By Samuel Chamboko – Jambo! Greetings to all. It’s been a while but glad to have made it. Hopefully the missives will be more regular this time round. New Year, new ideas, new objectives and for me new country and new city. I’m writing from a very cold London. We had our very first experience of snow yesterday and what a surreal experience it was for some within our household. We have had it quite bad this year, having had to experience two winters within a 12 month period. It was also quite an adjustment having to move slap-bang in... Continue Reading
By Samuel Chamboko – The temptation is to write about all those things happening in the North Africa, but as I see it, the market is flooded. Stories about the goings on in North Africa are like Chinese goods, all over the place, nobody really wants them anymore. Just been reflecting on a few differences that I’ve noted regarding the evolution of ‘heterosexual marriages and relationships over the years. You’ll notice I specify ‘heterosexual’ firstly, because in some places same-sex marriages are now legal. Secondly, my observations are limited to them and lastly, the other is a relatively new phenomenon. ... 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 Samuel Chamboko – Greetings and belated compliments of the new year. Here’s hoping we will all have a thoroughly enjoyable 2011. Like many exiles from the Northern side of the Limpopo, as customary every December, I made the trek North to enjoy the festive season with family and friends. Personally it was special in many ways, the most important being I was getting married (legally that is). So through the kaleidoscope of emotion and spiritual connectivity that I feel whenever I visit the country of origin, my arrival this time was pregnant with anxiety on one side and excitement... Continue Reading
