Feint and Margin

“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 [...]

“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 [...]

“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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

When we look at the economic hardship coupled with the lack of decency in our national politics, we are forced to ask where the towering figures capable of liberating us from the darkness that has taken over our motherland are.  Good leadership has always been a scarce commodity in Ghana, but looking at the undesirable [...]