My Favourite Wife-Tony Parsons

Interesting reading, besides the insightful look at 'well-meaning' philandering I learned quite a bit about China. Yet again, as I said on the book focusing on 'The Boy who Harnessed the Wind', I'd like to see more indigenous people objectively tell their own story in English and on a powerful platform such as the world recognised book lists. Hmm, matter of fact, let me get to publishing a book on the UK

Don't lose your head

Don't lose your head. Finish and klaar.


pic: Buckaroo's own library

Gabriel's Radio and Zanga's Bolivia

I made two mistakes in the past short while. I ignored important messages. Suleman sent an invitation to all on his Facebook list to join in the campaign in support of the young man, Gabriel, a high school drop-out in Mulanje who built and operates his own Pachikweza Radio Station using locally available technical equipment. Unlike William and his windmill, Gabriel's technological genius contravened the Communications Regulatory Body's broadcasting laws: he has no licence. Happily, with the mobilisation of citizens who care, it is all resolved now and Gabriel has support to reach further into his technological destiny. Thanks to mass mobilisation. But sadly, all this happened and i had never opened the facebook message until yesterday. I am off the band wagon, nie?

Second mistake, Zanga forwarded an excerpt of Ecuador and Bolivia's stance against neo-liberalism. An insight so inspiring and so necessary to emulate, ah, all this happened and I had never opened the forwarded email message until today.

pic. wikipedia

I look down in shame, as folks move for the justice and support of little man(sic) in his quest making a mark' and the little nations (sic), justice here, equality there...I am caught with my hands down with unopened emails of this importance shame on the Buckaroo.

Poverty and injustice

...And asking the rich or the relatively-rich why the poor are poor won't give one an answer either. Nor will asking the poor with an air of superiority: the so-called 'doctor-patient/teacher-student/missionary-pagan/debtor-indebted/donor-aid-recipient' mentality. Dialogue, equal dialogue, alas where art thou....

Dom Camara....First level violence (structural) second level (rebellion) ...

(watching Precious Kofi cry as she asks, how long will Africa's children be born into debt...and walking away with more questions.....hmmmm)so help us God indeed. one and all.

Thanks Qhawe for being on this road that seeks justice and opening my eyes to more.

Setting the Record Straight

I have a lot of dear friends and family that are red, white and blue. I have a bee in my bonnet though, because of the policies that foster imperialistic ideals. So, let's not get it twisted. One love. Oh, and for my Stan, congratulations on the draw with Cote d'Ivoire. That's super. Flames woyee, inenso woyee!
image: codgus.com

Is it true that only 2 percent of Malawians have Electricity

Is the bee in my bonnet there because the boy who harnessed the wind had his own story written by someone from the country where people know everything? Or is it my my need to verify facts that bothers me? Either way, I hereby vow that if any story needs to be written about my own life, I have enough ink to write it on my own, with my own life experiences and be judged on my own condescending habits towards reality if there shall be any. 'A society which is unable to portray itself according to its own self understanding will inevitably suffer misinterpretation by others (Mugambi). I wonder why a blog and a book for my brother so bright, has to be written/taken over by someone else.

Really, is it about the funding? then Nyasa times is right in the title of one of it's news stories, 'Africa politically independent, Economically Colonised'. From this vantage point, indeed, many of us suppose it's wonderful when foreign influences do things on our behalf but it's like the giving someone fish for life story. Remember though, Ayise, ukazapanga zako, chonde uzafulumuke mkhwapa mwa munthu ameneyi and determine your own destiny. We are very proud of you and appreciate your brains, just make sure to remember kuti m'mene umayamba, it was your hard work, let your hard work sustain you. Ena they come and go koma iweyo have a vision for your own life. Your future is bright!

With all humility let us recognise that, 'Africans must think for themselves. Though they do not need to re-invent the wheel (social or industrial), they may yet invent new uses for it, or discover new ways of making it'- (like you have)

Neo-colonialism

Reflecting on the Africa/South America Summit and African leaders' addresses at the UN, especially the one given by the Brother Leader of the Jamahiriya, Colonel Muamar Gaddafi (did i get all that right? ehm...), one can only wonder, how do we do translate these staments into a just reality?

pic: Zapiro. sourced from www.peacemaking.com