Feint and Margin

Mother’s day is a few days away and it is that special time of the year when we celebrate the world’s favorite person –Mum. When it comes to our mums we all turn into little kids. We have this strong notion that our mum is the best mum in the world. Sometimes we act like [...]

I should take this opportunity to congratulate the Mail & Guardian for a welcome initiative, in a systematic and creative manner, to raise the public prominence of what should, in any country, be the pride of a nation. By profiling young talent on an annual basis in this manner, [the] Mail & Guardian not only [...]

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 [...]

Growth, Change & The Everyday Ghanaian A discussion to inspire the change we want to see. “A nation’ s strength ultimately consists in what it can do on its own, and not in what it can borrow from others.”- Indira Gandhi Ghana has been receiving a lot of publicity lately with rumors of wealth and investment [...]

A few weeks ago, I spent most of my Sunday morning at an ANCYL Johannesburg Region emergency general council, which had been called by the ANCYL provincial leadership, here in Gauteng. After all the drama and tension of the emergency RGC, as so often happens, we all went out for drinks and spent time socialising [...]

Sean Davidson. (read story) Every time his name comes up I can’t help but envision a man who is intent on making sure that old people in pain should be killed off to make room for the rest of us. And for the life of me I cannot understand how he can think that what [...]

Unajua tunapiga kelele about #changeTanzania, but the truth is it starts with individuals. Tanzanians hatuna msimamo, tuko vuguvugu – we are neither black or white but grey – we are just in the middle, luke warm na tunaridhika haraka sana! On being content with however little – umeme ukikatika miezi, mradi nina kibatari, life goes [...]

Brigitte Sesu Tilley-Gyado, a Nigerian musician and author wrote a wonderful article called The Systematic “Whorification” of the  Young African Woman. She writes: “After all, the contemporary media is partly responsible. Young women are the overwhelming majority of sexualized images in the media, fashion, music and porn industries. Yet where are the celebrated young African [...]

The gang rape of a Soweto teen and the circulation of a video of the crime, was perhaps one of the most disturbing things to happen in  South Africa in a long time. It made me wonder, what makes a man? Do men know?   Dear Son, I am planting words like seeds along your [...]

“Change is not just a word, it’s a destination and any person can drive that journey” – Gideon Commey Online activism is the new cult; I hate to call it a fad because it will live on and on, enduring to make our message stronger through innovations, either by design or cocooned by glorious serendipity. [...]