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RSS FeedBelgium’s King Sends Letter of Regret Over Colonial Past in #Congo https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/30/world/europe/belgium-king-congo.html?smid=tw-share
The sudden death of Pierre Nkurunziza creates an opportunity for #Burundi to break with its past. My interview with @BirgitMSchwarz for @hrw https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/07/01/interview-burundi-crossroads
1 July 1967: Interview with #Nigeria leader General Yakubu Gowon on the month-old #Biafra secession #NigerianCivilWar the day before the first offensive of war, Operation UNICORD https://youtu.be/OZMBvaFpLRo via @YouTube
30 June 1960: #Congo independence day ceremonies were marred by a militant speech by Premier Patrice Lumumba attacking colonialism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGdf7wX-E7g
6,000 attended the Funeral service in Umtali #Rhodesia on 29 June 1978 for the 12 missionaries killed by ZANLA guerrillas at Vumba Elim @elimpentecostal mission #RhodesianBushWar
3Opposition wins rerun of #Malawi's presidential election in historic first; the 2019 election results were annulled for the, among other reasons,"significant use of correction fluid" to alter results https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/27/opposition-wins-rerun-of-malawis-presidential-election-in-historic-first?CMP=share_btn_tw
27 June 1968: Public execution by firing squad of two #Nigeria army officers during #NigerianCivilWar #Biafra https://youtu.be/UUXozz8hocw via @YouTube
26 June 1979: The opening of the new Black-majority parliament in Salisbury #Rhodesia; Hunter jets that took part in Operation CARPET airstrikes in #Zambia hours before performed a ceremonial flyover #RhodesianBushWar https://youtu.be/Kj6WG5vk9lc
25 June 1975-INDEPENDÊNCIA DE MOÇAMBIQUE: Midnight flag-raising ceremony as #Mozambique gained its independence from Portugal https://youtu.be/vYFB7lyVk2U via @YouTube
Uganda reopens border to thousands of people fleeing violence in DRC #Congo https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/jun/24/uganda-reopens-border-to-thousands-of-people-fleeing-violence-in-drc?CMP=share_btn_tw
25 June 1976: #SouthAfrica Prime Minister BJ John Vorster press conference in Bonn West Germany after two days of talks with Henry Kissinger https://youtu.be/f71E31f6Yoc via @YouTube
When the Soldiers Meant to Protect You Instead Come to Kill #BurkinaFaso #UpperVolta https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/22/world/africa/burkina-faso-terrorism.html?smid=tw-share
Today we take time to remember 40 years since the Vumba Massacre, when #Elim missionaries who were serving in Rhodesia lost their lives. This short video shares what happened. https://vimeo.com/272524471
If you were curious how people would be able to obey orders and participate in the firing squads, massacres and sundry violent acts in my posts, I present the Milgram Experiment which proved how easily this was done. Literally shocking, excuse the pun https://youtu.be/yr5cjyokVUs
22 June 1979: New #Uganda President Godfrey Binaisa giving a press conference in Kampala https://youtu.be/rrshczArwbc via @YouTube
Bake your own water sponge cake. Rhodie recipe for sponge, happiness and resilience. Hard times have always been with us. The world has changed a lot over time, but some truths prevail. I’m thinking about people. No matter how much we indulge ourselves in fun, shopping, complaining and other entertaining distractions – We become brave
Uys has made me cry many times over the years, often with laughter – not always. A razor-sharp satirist, with or without eyelashes.
ESKOM, the power that should be providing South Africa with electric, has a reputation for its erratic supply. Don Clarke – songwriter, writer, music man, producer and fellow erratic now has another etc after his name – Cartoonist. Load shedding has affected everyone in South Africa at some point. There is no end in sight.
Parents or other adults determine your name, sometimes before you’re even born. You can change it if you like. Your African name is different. It’s inspired by you, yet you have no power over it. Family or Surname Your family or surname links you to your relatives (biological or adopted). It’s predetermined. It links you
Culture is Good. Nationalism is Bad. Now you have caught up on your culture cues ….It’s all change. Culture risks becoming CULT – YOUR. (or Your Cult – for people who speak languages that run in straight lines). Diverse cultures were often misunderstood. This caused problems until cultures blended. Many forgot their root cultures for
Grass is Legal in South Africa The news burnt through the headlines. It’s legal to grow & smoke dagga. Like most facts of our times, this is true, but not quite. Judge Davis with two other judges concurring found that laws prohibiting the use of cannabis and the possession, purchase & cultivation of it in private
African Dreams and Initiatives I have been away from Africa for too long, I blinked & missed the exciting growth & initiatives that seem to be sprouting, budding & colonising land where only despair once lived. While I writing an earlier article about hail in Limpopo, the research quickly drew my attention to community
Water shortages in Zambia & Zimbabwe might just be helped by ritual The countries of the Zambezi have experienced wars, corruption, bad governance, tough economic times, & all of the evils that come with prolonged poverty. Now water shortages in Zambia & Zimbabwe are bringing power cuts, reducing access to clean drinking water, & affecting everyone,
