Oscar Pistorius’ Release Delayed Again: His Family Is Very Angry
OSCAR Pistorius’ family on Tuesday accused South African officials of bowing to “political and media hype” after the star’s release from prison was again delayed and he was ordered to undergo psychotherapy. A parole review board on Monday decided that Pistorius should not yet be allowed out on house arrest despite qualifying for early release […]
Mugabe Will Be Dead In 79 Days
President Robert Mugabe is exiting human life in 79 days’ time, popular Malawian prophet, Austin Liabunya, has insisted.Barely 9 months after he made his controversial prediction, the preacher has expressed no regret saying Mugabe will die by the 31st December this year. He made these utterances at the new year during a cross over service […]
Extreme Poverty ‘To Fall Below 10%’: World Bank
The World Bank has said that for the first time less than 10% of the world’s population will be living in extreme poverty by the end of 2015. The bank said it was using a new income figure of $1.90 per day to define extreme poverty, up from $1.25. It forecasts the proportion of the […]
Steve Wozniak And Steve Jobs Were Once Robbed At Gunpoint Outside A Pizza Parlor
Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak joined comedians Jimmy Fallon and Seth Rogen on Friday for a little game of “True Confessions.” Each contestant had to read a statement and then get interrogated by the other two to determine if it’s real. No, Seth Rogen did not do mushroom with Wolf Blitzer, but Wozniak and Steve Jobs […]
Africa Does Not Have a Single Identity
Many organizations and individuals involved in the charity business do not have problems using the African map to argue their case and it’s very fashionable for them to say they are helping Africa even though it might be a small village in Cape Verde. The totalization of African experiences and countries is sickening. Africa is […]
Pope Francis Worked As A Nightclub Bouncer, Hasn’t Watched Television In 25 Years
The 78-year-old who lives behind a gas station in Vatican City previously worked as a nightclub bouncer. He’ll suffer the white robes of his office, but he won’t abide the red shoes his predecessor wore. He wants to save souls, but also save the Earth. During his first week on the job, he jokingly blessed […]
The beggar
I walk hastily towards my office, my eyes teary with the wind howling louder with each step. Mutare weather, so unpredictable. The rain sets in now, drag! I left my umbrella. The svelte lady in front of me unravels hers with a flourish. I pick up my pace with a little jog towards her and […]
Letter To My Unborn Daughter
Dear daughter (for I don’t know your name yet) Well here you are, and by the time this letter makes any sense I am certain you would have done half the things I would have you not even imagine. Painful, but true. well many things may be said and done, many things will be left […]
My Week On Board A Refugee Rescue Boat
I’m on a little old boat somewhere off the Libyan shore, and it’s one o’clock in the morning. The wind has picked up, and the waves are getting bigger and bigger. The captain tells us it’s no longer safe to stand on the deck, and so we retreat to our cramped cabins below. There, I […]
Why The UN Doesn’t Pay Its Interns
THE story of an unpaid intern living in a tent in Geneva did not make the United Nations look good. David Hyde, a fresh-faced 22-year-old from New Zealand, said he set up camp on the banks of Lake Geneva because he could not afford the Swiss city’s exorbitant rents while working for free. The news […]
