In a video posted on Youtube, the Hacker group ‘Anonymous’ threatened to kill Facebook on Novermber 5, 2011. Their qualm with ‘Facebook’ is with relation to privacy. In the video, posted under the...
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God left Zimbabwe the moment we stood by and watched as the Ndebele were being massacred, a moment in a young nation’s past that set the wrong precedent as evil triumphed while the good did nothing. God...
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There is always that dysfunctional couple. From the moment they set eyes on each other, their interaction has always been tumultuous, enemies with benefits, its a relationship that was dead on arrival. The...
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I’ve debated Abortion and Same-Sex marriage in the recent past and thus it was only a matter of time before the touchy subject of ‘Same-Sex couples & Adoption’ came into the fray; so allow me to once...
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Watching the savage beating of a Zimbabwean at the hands of South Africans really made me pause and reflect. That video made my heartache, brought a tear to my eyes as I tried to capture what must have been...
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The mind quickly races to Brad and Angelina, Madonna and Lionel Ritchie when it comes to the subject of interracial and intercultural adoptions. The mind does this, not because they are doing anything unique, but...
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He whipped off the crumbs of his cheese burger from his laps and belched as he took the last swig of orange soda. Flustered and confused he said, “Life sucks. You live the life they tell you to. They say work...
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Zimbabwean president, Robert Mugabe once said, “It degrades human dignity. It's unnatural, and there is no question ever of allowing these people to behave worse than dogs and pigs. If dogs and pigs do not do it,...
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On Monday, a charismatic and beloved pastor steals money from the church’s coffers. On Tuesday, standing at a podium speaking about the importance of family values, a politician quotes bible verses as he ...
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After a long, regimented, stereotypical boarding school day, we’d gather at the entrance of our dormitory. Tired and sleepy, we’d bow our heads and say the prayer of St Ignatius of Loyola, “Lord, teach me to...
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Hannah Arendt once said, “The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative the day after the revolution.” and like Barbara Tuchman expressed, over time, every successful revolution begins to wear...
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I have often wondered what it must feel like to have a child; often wondered what goes through a man’s mind as he holds his first born for the first time. It must be an overwhelming feeling, the...
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Some say “Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you're a good person is like expecting a bull not to attack you because you're vegetarian”. We live in a world in which good intentions are...
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For all this talk about ‘unity’ and ‘looking forward’, seldom have I heard any Zimbabwean, particularly the politicians, ever commit to the pursuit of ‘Justice’. There are a lot of Zimbabweans that...
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This came to me while watching shows like 16 & Pregnant and reflecting on issues relating to single parent households, teenage pregnancies, the Bristol Palins of the world as well as the African American...
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