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How to Deal with an African Mother-in-Law

How to Deal with an African Mother-in-Law

A colleague of mine approached me for marriage advice a few days ago and at the end of narrating her ordeal, I let her know that she was the cause of her problems. You see, each time she had a disagreement with her husband, she would ask him to choose between her and and his […]

Security Forces Use Sexual Violence to Quell Opposition

Security Forces Use Sexual Violence to Quell Opposition

An FIDH report has said women in Egypt face “widespread sexual violence” by security forces, including rape, virginity tests and electroshocks to genitalia. Those affected hail from all walks of Egyptian society. The report by the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) investigated cases of sexual violence committed by Egyptian security forces from July 3, […]

Burundi missed the memo – coups work when president is in the country

Burundi missed the memo – coups work when president is in the country

Unlike burglars who like to visit when you are away, African putschists prefer to seize incumbents and parade them as trophies of war. IN the last two days the situation in Burundi remained fluid, the whereabouts of president Pierre Nkurunziza remained a mystery, but he was Friday set to make a national address, marking a […]

Christianty – religion based on words

Christianty – religion based on words

God is only a word! Every Sunday, all over South Africa and the world a preacher will take to the pulpit and use the Bible to explain issues of life and death to his congregation. They will peer down into the “Holy Bible” and then invite the faithful, who have remembered to bring one, sitting […]

Muslims Must Change to Christian to Avoid Hell- Imam

Muslims Must Change to Christian to Avoid Hell- Imam

While I was working in a muslim mosque as an imam, as a parish priest, I preach in my parish that Jesus Christ is not God, for me, God was only Allah, and I believed Allah never got married, so no sons for Allah. So I preached there that Jesus is not God. Then somebody […]

Ten Habits That Can Make You Rich

Ten Habits That Can Make You Rich

Did you know that your wealth will be determined by the small actions you take each day? Apparently there are some daily habits that can help you predict your chances of success and increase the possibility of becoming rich in the nearer future. These ‘rich habits’ are considered good habits as they can help you […]

Are South Africans Sick, violent people???

Are South Africans Sick, violent people???

Are we psychologically sick, violent people? Our President says so. We repeatedly hear that we have the world record for rape, our murder rate makes headlines annually, violent crime is in the headlines daily. Does this all stem from apartheid as suggested by the President? We have had centuries of violence in South Africa. In […]

Why should I donate money to Africa? What has Africa done for me?

Why should I donate money to Africa? What has Africa done for me?

The boxer confessed that he has a “good heart,” but that he does not feel obligated to give to charities, specifically in Africa. “[People] say ‘well, he got all this money, why is he not giving to Africa?’” starts Mayweather. “Well, what has Africa given to us? What has Africa came and gave to my […]

The Untold Story: Uganda’s Invisible Children

The Untold Story: Uganda’s Invisible Children

Invisible Children, makers of KONY2012, provided an intelligence tip to Uganda’s security apparatus leading to arrests of several suspected regime opponents, according to U.S. embassy cables posted by WikiLeaks. The San Diego-based group has since 2008 acted in concert with the Ugandan government in coordinating public relations campaigns to promote a military solution against the […]

The keys to financial success

The keys to financial success

Wall Street wants you to believe you can beat the market, because market-beating efforts are a big moneymaker—for financial firms. But it hasn’t worked out so well for investors.Yes, Warren Buffett has beaten the market over a lifetime of investing. But there aren’t many others. The math of investing is brutal. Before costs, we collectively […]

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