wise enough to know that its dying. she waits to mourn it, has been since the day it was born. She’s not afraid of the darkness [...]

“Lawis a system of rules, usually enforced through a set of institutions.[5] It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a primary social mediator of relations between people. Law also raises important and complex issues concerning equality, fairness and justice. “In its majestic equality”, said the author Anatole France in 1894, [...]

Increasingly, Ghana has been caught on the wrong side of mining activities from almost every corner of the country. Week in and out, news filters in about pollution of streams which serve as sources of drinking water to many, death of miners from collapsing pits and huge pits that have been left uncovered from excavation [...]

Women’s month was celebrated in South Africa in August. This poem was written by Siki Dlanga to commemorate Women’s month and to highlight the continued struggles and challenges women of all race face when it comes to discrimination and abuse. She said NO   1956 She marched on She was black She was white She [...]

45 men dead. Twelve-thousand, five hundred Rand. Numbers that mean life or death Yet no numbers give nor lead to life. 45 men dead. What is the cost Of a father?   What is the cost Of a father Who returns home Alive? What is the cost Of a father’s hug? What is the cost [...]

Upcoming photo exhibit and fundraiser features remote African “lake village”   In 2011 George Qua-Enoo a Ghanaian-Canadian photographer decided to visit his home country Ghana after being away for almost a decade. With a desire to experience more of his home country, he ventured into towns and cities he had never visited while growing up. [...]

I drove to Naumburg (220km South of Berlin, Germany) this morning to do some business. A small boy walked to me and introduced himself. He said he was seven and originally from Russia. He said, “I’m so excited to see you. I’ve never seen a brown person before. Can I touch your hands?” He added, [...]

Since independence, we’ve been building the African revolution with words. A new spirit is needed in Africa; the current status-quo must be fought against with knowledge but this knowledge must be purely scientific, deliberate and action driven. It starts with our ability to tell our own stories. This is the very reason Feint & Margin [...]