By Omordia Efe – In this part of the world we make a show about having a sense of family and we criticize those societies that are not making a show about giving a helping hand to the elderly. However, if we want to be true to ourselves we would realize that we have less respect for the elderly as well as other vulnerable groups. How many public service institutions have special arrangements for their elderly clients? It is a thing of shame to observe the elderly queuing up for hours with the young to get one service or the... Continue Reading
By Samuel Chamboko – I know this may sound mean, but I’m glad some the foreign news mongers trying to cover the Egyptian uprising are getting a good old spanking at the hands of locals. This week, I realized that much as I am a news junkie, I hated the way CNN and BBC covered the whole story. Clearly sides had already been taken and now they were pushing their own agenda, i.e to get Mubarak out of power. While it’s all good and well that the Egyptians are fighting for democratic reforms, it’s a fight for the Egyptians to... Continue Reading
By Samuel Chamboko – The most popular way of financial planning for most Africans is sending your children to school so that they can support you in old age. While from a very social point of view it helps maintain family bonds and keeps families together, it is very much in contrast to the western forms of financial planning, and a huge drawback in progress towards financial emancipation. A lot of Africans, at home and in the Diaspora, support their parents and siblings financially. While a lot of good can be seen in all this, I’d like to point out... Continue Reading
By Omordia, EfeAlexandra – The people of Southern Sudan are in high spirits. This is because in a short while, they will most likely break-away from the North. According to reports most of the Southerners are delighted to be given the chance to vote through a Referendum to be separated from their Northern counterparts but before they roll out the drums to celebrate let me put in not a word of caution but a litany of warnings. Let me murmur like an old woman who is plagued with arthritis; who speaks of things that are way beyond the surface, beneath... Continue Reading
By Omordia Efe Alexandra – I grew up not making any distinction between Northerners and Southerners but as I came of age, I was encouraged to support ‘my people’ no matter what they do and to start hating those ‘other people’ but being the stubborn and adventurous person that I am, I decided to know more about those ‘other people’ I was supposed to despise and the rest as they say is history. Why is it almost impossible for peace to reign in the sub-region? The recent Ivorian political stalemate is a clear example of this, what about the ethnic/religious... Continue Reading
