tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88550578245427280302024-03-28T00:47:44.560-07:00Diary of a Frustrated BrothaI speak my mind, whatever frustrates me, interests me. If it is worth talking about, I will write about.One more thing I really don't care if you disagree with my thoughts they are mine afterall.Diary of a Frustrated Brothahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01171143622302626870noreply@blogger.comBlogger152125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855057824542728030.post-85041316085195433382020-06-24T01:02:00.000-07:002020-06-24T01:02:47.691-07:00This is How You Argue Kwa Facebook<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">So you have something to say. You
have mulled over what it is that you want to write down for a couple of
minutes. In your mind, it makes a lot of sense. All you want to do is express
yourself. DON’T. But if you don’t heed my advice to keep your thoughts to
yourself because these streets are not ready for you, I should offer my humble
counsel and prepare you for battle. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Before we begin, ensure that you
have sufficient stock of Kung Fu energy drink for this one coffee will not do,
we need something stronger. You must also be connected to unlimited internet or
have enough bundles. Don’t even think of using free Facebook for this, we need
to see all the images in high definition. Make sure that your schedule is also
cleared, you must respond in real-time. If you are the sensitive type refer
back to my initial advice and do not type anything <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">napapata</i>. The last thing you need know is what is it that you want
to talk about, if you want to talk about entrepreneurship, health, the
environment, or even sex then you are safe. But Kwa Facebook the moment you
meddle on politics and religion be ready for bruises. Topics on politics evoke
special feelings in people.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I admire your bravery already for
your insistence to post your thoughts and especially on the two topics that I
have cautioned you against. Anyway, we have our Kung Fu and internet data so we
are armoured. You go ahead and post on what you think is a logical statement.
You have read it twice and click post. The status goes out into the world in a
blink of seconds, it will begin to pop on your friends and family’s timelines.
Some people will like it, the majority will ignore it and for those select few
that decide to comment are the ones to be wary of. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">You see everyone on Kwa Facebook has
an opinion some are just too busy share it with you, some have made a
profession of posting on Mwebantu, Kalemba, Zambia Watchdog, Simon Mwewa Lane
and Chilufya Tayali pages. When you combine free Facebook, loadshedding and
lots of time, it’s a dangerous combo. All it will take is someone to
misunderstand your status and interpret it the way they wish to. You will
attempt to get your point across and they will tell you theirs. They will tell
you what you should have said even though that is not how you wanted to say it.
You will take a sip of your Kung Fu energy drink because it is beginning to get
tense, the tone will change as it begins to deviate from civility. Do not try
to steer it in the right direction, you need to reserve your energy. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">It will reach a point where your
status will be shared by strangers and then other people will begin to join the
discussion. At this juncture, it will no longer be about the status but it will
get personal. People Kwa Facebook are known for not sticking to the topic so do
not be surprised when they begin to talk about the way you look even though you
absolutely had no part to play in that. The shape of your nose or the thickness
of your lips might soon take centre stage. But you must not be swayed, stand
your ground and defend your right to your opinion. If you can take it up to
this level the back and forth, it is about to get worse. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The idea that your status will be
discussed on its merit and reasonable debate to ensue should be banished at
this stage. If your profile is public, then all the pictures you have ever
taken will be snatched. They will look for the most awkward picture you have
ever taken even if it was posted 10 years ago. There is a possibility that it
will be photoshopped, people have quite an expansive imagination so brace
yourself. It is during this period that they will find your spouse if you have
one, if you are single warn your exes, children, sister, brothers and everyone
connected to you will become fair game. Do not expect any of them to come to
your defence, this is one battle you must fight solo and do not encourage them
to respond. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">After three hours or so of trying to
reason with people you do not know, it will begin to get exhausting. But do not
quit, do not show any sign of weakness. Do not apologise or delete the post
that window is only open for the first 30 minutes of the status going up. They
will have one last card to pull out, they will go for your ancestors. The one’s
we have long buried. Your great, great grandfather’s bones will not be spared.
They will curse you from the tip of your hair to your toenail. If they had the
powers to send a plague your way they would do it. We must remain resolute like
Pharaoh.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Eventually, your eyes will tell you
it is time to sleep. You will try to read a few more comments, which have
reached 1,000+. You will continue to read a few of them, and Sia’s song
Titanium will come to mind, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“I’m
bulletproof, nothing to lose; Fire away, fire away….”</i> The truth is some of
the words will sting, they will ring in your mind for weeks. However, you
should be comforted by the fact that people on Kwa Facebook also have short
memories this will not last. They will move on to the next corruption scandal
or another brave soul will make another political comment and take the
spotlight. And you what will you be left with, may I suggest the perfect
material for a TEDxLusaka talk.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="blackclass1"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">There</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"> <span class="blackclass1">is</span>
<span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">risk</span> <span class="blackclass1">with</span> <span class="blackclass1">watching</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="phraseanchor">movie</span> <span class="blackclass1">on</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">premiere</span> <span class="blackclass1">night,</span> <span class="blackclass1">especially</span> <span class="blackclass1">one</span> <span class="blackclass1">like</span> Marvel's <span class="blackclass1">Black</span> <span class="blackclass1">Panther</span> <span class="blackclass1">whose</span> <span class="blackclass1">marketing</span> <span class="blackclass1">ships</span> <span class="blackclass1">set</span> <span class="blackclass1">sail</span> <span class="blackclass1">months</span> <span class="blackclass1">before</span> <span class="blackclass1">its</span> <span class="blackclass1">release.</span> <span class="blackclass1">From</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">time</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">release</span> <span class="blackclass1">date</span> <span class="blackclass1">was</span> <span class="blackclass1">announced</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">June</span> <span class="blackclass1">2017</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">first</span> <span class="blackclass1">trailer,</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">knew</span> <span class="blackclass1">this</span> <span class="blackclass1">film</span> <span class="blackclass1">was</span> <span class="blackclass1">going</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">be</span> <span class="blackclass1">epic.</span> <span class="blackclass1">From</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">majority</span> <span class="blackclass1">black</span> <span class="blackclass1">cast,</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">actors</span> <span class="blackclass1">themselves </span>̶<span class="blackclass1"> </span>Chadwick <span class="blackclass1">Boseman,</span> <span class="blackclass1">Michael</span> <span class="blackclass1">B.</span> <span class="blackclass1">Jordan,</span> <span class="blackclass1">Lupita</span> <span class="blackclass1">Nyong'o,</span> <span class="blackclass1">Danai</span> <span class="blackclass1">Gurira,</span> <span class="blackclass1">Angela</span> <span class="blackclass1">Bassett</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">Forest</span> <span class="blackclass1">Whitaker</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">mention</span> <span class="blackclass1">but</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">few</span> <span class="blackclass1">(<i>can</i></span><i> <span class="blackclass1">you</span> <span class="blackclass1">imagine</span> <span class="blackclass1">if</span> <span class="blackclass1">Viola</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">Denzel</span> <span class="blackclass1">were</span> in <span class="blackclass1">this</span> <span class="blackclass1">too,</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">would</span> <span class="blackclass1">have</span> <span class="blackclass1">been</span> <span class="blackclass1">heaven</span></i><span class="blackclass1">).</span> <span class="blackclass1">This</span> <span class="blackclass1">was</span> <span class="blackclass1">turning</span> <span class="blackclass1">into</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">cultural</span> <span class="blackclass1">event</span> <span class="blackclass1">not</span> <span class="blackclass1">only</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">USA</span> <span class="blackclass1">but</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">Zambia</span> <span class="blackclass1">too,</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">early</span> <span class="blackclass1">reviews</span> <span class="blackclass1">were</span> <span class="blackclass1">impressive</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">so</span> <span class="blackclass1">were</span> pre-<span class="blackclass1">ticket</span> <span class="blackclass1">sales.</span> <span class="blackclass1">The</span> <span class="blackclass1">risk</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">when</span> <span class="blackclass1">you</span> <span class="blackclass1">enter</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">cinema</span> <span class="blackclass1">on</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">premiere</span> <span class="blackclass1">night,</span> <span class="blackclass1">there</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">this</span> <span class="blackclass1">euphoria</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">sweeps</span> <span class="blackclass1">everyone</span> <span class="blackclass1">up</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">wave</span> <span class="blackclass1">carries</span> <span class="blackclass1">you</span> <span class="blackclass1">throughout</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="phraseanchor">movie</span> <span class="blackclass1">only</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">drop</span> <span class="blackclass1">you</span> <span class="blackclass1">when</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">credits</span> <span class="blackclass1">roll.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="blackclass1">have</span> <span class="blackclass1">not</span> <span class="blackclass1">yet</span> <span class="blackclass1">watched</span> <span class="blackclass1">Black</span> <span class="blackclass1">Panther,</span> <span class="blackclass1">this</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">point</span> <span class="blackclass1">you</span> <span class="blackclass1">stop</span> <span class="blackclass1">reading.</span> <span class="blackclass1">SPOILERS AHEAD!</span>
<span class="blackclass1">When</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">walked</span> <span class="phraseanchor">into</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">theatre</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">my</span> <span class="blackclass1">red</span> <span style="color: #fff2cc;"><span class="blackclass1" style="color: yellow;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dashiki" target="_blank">dashiki</a></span> </span><span class="blackclass1">print</span> <span class="blackclass1">shirt</span> <span class="blackclass1">(<i>it</i></span><i> <span class="blackclass1">seemed</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">be</span> <span class="blackclass1">Dashiki</span> <span class="blackclass1">Day</span></i><span class="blackclass1">),</span> <span class="blackclass1">popcorn</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">drink</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">hand,</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">was</span> <span class="blackclass1">ready</span> <span class="blackclass1">for</span> <span class="blackclass1">this</span> <span class="phraseanchor">movie</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">show</span> <span class="blackclass1">as was</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">rest</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">battalion</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">auditorium.</span> <span class="blackclass1">From</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="phraseanchor">moment</span> <span class="blackclass1">Okoye</span> <span class="blackclass1">tells</span> <span class="blackclass1">T’Challa,</span> <span class="blackclass1">“Don’t</span> <span class="blackclass1">freeze.”</span> <span class="blackclass1">And</span> <span class="blackclass1">he</span> <span class="blackclass1">responds,</span> <span class="blackclass1">“I</span> <span class="blackclass1">never</span> <span class="blackclass1">freeze.”</span> <span class="blackclass1">Then</span> <span class="blackclass1">drops</span> <span class="blackclass1">from</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">plane,</span> <span class="blackclass1">space</span> <span class="blackclass1">ship</span> <span class="blackclass1">machine, the</span> <span class="blackclass1">audience</span> <span class="blackclass1">roared</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">clapped.</span> T<span class="phraseanchor">he </span><span class="contextmenu">atmosphere</span> <span class="blackclass1">was</span> <span class="phraseanchor">infectious,</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">everyone</span> <span class="blackclass1">joined</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">unison.</span> <span class="blackclass1">This</span> <span class="blackclass1">was</span> <span class="blackclass1">only</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">beginning,</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">almost</span> <span class="blackclass1">every</span> <span class="blackclass1">other</span> <span class="phraseanchor">scene</span> <span class="blackclass1">there</span> <span class="blackclass1">was</span> <span class="blackclass1">something</span> <span class="blackclass1">happening</span> <span class="blackclass1">among</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">characters</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">Killmonger,</span> <span class="blackclass1">Okoye,</span> <span class="blackclass1">Shuri,</span> <span class="blackclass1">or</span> <span class="blackclass1">T’Challa</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">whipped</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">audience</span> <span class="blackclass1">into a</span> <span class="blackclass1">frenzy.</span> <span class="blackclass1">When</span> <span class="blackclass1">T’Challa</span> <span class="blackclass1">appears</span> <span class="phraseanchor">on</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">battle</span> <span class="blackclass1">front</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">face</span> <span class="phraseanchor">Killmonger,</span> <span class="blackclass1">some</span> <span class="blackclass1">people</span> <span class="blackclass1">rose</span> <span class="blackclass1">up</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">raucous</span> <span class="blackclass1">applause.</span> <span class="blackclass1">Under</span> <span class="blackclass1">normal</span> <span class="phraseanchor">circumstances,</span> <span class="blackclass1">this</span> <span class="blackclass1">stadium</span> <span class="blackclass1">like</span> <span class="blackclass1">atmosphere</span> <span class="blackclass1">would</span> <span class="blackclass1">infuriate</span> <span class="blackclass1">me</span> <span class="blackclass1">while</span> <span class="blackclass1">watching</span> <span class="blackclass1">any</span> <span class="blackclass1">other</span> <span class="blackclass1">movie,</span> <span class="blackclass1">but</span> <span class="blackclass1">Black</span> <span class="blackclass1">Panther</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">not</span> <span class="blackclass1">just</span> <span class="blackclass1">any</span> <span class="blackclass1">other</span> <span class="blackclass1">movie.</span> <span class="blackclass1">It</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="phraseanchor">statement.</span><span class="contextmenu"> This</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="phraseanchor">reference;</span><span class="contextmenu"> it</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="phraseanchor">movie</span> <span class="blackclass1">by</span> <span class="blackclass1">which</span> <span class="blackclass1">all</span> <span class="blackclass1">other</span> <span class="blackclass1">black</span> <span class="blackclass1">movies</span> <span class="blackclass1">will</span> <span class="blackclass1">be</span> <span class="blackclass1">judged by</span> <span class="blackclass1">regardless</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="phraseanchor">the</span><span class="contextmenu"> genre.</span> <span class="blackclass1">So,</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">went</span> <span class="blackclass1">along</span> <span class="blackclass1">for</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">Wakanda</span> <span class="blackclass1">ride</span> <span class="blackclass1">as</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">watched</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">African</span> <span class="blackclass1">culture</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">pride</span> <span class="blackclass1">shine</span> <span class="blackclass1">through</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">screen.</span> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="blackclass1">can</span> <span class="blackclass1">be</span> <span class="blackclass1">false</span> <span class="phraseanchor">advertising;</span><span class="contextmenu"> they</span> <span class="blackclass1">can be</span> <span class="blackclass1">like</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">bag</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">potato</span> <span class="blackclass1">crisps</span> <span class="blackclass1">full</span> <span class="blackclass1">but</span> <span class="blackclass1">once</span> <span class="blackclass1">popped</span> <span class="blackclass1">you</span> <span class="blackclass1">realise</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">fullness</span> <span class="blackclass1">was</span> <span class="blackclass1">all</span> <span class="blackclass1">air.</span> As I <span class="blackclass1">walked</span>
<span class="blackclass1">out</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">cinema</span> <span class="blueclass1">I</span> felt <span class="blackclass1">like</span> <span class="blackclass1">going</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">join</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">queue</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">buy</span> <span class="blackclass1">another</span> <span class="blackclass1">ticket</span> <span class="blackclass1">for</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">next</span> <span class="blackclass1">showing.</span> I <span class="phraseanchor">replayed</span>
<span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="phraseanchor">movie</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">my</span> <span class="blackclass1">head</span> <span class="blackclass1">scene</span> <span class="blackclass1">by</span> <span class="blackclass1">scene</span> <span class="blackclass1">but</span> <span class="blackclass1">because</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">all</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">clapping,</span> <span class="blackclass1">jeering,</span> <span class="blackclass1">cheering,</span> <span class="blackclass1">standing</span> <span class="blackclass1">up</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">snickering</span> <span class="blackclass1">comments</span> <span class="blackclass1">some</span> <span class="blackclass1">scenes</span> <span class="blackclass1">come</span> <span class="blackclass1">back</span> <span class="blackclass1">vague.</span> <span class="blackclass1">Later</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">discovered</span> <span class="blackclass1">there</span> <span class="blackclass1">was</span> <span class="blackclass1">not</span> <span class="blackclass1">only</span> <span class="blackclass1">one</span> <span class="blackclass1">post</span> <span class="blackclass1">credit</span> <span class="blackclass1">scene</span> <span class="blackclass1">but</span> <span class="blackclass1">two.</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">did</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">most</span> <span class="blackclass1">logical</span> <span class="phraseanchor">thing of course, </span><span class="contextmenu">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">went</span> <span class="blackclass1">back</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">cinema</span> <span class="blackclass1">for</span> <span class="blackclass1">my</span> <span class="blackclass1">encore.</span> <br />
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<span class="blackclass1">This</span> <span class="blackclass1">time</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">experience</span> <span class="blackclass1">was</span> <span class="blackclass1">different;</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">claps</span> <span class="blackclass1">were</span> <span class="blackclass1">more</span> <span class="blackclass1">reserved,</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">screaming</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">characters</span> <span class="blackclass1">non-existent</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">no</span> <span class="blackclass1">one</span> <span class="blackclass1">dared</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">stand</span> <span class="blackclass1">up</span> <span class="blackclass1">after</span> <span class="blackclass1">any</span> <span class="blackclass1">fight</span> <span class="blackclass1">scene.</span> <span class="blackclass1">What</span> <span class="blackclass1">was</span> <span class="blackclass1">striking</span> <span class="blackclass1">with</span> <span class="blackclass1">my</span> <span class="blackclass1">encore</span> <span class="blackclass1">viewing</span> was I was <span class="blackclass1">still</span> impressed with the visuals but <span class="blackclass1">this</span> <span class="blackclass1">time</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">heard</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">dialogue</span> <span class="phraseanchor">word-for-word.</span> <span class="blackclass1">My</span> <span class="blackclass1">goodness</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">wisdom</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">truths</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">Black</span> <span class="phraseanchor">Panther,</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">wasn't</span> <span class="blackclass1">ready. For</span><span class="phraseanchor"> </span><span class="contextmenu">instance,</span> when <span class="blackclass1">Killmonger</span> <span class="blackclass1">speaks</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">lady</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="phraseanchor">museum,</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">she</span> <span class="blackclass1">says</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">artefact</span> is <span class="blackclass1">not</span> <span class="blackclass1">for</span> <span class="blackclass1">sale.</span> <span class="blackclass1">His</span> <span class="blackclass1">response</span> <span class="blackclass1">is,</span> <span class="blackclass1">“How</span> <span class="blackclass1">you</span> <span class="blackclass1">think</span> <span class="blackclass1">your</span> <span class="blackclass1">ancestors</span> <span class="blackclass1">got</span> <span class="blackclass1">it?</span> <span class="blackclass1">You</span> <span class="blackclass1">think</span> <span class="blackclass1">they</span> <span class="blackclass1">paid</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">fair</span> <span class="blackclass1">price?”</span> <span class="phraseanchor">or</span> <span class="blackclass1">when</span> <span class="blackclass1">T’Chaka</span> <span class="blackclass1">says</span> <span class="blackclass1">this</span> <span class="blackclass1">about</span> <span class="blackclass1">Killmonger</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">T’Challa,</span> <span class="blackclass1">“He</span> <span class="blackclass1">was</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">truth</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">chose</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">omit.”</span> <span class="phraseanchor">And</span> <span class="blackclass1">then</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">mother</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">all</span> <span class="phraseanchor">quotes</span> <span class="phraseanchor"><i>drumroll</i></span><i> <span class="blackclass1">please</span></i><span class="blackclass1">.</span> <span class="phraseanchor">Killmonger’</span><span class="redclass1">s</span> <span class="blackclass1">final</span> <span class="blackclass1">words</span> <span class="blackclass1">are,</span> <span class="blackclass1">“Bury</span> <span class="blackclass1">me</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">ocean</span> <span class="blackclass1">with</span> <span class="blackclass1">my</span> <span class="blackclass1">ancestors</span> <span class="phraseanchor">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">jumped</span> <span class="blackclass1">from</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">ships.</span> <span class="blackclass1">Because</span> <span class="blackclass1">they</span> <span class="blackclass1">knew</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">death</span> <span class="blackclass1">was</span> <span class="blackclass1">better</span> <span class="blackclass1">than</span> <span class="blackclass1">bondage.”</span> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="blackclass1">has</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">lot</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">stunning</span> <span class="blackclass1">visuals</span> <span class="blackclass1">from</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">melanin,</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">colours,</span> <span class="blackclass1">landscape,</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">culture</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">first</span> <span class="blackclass1">time</span> <span class="blackclass1">you watch it is difficult
not to be awed.</span> <span class="blackclass1">There</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">chance</span> <span class="blackclass1">you</span> <span class="blackclass1">can</span> <span class="blackclass1">miss</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">subtle</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">subliminal</span> <span class="blackclass1">messages</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">underline</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">movie,</span> <span class="blackclass1">which</span> <span class="blackclass1">if</span> <span class="blackclass1">picked</span> <span class="blackclass1">up</span> <span class="blackclass1">takes</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="phraseanchor">movie</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">whole</span> <span class="blackclass1">other</span> <span class="blackclass1">level.</span> <span class="blackclass1">Trust</span> <span class="blackclass1">me</span> <span class="blackclass1">this</span> <span class="phraseanchor">Black</span> Panther <span class="blackclass1">will</span>
<span class="blackclass1">continue</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">be</span> <span class="blackclass1">dissected</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">stripped</span> <span class="blackclass1">apart</span> <span class="blackclass1">until</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">very</span> <span class="blackclass1">last</span> <span class="blackclass1">word</span> <span class="blackclass1">on</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">credits</span> <span class="blackclass1">because</span> <span class="blackclass1">it</span> is <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">type</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="phraseanchor">movie</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">allows</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">happen.</span> <span class="blackclass1">At</span> <span class="blackclass1">this</span> <span class="phraseanchor">stage</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">probability</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">third</span> <span class="blackclass1">viewing</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">high.</span> <span class="blackclass1">#WakandaForever</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Diary of a Frustrated Brothahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01171143622302626870noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855057824542728030.post-54701931340679922232017-10-06T05:34:00.000-07:002017-10-06T05:34:47.437-07:00The Gun, the Man or the Woman?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">woke</span> <span class="blackclass1">up</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> a <span class="blackclass1">discussion</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> one of <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">Whatsapp</span> <span class="blackclass1">groups</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">am</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">about</span> <span class="blackclass1">another</span> <span class="blackclass1">murder</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">happened</span> <span class="blackclass1">last</span> <span class="blackclass1">evening.</span> <span class="blackclass1">Nshinka</span> <span class="blackclass1">Kaputu</span> <span class="blackclass1">shot</span> <span class="blackclass1">dead</span> <span class="phraseanchor">his</span> <span class="blackclass1">girlfriend</span> <span class="blackclass1">Precious</span> <span class="blackclass1">Mangesana outside</span> <span class="blackclass1">his</span> <span class="blackclass1">house</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">Ibex</span> <span class="blackclass1">Hill</span> <span class="blackclass1">Meanwood.</span> <span class="blackclass1">Their</span> <span class="phraseanchor">two-year-old</span> <span class="blackclass1">daughter</span> <span class="blackclass1">was</span> <span class="blackclass1">also</span> <span class="blackclass1">shot</span> <span class="blackclass1">too</span> <span class="blackclass1">but</span> <span class="blackclass1">survived</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">currently</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="phraseanchor">hospital.</span> <span class="blackclass1">When</span> <span class="blackclass1">such</span> <span class="blackclass1">incidents</span> <span class="blackclass1">happen,</span> we often know when, what and how it happened, but
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<span class="blackclass1">There</span> <span class="blackclass1">are</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">number</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">theories</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">emerge</span> <span class="blackclass1">as</span> <span class="phraseanchor">we </span><span class="greenclass1">the unknowing public try</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span>
<span class="blackclass1">put</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">pieces</span> <span class="blackclass1">together.</span> <span class="blackclass1">In</span> <span class="blackclass1">order,</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">find</span> <span class="blackclass1">some</span> <span class="blackclass1">plausible</span> <span class="blackclass1">explanation</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">will</span> <span class="blackclass1">satisfy</span> <span class="blackclass1">our</span> <span class="blackclass1">conscience,</span> <span class="blackclass1">it</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">easier</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> find <span class="blackclass1">someone</span> <span class="blackclass1">or</span> <span class="blackclass1">something</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">blame.</span> <span class="blackclass1">We</span> <span class="blackclass1">hope</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> b<span class="blackclass1">y</span> <span class="blackclass1">finding</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">reason</span> <span class="blackclass1">perhaps</span> <span class="blackclass1">we</span> <span class="blackclass1">can</span> <span class="blackclass1">be</span> <span class="blackclass1">able</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">prevent</span> <span class="blackclass1">future</span> <span class="blackclass1">incidents</span> <span class="blackclass1">from</span> <span class="blackclass1">happening.</span> <span class="blackclass1">However,</span> <span class="blackclass1">if</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">latest</span> <span class="blackclass1">trends</span> <span class="blackclass1">are</span> <span class="blackclass1">anything</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">go</span> <span class="blackclass1">by</span> <span class="blackclass1">we</span> <span class="blackclass1">are</span> <span class="blackclass1">nowhere</span> <span class="blackclass1">near</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="phraseanchor">finding</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">solution.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="blackclass1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">In</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"> this <span class="blackclass1">case,</span> <span class="blackclass1">there</span> <span class="blackclass1">have</span> <span class="blackclass1">been</span> <span class="blackclass1">three</span> <span class="blackclass1">parties</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">have</span> <span class="blackclass1">already</span> <span class="blackclass1">shared</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">blame- t</span><span class="phraseanchor">he</span> <span class="blackclass1">gun, the man and the woman.</span>
<span class="blackclass1">Why</span> <span class="blackclass1">did</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">man</span> <span class="phraseanchor">have</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">gun?</span> <span class="blackclass1">If</span> <span class="blackclass1">he</span> <span class="blackclass1">did</span> <span class="blackclass1">not</span> <span class="blackclass1">have</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="phraseanchor">gun,</span> <span class="blackclass1">then</span> <span class="blackclass1">he</span> <span class="blackclass1">would</span> <span class="blackclass1">not</span> <span class="blackclass1">have</span> <span class="blackclass1">killed</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">girlfriend.</span> <span class="blackclass1">Any</span> <span class="blackclass1">other</span> <span class="blackclass1">tool</span> <span class="blackclass1">would</span> <span class="blackclass1">have</span> <span class="blackclass1">made</span> <span class="blackclass1">it</span> <span class="blackclass1">much</span> <span class="blackclass1">tougher</span> <span class="blackclass1">for</span> <span class="blackclass1">him</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">execute</span> <span class="blackclass1">his</span> <span class="blackclass1">plans.</span> <span class="blackclass1">The</span> <span class="blackclass1">death</span> <span class="blackclass1">by</span> <span class="phraseanchor">a</span><span class="contextmenu"> bullet</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">swift</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">often people</span> <span class="blackclass1">do</span> <span class="blackclass1">not</span> <span class="blackclass1">survive.</span> <span class="blackclass1">Therefore,</span> <span class="blackclass1">all</span> <span class="blackclass1">those</span> <span class="blackclass1">with</span> <span class="blackclass1">guns</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">their</span> <span class="blackclass1">households</span> <span class="blackclass1">need</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">reconsider</span> <span class="blackclass1">whether</span> <span class="blackclass1">it</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">worth</span> <span class="blackclass1">having</span> <span class="blackclass1">one.</span> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">blame</span> <span class="blackclass1">has</span> <span class="blackclass1">been</span> <span class="blackclass1">on</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">man.</span> <span class="blackclass1">Why</span> <span class="blackclass1">did</span> he <span class="blackclass1">have</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">make</span> <span class="blackclass1">such</span> <span class="blackclass1">an</span> <span class="blackclass1">irrational</span> <span class="blackclass1">decision?</span> <span class="blackclass1">Did</span> he <span class="blackclass1">think</span> <span class="blackclass1">about the repercussions
of</span> <span class="blackclass1">his</span> <span class="blackclass1">action?</span> His
girlfriend is dead and t<span class="blackclass1">he</span> <span class="blackclass1">daughter</span> <span class="blackclass1">has</span> <span class="phraseanchor">now</span> <span class="blackclass1">been</span> <span class="blackclass1">left</span> <span class="blackclass1">motherless</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">potentially</span> <span class="blackclass1">an</span> <span class="blackclass1">absent</span> <span class="blackclass1">father.</span> <span class="blackclass1">Friends</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">family</span> <span class="blackclass1">have</span> <span class="blackclass1">lost</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">loved one.</span> <span class="blackclass1">Why</span> <span class="blackclass1">didn’t</span> <span class="blackclass1">he</span> <span class="blackclass1">have</span> <span class="blackclass1">his</span> <span class="blackclass1">emotions</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">control?</span> <span class="blackclass1">The</span> <span class="blackclass1">list</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">questions</span> <span class="blackclass1">can</span> <span class="blackclass1">go</span> <span class="blackclass1">on</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">on,</span> <span class="blackclass1">but</span> <span class="blackclass1">until</span> <span class="blackclass1">Nshinka</span> <span class="blackclass1">tells</span> <span class="blackclass1">us</span> <span class="blackclass1">what</span> <span class="blackclass1">happened</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">those</span> <span class="blackclass1">few</span> <span class="blackclass1">minutes</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">seconds</span> <span class="blackclass1">before</span> <span class="blackclass1">he</span> <span class="blackclass1">pulled</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">trigger</span> <span class="blackclass1">all</span> <span class="blackclass1">we</span> <span class="blackclass1">can</span> <span class="blackclass1">do</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">speculate.</span> <span class="blackclass1">Then</span> <span class="blackclass1">there</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">one</span> <span class="blackclass1">thing</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">most</span> <span class="blackclass1">people</span> <span class="blackclass1">avoid</span> <span class="phraseanchor">talking</span> <span class="blackclass1">about,</span> <span class="blackclass1">what</span> <span class="blackclass1">was</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">mental</span> <span class="blackclass1">health</span> <span class="blackclass1">situation</span> of <span class="phraseanchor">Nshinka?</span> <span class="blackclass1">Often</span> <span class="blackclass1">times</span> <span class="blackclass1">we</span> <span class="blackclass1">assume</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">we</span> <span class="blackclass1">are</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">homogenous</span> <span class="blackclass1">bunch</span> <span class="blackclass1">when</span> <span class="blackclass1">it</span> <span class="blackclass1">comes</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">our</span> <span class="blackclass1">feelings,</span> <span class="blackclass1">emotions</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">reactions.</span> <span class="blackclass1">The</span> <span class="blackclass1">truth</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">matter</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">we</span> <span class="blackclass1">all</span> <span class="blackclass1">react</span> <span class="phraseanchor">differently</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="phraseanchor">different</span> <span class="blackclass1">situations.</span> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="blackclass1">Why</span> <span class="blackclass1">didn’t</span> <span class="blackclass1">she</span> <span class="blackclass1">just</span> <span class="blackclass1">walk</span> <span class="blackclass1">away?</span> <span class="blackclass1">Why</span> <span class="blackclass1">did</span> <span class="blackclass1">she</span> <span class="blackclass1">go</span> <span class="blackclass1">there</span> <span class="blackclass1">at</span> <span class="blackclass1">night?</span> <span class="blackclass1">Didn’t</span> <span class="blackclass1">she</span> <span class="blackclass1">see</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">signs</span> <span class="blackclass1">earlier</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> s<span class="blackclass1">he</span> <span class="blackclass1">was</span> <span class="blackclass1">with</span> <span class="blackclass1">an</span> <span class="blackclass1">unstable</span> <span class="blackclass1">man?</span> <span class="blackclass1">She</span> <span class="blackclass1">should</span> <span class="blackclass1">have</span> <span class="blackclass1">known</span> <span class="blackclass1">better.</span> <span class="blackclass1">The</span> <span class="blackclass1">sad</span> <span class="blackclass1">reality</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">all</span> <span class="blackclass1">this</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">person</span> <span class="blackclass1">who</span> <span class="blackclass1">could</span> <span class="blackclass1">give</span> <span class="blackclass1">us</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="phraseanchor">answers</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">no</span> <span class="blackclass1">longer</span> <span class="blackclass1">around.</span> <span class="blackclass1">There</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">temptation</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">blame</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">victim</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="phraseanchor">such</span> <span class="phraseanchor">situations,</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">same</span> <span class="blackclass1">way</span> <span class="blackclass1">we</span> <span class="blackclass1">blame</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">woman</span> <span class="blackclass1">for</span> <span class="blackclass1">not</span> <span class="blackclass1">walking</span> <span class="blackclass1">out</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">an</span> <span class="blackclass1">abusive</span> <span class="blackclass1">relationship.</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">have</span> <span class="blackclass1">read</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">heard</span> <span class="blackclass1">far</span> <span class="blackclass1">too</span> <span class="blackclass1">many</span> <span class="blackclass1">stories</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">women</span> <span class="blackclass1">staying</span> <span class="blackclass1">with</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">man</span> <span class="blackclass1">who</span> <span class="blackclass1">pounds</span> <span class="blackclass1">them</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> a <span class="blackclass1">pulp.</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">ask</span> <span class="blackclass1">myself,</span> <span class="blackclass1">why</span> <span class="blackclass1">don’t</span> <span class="blackclass1">they</span> <span class="blackclass1">just</span> <span class="blackclass1">pack</span> <span class="blackclass1">their</span> <span class="blackclass1">bags</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">leave?</span> <span class="blackclass1">What</span> <span class="blackclass1">many</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">us</span> <span class="blackclass1">fail</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">realise</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">we</span> <span class="blackclass1">over</span> <span class="blackclass1">simplify</span> <span class="blackclass1">issues</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">this</span> <span class="blackclass1">nature.</span> Walking
out of a relationship should be as easy as saying our ABCs<span class="blackclass1">.</span> <span class="blackclass1">We</span> <span class="blackclass1">forget</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> role that societal
pressure plays<span class="blackclass1">,</span> <span class="blackclass1">sometimes</span>
<span class="blackclass1">children are involved,</span> the <span class="blackclass1">emotional</span> <span class="blackclass1">investment,</span> <span class="blackclass1">or</span> <span class="blackclass1">hope</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">things</span> <span class="blackclass1">would</span> <span class="blackclass1">get</span> <span class="blackclass1">better.</span> <span class="phraseanchor">However,</span> <span class="blackclass1">one</span> <span class="blackclass1">important</span> <span class="blackclass1">thing</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">we</span> <span class="blackclass1">forget</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">other</span> <span class="blackclass1">people</span> <span class="blackclass1">are</span> <span class="blackclass1">not</span> <span class="blackclass1">us.</span> <span class="blackclass1">We</span> <span class="blackclass1">cannot</span> <span class="blackclass1">place</span> <span class="blackclass1">our</span> <span class="blackclass1">own</span> <span class="phraseanchor">expectations</span> <span class="blackclass1">on</span> <span class="blackclass1">them</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="phraseanchor">expect</span> <span class="blackclass1">them</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">behave</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">way</span> <span class="blackclass1">we</span> <span class="blackclass1">would</span> <span class="blackclass1">when</span> <span class="blackclass1">placed</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">certain</span> <span class="blackclass1">situations.</span> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="blackclass1">currently</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="phraseanchor">custody,</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">police</span> <span class="blackclass1">are</span> <span class="blackclass1">doing</span> <span class="blackclass1">their</span> <span class="blackclass1">investigations.</span> <span class="blackclass1">We</span> <span class="blackclass1">may</span> <span class="blackclass1">choose</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">slice</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">dissect</span> <span class="blackclass1">this</span> <span class="blackclass1">incidence</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">many</span> <span class="blackclass1">ways</span> <span class="blackclass1">as</span> <span class="blackclass1">we</span> <span class="blackclass1">attempt</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">put</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">pieces</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">this</span> <span class="blackclass1">puzzle</span> <span class="phraseanchor">together,</span> <span class="blackclass1">but</span> <span class="blackclass1">we</span> <span class="blackclass1">may</span> <span class="blackclass1">never</span> <span class="blackclass1">arrive</span> <span class="blackclass1">at</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blueclass1">whole</span> <span class="blackclass1">truth.</span> <span class="blackclass1">We</span> <span class="blackclass1">can</span> <span class="blackclass1">come</span> <span class="blackclass1">up</span> <span class="blackclass1">with</span> <span class="blackclass1">valid</span> <span class="blackclass1">reasons</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">blame</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">gun,</span> <span class="blackclass1">man</span> <span class="blackclass1">or</span> <span class="blackclass1">woman</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">how</span> <span class="blackclass1">all</span> <span class="blackclass1">this</span> <span class="blackclass1">could</span> <span class="blackclass1">have</span> <span class="blackclass1">been</span> <span class="blackclass1">prevented.</span> <span class="blackclass1">We</span> <span class="blackclass1">can</span> <span class="blackclass1">wish</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">similar</span> <span class="blackclass1">incidence</span> <span class="phraseanchor">never </span><span class="greenclass1">happens</span><span class="blackclass1">,</span> <span class="blackclass1">but</span> <span class="blackclass1">it</span> <span class="blackclass1">will.</span> <span class="blackclass1">We</span> <span class="blackclass1">cannot</span> <span class="blackclass1">ignore</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">state</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">mind</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">both</span> <span class="blackclass1">Nshinka</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">Precious</span> <span class="blackclass1">at</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">time</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">this</span> <span class="blackclass1">tragedy</span> <span class="blackclass1">took</span> <span class="blackclass1">place.</span> <span class="blackclass1">It is difficult to
attempt</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">understand</span>
<span class="blackclass1">what</span> <span class="blackclass1">led</span> <span class="blackclass1">Nshinka</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">do</span> <span class="blackclass1">what</span> <span class="blackclass1">he</span> <span class="blackclass1">did,</span> <span class="blackclass1">but</span> <span class="blackclass1">if</span> <span class="blackclass1">we</span> <span class="blackclass1">begin</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">label</span> <span class="blackclass1">him</span> <span class="blackclass1">as</span> <span class="blackclass1">an</span> <span class="blackclass1">insane,</span> <span class="blackclass1">evil,</span> or a <span class="blackclass1">mad</span> <span class="blackclass1">person,</span> <span class="blackclass1">we</span> <span class="blackclass1">should</span> <span class="blackclass1">not</span> <span class="blackclass1">end</span> <span class="blackclass1">there.</span> <span class="blackclass1">We</span> <span class="blackclass1">should</span> equally <span class="blackclass1">go</span> <span class="blackclass1">further</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">ask</span> <span class="blackclass1">what</span> <span class="blackclass1">led</span> <span class="blackclass1">him</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">that,</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">how</span> d<span class="phraseanchor">o</span> <span class="blackclass1">we</span> <span class="blackclass1">help</span> <span class="blackclass1">others</span> <span class="blackclass1">from</span> <span class="blackclass1">reaching</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">point too.</span> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>How do you think we can prevent another incident from happening?</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The other day I was having a meeting for an event. Then
someone suggested we form a Whatsapp group for communication purposes. In my
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Immediately I broke into binding and loosing whatever spirit
had come up with that thought. Banishing it to the deepest of the farthest pit
of oblivion and rebuking all other forces (<i>ok
I am exaggerating this part</i>). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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belong to 22 of them and believe me it is a full-time job keeping up to date
with all of them. Quite frankly only a handful of them make sense and have real
significance to my life. For the rest, I am this guy below.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I pop in and out of the groups just to make sure I have not
missed anything. Most times I do not miss anything at all. A group that was
created for business is sharing about football, one created for church is
sharing food recipes and another simply has no direction it is open season-
politics, entertainment, education, job adverts, baby pictures all thrown in
for good measure. The day my entire clan decide to form a Whatsapp group that
will the death of me. My family is something special they need a reality TV
show on an exclusive channel of their own.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The last I checked the worst part about groups is that it
does not need my permission to be added into a group. Whether I like it or yes,
someone can just drag me in.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Once added to a group, I brace myself for that one individual
who will post some recycled picture, joke or video that has been circulating in
about all the other 1000 groups around. Then the ambush of nonsense will come
flooding in. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> I cannot count the
number of times I am tempted to click 'Exit group' but I am not brave enough
to do it most times. It feels like openly denying an invitation to belong to a
select group of people. And when I see someone leave a group, I am breaming
with envy because they are finally free. They have escaped the Mukobeko of
Whatsapp groups. In all their genius, I do not know why Whatsapp did not create
a discrete way of leaving a group without making a public announcement. It is long overdue and can someone tell
Zuckerburg to get on it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The next thing I do is mute the bloody thing for one year. If
it had an option for 10 years trust me, I would be clicking that option too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I get to bed in the evening at 23: 00 hours and my phone has
no messages. I wake up in the morning only to discover 125 unread messages. I
then wonder how people manage to text at the witching hour of 02:30?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">What is even more amazing is that others have the time to get
into a conversation, argue and make up all while I was still asleep. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">For all the ease in communication that Whatsapp comes with,
there are piles of Whatsapp groups that I am sure we can all do away with. And
I definitely do not need another Whatsapp group whose notifications will just
drain my battery. Forgive me if I am not skipping in joyous applause at the
creation of a group. I am certain I have left many other horror stories about
Whatsapp groups, I sure you can help me out.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">DISCLAIMER: I have created Whatsapp groups and I behave like
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Diary of a Frustrated Brothahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01171143622302626870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855057824542728030.post-87856960265162001622017-02-20T06:50:00.000-08:002017-02-20T06:50:09.006-08:00Here We Beat People Who Attempt Suicide<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="blackclass1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Last</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span class="phraseanchor"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">week,</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">man</span> <span class="blackclass1">jumped</span> <span class="blackclass1">from</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">unfinished</span> <span class="blackclass1">building</span> <span class="blackclass1">along</span> <span class="blackclass1">Katondo</span> <span class="blackclass1">street in Lusaka.</span> <span class="blackclass1">This</span> <span class="blackclass1">was</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">suicide</span> <span class="blackclass1">attempt</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">fortunately</span> <span class="blackclass1">even</span> <span class="blackclass1">though</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">man</span> <span class="blackclass1">jumped</span> <span class="blackclass1">from</span> <span class="blackclass1">11</span> <span class="blackclass1">storeys</span> <span class="blackclass1">he</span> <span class="blackclass1">survived.</span> <span class="blackclass1">However,</span> <span class="blackclass1">you</span> <span class="blackclass1">would</span> <span class="blackclass1">think</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">first</span> <span class="blackclass1">thing</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">crowd</span> <span class="blackclass1">would</span> <span class="blackclass1">do</span> </span><span class="phraseanchor"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">was</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> be <span class="blackclass1">willing</span>
<span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">help,</span> <span class="blackclass1">call</span> <span class="blackclass1">an</span> <span class="blackclass1">ambulance</span> <span class="blackclass1">or</span> <span class="blackclass1">break</span> <span class="blackclass1">into</span> <span class="blackclass1">prayer,</span> <span class="blackclass1">but</span> <span class="blackclass1">instead</span> <span class="blackclass1">they</span> <span class="blackclass1">wanted</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">beat</span> <span class="blackclass1">up</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">man.</span> <span class="blackclass1">The</span> <span class="blackclass1">crowd</span> <span class="blackclass1">wanted</span> <span class="blackclass1">blood.</span> <span class="blackclass1">It</span> <span class="blackclass1">was</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">clear</span> <span class="blackclass1">representation</span> of how suicide is still viewed by some people in our society. It was a shame of the highest order.</span></div>
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<span class="blackclass1">still</span> <span class="blackclass1">viewed</span> <span class="blackclass1">as</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">weakness.</span> <span class="blackclass1">Forget</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">fact</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">it</span> <span class="blackclass1">might</span> <span class="blackclass1">be</span> <span class="blackclass1">as</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">result</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">number</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">issues</span> <span class="blackclass1">such</span> <span class="blackclass1">as</span> <span class="blackclass1">depression,</span> <span class="blackclass1">mental</span> <span class="blackclass1">illness,</span> <span class="blackclass1">emotional</span> <span class="blackclass1">troubles</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">other</span> <span class="blackclass1">problems</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">cannot</span> <span class="blackclass1">be</span> <span class="blackclass1">seen</span> <span class="blackclass1">like</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">wound.</span> <span class="blackclass1">This</span> <span class="blackclass1">has</span> <span class="blackclass1">been</span> <span class="blackclass1">my</span> <span class="blackclass1">contention</span> <span class="blackclass1">for</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">very</span> <span class="blackclass1">long</span> </span><span class="phraseanchor"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">time.</span></span><span class="contextmenu"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> We</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span class="blackclass1">know</span>
<span class="blackclass1">how</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">be</span> <span class="blackclass1">empathetic</span> <span class="blackclass1">towards</span> <span class="blackclass1">someone</span> <span class="blackclass1">who</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">sick,</span> <span class="blackclass1">who</span> <span class="blackclass1">has</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">bandage</span> <span class="blackclass1">or</span> <span class="blackclass1">someone</span> <span class="blackclass1">who</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> </span><span class="phraseanchor"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">injured,</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span class="blackclass1">but</span>
<span class="blackclass1">we</span> <span class="blackclass1">are</span> <span class="blackclass1">miles</span> <span class="blackclass1">away</span> <span class="blackclass1">from</span> <span class="blackclass1">understanding</span> <span class="blackclass1">mental</span> <span class="blackclass1">wounds</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">scars.</span> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="blackclass1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span class="blackclass1">do</span>
<span class="blackclass1">not</span> <span class="blackclass1">know</span> <span class="blackclass1">what</span> <span class="blackclass1">would</span> <span class="blackclass1">have</span> <span class="blackclass1">caused</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">man</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">want</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">take</span> <span class="blackclass1">his</span> <span class="blackclass1">life.</span> <span class="blackclass1">Regardless</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">reason,</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">would</span> <span class="blackclass1">never</span> <span class="blackclass1">view</span> <span class="blackclass1">his</span> <span class="blackclass1">action</span> <span class="blackclass1">as</span> <span class="blackclass1">cowardice.</span> <span class="blackclass1">However,</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">how</span> <span class="blackclass1">many</span> <span class="blackclass1">have</span> <span class="blackclass1">been</span> <span class="blackclass1">programmed</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">view</span> <span class="blackclass1">suicide,</span> <span class="blackclass1">as</span> <span class="blackclass1">an</span> <span class="blackclass1">easy</span> <span class="blackclass1">way</span> <span class="blackclass1">out.</span> <span class="blackclass1">When</span> <span class="blackclass1">someone</span> <span class="blackclass1">has</span> <span class="blackclass1">malaria,</span> <span class="blackclass1">tuberculosis,</span> <span class="blackclass1">or</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> </span><span class="phraseanchor"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">headache,</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span class="blackclass1">we</span>
<span class="blackclass1">immediately</span> urge <span class="blackclass1">them</span>
<span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">go</span> </span><span class="phraseanchor"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">to</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span class="blackclass1">the</span>
<span class="blackclass1">hospital.</span> <span class="blackclass1">You</span> <span class="blackclass1">buy</span> <span class="blackclass1">them</span> <span class="blackclass1">fruits,</span> <span class="blackclass1">give</span> <span class="blackclass1">them</span> <span class="blackclass1">medication,</span> <span class="blackclass1">sleep</span> <span class="blackclass1">by</span> <span class="blackclass1">their</span> <span class="blackclass1">bedside</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">tend</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">their</span> <span class="blackclass1">every</span> <span class="blackclass1">need</span> <span class="blackclass1">until</span> <span class="blackclass1">they</span> <span class="blackclass1">get</span> <span class="blackclass1">better.</span> <span class="blackclass1">But</span> <span class="blackclass1">where</span> <span class="blackclass1">does</span> <span class="blackclass1">someone</span> <span class="blackclass1">who</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">depressed</span> </span><span class="phraseanchor"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">go,</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span class="blackclass1">someone</span>
<span class="blackclass1">with</span> </span><span class="phraseanchor"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">post-traumatic</span></span><span class="contextmenu"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">
stress</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span class="blackclass1">disorder,</span> <span class="blackclass1">or</span> <span class="blackclass1">schizophrenia?</span> <span class="blackclass1">Who</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">there</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">take</span> <span class="blackclass1">care</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">them?</span> <span class="blackclass1">In</span> <span class="blackclass1">this</span> <span class="blackclass1">rainy</span> </span><span class="phraseanchor"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">season,</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span class="blackclass1">there</span>
<span class="blackclass1">are</span> <span class="blackclass1">public</span> <span class="blackclass1">announcements</span> <span class="blackclass1">reminding</span>
<span class="blackclass1">us</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">boil</span> <span class="blackclass1">or</span> <span class="blackclass1">chlorinate</span> <span class="blackclass1">our</span> <span class="blackclass1">water.</span> <span class="blackclass1">We</span> <span class="blackclass1">are</span> <span class="blackclass1">warned</span> </span><span class="phraseanchor"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">to</span></span><span class="contextmenu"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">
visit</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">nearest</span> <span class="blackclass1">health</span> <span class="blackclass1">centre</span> <span class="blackclass1">if</span> <span class="blackclass1">we</span> <span class="blackclass1">have</span> <span class="blackclass1">any</span> <span class="blackclass1">symptoms</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">cholera.</span> <span class="blackclass1">However,</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">have</span> <span class="blackclass1">hardly</span> <span class="blackclass1">heard</span> <span class="blackclass1">any</span> <span class="blackclass1">such</span> <span class="blackclass1">public</span> <span class="blackclass1">announcements</span> <span class="blackclass1">for</span> <span class="blackclass1">people</span> <span class="blackclass1">who</span> <span class="blackclass1">are</span> <span class="blackclass1">depressed</span> <span class="blackclass1">or</span> <span class="blackclass1">are</span> <span class="blackclass1">facing</span> <span class="blackclass1">mental</span> <span class="blackclass1">challenges.</span> <span class="blackclass1">Where</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">their</span> <span class="blackclass1">hotline?</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="blackclass1">assume</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">because</span> <span class="blackclass1">it</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">mind</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">there</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">nothing</span> <span class="blackclass1">bleeding</span> <span class="blackclass1">it</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">not</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">serious</span> <span class="blackclass1">illness?</span> <span class="blackclass1">Worse</span> <span class="blackclass1">still</span> <span class="blackclass1">do</span> <span class="blackclass1">we</span> <span class="blackclass1">even</span> <span class="blackclass1">believe</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">it</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">an</span> <span class="blackclass1">illness?</span> <span class="blackclass1">When</span> <span class="blackclass1">people</span> <span class="blackclass1">believe</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">best</span> <span class="blackclass1">way</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">treat</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">man</span> <span class="blackclass1">who</span> <span class="blackclass1">attempted</span> <span class="blackclass1">suicide</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">beat</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">hell</span> <span class="blackclass1">out</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">him,</span> <span class="blackclass1">we</span> <span class="blackclass1">should</span> <span class="blackclass1">be</span> <span class="blackclass1">ashamed</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">ourselves</span> <span class="blackclass1">as</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">society.</span> <span class="blackclass1">Who</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">their</span> <span class="blackclass1">rightful</span> <span class="blackclass1">mind</span> <span class="blackclass1">would</span> <span class="blackclass1">beat</span> <span class="blackclass1">someone</span> <span class="blackclass1">who</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">sick</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">malaria</span> <span class="blackclass1">or</span> <span class="blackclass1">cancer?</span> </span><span class="phraseanchor"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Yet</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span class="blackclass1">we</span>
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<span class="blackclass1">teach</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">person</span> <span class="blackclass1">who</span> </span><span class="phraseanchor"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">wants</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span class="blackclass1">to</span>
<span class="blackclass1">take</span> </span><span class="phraseanchor"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">their </span></span><span class="greenclass1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">life</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">lesson.</span> <span class="blackclass1">The</span> <span class="blackclass1">crowd</span> <span class="blackclass1">wanted</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">land</span> <span class="blackclass1">punches</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> </span><span class="phraseanchor"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">kicks</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span class="blackclass1">before</span>
<span class="blackclass1">they</span> <span class="blackclass1">asked</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">reason</span> <span class="blackclass1">why?</span> <span class="blackclass1">Some</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">crowd</span> <span class="blackclass1">could</span> <span class="blackclass1">even</span> <span class="blackclass1">be</span> <span class="blackclass1">heard</span> <span class="blackclass1">urging</span> <span class="blackclass1">him</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">jump.</span> <span class="blackclass1">The</span> <span class="blackclass1">World</span> <span class="blackclass1">Health</span> <span class="blackclass1">Organisation</span> <span class="blackclass1">(WHO)</span> <span class="blackclass1">estimates</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">each</span> <span class="blackclass1">year</span> <span class="blackclass1">approximately</span> <span class="blackclass1">one</span> <span class="blackclass1">million</span> <span class="blackclass1">people</span> <span class="blackclass1">die</span> <span class="blackclass1">from</span> <span class="blackclass1">suicide,</span> <span class="blackclass1">which</span> <span class="blackclass1">represents</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">global</span> <span class="blackclass1">mortality</span> <span class="blackclass1">rate</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">16</span> <span class="blackclass1">people</span> <span class="blackclass1">per</span> <span class="blackclass1">100,000</span> <span class="blackclass1">or</span> <span class="blackclass1">one</span> <span class="blackclass1">death</span> <span class="blackclass1">every</span> <span class="blackclass1">40</span> <span class="blackclass1">seconds.</span> <span class="blackclass1">It</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">predicted</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">by</span> <span class="blackclass1">2020</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">rate</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">death</span> <span class="blackclass1">will</span> <span class="blackclass1">increase</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">one</span> <span class="blackclass1">every</span> <span class="blackclass1">20</span> <span class="blackclass1">seconds.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">make</span> <span class="blackclass1">it</span> <span class="blackclass1">okay</span> <span class="blackclass1">for</span> <span class="blackclass1">people</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">talk</span> <span class="blackclass1">about</span> <span class="blackclass1">depression,</span> <span class="blackclass1">suicidal</span> <span class="blackclass1">thoughts,</span> </span><span class="phraseanchor"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">post-traumatic</span></span><span class="contextmenu"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">
stress</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span class="blackclass1">disorder,</span> <span class="blackclass1">bipolar,</span> <span class="blackclass1">or</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">voices</span> <span class="blackclass1">they</span> <span class="blackclass1">hear</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">their</span> <span class="blackclass1">heads.</span> <span class="blackclass1">This</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">health</span> </span><span class="phraseanchor"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">problem,</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span class="blackclass1">and</span>
<span class="blackclass1">it</span> <span class="blackclass1">cannot</span> <span class="blackclass1">be</span> <span class="blackclass1">shooed</span> <span class="blackclass1">away</span> <span class="blackclass1">like</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">mosquito.</span> <span class="blackclass1">People</span> <span class="blackclass1">need</span> <span class="blackclass1">someone</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">talk</span> </span><span class="phraseanchor"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">to.</span></span><span class="contextmenu"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> Others</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span class="blackclass1">might</span>
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<span class="blackclass1">some</span> <span class="blackclass1">might</span> <span class="blackclass1">require</span> <span class="blackclass1">checking</span> </span><span class="phraseanchor"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">into</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span class="phraseanchor"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">a</span></span><span class="contextmenu"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> hospital.</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span class="blackclass1">We</span>
<span class="blackclass1">need</span> <span class="blackclass1">more</span> <span class="blackclass1">health</span> <span class="blackclass1">centres with the
capacity to treat mental illnesses.</span> <span class="blackclass1">This</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">not</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">problem</span> </span><span class="phraseanchor"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">for</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span class="blackclass1">the</span>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Since the Horse Shoe Steakhouse scandal broke late November, I have been
holding my reservations on commenting about it. This is one that I had decided
not to put out a public statement because I did not know the full facts. Mika
Mwambazi accused the owners of being racist after she claims to have witnessed
an employee being abused. She then went on social media to share her disgust
accompanied by the hashtag #ShutDownHorseShoe. Well the latest on this is that
the Minister of Labour Joyce Simukoko has stated that there is no racism at the
Horse Shoe Restaurant and that Mika Mwambazi should be arrested. I have an
issue with both statements.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">According to the report made by <a href="https://www.lusakatimes.com/2016/12/20/no-racism-horse-shoe-restaurant-lusaka-minister-labour/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #fff2cc;">Lusaka Times</span></a>, the minister
said that investigations revealed that there was no racism at the Horse Shoe
Restaurant. Wait a minute, the term investigation means a formal or systematic
examination or research according to the Oxford dictionary. However, the information
released by the press is that many teams from the Ministry of Labour were sent
to the affected area to investigate the matter. It would have been great to
know what constituted the investigation. Did they talk to the staff? Did they
interview the owner? Did they inquire with the people who complained on social
media? The people who signed the Shut Down Horse Shoe petition? Did they go
with hidden camera? Did they interrogate Mika Mwambazi? Did they use a
polygraph test? How did they go about this investigation? Getting to understand
how the investigation was under taken would help the public appreciate the
conclusion that was arrived at that there was no racism. By the way it is not
like racism is packaged in a bottle that can be found on a shelf.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Mrs. Simukuko also stated that racism is as bad as tribalism
as it can breed into war. Now even though I recognise the gravity of racism,
the minister’s statement was out of context and unnecessary. I do not see any
relation between the Horse Shoe incident and how a war could come into the
picture. It is an issue of discrimination at most which must be dealt with. The
minister took time to meet with the Horse Shoe management and the workers, but
it does not mention her meeting Mika Mwambazi. If she did meet her I would have
liked to know what was discussed. However, it seems unlikely they met because
the minister has ordered her arrest.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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educate me on this one. What right does a minister have to demand the arrest of
a citizen? Shouldn’t that be the jurisdiction of the police or the courts? If a
minister can command the arrest of someone who genuinely believed that an injustice
was being done, what assurances are being given that another person who
complains does not risk being jailed. Mika may not have used the right channels
to address this matter yet it does not by any means warrant the accusation of
her alarming the nation. It was probably only people on social media who were
aware of it. I am certain my uncle in Nega Nega did not hear of this. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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important of them all is to have evidence to back up any claims or accusations
you make. Imagine if Mika had used the video camera on her phone to film the
alleged worker being abused. This case would have been closed a long time ago.
We have Facebook Live so “racism” can be filmed live now. Secondly, I will
consider writing to Santa to give the management of Horse Shoe all the seasons
of Scandal. They need to learn a thing or two from Olivia Pope on how to handle
stuff. This situation should never have reached the levels that it did. This was an utter mess.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">Let me begin by saying that the K64.5 billion 2017 budget begins with pretty much the same rhetoric we have heard year in year out and quite frankly it is becoming boring now. We are told that we need to diversify, agriculture is the 'holy grail' to our diversification agenda and this budget proved that. We are also told that the government aims to be prudent. The budget is spiced with low inflation aspirations, stable forex (<i>which based on 2016, we need to put it in a straitjacket</i>) and a warning of difficult times ahead. With that little preamble, I present to you the Good, the Bad, the Ugly and the Not-So-Sure 2017 Budget Summary.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">In the first nine months of 2016, mobile users increased from 11.5 million from 10.9 million in 2015. This is quite impressive considering we are a population of about 15 million that is 77% of the population people with mobile phones.</span></li>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">This budget had one central theme which I can liken to the movie, 'Taken'. This is the government telling us that, "If you do not pay your taxes, we will find you and you will pay." It is about the government raising revenue and squeezing us for every ngwee possible. As always the people with the widest smiles are the people in agriculture, their incentives just keep getting better. Overall, I was rather disappointed in this budget because there was very little in it that inspired me, especially when it came to the diversification agenda. At this point I will not be surprised if once again next year we have a similar budget.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">I strongly encourage you to read the full budget here >>> <a href="http://www.parliament.gov.zm/node/6051">http://www.parliament.gov.zm/node/6051</a></span></div>
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Diary of a Frustrated Brothahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01171143622302626870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855057824542728030.post-20150005919820298572016-09-23T01:32:00.001-07:002016-09-23T01:32:46.491-07:00An African Man Trying to Understand US Cops Killing Black Men<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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week and CNN is reporting another shooting in the United States of America. It
is followed by protests in the streets that extend into the wee hours of the
evenings. Placards and clenched fists are raised in the air. It is clear from the
scenes that I am watching that the people are upset. This is not the first
time, I have witnessed such scenes. I have seen these familiar scenes before.
The only difference is that the names have changed. This time around it is
Terrence Crutcher and Keith Scott who have been shot dead by police officers in
separate incidents. Like I said earlier these scenes are familiar there is
something else that is familiar, the men who were shot are BLACK. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">I am an African
born in Zambia and I am black. In my country decisions about whether I succeed
or fail, be free or go to jail, live or die are not based on the colour of my
skin. In my country the talk is not much about the colour of my skin perhaps
tribe. Even though Keith Scott and Terrence Crutcher were not Zambians, I
received the news with sadness. It is more than the loss of life that was
bothering there was something much more. I did not know them or their family, they
were not Zambians, and our only connection was that they were black men like
me. And that is probably where all these mixture of emotions are coming from. I
am failing to understand how being black made them most likely to be shot dead.
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Crutcher was shot when his car broke down; he had his hands raised when the cop
shot him. This man was not a criminal, he did not show any aggression and yet
he lost his life. His only crime was being black. Terrence has now become a
statistic that can be added to the list of Freddie Gray, Eric Garner, Sandra
Bland, Philando Castile, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice and others all killed by
cops. The other familiar thing about all the names I have mentioned, the cops
are never indicted for killings. This is despite the fact that the evidence is
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myself questions such as, "What is it about a black man that some people
find threatening?" Surely those individuals did not deserve to die. Is it
that their lives are not valued and do not matter? Don't the cops see the
wives, husbands, children, sisters, brothers, mothers and fathers behind the
people whose lives they shorten by the pulling of the trigger? I was recently
in the USA and I was afraid each time I saw a cop. I did not make eye contact
with them, held my breath, and walked upright. Random thoughts raced through my
mind preparing myself to raise my hands if they uttered a word to me... <i>Coming to think about it now would raising
hands have helped it clearly did not help Terrence</i>. At that moment I knew
that I was conscience of the fact that I was black, something I never do in
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who is witnessing the murdering of blacks in America by cops, I can empathise
with black people who live in America but I doubt I can ever fully grasp the
pain, fear, struggles, injustice and loss they go through. And I still do not
know what to do or say in solidarity. Is there anything that Africans can do or
say that will make a difference? Should our presidents be calling on the United
States America to uphold human rights as they often do when it comes to African
countries? Should we hold solidarity marches for our brothers and sisters who
are killed? The sad part about all this, it will not be long until I turn on
CNN and see the same news again. Another black man shot dead by the police, and
once again I will be left wondering if there is anything I can do? At this
moment, all I can do is think of Martin Luther King's words, "I look to a
day when people will not be judged by the colour of their skin, but the content
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Diary of a Frustrated Brothahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01171143622302626870noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855057824542728030.post-6149245997095202212016-08-17T02:04:00.000-07:002016-08-17T02:04:43.321-07:00Are We All Tribalists?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">These past few days have been
exciting, nerve-wrecking, challenging, and depressing all wrapped in a box as
we waited for the 11 August 2016 election results. Zambia was waiting to know
who would lead Zambia the next five years. Social media both Facebook and
Twitter were lit with various commentaries as the results began to filter in.
Some results were predictable while others not so. One constituency, however,
opened a can of ugly worms that might be very difficult to put back.
Dundumwezi.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is a constituency in Kalomo were announced by the Electoral Commission of
Zambia (ECZ), they showed that Hakainde Hichilema (HH) from the United Party
for National Development (UPND) had obtained 30,810 votes while the incumbent
and current president Edgar Lungu (EL) got 252 votes. Almost instantaneously,
social media erupted with tribalist accusations and most of this targeted
towards Tongas who primarily hail from Southern Province. The hate speech that
was targeted towards Tongas was filled with such venom that not even a cobra
would have stood the sting. The things mentioned will not be dignified by
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has appeared that many people do not want to discuss but discuss it we must. It
is sad that an entire tribe gets to be victimised, marginalised and insulted based
on a voting pattern. Many of us were not present when the people in Dundumwezi
were voting. We do not exactly know why they voted the way they did and were
they not within their rights to vote as they wanted. Shouldn't elections be a
personal decision? Who are we to tell them how they should have voted? Also at
what number would it have not been considered tribalism, 300 votes, 750 votes
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shall support the person we most relate closely to. If your brother and a
stranger were in an Olympic race, of course you would be expected to show
support for your brother and no one would condemn you. However your allegiance
would change if your brother spat, shunned and kicked you, where the stranger
called showed you love and compassion. In a sport where no Zambian or African
is participating, the chances that most people will support the next team
closest to Africa are high. Most Africans are likely to support the African
American or individual from the Caribbean. This is not necessarily wrong
everyone is entitled to their preferences. It is a known fact that a number of
African Americans voted for Barack Obama purely based on the fact that he was
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aftermath of the Dundumwezi results is how some people saw it within their
senses to vilify an entire tribe and assault them with all manner of filthy
words. Generalisations can be dangerous and this is one point where it is.
People cannot assume that Tongas, Bembas, Lozis, Tumbukas or any other tribe
are a homogenous people who think alike, do similar things and have same
patterns. We need prayers. Some of my closest friends are Tonga, my mother is
Tumbuka but speaks Tonga because she grew up there and let me not forget the
in-laws. Trust me they are very different people and never would it cross my
mind to think just because of an action they have done, I can then assume that
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polarising period because individuals have invested time, resources and have
vested interest in the candidates they support. It is not the wisest thing to
speak when one is emotional because things might be said that cannot be taken
back. Some Politicians perpetually continued to draw tribal lines as they have
noticed the best way to appeal to voters is through kinship to remind the
voters that they are a brother, sister, son or daughter or come from the same
province. This appeals to the electorate because once again they feel some kind
of connection. This method can also be a weapon used to marginalise,
discriminate and paint a certain group of people as selfish, greedy, uncouth
and tribalistic. This further, breeds a mentality of us against them. Some
people believe they have more right to be Zambian than others. This is
disappointing because we all have friends or family who belong to other tribes.
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rationalise what happened in Dundumwezi. But it is by duty to call out anyone
who attempts to marginalise, discriminate and hurt others based on their tribe.
We did not go to a shop to choose a tribe or race we were born into it. By
keeping silent, we are telling the people who wish to spread such ideas that it
is ok and applaud from the sidelines. By keeping silent we tell victimised
groups that there is no place for them. Never should it be acceptable that one
individual or a group of individuals should be used as a barometer for all
others. Human beings are complex people. Many people have been hurt and wounded
during these election results and we need to heal. A good place to start is by
addressing the elephant in the room and not pretending it is an inconveniencing
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As such we enjoy reading about ourselves in magazines, or newspapers. Watch
ourselves on satellite television on the hundreds of channels. Once in a while
hear Oprah gush about how she had a wonderful vacation in Mfuwe. <i>Ok I am lying about the Oprah bit</i>. So
you can imagine when I got wind that there was an article on Zambia in the
<a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/how-my-dream-gap-year-in-africa-turned-into-a-nightmare/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #fff2cc;">Telegraph UK</span></a>. My timeline on Facebook
and Twitter feeds were buzzing with some Louise Linton apparently the person
who wrote the piece. I decided to read the famed article to discover the
awesome praise that my nation was receiving from yet another visitor to Zambia.
<i>Manje, </i> what <i>ba</i>
Ru-eese wrote, <i>iye</i> <i>imwe</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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how on earth the Telegraph agreed to feature your article in their newspaper? Had
they run out of stories or there was not enough bad news coming out of Africa
for them. Anyway, I blame whoever, let you near a computer in the first place.
They need to read the warning next time 'NOT FOR USE FOR CHILDRED UNDER 3 YEARS
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<i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Ba </span></i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Louise where did you find the jungle? I have been looking for
the same jungle for ages. Kindly drop me an email I go see it. This is such
wonderful news, contrary to popular belief I had always known Zambia had a
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long angel hair' <i>kwena</i> you are have
some descriptions. But just a correction <i>muzungu</i>
means white person. So what you have essentially said is 'skinny white white
person with long angel hair'. So I advise you to remove the first white. Out of
curiosity what does long devil hair look like?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Heheheehehehe, twelve inch
spiders, really Louise. This is the problem with watching Arachnophobia one too
many times. Your brain begins to imagine stuff. Do not worry it happens to me
too. Sometimes, I see huge twelve inch lice in my bedroom too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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special human being. You travelled thousands of kilometres, left your country
got on a plane just to come plant a vegetable garden, just to start a school
under a tree. You forgot to add also used a pit latrine to tick off your to-do list.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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like Tears of Sun or Beasts of No Nation. I would like to find out why did you
go to the national park if you had no intention of encountering lions,
elephants, crocodiles and snakes? Hello, that is what a safari is supposed to
be. In Zambia, we only have three seasons- June, October and rainy season. I think
global warming is causing the monsoon to start reaching Zambia now.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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nightmares have that effect on people. You went into hiding thinking the Boogie
Man was out there to get you. I just want to give you a long, big hug and let
you know that it was all in your head.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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earlier on that you are an actress. It much makes sense. Now I have a clearer
picture of the parts you wish to play in movies. Almost like Angelina Jolie roles in Tomb Raider or Beyond Borders. I am baffled by one thing though, how come Zimba
did not teach you another beautiful word. Bufi. Yes Ru-eese it has one simple
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<span class="blackclass1">came</span> <span class="phraseanchor">out,</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="phraseanchor">once </span><span class="greenclass1">again it</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">Zambian-less one.</span> <span class="blackclass1"><i>Yaba</i>.</span> <span class="blackclass1">The</span> <span class="blackclass1">list</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">am</span> <span class="blackclass1">talking</span> <span class="blackclass1">about</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">Forbes</span> <span class="blackclass1">Africa</span> <span class="blackclass1">30</span> <span class="blackclass1">under</span> <span class="blackclass1">30;</span> t<span class="phraseanchor">his</span> <span class="blackclass1">list</span> <span class="blackclass1">reveals</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">most</span> <span class="blackclass1">promising</span> <span class="blackclass1">entrepreneurs</span>
<span class="blackclass1">from</span> <span class="blackclass1">around</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">continent,</span> <span class="blackclass1">across</span> <span class="blackclass1">various</span> <span class="blackclass1">sectors.</span> Since no Zambian has made the list what
does it mean? Does i<span class="blackclass1">t mean</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">we</span> <span class="blackclass1">have</span> <span class="blackclass1">no</span> <span class="blackclass1">potential</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">Zambia?</span> <span class="blackclass1">Or</span> <span class="blackclass1">are</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">people</span> <span class="blackclass1">who</span> <span class="blackclass1">came</span> <span class="blackclass1">up</span> <span class="blackclass1">with</span> <span class="blackclass1">this</span> <span class="blackclass1">list</span> <span class="blackclass1">not</span> <span class="blackclass1">aware</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">there</span> <span class="blackclass1">are</span> <span class="blackclass1">entrepreneurs</span> <span class="phraseanchor">here</span> <span class="blackclass1">too?</span> <span class="blackclass1">Or</span> <span class="blackclass1">could</span> <span class="blackclass1">it</span> <span class="phraseanchor">be, </span><span class="contextmenu">our</span> <span class="blackclass1">entrepreneurs</span> <span class="blackclass1">are</span> <span class="blackclass1">not</span> <span class="blackclass1">breaking</span> <span class="blackclass1">as</span> <span class="blackclass1">much</span> <span class="blackclass1">ground</span> that <span class="blackclass1">their</span> <span class="blackclass1">peers</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">other</span> <span class="blackclass1">countries are doing.</span>
<span class="blackclass1">Perhaps</span> <span class="blackclass1">it</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="phraseanchor">Zambians</span><span class="contextmenu"> do</span> <span class="blackclass1">not</span> <span class="blackclass1">like</span> <span class="blackclass1">showing</span> <span class="blackclass1">off</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">why</span> <span class="blackclass1">they</span> <span class="blackclass1">are</span> <span class="blackclass1">missing</span> <span class="blackclass1">from</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">list?</span> <span class="blackclass1">Whatever</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">reason</span> <span class="blackclass1">it</span> <span class="blackclass1">might</span> <span class="blackclass1">be</span> <span class="phraseanchor">time </span><span class="contextmenu">we</span> <span class="blackclass1">called</span> <span class="blackclass1">an</span> <span class="phraseanchor"><i>indaba</i></span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">addressed</span> <span class="blackclass1">this</span> <span class="blackclass1">issue.</span> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="blackclass1">30</span> <span class="blackclass1">under</span> <span class="blackclass1">30</span> <span class="blackclass1">had</span> <span class="blackclass1">entrepreneurs</span> <span class="blackclass1">from</span> <span class="blackclass1">countries</span> <span class="blackclass1">like</span> <span class="blackclass1">Kenya,</span> <span class="blackclass1">Nigeria,</span> <span class="blackclass1">Madagascar,</span> <span class="blackclass1">Tanzania,</span> <span class="blackclass1">Benin,</span> <span class="blackclass1">Sierra</span> <span class="blackclass1">Leone,</span> <span class="blackclass1">Gambia,</span> <span class="blackclass1">Zimbabwe,</span> <span class="blackclass1">South</span> <span class="blackclass1">Africa</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">others.</span> <span class="blackclass1">South</span> <span class="blackclass1">Africa</span> <span class="blackclass1">had</span> <span class="blackclass1">five</span> <span class="blackclass1">entrepreneurs</span> <span class="blackclass1">on</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">list.</span> <span class="blackclass1">FIVE.</span> <span class="blackclass1">And</span> <span class="blackclass1">we</span> <span class="blackclass1">could</span> <span class="blackclass1">not</span> <span class="blackclass1">even</span> <span class="blackclass1">have</span> <span class="blackclass1">one</span> <span class="blackclass1">Zambian</span> <span class="blackclass1">on</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">list?</span> <span class="blackclass1">This</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">serious</span> <span class="blackclass1"><i>bane</i>.</span> <span class="blackclass1">Perhaps</span> <span class="blackclass1">you</span> <span class="blackclass1">may</span> <span class="blackclass1">help</span> <span class="blackclass1">me</span> <span class="blackclass1">understand</span> <span class="blackclass1">what</span> <span class="blackclass1">it</span> <span class="phraseanchor">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">we</span> <span class="blackclass1">are</span> <span class="blackclass1">doing</span> <span class="blackclass1">wrong,</span> <span class="blackclass1">so</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">we</span> <span class="blackclass1">can</span> <span class="blackclass1">correct</span> <span class="blackclass1">this</span> <span class="blackclass1">abnormality.</span> <span class="blackclass1">What</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">it</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">other</span> <span class="blackclass1">entrepreneurs</span> <span class="blackclass1">are</span> <span class="blackclass1">doing</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">we</span> <span class="blackclass1">here</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">Zambia</span> <span class="blackclass1">are</span> <span class="blackclass1">not</span> <span class="blackclass1">doing?</span> <span class="blackclass1">We</span> <span class="blackclass1">are</span> <span class="blackclass1">all</span> <span class="blackclass1">on</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">African</span> <span class="phraseanchor">continent,</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">we</span> <span class="blackclass1">have</span> <span class="blackclass1">challenges</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">are</span> <span class="blackclass1">unique</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">some</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">are</span> <span class="blackclass1">universal.</span> <span class="blackclass1">What</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">excuse</span> <span class="blackclass1">for</span> <span class="blackclass1">not</span> <span class="phraseanchor">even</span> <span class="blackclass1">one</span> <span class="blackclass1">person</span> <span class="phraseanchor">representing?</span> <span class="phraseanchor">Out </span><span class="greenclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">30</span> <span class="blackclass1">entrepreneurs</span> <span class="blackclass1">not</span> <span class="phraseanchor">even</span> <span class="blackclass1">one made it.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="blackclass1">already</span> <span class="blackclass1">out;</span> <span class="blackclass1">there</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">not</span> <span class="phraseanchor">much</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">can</span> <span class="blackclass1">do</span> <span class="blackclass1">about</span> <span class="blackclass1">it.</span> <span class="blackclass1">So</span> <span class="blackclass1">all</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">am</span> <span class="blackclass1">left</span> <span class="blackclass1">with</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">come</span> <span class="blackclass1">up</span> <span class="blackclass1">with</span> <span class="blackclass1">plausible</span> <span class="blackclass1">explanations</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">will</span> <span class="blackclass1">somewhat</span> <span class="blackclass1">soothe</span> <span class="blackclass1">my</span> <span class="blackclass1">soul.</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">will</span> <span class="blackclass1">start</span> <span class="blackclass1">with</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">one</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">deliberately</span> <span class="blackclass1">choose</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">believe.</span> <span class="blackclass1">Our</span> <span class="blackclass1">entrepreneurs</span> <span class="blackclass1">were</span> <span class="blackclass1">too</span> <span class="blackclass1">busy</span> <span class="phraseanchor">making</span> <span class="blackclass1">money</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="phraseanchor">make</span> <span class="blackclass1">it</span> <span class="blackclass1">on</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">list.</span> <span class="blackclass1">There</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">so</span> <span class="blackclass1">much</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">do</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">little</span> <span class="blackclass1">time</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">do it.</span> <span class="blackclass1">Too</span> <span class="blackclass1">much</span> <span class="blackclass1">money</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">be</span> <span class="blackclass1">made</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">finding</span> <span class="blackclass1">time</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">appear</span> <span class="blackclass1">on</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">list</span> <span class="phraseanchor">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">just</span> <span class="blackclass1">not</span> <span class="blackclass1">available.</span> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">we</span> <span class="blackclass1">are</span> <span class="blackclass1">humble</span> <span class="blackclass1">people.</span> <span class="blackclass1">We</span> <span class="blackclass1">do</span> <span class="blackclass1">not</span> <span class="blackclass1">like</span> <span class="blackclass1">showing</span> <span class="blackclass1">off</span> <span class="blackclass1">what</span> <span class="blackclass1">we</span> <span class="blackclass1">do</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">same</span> <span class="phraseanchor">vein,</span> <span class="blackclass1">we</span> <span class="blackclass1">do</span> <span class="blackclass1">not</span> <span class="blackclass1">celebrate</span> <span class="blackclass1">others</span> <span class="blackclass1">who</span> <span class="blackclass1">are</span> <span class="blackclass1">shining.</span> <span class="blackclass1">Why</span> <span class="blackclass1">should</span> <span class="blackclass1">we</span> <span class="blackclass1">celebrate</span> <span class="blackclass1">others,</span> <span class="blackclass1">lest</span> <span class="blackclass1">they</span> <span class="blackclass1">become</span> <span class="blackclass1">big</span> <span class="phraseanchor">headed?</span> <span class="blackclass1">You</span> <span class="blackclass1">know</span> <span class="blackclass1">we</span> <span class="blackclass1">hate</span> <span class="blackclass1">proud</span> <span class="blackclass1">people</span> <span class="phraseanchor">we </span><span class="contextmenu">Zambians.</span> <span class="phraseanchor">As</span><span class="contextmenu"> a result,</span> <span class="blackclass1">there</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">not</span> <span class="blackclass1">much</span> <span class="blackclass1">publicity</span> <span class="blackclass1">for</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">local</span> <span class="blackclass1">entrepreneurs.</span> <span class="blackclass1">Perhaps</span> <span class="blackclass1">it</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="phraseanchor">time </span><span class="greenclass1">we</span> <span class="blackclass1">should</span> <span class="blackclass1">reconsider</span> <span class="blackclass1">our</span> <span class="blackclass1">humbleness</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">start</span> <span class="blackclass1">shouting</span> <span class="blackclass1">our</span> <span class="blackclass1">successes</span> <span class="blackclass1">from</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">mountain</span> <span class="blackclass1">top.</span><br />
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<span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">Zambia.</span> <span class="blackclass1">On</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="phraseanchor">list,</span> <span class="blackclass1">there</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">gentleman</span> <span class="blackclass1">from</span> <span class="blackclass1">Sierra</span> <span class="blackclass1">Leone</span> <span class="blackclass1">called</span> <span class="blackclass1">Kevin</span> <span class="blackclass1">Doe</span> <span class="phraseanchor">who</span> <span class="blackclass1">taught</span> <span class="blackclass1">himself</span> <span class="blackclass1">engineering</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">built</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">radio</span> <span class="blackclass1">station</span> <span class="blackclass1">from</span> <span class="blackclass1">scrap.</span> <span class="phraseanchor">By</span><span class="contextmenu"> the way,</span> <span class="blackclass1">Kevin</span> <span class="blackclass1">spoke</span> <span class="blackclass1">at</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">TEDxLusaka</span> <span class="blackclass1">event</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">few</span> <span class="blackclass1">weeks</span> <span class="blackclass1">ago.</span> <span class="blackclass1">Now</span> <span class="blackclass1">how</span> <span class="blackclass1">many</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">our</span> <span class="blackclass1">entrepreneurs</span> <span class="blackclass1">are</span> <span class="blackclass1">doing</span> <span class="blackclass1">something</span> <span class="blackclass1">fascinating,</span> <span class="blackclass1">groundbreaking,</span> <span class="phraseanchor">trend</span><span class="contextmenu"> setting</span> <span class="blackclass1">or</span> <span class="blackclass1">earth</span> <span class="blackclass1">shattering.</span> <span class="blackclass1">If</span> <span class="blackclass1">you</span> know of <span class="blackclass1">some</span> individuals <span class="blackclass1">kindly</span>
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<span class="blackclass1">lot</span> <span class="blackclass1">more</span> <span class="blackclass1">reasons</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">can</span> <span class="blackclass1">think</span> <span class="blackclass1">about,</span> <span class="blackclass1">but</span> <span class="blackclass1">my</span> <span class="blackclass1">psychiatrist</span> <span class="blackclass1">told</span> <span class="blackclass1">me</span> <span class="blackclass1">not</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">agitate</span> <span class="blackclass1">myself</span> <span class="blackclass1">too</span> <span class="blackclass1">much</span> <span class="blackclass1">so</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">must</span> <span class="blackclass1">stop</span> <span class="blackclass1">here.</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">hope</span> <span class="blackclass1">Forbes</span> <span class="blackclass1">Africa</span> <span class="phraseanchor">have</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">plan</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">search</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">length</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">breadth</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">Zambia</span> <span class="blackclass1">next</span> <span class="blackclass1">year</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">put</span> <span class="blackclass1">someone</span> <span class="blackclass1">on</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">list</span> <span class="blackclass1">at</span> <span class="blackclass1">least</span> <span class="blackclass1">even</span> <span class="blackclass1">one.</span> <span class="blackclass1">Just</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">case</span> <span class="blackclass1">they</span> <span class="blackclass1">cannot</span> <span class="blackclass1">find one,</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">know</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">gentleman</span> <span class="blackclass1">who</span> <span class="blackclass1">writes</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">blog,</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">think</span> <span class="blackclass1">it</span> <span class="blackclass1">starts</span> <span class="blackclass1">with</span> <span class="blackclass1">Diary</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">something.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="blackclass1">Bank's</span> <span class="blackclass1">CSO</span> <span class="blackclass1">Forum</span> <span class="blackclass1">was</span> <span class="blackclass1">held</span> <span class="blackclass1">on</span> <span class="blackclass1">26-27</span> <span class="blackclass1">May</span> 2016 <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">Lusaka.</span> <span class="blackclass1">The</span> <span class="blackclass1">forum</span> <span class="blackclass1">was</span> <span class="blackclass1">held</span> <span class="blackclass1">during</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">AfDB</span> <span class="phraseanchor">Annual</span><span class="contextmenu"> Meetings. It</span> <span class="phraseanchor">focused</span> <span class="blackclass1">on</span> <span class="blackclass1">three</span> <span class="blackclass1">areas</span> <span class="blackclass1">energy,</span> <span class="blackclass1">agriculture</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">jobs</span> <span class="blackclass1">for</span> <span class="blackclass1">youth.</span> <span class="blackclass1">Over</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">two</span> <span class="blackclass1">days</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">bank</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="phraseanchor">CSOs</span> <span class="blackclass1">met</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">chart</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">way</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">which</span> <span class="blackclass1">there</span> <span class="blackclass1">can</span> <span class="blackclass1">be</span> <span class="blackclass1">better</span> <span class="blackclass1">collaboration</span> <span class="blackclass1">between</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">two.</span> <span class="blackclass1">In</span> <span class="blackclass1">an</span> <span class="blackclass1">earlier</span> <span class="phraseanchor"><a href="http://diaryofafrustratedbrotha.blogspot.com/2016/05/why-afdbs-cso-forum-matters.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #fff2cc;">post</span></a>,</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">informed</span> <span class="blackclass1">you</span> <span class="blackclass1">what</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">main</span> <span class="blackclass1">objectives</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">forum</span> <span class="blackclass1">were,</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">can</span> <span class="blackclass1">report</span> <span class="blackclass1">back</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">you</span> <span class="blackclass1">on</span> <span class="blackclass1">whether</span> <span class="blackclass1">those</span> <span class="blackclass1">objectives</span> <span class="blackclass1">were</span> <span class="blackclass1">met.</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">was</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">agriculture</span> <span class="phraseanchor">session.</span><span class="contextmenu"> Therefore,</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">what</span> <span class="blackclass1">this</span> <span class="blackclass1">piece</span> <span class="blackclass1">will</span> <span class="blackclass1">focus</span> <span class="blackclass1">on</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">as</span> <span class="blackclass1">well</span> <span class="blackclass1">as</span> <span class="blackclass1">other</span> <span class="blackclass1">issues</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">emerged</span> <span class="blackclass1">from</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">forum.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span class="phraseanchor"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">AfDB'</span></span><span class="redclass1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">s</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span class="blackclass1">President</span> <span class="blackclass1">Dr.</span>
<span class="blackclass1">Akinwumi</span> <span class="blackclass1">Adesina</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">his</span> <span class="blackclass1">address</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">forum</span> <span class="blackclass1">said</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">bank</span> <span class="blackclass1">was</span> <span class="blackclass1">committed</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">strengthening</span> <span class="blackclass1">CSO</span> <span class="blackclass1">engagement.</span> <span class="blackclass1">He</span> <span class="blackclass1">also</span> <span class="blackclass1">confirmed</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="phraseanchor">CSOs</span> <span class="blackclass1">were</span> <span class="blackclass1">needed</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">areas</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">advocacy.</span> <span class="blackclass1">He</span> <span class="blackclass1">further</span> <span class="blackclass1">mentioned</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">Africa</span> <span class="blackclass1">had</span> <span class="blackclass1">so</span> <span class="blackclass1">much</span> <span class="blackclass1">potential</span> <span class="blackclass1">for</span> <span class="blackclass1">wealth</span> <span class="blackclass1">creation.</span> <span class="blackclass1">There</span> <span class="blackclass1">were</span> <span class="blackclass1">other</span> <span class="blackclass1">speakers</span> <span class="blackclass1">who</span> <span class="blackclass1">addressed</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">forum</span> <span class="blackclass1">such</span> <span class="blackclass1">as</span> <span class="blackclass1">Her</span> <span class="blackclass1">Excellency</span> <span class="blackclass1">Mary</span> <span class="blackclass1">Robinson,</span> <span class="blackclass1">founder</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">Africa2.0,</span> <span class="blackclass1">Mamadou</span> <span class="blackclass1">Toure</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">representative</span> <span class="blackclass1">for</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="phraseanchor">CSOs</span> <span class="blackclass1">came</span> from
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<span class="blackclass1">Council</span> <span class="blackclass1">(NGOCC).</span> <span class="blackclass1">Over</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">next</span> <span class="blackclass1">two-day</span> <span class="phraseanchor">deliberations,</span> <span class="phraseanchor">CSOs</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">bank</span> <span class="blackclass1">engaged</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> var<span class="blackclass1">ious</span> <span class="blackclass1">sessions.</span></span></div>
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<span class="blackclass1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">In</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">agriculture</span>
<span class="phraseanchor">session,</span> <span class="blackclass1">there</span> <span class="blackclass1">were</span> <span class="blackclass1">some</span> <span class="blackclass1">revealing</span> <span class="blackclass1">statistics</span> <span class="blackclass1">about</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">state</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">affairs</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">Africa's</span> <span class="blackclass1">agriculture</span> <span class="blackclass1">sector.</span> <span class="blackclass1">Agriculture</span> <span class="blackclass1">accounts</span> <span class="blackclass1">for</span> <span class="blackclass1">25%</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">GDP</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">Africa</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">there</span> <span class="blackclass1">are</span> <span class="blackclass1">33%</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">African</span> <span class="blackclass1">children</span> <span class="blackclass1">who</span> <span class="blackclass1">live</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">chronic</span> <span class="blackclass1">hunger.</span> <span class="blackclass1">Africa</span> <span class="blackclass1">also</span> <span class="blackclass1">has</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">staggering</span> <span class="phraseanchor">food </span><span class="blueclass1">net import bill</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">$35.4</span> <span class="blackclass1">billion</span> <span class="blackclass1">per</span> <span class="blackclass1">annum.</span> <span class="blackclass1">The</span> <span class="blackclass1">statistics</span> <span class="blackclass1">do</span> <span class="blackclass1">not</span> <span class="blackclass1">make</span> <span class="blackclass1">great</span> <span class="blackclass1">reading.</span> <span class="phraseanchor">AfDB</span> <span class="blackclass1">has</span> <span class="blackclass1">embarked</span> <span class="blackclass1">on</span> <span class="blackclass1">an</span> <span class="blackclass1">ambitious</span> <span class="blackclass1">initiative</span> <span class="blackclass1">called</span> <span class="blackclass1">Feed</span> <span class="blackclass1">Africa,</span> <span class="blackclass1">which</span> <span class="blackclass1">seeks</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">take</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">commodity</span> <span class="blackclass1">focused</span> <span class="blackclass1">integrated</span> <span class="blackclass1">approach.</span> <span class="phraseanchor">AfDB</span> <span class="blackclass1">identified</span> <span class="blackclass1">seven</span> <span class="phraseanchor">enablers</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">will</span> <span class="blackclass1">make</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">Feed</span> <span class="blackclass1">Africa</span> <span class="blackclass1">possible-</span> <span class="blackclass1">Increased</span> <span class="phraseanchor">productivity,</span>
<span class="blackclass1">realised</span> <span class="blackclass1">value</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">increased</span> <span class="phraseanchor">production,</span> <span class="blackclass1">increased</span> <span class="blackclass1">investment</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">hard</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">soft</span> <span class="phraseanchor">infrastructure;</span><span class="contextmenu"> finance</span> <span class="blackclass1">expanded</span> <span class="blackclass1">agriculture,</span> <span class="blackclass1">improved</span> <span class="blackclass1">agribusiness</span> <span class="blackclass1">environment,</span>
<span class="blackclass1">increased</span> <span class="phraseanchor">inclusivity,</span>
<span class="blackclass1">sustainability,</span> <span class="blackclass1">nutrition;</span>
<span class="phraseanchor">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">coordination.</span>
<span class="blackclass1">It</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">these</span> <span class="blackclass1">seven</span> <span class="phraseanchor">enablers</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="phraseanchor">CSOs</span> <span class="blackclass1">can</span> <span class="blackclass1">find</span> <span class="blackclass1">their</span> <span class="blackclass1">roles</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">play.</span> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="phraseanchor">AfDB</span> <span class="blackclass1">recognises</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">strong</span> <span class="blackclass1">partnership</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">collaboration</span> <span class="blackclass1">with</span> <span class="phraseanchor">CSOs</span> <span class="blackclass1">will</span> <span class="blackclass1">make</span> <span class="blackclass1">it</span> <span class="blackclass1">possible</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">achieve</span> <span class="blackclass1">agricultural</span> <span class="blackclass1">transformation.</span> <span class="phraseanchor">CSOs</span> <span class="blackclass1">also</span> <span class="blackclass1">had</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">opportunity</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">present</span> <span class="blackclass1">their</span> <span class="blackclass1">concerns.</span> <span class="blackclass1">There</span> <span class="blackclass1">were</span> <span class="blackclass1">concerns</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">research</span> <span class="blackclass1">institutions</span> <span class="blackclass1">did</span> <span class="blackclass1">not</span> <span class="blackclass1">want</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">work</span> <span class="blackclass1">with</span> <span class="blackclass1">subsistence</span> <span class="blackclass1">farmers</span> <span class="blackclass1">this</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="phraseanchor">although</span> <span class="blackclass1">subsistence</span> <span class="blackclass1">farmers</span> <span class="blackclass1">are</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">ones</span> <span class="blackclass1">who</span> <span class="blackclass1">feed</span> <span class="blackclass1">Africa.</span> <span class="phraseanchor">CSOs</span> <span class="blackclass1">also</span> <span class="blackclass1">addressed</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">threat</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">indigenous</span> <span class="blackclass1">seeds.</span> <span class="blackclass1">The</span> <span class="blackclass1">proposed</span> <span class="phraseanchor">agro-</span><span class="redclass1">industrial</span> <span class="blackclass1">parks</span> <span class="blackclass1">by</span> <span class="blackclass1">AfDB</span> <span class="blackclass1">raised</span> <span class="blackclass1">concerns</span> <span class="blackclass1">among</span> <span class="blackclass1">some</span> <span class="phraseanchor">CSOs</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">farmers</span> <span class="blackclass1">would</span> <span class="blackclass1">be</span> <span class="blackclass1">denied</span> <span class="blackclass1">access</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">land</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">other</span> <span class="blackclass1">natural</span> <span class="blackclass1">resources.</span> <span class="blackclass1">It</span> <span class="blackclass1">could</span> <span class="blackclass1">also</span> <span class="blackclass1">lead</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">some</span> <span class="blackclass1">farmers</span> <span class="blackclass1">being</span> <span class="blackclass1">indebted.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="phraseanchor">need</span> <span class="blackclass1">for</span> <span class="blackclass1">capacity</span> <span class="blackclass1">building</span> <span class="blackclass1">for</span> <span class="blackclass1">all</span> <span class="blackclass1">fields.</span> <span class="blackclass1">It</span> <span class="blackclass1">was</span> <span class="blackclass1">important</span> <span class="phraseanchor">to </span><span class="greenclass1">exactly know</span> <span class="blackclass1">what</span> <span class="blackclass1">capacities</span> <span class="blackclass1">are</span> <span class="blackclass1">needed</span> <span class="blackclass1">for</span> <span class="blackclass1">farmers.</span> <span class="phraseanchor">AfDB</span> <span class="blackclass1">together</span> <span class="blackclass1">with</span> <span class="phraseanchor">CSOs</span> <span class="blackclass1">need</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">identify</span> <span class="blackclass1">what</span> <span class="blackclass1">markets</span> <span class="blackclass1">would</span> <span class="blackclass1">help</span> <span class="phraseanchor">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">development</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">farmers.</span> <span class="phraseanchor">CSOs</span> <span class="blackclass1">advised</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">there</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="phraseanchor">a</span><span class="contextmenu"> need</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">ensure</span> <span class="blackclass1">all</span> <span class="blackclass1">programmes</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">projects</span> <span class="blackclass1">are</span> <span class="blackclass1">demand</span> <span class="blackclass1">driven</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">not</span> <span class="blackclass1">multinational</span> <span class="blackclass1">agenda</span> <span class="blackclass1">driven.</span> <span class="phraseanchor">CSOs</span> <span class="blackclass1">can ensure</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">improved</span> <span class="blackclass1">nutrition</span> <span class="blackclass1">goes</span> <span class="blackclass1">hand</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">hand</span> <span class="blackclass1">with</span> <span class="blackclass1">improved</span> <span class="blackclass1">livelihoods</span> <span class="blackclass1">through</span> <span class="blackclass1">agriculture.</span> <span class="phraseanchor">CSOs</span> <span class="blackclass1">will</span> <span class="phraseanchor">also</span> <span class="blackclass1">play</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">role</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">linkages,</span> <span class="blackclass1">identifying</span> <span class="blackclass1">opportunities</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">provide</span> <span class="blackclass1">training</span> <span class="blackclass1">for</span> <span class="blackclass1">youth</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">agriculture.</span> <span class="blackclass1">It</span> <span class="blackclass1">was</span> <span class="blackclass1">also</span> <span class="blackclass1">important</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">provide</span> <span class="blackclass1">land</span> <span class="blackclass1">security</span> <span class="blackclass1">for</span> <span class="blackclass1">farmers</span> <span class="blackclass1">as</span> <span class="blackclass1">no</span> <span class="blackclass1">one</span> <span class="blackclass1">can</span> <span 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<span class="blackclass1">session</span> <span class="blackclass1">at</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">CSO</span> <span class="blackclass1">Forum.</span> <span class="blackclass1">Both</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">AfDB</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="phraseanchor">CSOs</span> <span class="blackclass1">shared</span> <span class="blackclass1">their</span> <span class="blackclass1">challenges</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">expectations,</span> <span class="blackclass1">which</span> <span class="blackclass1">culminated</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">them</span> <span class="blackclass1">arriving</span> <span class="blackclass1">at</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">plan</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">move</span> <span class="blackclass1">forward.</span> <span class="blackclass1">The</span> <span class="blackclass1">bank</span> <span class="blackclass1">heard</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">concerns</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="phraseanchor">CSOs</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">it</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">hoped</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">they</span> <span class="blackclass1">will</span> <span class="blackclass1">take</span> <span class="blackclass1">them</span> <span class="blackclass1">on</span> <span class="blackclass1">board.</span> <span class="blackclass1">In</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">same</span> <span class="blackclass1">vein,</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="phraseanchor">CSOs</span> <span class="blackclass1">heard</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">plans</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="phraseanchor">bank,</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">they</span> <span class="blackclass1">should</span> <span class="blackclass1">be</span> <span class="blackclass1">open</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">collaborate</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">partner</span> <span class="blackclass1">with</span> <span class="blackclass1">them.</span> <span class="blackclass1">However,</span> <span class="blackclass1">as</span> <span class="blackclass1">one</span> <span class="blackclass1">participant</span> <span class="blackclass1">stated</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">there</span> <span class="blackclass1">have</span> <span class="blackclass1">been</span> <span class="blackclass1">too</span> <span class="blackclass1">many</span> <span class="blackclass1">meetings</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">conferences</span> <span class="blackclass1">with</span> <span class="blackclass1">nothing</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">show</span> <span class="blackclass1">for</span> <span class="blackclass1">it.</span> <span class="blackclass1">Now</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">time</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">begin</span> <span class="blackclass1">implementation.</span> <span class="blackclass1">Hopefully</span>
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<span class="blackclass1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">This</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1025">year</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1026">Zambia</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1027">will</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1028">have</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1029">the</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1030">privilege</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1031">of</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1032">hosting</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1033">the</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1034">African</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1035">Development</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1036">Bank</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1037">Annual</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1038">Meetings.</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1039">The</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1040">meeting</span>s</span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1041">will</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1042">take</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1043">place</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1044">between</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1045">23-</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1046">27</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1047">May</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1048">2016</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1049">in</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1050">Lusaka.</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1051">During</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1052" jquery1463379943494="101">this</span></span>
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<span class="phraseanchor"><span id="ws1057" next="ws1075" originalword="Forum" prev="ws1055">Forum,</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1058">which</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1059">will</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1060">be</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1061">held</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1062">between</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1063">26-27</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1064">May</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1065">2016.</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1066">The</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1067">aim</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1068">of</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1069">the</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1070">CSO</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1071">Forum</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1072">is</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1073">to</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1074" jquery1463379943494="148">engage</span></span>
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<span class="phraseanchor"><span id="ws1077" next="ws1107" originalword="AfDBs" prev="ws1075">AfDBs</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1078">senior</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1079">management</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1080">on</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1081">the</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1082">Bank's</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1083">strategic</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1084" jquery1463379943494="170">focus</span></span>
<span class="phraseanchor"><span id="ws1085" next="ws1107" originalword="in" prev="ws1077">on</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1086">three</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1087">priority</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1088">areas-</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1089">energy,</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1090">agriculture</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1091">and</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1092">jobs</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1093">for</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1094">youth.</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1095">We</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1096">are</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1097">becoming</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1098">quite</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1099">accustomed</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1100">to</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1101">hosting</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1102">these</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1103">international</span></span>
<span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1104">conferences</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1105">in</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1106">Zambia.</span></span> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="phraseanchor"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">CSOs</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1108">encompass</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1109">a</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1110">broad</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1111">spectrum</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1112" jquery1463379943494="228">of</span></span>
<span class="phraseanchor"><span id="ws1113" next="ws1181" originalword="organisations" prev="ws1107">organisations,</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1114">which</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1115">include</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1116">community</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1117">groups,</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1118">nongovernmental</span></span>
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<span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1120">labour</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1121">unions,</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1122">charitable</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1123">organisations,</span></span>
<span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1124">faith-based</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1125">organisations,</span></span>
<span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1126">professional</span></span>
<span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1127">associations,</span></span>
<span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1128">and</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1129">foundations.</span></span>
<span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1130">The</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1131">question</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1132">that</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1133">many</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1134">might</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1135">be</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1136">asking</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1137">is</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1138">what</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1139">exactly</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1140">does</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1141">AfDB</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1142">hope</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1143">to</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1144">achieve</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1145">with</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1146">this</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1147">CSO</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1148">Forum</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1149">and</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1150">why</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1151">should</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1152">we</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1153">care?</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1154">For</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1155">one,</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1156">the</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1157">strong</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1158">statistical</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1159">data</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1160">shows</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1161">that</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1162">Africa</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1163">has</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1164">challenges</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1165">regarding</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1166">energy,</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1167">agriculture</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1168">and</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1169">jobs</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1170">for</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1171">youth.</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1172">Over</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1173">645</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1174">million</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1175">Africans</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1176">have</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1177">no</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1178">access</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1179">to</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1180" jquery1463379943494="365">electricity</span></span>
<span class="phraseanchor"><span id="ws1181" next="ws1206" originalword="services" prev="ws1107">services,</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1182">and</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1183">approximately</span></span>
<span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1184">730</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1185">million</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1186">people</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1187">rely</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1188">on</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1189">traditional</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1190">biomass</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1191">for</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1192">cooking</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1193">and</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1194">heating.</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1195">Africa</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1196">is</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1197">the</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1198">continent</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1199">with</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1200">most</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1201">of</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1202">the</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1203">remaining</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1204">arable</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1205" jquery1463379943494="416">lands</span></span>
<span class="phraseanchor"><span id="ws1206" next="ws1294" originalword="of" prev="ws1107">of</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1207">the</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1208">world</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1209">(about</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1210">65%)</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1211">and</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1212">basic</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1213">conditions</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1214">for</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1215">growing</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1216">crops;</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1217">Africa</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1218">should</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1219">hence</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1220">be</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1221">able</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1222">to</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1223">feed</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1224">itself,</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1225">create</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1226">jobs</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1227">for</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1228">youth</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1229">and</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1230">women</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1231">and</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1232">enhance</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1233">incomes</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1234">from</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1235">agriculture.</span></span>
<span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1236">Africa</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1237">has</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1238">an</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1239">estimated</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1240">60</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1241">percent</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1242">of</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1243">its</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1244">population</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1245">between</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1246">the</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1247">ages</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1248">of</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1249">15</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1250">and</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1251">24,</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1252">with</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1253">10</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1254">–</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1255">12</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1256">million</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1257">youths</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1258">entering</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1259">the</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1260">job</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1261">market</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1262">each</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1263">year</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1264">resulting</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1265">in</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1266">more</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1267">than</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1268">half</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1269">of</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1270">them</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1271">unemployed,</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1272">underemployed,</span></span>
<span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1273">or</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1274">inactive.</span></span> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="blackclass1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">The</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1276">continent</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1277">has</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1278">many</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1279">challenges</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1280">yet</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1281">at</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1282">the</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1283">same</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1284">time</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1285">possesses</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1286">so</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1287" jquery1463379943494="581">much</span></span>
<span class="phraseanchor"><span id="ws1288" next="ws1294" originalword="potential" prev="ws1206">potential,</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1289">which</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1290">needs</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1291">to</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1292">be</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1293" jquery1463379943494="594">exploited.</span></span>
<span class="phraseanchor"><span id="ws1294" next="ws1315" originalword="AfDB" prev="ws1206">AfDB</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1295">knows</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1296">that</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1297">there</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1298">are</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1299">a</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1300">variety</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1301">of</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1302">stakeholders</span></span>
<span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1303">required</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1304">in</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1305">order</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1306">to</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1307">achieve</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1308">the</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1309">goals</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1310">for</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1311">their</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1312">three</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1313">priority</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1314" jquery1463379943494="637">areas.</span></span>
<span class="phraseanchor"><span id="ws1315" next="ws1333" originalword="CSOs" prev="ws1294">CSOs</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1316">are</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1317">one</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1318">of</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1319">the</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1320" jquery1463379943494="650">stakeholders</span></span>
<span class="phraseanchor"><span id="ws1321" next="ws1333" originalword="that" prev="ws1315">whom</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1322">AfDB</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1323">wants</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1324">to</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1325">collaborate</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1326">with</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1327">in</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1328">order</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1329">to</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1330">achieve</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1331">their</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1332" jquery1463379943494="675">goals.</span></span>
<span class="phraseanchor"><span id="ws1333" next="ws1340" originalword="CSOs" prev="ws1315">CSOs</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1334">play</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1335">important</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1336" jquery1463379943494="684">roles</span></span>
<span class="phraseanchor"><span id="ws1337" next="ws1340" originalword="in" prev="ws1333">within</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1338">our</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1339" jquery1463379943494="691">society.</span></span>
<span class="phraseanchor"><span id="ws1340" next="ws1343" originalword="AfDB" prev="ws1333">AfDB</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1341">recognises</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1342" jquery1463379943494="698">that</span></span>
<span class="phraseanchor"><span id="ws1343" next="ws1397" originalword="CSOs" prev="ws1340">CSOs</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1344">amplify</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1345">the</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1346">voices</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1347">of</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1348">the</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1349">poor</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1350">and</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1351">marginalised,</span></span>
<span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1352">partner</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1353">with</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1354">governments</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1355">to</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1356">provide</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1357">social</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1358">services,</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1359">are</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1360">a</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1361">hub</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1362">of</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1363">technical</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1364">expertise,</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1365">increase</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1366">public</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1367">accountability</span></span>
<span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1368">among</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1369">others.</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1370">During</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1371">the</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1372">CSO</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1373">Forum</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1374">for</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1375">each</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1376">of</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1377">the</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1378">thematic</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1379">areas,</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1380">the</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1381">round</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1382">table</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1383">groups</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1384">shall</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1385">come</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1386">up</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1387">with</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1388">issues</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1389">to</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1390">be</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1391">addressed</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1392">by</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1393">each</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1394">of</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1395">the</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1396" jquery1463379943494="807">players</span></span>
<span class="phraseanchor"><span id="ws1397" next="ws1442" originalword="(CSOs," prev="ws1343">(CSOs,</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1398">Bank,</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1399">private</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1400">sector,</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1401">and</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1402">collaboratively)</span></span>
<span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1403">and</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1404">prepare</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1405">a</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1406">road</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1407">map</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1408">stipulating</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1409">specific</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1410">tasks</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1411">and</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1412">outputs.</span></span> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="blackclass1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">When</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1414">the</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1415">forum</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1416">is</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1417">over</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1418">it</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1419">is</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1420">hoped</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1421">there</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1422">will</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1423">be</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1424">a</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1425">set</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1426">of</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1427">identified</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1428">general</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1429">themes</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1430">and</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1431">points</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1432">of</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1433">agreement</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1434">on</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1435">areas</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1436">of</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1437">collaboration</span></span>
<span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1438">between</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1439">the</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1440">Bank</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1441" jquery1463379943494="898">and</span></span>
<span class="phraseanchor"><span id="ws1442" next="ws1455" originalword="CSOs." prev="ws1397">CSOs.</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1443">Key</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1444">issues</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1445">will</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1446">have</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1447">been</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1448">identified</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1449">to</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1450">be</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1451">taken</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1452">forward</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1453">in</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1454" jquery1463379943494="925">pursuant</span></span>
<span class="phraseanchor"><span id="ws1455" next="ws1460" originalword="of" prev="ws1442">of</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1456">the</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1457">Bank’s</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1458">evolving</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1459" jquery1463379943494="936">agenda</span></span>
<span class="phraseanchor"><span id="ws1460" next="ws1464" originalword="focusing" prev="ws1455">focusing</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1461">on</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1462">the</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1463" jquery1463379943494="945">three</span></span>
<span class="phraseanchor"><span id="ws1464" next="ws1466" originalword="focus" prev="ws1460">focus</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1465" jquery1463379943494="950">areas</span></span>
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<span class="phraseanchor"><span id="ws1556" next="" originalword="bloggers" prev="ws1473">bloggers,</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1557">and</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1558">I</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1559">will</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1560">be</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1561">updating</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1562">with</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1563">all</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1564">the</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1565">information</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1566">you</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1567">need</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1568">to</span></span> <span class="blackclass1"><span id="ws1569">know. </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">Of course, I will be letting you know if the outcomes were achieved.</span></div>
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Diary of a Frustrated Brothahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01171143622302626870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855057824542728030.post-34830542490723908352016-05-03T00:52:00.002-07:002016-05-03T00:52:53.689-07:00Wizkid Concert Catastrophe<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="blackclass1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Firstly,</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span class="blackclass1">let</span> <span class="blackclass1">me</span>
<span class="blackclass1">start</span> <span class="blackclass1">by</span> <span class="blackclass1">saying</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">do</span> <span class="blackclass1">not</span> <span class="blackclass1">feel</span> <span class="blackclass1">worthy</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">be</span> <span class="blackclass1">writing</span> <span class="blackclass1">this</span> <span class="blackclass1">post.</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">doubt</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">can</span> <span class="blackclass1">fill</span> <span class="blackclass1">this</span> <span class="blackclass1">page</span> <span class="blackclass1">with</span> <span class="blackclass1">enough</span> <span class="blackclass1">venom</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">fans</span> <span class="blackclass1">who</span> <span class="blackclass1">waited</span> <span class="blackclass1">faithfully</span> <span class="blackclass1">for</span> <span class="blackclass1">Wizkid</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">turn</span> <span class="blackclass1">up</span> <span class="blackclass1">at</span> <span class="blackclass1">Heroes</span> <span class="blackclass1">Stadium</span> <span class="blackclass1">on</span> <span class="blackclass1">time</span> <span class="blackclass1">can.</span> <span class="blackclass1">Nonetheless,</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">feel</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">will</span> <span class="blackclass1">be</span> <span class="blackclass1">failing</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">my</span> <span class="blackclass1">duty</span> <span class="blackclass1">if</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">did</span> <span class="blackclass1">not</span> <span class="blackclass1">address</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">disaster</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">happened</span> <span class="blackclass1">on</span> <span class="blackclass1">30</span> <span class="blackclass1">April</span> <span class="blackclass1">2016.</span> <span class="blackclass1">In</span> <span class="blackclass1">fact,</span> <span class="blackclass1">it</span> <span class="blackclass1">should</span> <span class="blackclass1">be</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">day</span> <span class="blackclass1">marked</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">history</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">every</span> <span class="blackclass1">music</span> <span class="blackclass1">promoter,</span> <span class="blackclass1">aspiring</span> <span class="blackclass1">promoters,</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">those</span> <span class="blackclass1">who</span> <span class="blackclass1">flirt</span> <span class="blackclass1">with</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">idea.</span> <br /><br />
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<span class="blackclass1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">I</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span class="blackclass1">like</span> <span class="blackclass1">people</span>
<span class="blackclass1">with</span> <span class="phraseanchor">ambition;</span><span class="contextmenu"> I</span> <span class="blackclass1">admire</span> <span class="blackclass1">people</span> <span class="blackclass1">with</span> <span class="blackclass1">huge</span> <span class="phraseanchor">ambition,</span> <span class="blackclass1">but</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">envy</span> <span class="blackclass1">those</span> <span class="blackclass1">with</span> <span class="blackclass1">bold,</span> <span class="phraseanchor">unadulterated</span> <span class="blackclass1">ambition.</span>
<span class="blackclass1">It</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="phraseanchor">unadulterated</span> <span class="blackclass1">ambition</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">Transblast</span> <span class="blackclass1">Entertainment</span>
<span class="blackclass1">had</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">applaud.</span> <span class="blackclass1">They</span> <span class="blackclass1">had</span> <span class="blackclass1">an</span> <span class="blackclass1">audacious</span> <span class="blackclass1">target</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">fill</span> <span class="blackclass1">Heroes</span> <span class="blackclass1">stadium</span> <span class="blackclass1">just</span> <span class="blackclass1">like</span> <span class="blackclass1">Cassper</span> <span class="phraseanchor">Nyovest,</span> <span class="blackclass1">who</span> <span class="blackclass1">apparently</span> <span class="blackclass1">was</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">Livingstone</span> <span class="blackclass1">on</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">same</span> <span class="blackclass1">day</span> <span class="blackclass1">had</span> <span class="blackclass1">done</span> <span class="blackclass1">at</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">FNB</span> <span class="blackclass1">Dome</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">South</span> <span class="blackclass1">Africa.</span> <span class="blackclass1">However,</span> <span class="phraseanchor">their</span> <span class="blackclass1">idea</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">filling</span> <span class="blackclass1">Heroes</span> <span class="blackclass1">stadium</span> <span class="blackclass1">was</span> <span class="blackclass1">not</span> <span class="blackclass1">with</span> <span class="blackclass1">Zambia</span> <span class="blackclass1">playing</span> <span class="blackclass1">Brazil</span> <span class="blackclass1">or</span> <span class="blackclass1">signing</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">constitution</span> <span class="blackclass1">oh</span> <span class="blackclass1">no.</span> <span class="blackclass1">It</span> <span class="blackclass1">was</span> <span class="blackclass1">with</span> <span class="blackclass1">Wizkid.</span> <span class="blackclass1">Who?</span> <span class="blackclass1">You</span> <span class="blackclass1">might</span> <span class="blackclass1">be</span> <span class="blackclass1">asking,</span> <span class="blackclass1">oh</span> <span class="phraseanchor">yes,</span> <span class="blackclass1">some</span> <span class="blackclass1">people</span> <span class="blackclass1">might</span> <span class="blackclass1">be</span> <span class="blackclass1">asking</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">question</span> <span class="blackclass1">too.</span> <span class="blackclass1">Fortunately,</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">know</span> <span class="blackclass1">him, he is a Nigerian artist</span> <span class="blackclass1">even</span> <span class="blackclass1">though</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">cannot</span> <span class="blackclass1">tell</span> <span class="blackclass1">you</span> <span class="blackclass1">one</span> <span class="blackclass1">song</span> <span class="blackclass1">he</span> <span class="blackclass1">has</span> <span class="blackclass1">done.</span> H<span class="blackclass1">e</span> <span class="blackclass1">also</span> <span class="blackclass1">recently</span> <span class="blackclass1">featured</span> <span class="blackclass1">on</span> <span class="phraseanchor">Drake's</span> <span class="blackclass1">song.</span> <span class="blackclass1">It</span> <span class="blackclass1">was</span> <span class="blackclass1">this</span> <span class="blackclass1">fellow</span> <span class="blackclass1">who</span> <span class="blackclass1">Transblast</span> <span class="blackclass1">Entertainment</span>
<span class="blackclass1">had</span> <span class="blackclass1">pinned</span> <span class="blackclass1">their</span> <span class="blackclass1">hopes</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">filling</span> <span class="blackclass1">Heroes</span> <span class="blackclass1">stadium.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="blackclass1">envy</span> <span class="blackclass1">people</span> <span class="blackclass1">with</span> <span class="blackclass1">bold,</span> <span class="blackclass1">adulterated</span> <span class="blackclass1">ambition,</span> <span class="phraseanchor">likewise,</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">cringe and shudder in pity</span> <span class="blackclass1">for</span>
<span class="blackclass1">those</span> <span class="blackclass1">whose</span> <span class="blackclass1">ambitions</span> <span class="blackclass1">border</span> <span class="phraseanchor">along</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">line</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">insanity.</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">honestly</span> <span class="blackclass1">wish</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">was</span> <span class="blackclass1">around</span> <span class="blackclass1">with</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">people</span> <span class="blackclass1">who</span> <span class="blackclass1">cooked</span> <span class="blackclass1">up</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">idea</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">bring</span> <span class="blackclass1">Wizkid</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">Zambia</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">thought</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">they</span> <span class="blackclass1">could</span> <span class="blackclass1">fill</span> <span class="blackclass1">up</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">stadium.</span> <span class="blackclass1">Just</span> <span class="blackclass1">how</span> <span class="blackclass1">did</span> <span class="blackclass1">they</span> <span class="blackclass1">arrive</span> <span class="blackclass1">at</span> <span class="blackclass1">Wizkid</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">all</span> <span class="blackclass1">people</span> <span class="blackclass1">really.</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">know</span> <span class="blackclass1">sometimes</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">can</span> <span class="blackclass1">be</span> <span class="blackclass1">dumb</span> <span class="blackclass1">but</span> <span class="blackclass1"><i>awe</i></span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">cannot</span> <span class="blackclass1">be</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="phraseanchor">stupid</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">am</span> <span class="blackclass1">failing</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">comprehend</span> <span class="blackclass1">at</span> <span class="blackclass1">how</span> <span class="blackclass1">they</span> <span class="blackclass1">arrived</span> <span class="blackclass1">at</span> <span class="blackclass1">Wizkid.</span> <span class="blackclass1">Didn't</span> <span class="blackclass1">JayZ,</span> <span class="blackclass1">Beyonce,</span> <span class="blackclass1">Nicki</span> <span class="blackclass1">Minaj,</span> <span class="blackclass1">John</span> <span class="blackclass1">Legend,</span> <span class="blackclass1">cross</span> <span class="blackclass1">their</span> <span class="blackclass1">minds</span> <span class="blackclass1">while</span> <span class="blackclass1">they</span> <span class="blackclass1">were</span> <span class="blackclass1">discussing?</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="blackclass1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">The</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span class="blackclass1">tickets</span> <span class="blackclass1">were</span> <span class="blackclass1">pegged</span> <span class="blackclass1">between</span> <span class="blackclass1">K100</span> <span class="blackclass1">for</span> <span class="blackclass1">ordinary</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="phraseanchor">K1,</span><span class="contextmenu"> 000</span> <span class="blackclass1">for</span> <span class="blackclass1">VIP.</span> <span class="blackclass1">If</span> <span class="blackclass1">you</span> <span class="blackclass1">know</span> <span class="blackclass1">anything</span> <span class="blackclass1">about</span> <span class="blackclass1">most</span> <span class="blackclass1">Zambian</span> <span class="phraseanchor">promoters,</span> <span class="blackclass1">VIP</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">just</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">nice</span> <span class="blackclass1">way</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">steal</span> <span class="blackclass1">your</span> <span class="blackclass1">cash.</span> <span class="blackclass1">VIP</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">never</span> <span class="blackclass1">really</span> <span class="blackclass1">VIP.</span> <span class="blackclass1">You</span> <span class="blackclass1">will</span> <span class="blackclass1">still</span> <span class="blackclass1">get</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">mingle</span> <span class="blackclass1">with</span> <span class="blackclass1">us</span> <span class="blackclass1">commoners</span> <span class="blackclass1">who</span> <span class="blackclass1">pay</span> <span class="blackclass1">K100.</span> <span class="phraseanchor">Once</span><span class="contextmenu"> again,</span> <span class="blackclass1">they</span> <span class="blackclass1">should</span> <span class="blackclass1">have</span> <span class="blackclass1">asked</span> <span class="blackclass1">FAZ</span> <span class="blackclass1">how</span> <span class="blackclass1">they</span> <span class="blackclass1">fail</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">fill</span> <span class="blackclass1">up</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">stadium</span> <span class="blackclass1">even</span> <span class="blackclass1">when</span> <span class="blackclass1">football</span> <span class="blackclass1">prices</span> <span class="blackclass1">are</span> <span class="blackclass1">as</span> <span class="blackclass1">cheap</span> <span class="blackclass1">as</span> <span class="blackclass1">K20.</span> <span class="phraseanchor">Transblast</span> <span class="blackclass1">Entertainment</span>
<span class="blackclass1">then</span> <span class="blackclass1">went</span> <span class="blackclass1">on</span> <span class="blackclass1">billboard</span> <span class="blackclass1">abuse</span> <span class="blackclass1">attempting</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">sell</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">idea</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">Wizkid</span> <span class="blackclass1">was</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">mega</span> <span class="blackclass1">superstar</span> <span class="blackclass1">worthy</span> <span class="blackclass1">of us</span> <span class="blackclass1">attending</span> <span class="blackclass1">his</span> <span class="blackclass1">concert.</span> <span class="blackclass1">His</span> <span class="blackclass1">face</span> <span class="blackclass1">littered</span> <span class="blackclass1">billboards</span> <span class="blackclass1">across</span> <span class="blackclass1">major</span> <span class="blackclass1">roads</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">it</span> <span class="blackclass1">was</span> <span class="blackclass1">almost</span> <span class="blackclass1">impossible</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">ignore.</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">give</span> <span class="blackclass1">it</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="phraseanchor">promoters,</span> <span class="blackclass1">they</span> <span class="blackclass1">tried</span> <span class="blackclass1">their</span> <span class="blackclass1">best</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">sell</span> <span class="blackclass1">this</span> <span class="blackclass1">guy</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">Zambian</span> <span class="blackclass1">masses.</span> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><i>One of many billboards around Lusaka</i></span></td></tr>
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<span class="blackclass1">promotions</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">hype</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="phraseanchor">were</span> <span class="blackclass1">going</span> <span class="blackclass1">around</span> <span class="blackclass1">Wizkid</span> <span class="blackclass1">concert,</span> <span class="blackclass1">Transblast</span> <span class="blackclass1">Entertainment</span> <span class="blackclass1">should</span> <span class="blackclass1">have</span> <span class="blackclass1">seen</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">warning</span> <span class="blackclass1">signs.</span> <span class="blackclass1">There</span> <span class="blackclass1">was</span> <span class="blackclass1">immediate</span> <span class="blackclass1">resistance</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">ticket</span> <span class="blackclass1">prices</span> <span class="blackclass1">on</span> <span class="blackclass1">their</span> <span class="blackclass1">social</span> <span class="blackclass1">media</span> <span class="blackclass1">platforms.</span> <span class="blackclass1">Pre-ticket</span> <span class="blackclass1">sales</span> <span class="blackclass1">should</span> <span class="blackclass1">have</span> <span class="blackclass1">also</span> <span class="blackclass1">given</span> <span class="blackclass1">an</span> <span class="blackclass1">indication</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">they</span> <span class="blackclass1">were</span> <span class="blackclass1">headed</span> <span class="blackclass1">for</span> <span class="blackclass1">something</span> <span class="blackclass1">tragic.</span> <span class="phraseanchor">However,</span> <span class="blackclass1">they</span> <span class="blackclass1">soldiered</span> <span class="blackclass1">on,</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">what</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">am</span> <span class="blackclass1">talking</span> <span class="blackclass1">about</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">envy</span> <span class="phraseanchor">such</span> <span class="blackclass1">ambition.</span> <span class="blackclass1">As</span> <span class="blackclass1">if</span> <span class="phraseanchor">the apathy</span><span class="contextmenu"> was</span> <span class="blackclass1">not</span> <span class="blackclass1">enough</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">forces</span> <span class="blackclass1">beyond</span> <span class="blackclass1">their</span> <span class="blackclass1">control</span> <span class="blackclass1">began</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">transpire</span> <span class="blackclass1">around.</span> <span class="blackclass1">There</span> <span class="blackclass1">were</span> <span class="phraseanchor">too</span> <span class="blackclass1">many</span> <span class="blackclass1">events</span> <span class="blackclass1">happening</span> <span class="blackclass1">on</span> <span class="blackclass1">30</span> <span class="blackclass1">April.</span> <span class="blackclass1">There</span> <span class="blackclass1">was</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">Mosi</span> <span class="blackclass1">Day</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">Thunder</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">Livingstone,</span> <span class="blackclass1">Lafarge</span> <span class="blackclass1">Marathon,</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">MegaFeast</span> <span class="blackclass1">at</span> <span class="blackclass1">my</span> <span class="blackclass1">church,</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">Writers</span> <span class="blackclass1">Circle</span> <span class="blackclass1">meeting</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">had</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">friend's</span> <span class="blackclass1">Chilanga</span> <span class="blackclass1">Mulilo</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">attend,</span> <span class="phraseanchor"><i>eish</i></span> <span class="phraseanchor">those</span><span class="contextmenu"> were</span> <span class="blackclass1">just</span> <span class="phraseanchor">too</span> <span class="blackclass1">many</span> <span class="blackclass1">functions</span> <span class="blackclass1">for</span> <span class="blackclass1">one</span> <span class="blackclass1">day.</span></span></div>
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<span class="blackclass1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">As</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span class="blackclass1">they</span> <span class="blackclass1">say</span>
<span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">showbiz,</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">show</span> <span class="blackclass1">much</span> <span class="phraseanchor">go</span> <span class="blackclass1">on.</span> <span class="blackclass1">The</span> <span class="phraseanchor">schedule</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="phraseanchor">performance</span> <span class="blackclass1">line-up</span> <span class="blackclass1">was</span> <span class="blackclass1">released</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">few</span> <span class="blackclass1">days</span> <span class="phraseanchor">before,</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">Wizkid</span> <span class="blackclass1">was</span> <span class="blackclass1">due</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="phraseanchor">perform</span> <span class="blackclass1">for</span> <span class="blackclass1">almost</span> <span class="blackclass1">an</span> <span class="blackclass1">hour</span> <span class="blackclass1">at</span> <span class="blackclass1">22: 10 hours.</span> <span class="blackclass1">So</span> <span class="blackclass1">his</span> <span class="blackclass1">loyal</span> <span class="blackclass1">fans</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">am</span> <span class="blackclass1">told</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">read</span> <span class="blackclass1">on</span> <span class="blackclass1">social</span> <span class="blackclass1">media</span> <span class="blackclass1">trickled</span> <span class="blackclass1">into</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">stadium.</span> <span class="blackclass1">They</span> <span class="blackclass1">arrived</span> <span class="blackclass1">on</span> <span class="blackclass1">time</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">readiness</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">watch</span> <span class="blackclass1">their</span> <span class="blackclass1">man.</span> <span class="blackclass1">Some</span> <span class="blackclass1">claimed</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">the organisers were</span>
<span class="blackclass1">still</span> <span class="blackclass1">setting</span> <span class="blackclass1">up the </span> <span class="blackclass1">when</span> <span class="blackclass1">they</span> <span class="blackclass1">got</span> <span class="blackclass1">there.</span> <span class="blackclass1">The</span> <span class="blackclass1">stadium</span> <span class="blackclass1">was</span> <span class="blackclass1">0.000005%</span> <span class="blackclass1">full,</span> <span class="blackclass1"><i>okay</i></span><i> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">might</span> <span class="blackclass1">be</span> <span class="blackclass1">an</span> <span class="phraseanchor">exaggeration</span></i><span class="phraseanchor">,</span> <span class="blackclass1">but</span> <span class="blackclass1">you</span> <span class="blackclass1">get</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">point.</span> <span class="blackclass1">22:10</span> <span class="phraseanchor">hours</span> <span class="blackclass1">Wizkid</span> <span class="blackclass1">no</span> <span class="blackclass1">show,</span> 23:00 hours no
show, <span class="blackclass1">00:00</span> <span class="phraseanchor">hours</span>
<span class="blackclass1">no</span> <span class="blackclass1">show,</span> <span class="blackclass1">01:00</span> <span class="phraseanchor">hours</span> <span class="blackclass1">no</span> <span class="blackclass1">show,</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">think</span> <span class="blackclass1">he</span> <span class="blackclass1">turned</span> <span class="blackclass1">up</span> <span class="blackclass1">somewhere</span> <span class="blackclass1">between</span> <span class="blackclass1">02:00 hours</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">03:00</span> <span class="phraseanchor">hours</span> <span class="blackclass1">at</span> <span class="blackclass1">which</span> <span class="blackclass1">point</span> <span class="blackclass1">many</span> <span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">fans</span> <span class="blackclass1">had</span> <span class="blackclass1">already</span> <span class="blackclass1">left</span> <span class="blackclass1">exhausted.</span> <span class="blackclass1">Shall</span> <span class="blackclass1">we</span> <span class="blackclass1">please</span> <span class="blackclass1">sing</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">national</span> <span class="blackclass1">anthem</span> <span class="blackclass1">for</span> <span class="blackclass1">those</span> <span class="blackclass1">loyal</span> <span class="blackclass1">fans</span> <span class="blackclass1">who</span> <span class="blackclass1">stuck</span> <span class="phraseanchor">around.</span><span class="contextmenu"> They</span> <span class="blackclass1">deserve</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">medal</span><span class="phraseanchor">.</span> <span class="blackclass1">Because</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">am</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">Judas</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">that</span> <span class="blackclass1">regard,</span> <span class="phraseanchor"><i>kaleza</i></span> <span class="blackclass1"><i>Chineke</i></span><i> <span class="phraseanchor">oooooo</span></i> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">would</span> <span class="blackclass1">have</span> <span class="blackclass1">gone</span> <span class="blackclass1">with</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="blackclass1">speaker</span> <span class="blackclass1">for</span> <span class="blackclass1">wasting</span> <span class="blackclass1">my</span> <span class="blackclass1">time.</span> <span class="blackclass1">This</span> <span class="blackclass1">blog</span> <span class="blackclass1">post</span> <span class="blackclass1">would</span> <span class="blackclass1">have</span> <span class="blackclass1">been</span> <span class="blackclass1">FIRE,</span> <span class="blackclass1">FIRE,</span> <span class="blackclass1">FIRE.</span> <span class="blackclass1">All</span> <span class="blackclass1">you</span> <span class="blackclass1">would</span> <span class="blackclass1">have</span> <span class="blackclass1">been</span> <span class="blackclass1">reading</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">**&&$%&*****#$#@#$$%%^^^&&##%^%</span> <span class="blackclass1">throughout.</span> Transblast Entertainment Facebook page was
inundated with fuming fans who were frustrated. Some of the things I read, I
think I need to exorcise my eyes <i>mwebantu</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><i>Fans faithfully waiting</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><i>Empty Heroes stadium</i></span></td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span class="blackclass1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">For</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">amount</span>
<span class="blackclass1">of</span> <span class="phraseanchor">promotion</span> <span class="blackclass1">Transblast</span> <span class="blackclass1">Entertainment</span>
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I <span class="blackclass1">am</span> <span class="blackclass1">assuming</span>
<span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">colossal</span> <span class="blackclass1">amount</span> of cash <span class="blackclass1">they</span>
<span class="blackclass1">gave</span> <span class="blackclass1">Wizkid</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">come</span> <span class="phraseanchor">just </span><span class="greenclass1">how</span> <span class="blackclass1">did</span> <span class="blackclass1">they</span> <span class="blackclass1">allow</span> <span class="blackclass1">him</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">show</span> <span class="blackclass1">up</span> <span class="blackclass1">late?</span> <span class="phraseanchor">Wizkid</span> <span class="blackclass1">should</span> <span class="blackclass1">have</span> <span class="blackclass1">been</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">country</span> <span class="blackclass1">two</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">three</span> <span class="blackclass1">days</span> <span class="blackclass1">prior</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">his</span> <span class="blackclass1">show,</span> <span class="blackclass1">done</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">media</span> <span class="blackclass1">rounds,</span> <span class="blackclass1">taken</span> <span class="phraseanchor">selfies</span> <span class="blackclass1">with</span> <span class="blackclass1">fans,</span> <span class="blackclass1">done</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="phraseanchor">sound</span> <span class="blackclass1">check</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">another</span> <span class="phraseanchor">sound</span> <span class="blackclass1">check</span> <span class="blackclass1">then</span> <span class="blackclass1">perform</span> <span class="blackclass1">at</span> <span class="blackclass1">23:00</span> <span class="blackclass1">hours.</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">know</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">explanation</span> <span class="blackclass1">given</span> <span class="blackclass1">by</span> <span class="blackclass1">Transblast</span> <span class="blackclass1">Entertainment</span>
<span class="blackclass1">about</span> <span class="blackclass1">Wizkid</span> <span class="blackclass1">missing</span> <span class="blackclass1">his</span> <span class="blackclass1">flight</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">all,</span> <span class="blackclass1">but</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">am</span> <span class="blackclass1">sorry</span> <span class="blackclass1">in</span> <span class="phraseanchor">Zambia,</span> <span class="blackclass1">we</span> <span class="blackclass1">give</span> <span class="blackclass1">too</span> <span class="blackclass1">many</span> <span class="phraseanchor">excuses,</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">many</span> <span class="blackclass1">people</span> <span class="blackclass1">get</span> <span class="blackclass1">away</span> <span class="blackclass1">with</span> <span class="blackclass1">it.</span> <span class="blackclass1">People</span> <span class="blackclass1">work</span> <span class="blackclass1">hard</span> <span class="blackclass1">for</span> <span class="blackclass1">their</span> <span class="blackclass1">money</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">give</span> <span class="blackclass1">up</span> <span class="blackclass1">their</span> <span class="blackclass1">time</span> <span class="blackclass1">with</span> <span class="blackclass1">family</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">friends</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">show</span> <span class="blackclass1">up</span> <span class="blackclass1">at</span> <span class="blackclass1">a</span> <span class="phraseanchor">concert.</span><span class="contextmenu"> The</span> <span class="blackclass1">least</span> <span class="blackclass1">promoters</span> <span class="blackclass1">can</span> <span class="blackclass1">do</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span> <span class="blackclass1">respect</span> <span class="blackclass1">that.</span></span></div>
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<span class="blackclass1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">This</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span class="blackclass1">disaster</span> <span class="blackclass1">is</span>
<span class="blackclass1">definitely</span> <span class="blackclass1">one</span> <span class="blackclass1">for</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">reference</span> <span class="blackclass1">books.</span> <span class="blackclass1">Music</span> <span class="blackclass1">promoters</span> <span class="phraseanchor">now</span> <span class="blackclass1">risk</span> <span class="blackclass1">been</span> <span class="blackclass1">viewed</span> <span class="blackclass1">suspiciously</span> <span class="blackclass1">because</span> <span class="blackclass1">we</span> <span class="blackclass1">have</span> <span class="blackclass1">had</span> <span class="blackclass1">too</span> <span class="phraseanchor">many </span><span class="blackclass1">such</span> <span class="blackclass1">problems</span> <span class="blackclass1">happening.</span> <span class="phraseanchor"><i>Sean</i></span><i> <span class="blackclass1">Paul</span> <span class="blackclass1">anyone</span></i><span class="blackclass1">.</span> <span class="blackclass1">Even</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">now</span> <span class="blackclass1">have</span> <span class="blackclass1">decided</span> <span class="blackclass1">to</span> <span class="blackclass1">change</span> <span class="blackclass1">my</span> <span class="blackclass1">stance</span> <span class="blackclass1">over</span> <span class="blackclass1">attending</span> <span class="blackclass1">foreign</span> <span class="phraseanchor">artist's</span> <span class="blackclass1">concerts.</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">am</span> <span class="blackclass1">only</span> <span class="blackclass1">buying</span> <span class="blackclass1">tickets</span> <span class="blackclass1">once</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">know</span> <span class="blackclass1">they</span> <span class="blackclass1">have</span> <span class="blackclass1">landed</span> <span class="phraseanchor">at</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="phraseanchor">airport,</span> <span class="blackclass1">and</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">have</span> <span class="blackclass1">seen</span> a <span class="phraseanchor">Zambian</span><span class="contextmenu"> little-girl place
flowers</span> <span class="blackclass1">into</span> <span class="blackclass1">their</span>
<span class="blackclass1">hands.</span> <span class="blackclass1">And</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">am</span> <span class="blackclass1">buying</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">ticket</span> <span class="blackclass1">at</span> <span class="blackclass1">the</span> <span class="blackclass1">door</span> <span class="blackclass1">when</span> <span class="blackclass1">I</span> <span class="blackclass1">hear</span> <span class="blackclass1">sound</span> <span class="blackclass1">check</span> <span class="blackclass1">happening.</span> <span class="phraseanchor">As </span><span class="greenclass1">for</span> <span class="blackclass1">me</span> <span class="blackclass1">buying</span> <span class="blackclass1">VIP</span> <span class="blackclass1">tickets,</span> <span class="blackclass1">over</span> <span class="blackclass1">my</span> <span class="blackclass1">dead</span> <span class="blackclass1">body.</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Diary of a Frustrated Brothahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01171143622302626870noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855057824542728030.post-24861456947947718532016-04-21T02:01:00.000-07:002016-04-21T03:12:43.921-07:00The Dent to Our Peaceful Nation Tag<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Zambia is a peaceful nation. Zambia is a
Christian nation. Zambians are the most friendly people in the world. These
statements are what we have constantly told ourselves, sadly, this last week
has caused an earth shattering dent into those statements. It has brought into
question many of the things we pride ourselves in. The xenophobic attacks on
foreigners in the compounds this week may have brought to the surface some of
the hidden resentments towards foreigners that exists in our communities.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The looting and destruction of the
foreign particularly Rwandese owned shops in compounds such as Garden,
Zingalume, Chaisa and others was done under the pretext of retaliation. In the
midst of the recent ritual killings many have found it easy to blame it on
foreigners. After all no Zambian can be so heartless as to slash someone open
to get their organs. So we think. It is also difficult to fathom how Rwandese
in the current economic situation can have flourishing groceries while Zambian
ones are struggling. Some people in the compounds believe that it must be as a
result of some witchcraft which involves private parts, hearts, eyes and
livers. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #fff2cc;">Freezer looted for Rwandese shop</span></i></td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Last year, we spat in disgust when
South Africa was experiencing xenophobic attacks against Mozambicans,
Nigerians, Zimbabweans and other Africans. We scolded them for their <i>un-Africaness</i>. Today, we have been hit
in the face by the same attacks we condemned. We as a nation must not cheat
ourselves that this resentment towards foreigners success in this country is
something new. We lie to ourselves that we hold hands and sing <i>kumbaya</i> with all people who are not
Zambian. Yet how many times have we heard statements such as "These
Chinese, these Congolese, these Zimbabweans...." Sadly, some of this tone
in the message has come from some politicians who are looking for scapegoats to
their inability to function as leaders. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The danger lies when blanket
statements of a certain nationality or even group of people are made as the
cause of our pain, poverty, hunger and suffering. Every time that feeling
arises we associate it with that specific group of people even if they may have
nothing to do with it whatsoever. The
mob mentality that was exhibited in the compounds did not just arise in
a day. This may have been tensions that have been brewing for months and
possibly years that were never addressed. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The level of comprehension is quite
worrying too. Are these communities saying that they only reason the Rwandese
shops are flourishing is because of witchcraft? Would they have felt
differently if the Rwandese shops were struggling? Having spent a year in a
foreign country I got to understand that immigrants tend to work harder than
nationals. This is because they do not have the full benefits that citizens
get. Therefore, they have no other option but to work and toil for their
businesses to ensure that they succeed. They do not have the entitlement that
citizens get. We have seen how countries in Europe and America are attempting
to make it much more difficult for people to migrate there my cutting down
their benefits. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I am not blind to the fact that there
are some foreigners who are involved in criminal activities in this country.
But we cannot allow ourselves to persecute all foreigners on the basis of a few
who have been caught on the wrong end of the law. Further, we can no longer
hide behind the curtain of Zambia being a peaceful and Christian nation if we
do not make any efforts in making it that way. Our leaders, political, social
and cultural have a strong role to play in encouraging dialogue and the
co-existence of all people regardless of nationality, race, or tribe. Finally,
can people get off their behinds and get to work, others are successful because
maybe they have made a decision to work hard.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Diary of a Frustrated Brothahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01171143622302626870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855057824542728030.post-63475590914521926342016-03-13T23:03:00.001-07:002016-03-13T23:03:50.832-07:00Sorry Mwebantu, Mtumbi Has More Facebook Page Likes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Last week Friday 11 March 2016
Mwebantu achieved a milestone. They hit the 500,000 page likes of
their Facebook page. To celebrate this achievement they put out a headline,
<span style="color: #fff2cc;">'<a href="http://www.mwebantu.com/2016/03/11/mwebantu-leads-in-social-media-presence-in-zambia-reaches-half-a-million-likes-on-facebook/" target="_blank">Mwebantu leads in social media presence in Zambia, reaches half a millionlikes on facebook</a></span>'. This headline received numerous congratulatory messages on
Facebook, I too was proud of them for reaching this mark. However, someone
forgot to tell Mwebantu that they are not the leader in this regard because there
is at least one person ahead of them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It is ironic that Mwebantu who are a
media outfit can make such a grave mistake. They are supposed to be the ones to
double check their facts, make sure they put out accurate information and
provide readers with information that is truthful. They should have known that
Mtumbi Goma Photography page had well over 523,000 Facebook page likes at the
time they made their claim. I am now well aware that many people have brought
this to their attention and they have yet made a retraction of their claim,
therefore this blog is here to set the record straight. Mwebantu News Media
does NOT currently lead social media
presence in Zambia. Mtumbi Gome has more social media presence. I am quite
cautious too to make the claim that Mtumbi Goma Photography leads social media
presence in Zambia lest someone else pops up who has more page likes. There is
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #fff2cc;">Mtumbi Goma Photography Page as at 13/03/16 at 22:00 hours</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #fff2cc;">Mwebantu Facebook Page as at 13/03/16 at 22:00 hours</span></i></td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The use of statements such as you are
the best or first are best kept to the hip hop world who usually love making
unfounded claims. Unless you can absolutely prove that you are the best or
first then it is advisable to stay clear from such statements because you risk
being put in your place. To prove that you are the best or the first you have
to make sure that you have done your homework and are definitely sure there is
no one above you. You need to prove that
you are the best or first by presenting evidence that can be in the form of
numbers, accolades, recognition from third parties or other acceptable means.
This task is usually difficult to accomplish therefore, if you are not sure
whether you are the best or first it is a risk to put such a claim before
products or services.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The fact is that Mwebantu made a
major gaffe and it is only right that they should correct the inaccuracy that
they represented. In a way I feel that they did an injustice to Mtumbi Goma
Photography at the very least by claiming a lead that was not theirs in the
first place. Mwebantu one day may well be the leader in social media presence
but until then that lead is not theirs. I can safely say that I know someone
who has more Facebook page likes and that is Mtumbi Goma Photography. Numbers
do not lie after all.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Diary of a Frustrated Brothahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01171143622302626870noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855057824542728030.post-1159371004737076762016-03-09T23:25:00.000-08:002016-03-09T23:25:01.650-08:00What Are Zambians Good At?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Occasionally I ponder about the state of affairs in Zambia. It
could be its political, cultural and social aspects. Often times after I have
pondered I would come to some form of a conclusion. For a long time, however,
there is one question that has been bugging me and I had not seemed to come up
with a satisfactory conclusion until now. What are Zambians good at?</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Brazilians are known for their
football prowess, Kenyans and Ethiopians their marathon stamina, Indians for
their mathematical acumen, French for their wine and cuisine. I do acknowledge
that these may be stereotypical statements but they do have some truth. That
then comes to Zambia, what is it that Zambians are stereotypically known for?
I have searched my brain for an answer and as hard as I have tried I
cannot come up with an answer to that. I know many people will point to
football but I highly doubt it in comparison to other countries in Africa such
as Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Ghana who have superstar football players we are
pulling at straws hoping that Charly Musonda Jr. will play for Zambia some day.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Leave the lad alone</i>. Even our
lone Africa Cup win can hardly be used to as shining example of what we are
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to not find one single thing that Zambians do exceptionally well in comparison
to other countries, I may somehow have found an answer that can soothe my
conscience as to why that is. The answer came to me in the form of the
bestselling book called Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell. In the book Gladwell
mentions the 10,000-hour rule. He stresses that for anyone to be an expert at
something they need to be doing that thing for a minimum of 10,000 hours. He
uses examples such as Bill Gates, The Beatles, and Mozart among others to show
how they each invested 10,000 hours sharpening their craft. This was almost
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">It finally made sense, who in
Zambia invests 10,000 hours in anything? Take a look at our society where
academic accomplishments are held as the Holy Grail. Children are scorned if
they attempt to deviate into any other activities that do not include learning
their times tables or learning how to spell. We assume that every child somehow
has an innate ability to be number one in class. Therefore, parents and
guardians hire tutors, provide extra lessons and use fear to somehow churn out
these supposedly high flying pupils. This is despite the fact that some
children may have learning disabilities such as dyslexia that unfortunately is
rarely diagnosed. Therefore, a child may not be academically gifted but they
may be artistic, athletic, or technical geniuses. But we spend so little time
cultivating these talents that no one ever achieves their 10,000 hours. Malcolm
Gladwell even does admit that sometimes to accumulate those 10,000 hours
someone may need to enter a special designed school programme that nurtures the
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">One can then argue that our
society is not so accommodating to someone who does not have a high school
certificate, diploma or degree. Individuals who do not have the necessary
academic qualification are looked down upon. Anyone who tries to do something
outside the accepted careers is bound to face a lot of opposition. No wonder
there are few people who have reached the 10,000 hours mark. You would then think
that maybe we could have done well in the academics arena but still Zambia
rarely makes a blip on that radar too. There should be somewhere where we are
just missing it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">I have not lost hope to find
something that Zambians are good at. Until I do I will continue churning out
these blogs hoping that I reach my 10,000 hours target. At the moment I think I
am around the 5,000 hour mark,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>if
I include all the other writing I do</i>. Maybe my readers know something that
I do not, what are Zambians good at?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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been bombarded with requests for me to type Amen on a status from a pastor,
bishop, archbishop, apostle, commander, prophet, papa <i>eish</i> they are just too many I am even failing to keep up with the
titles. The reason for typing Amen is that I am supposed to receive some form
of blessing in my life- a car, written off debt, a wife, cash among many
other things. Then if I do not type Amen it then implies that I am missing out
on all the goodies stored up for me. Does typing Amen in the Facebook comments
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I am trying to rationalise how the
whole thing is supposed to work. I do not know if God is holding on to my
blessing just waiting for me to type Amen before He makes the flood gates open. Could it be the reason that my bank account is not overflowing or I do
not have that Range Rover yet is because I did not type Amen. Maybe when I type
Amen it is meant to ignite something in the heavens that the showers of goodies
will drop on me. Perhaps there is something about a Facebook post, it could possess something supernatural that my carnal mind cannot comprehend. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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certain is that there is no consensus, as to whether typing Amen is right or
wrong. There are sections of society who believe that this is nonsensical hoodwinking.
Some Christians who type Amen are often accused of being gullible and failing
to use their common sense. Then for the ones who do type Amen, they proclaim
that it is a statement of exercising their faith, defending their actions by
saying that God works in mysterious ways or it is also a means of showing
solidarity. Of course, Psalm 105: 15 (NIV) which says, "Do not touch my anointed
ones, do my prophets no harm," has been used to warn others against
speaking ill of Christian leaders. Here I would like to be enlightened, are
people using this verse appropriately or it is used as a means to scare people
from speaking their mind.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The challenge that I have is using guilt or manipulation as a means of forcing people to type Amen or share a post.
Statements such as the first 1,000 people to type Amen will receive a miracle
from God or if I do not type then I should expect bad luck in the next 7 days. I
do not need my arm to be twisted in order for me do something. It should be my prerogative
to do so. I have seen some rather absurd statuses that have left me wondering
why people believe certain posts. The sad answer may be that some people are
quick to believe whatever they are told as long as it comes from a 'prophet'.
It has come to the extent of eating grass, church members being kicked,
punched, trampled upon all in the name wanting to receive a miracle or someone
pretending to be walking on air. Perhaps it is the levels of desperation and
misery that exists in our society, that people are looking for hope to cling to
because that might be the only way they will make it through the day. Or should
we blame the church leaders who take advantage of the desperate church
congregants, who are willing to defend them with all they have and they know this.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Choosing whether to type Amen on a
Facebook status is an individual decision. I have not done it so far because I
do not believe that I need to be the first 500 to type in order for God to
bless me and once the 500 have typed then it means God's blessing and favour
will not come my way. Secondly, it is high time we began to question some of
our church leaders and doctrines. Rather than follow blindly we need to
start our sentences with why, how, when
and what? The good part is we do not have to touch the anointed, we can always
ask them from a distance. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Diary of a Frustrated Brothahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01171143622302626870noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855057824542728030.post-91126985447058584262016-01-19T22:54:00.000-08:002016-01-19T22:55:03.561-08:00My Life with Chibwibwi<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I reckon it is hard for people who do
not stutter to understand why people like me who do actually stutter. Trust me
if we could speak without pauses every now and then we would definitely do it.
Unfortunately, some of us have that speech disorder called a stutter or locally
known as <i>chibwibwi</i>, it was a word used
to describe me when I was growing up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Many people will not believe that I
actually do have <i>chibwibwi</i>; the fact
is that I do. I have just learnt to disguise it pretty well. It is not easy
growing up with a stutter, usually you are the butt of the joke and often you
are afraid to speak in crowds, or air your views. There is also a stereotype
that people with <i>chibwibwi</i> are short-tempered.
Well I am far from short-tempered as they come so that stereotype is not
entirely true. I also do not know whether the use of the word <i>chibwibwi</i> is derogatory, I just came to
accept it as one of the tags that were labelled on me. Anyway that is a debate
for another day. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The thing with <i>chibwibwi,</i> it is not like I choose to have it or choose to do it on
purpose to annoy people. It just happens; it's rather hard to explain. One minute
I can be speaking fluent and flawless like the strokes of the violin and then
the words come out in pauses like a car that has run out of gas. This is
perhaps what non-stutters must find very peculiar. The strange thing is that we will even
stutter on the simplest of words. Whereas a non-stutterer will just pronounce
the word, "Ball", one who does will say, "B-B-B-B-Ball. It is like
someone is removing a bath tub stopper from your mouth very slowly. At times
you can see the pain, impatience and amusement of the person you are talking to
as you struggle to say the word. For some individuals with <i>chibwibwi</i> this can be a huge dent to their self confidence.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I have good moments when the <i>chibwibwi</i> will not be heard then there
are moments when it will surface. In high school, I did the most absurd thing
for someone with <i>chibwibwi</i> joining
the Debate Club. I thought that somehow I could be able to defeat it. I think
it helped but the one thing that I then became known as was the boy who speaks
very fast. Now the speaking fast was not intentional at all, it was to avoid
the <i>chibwibwi</i> at the time that is the
only way I knew how to avoid it. In my head I know that I am going to stutter a
word even before I attempt to say it. For example, if I want to say,
"Exaggerate", I already know in my head even before those words roll
off my tongue whether they will be smooth or <i>chibwibwi</i>. I do not know if this is the same for other individuals
with <i>chibwibwi</i> but that is the way it
is for me. So I have two choices in such a situation, go ahead and stutter the
word 'Exaggerate' or replace it with another word like 'Overstate' which
hopefully will roll off easier. When I discovered this, I had to learn a lot of
synonyms <i>maybe that is why I became a
writer</i>. It is just a challenge when it is a person's name because then I
cannot easily replace it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As a child I did not receive any
treatment. I do not even think my parents thought it was a problem at all. I
think in Zambia, it is hardly considered as something that needs to be treated.
No one appears to pay much attention to it. Whereas, I have been able to manage
my <i>chibwibwi</i> perhaps because it is
not very severe others have not been so lucky. It does result in people
withdrawing and abstaining from most activities that require them to speak out.
It was not until I watched the Oscar winning 2010 movie The King's Speech that
I learnt of what a speech therapist actually does. In the movie a speech
therapist helps King George IV of the United Kingdom with his stutter as he is
supposed to make a public address. Unfortunately, in Zambia the option of a
speech therapist is not available to many stutterers. However, there are other
ways that can be used to assist the person who stutters.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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not feel the need to complete our sentences on our behalf. Allow us to finish
the sentence, it may be insignificant to you but there is a level of triumph
when we finally say the word.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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poetry or reciting it out loud is one way that can reduce the stutter.
Hollywood actor James Earl Jones (voice of Mufasa in Lion King) has attributed
this method to getting rid of his stutter. I think it worked for me as I would
recite at BitterSweet Poetry.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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that I will stutter a word even before I begin to say it. Knowing a number of
synonyms to a word might be an alternative. Replacing the word with a synonym
might come out more fluently.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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becomes more aggressive when one is nervous and their mouth is dry. Learning
how to be calm as they speak and having breath control can reduce the stutter
considerably.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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should you show us any pity because of it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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why I stutter sometimes. I do not know whether someone else who stutters
follows the same pattern as I do. For a child with <i>chibwibwi</i> it can be very difficult especially if they do not have
the right support system around them. Some children will probably get rid of it
as they grow whereas for some it will not disappear. It will just have to be
managed. For someone with <i>chibwibwi</i>
it is not deliberate we speak that way, it just happens the very least we
expect is for others to understand that.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Diary of a Frustrated Brothahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01171143622302626870noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855057824542728030.post-83826829092589070522016-01-12T00:33:00.001-08:002016-01-12T00:38:01.748-08:00Nobody Trusts A Bachelor Anymore<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Happy New Year! I hope you are
looking forward to this year as much as I am. I am also guessing that some of
you have written your resolutions and are keeping your fingers and toes crossed
that you follow through with them. I am hoping for few frustrations this year
but it appears the possibilities of that happening are unlikely. This year has begun
the way it ended in frustrations. Early this week I experienced some level of
'discrimination' that is becoming a regular occurrence in this country and we
need to address it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Our landlord recently informed us
that the rentals were increasing by 25%. Even though this came as a shocker and
major sucker punch to my house mates and my pocket, it was understandable owing
to the prevailing situation in the country. In an attempt to see what was
available out there on the housing market my house mate and I decided to go
check out a house somewhere in Civic Centre. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The viewing of the house was going
well, the person showing us the house was jovial and explained the history of
tenants in the house, the area, the fact that there was limited loadshedding
and no water problems. She even said there were plans to renovate in time for
the new tenants. Then she asked my house mate about his family assuming he was
married. The moment we mentioned that we were still bachelors you could see the
look of disappoint engulf her face. It was as if we had mentioned something
that was not tolerated in those parts of town. She then went into this
monologue of the troubles of bachelors. In her words, bachelors bring hundreds
of girls, they drink and make noise plus they keep the place dirty and don't
clean. In order for us to calm the situation down before she told us to <i>'fuseke'</i> and find another house, we
explained that we were not like 'those bachelors' whoever they were. We said we
were upright citizens who did not seek to cause any havoc to our neighbours, we
were definitely not Casanovas and we even threw in that we had a help who
cleaned up. She then cooled down and the
conversation about the house proceeded but I felt there was still a level of
suspicion. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">This made me wonder that how is a
bachelor or bachelors supposed to find decent accommodation in this country if
most landlords view us as no-good trouble makers, womanising pricks, filthy and
noisy chaps who are an inconvenience to neighbourhoods. Conversations with
landlords usually go well up to the point that you mention that you are single.
It is then as if you have suddenly become infected by some contagious disease
that they must keep away from. I have definitely felt this discrimination on
more than one occasion and trust me it is not fun having to fake a smile and
beg just so you can be accommodated. I would not be surprised if landlords
started stating, "Bachelors Do Not Bother Calling!" on their
advertisements. <i>Awe, Boma itiyanganepo</i>.
Isn't there some law somewhere in the amended constitution that protects the
rights of bachelors? We are humans too who just want good accommodation. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Now, I do acknowledge that there are
some bad <i>masuku</i> among the
brotherhood. <i>Awe </i>guys please stop
such behaviour you are the ones who are making it bad for the rest of us. We
are seriously running out of options. Maybe the landlords should start asking
for references just like employers do when recruiting for a job. Trust me if a
tenant was a scumbag the previous landlord will definitely let any prospective
landlord know.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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case I have not convinced landlords and would be landlords allow me to quote
from Martin Luther King Jr. (I am paraphrasing), "I have dream where
granting of tenancy agreements in Zambia shall not be judged by marital status
but by the content of their character...." Because if things do not change, soon when
people ask newly married men why they got married the response will be,
"So I could get a house."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Diary of a Frustrated Brothahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01171143622302626870noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855057824542728030.post-12655722102364071442015-11-18T00:26:00.000-08:002015-11-18T01:48:38.366-08:00Shall We Talk About This List<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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making its round on social media lately. This list has been compiled by
ummm.... ummm. I do not know who but that is besides the point. It is a list
nonetheless. It has been called Zambia's Top 20 Under 35 Young Rich and Influential
2015. Now the issue is not so much the list but who appears on the list.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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other lists around the world such as Time Magazine's 100 Influential People
list, or Forbes Rich list, I am assuming this was supposed to be such a type of
list. I must state a disclaimer right away, I personally know some of the
people who appear on the list. Some of the people on the list are doing some
pretty amazing stuff. They are taking Zambia forward and making differences in
their communities and sectors. Despite this the question that a list of this
kind raises is what was the criteria used in the selection of the people who
made the list and were they worthy to be on it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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been brought into question is that there are certain people who are not on the list
who many feel should have been on it. A friend mentioned that Pastor Choolwe of
Gospel Envoys Church should have been on it or B-Flow who has been influential
towards his fight for women's rights. There will always be someone who people
would prefer to be on the list. This brings the debate, what criteria did they
use to come up with the list? How did they determine that the individuals are
rich or influential? Was there some kind of score sheet that they used? How did
they define being rich and influential? How far spread is their influence? Did
they take a poll? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If this was a list of young Zambians
doing some pretty amazing stuff, I doubt few would have argued but the moment
they placed it under the banner of Top 20 Rich and Influential it introduced a
different ball game. I do, however, acknowledge that many people will have
their own ideas of who can be considered rich and influential because these are
relative terms. Hence, it would have helped if the people who came up with this
list shared with us what they meant when they use the term. I think though that
they liked how it sounded hence they decided to go with it, <i>someone has been watching too much E! or
reading Forbes magazine</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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they came up with a list, however, flawed it was. It also let me know some
individuals who I had not previously known about. This was not the first and neither
will it be last list that we shall see, I hope that the next one that surfaces will
be an improved version. Firstly, it would be nice to know who actually made the
list and also what criteria was used to choose the individuals on that
list. It will help make the process more
transparent and few can argue with it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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next list add Frustrated Brotha on it, even at number 20.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Diary of a Frustrated Brothahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01171143622302626870noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855057824542728030.post-14632651879272079242015-11-17T02:31:00.001-08:002015-11-17T02:31:26.311-08:00The World Expects Tragedy Everywhere Else But Europe<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Last week Thursday there were
terrorists attacks in Beirut, Lebanon. On Friday there were also terrorist
attacks in Paris, France. Both these incidences killed scores of people, at
least 40 in Lebanon and 128 in France. However, much of the world attention has
been on France. Even in Zambia, most people are more aware of the French
incidence than the Lebanese one. Both the terror attacks were horrible but why
is it that the world is more fixated by the Paris attack. It could a reason of
expectation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Allow me to use an analogy, if you
come from a family where every one of your siblings graduated from university when
you do graduate too it is nothing spectacular because it has been done before.
However, if you come from a family where you become the first to graduate from
university, the jubilation and celebration will go on for days, because it does
not happen in your family. In the same vein, I think the French attacks have
received so much attention because no one expects it to happen there. It is
supposed to be a safe country, with peace loving people where attacks do not
just happen on the boulevards. Meanwhile, for countries like Lebanon, such
attacks may be regarded as the norm. A bomb blast happens at a market, mosque, or hospital then it is expected
rather than the exception. Lebanon falls into other countries that are
experiencing terror attacks such as Syria, Yemen, Kenya, Nigeria, Afghanistan
and many others. The world may expect attacks from any other place but in
Europe and America. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Could it be that there is a numbing
of the emotional sensitivity when attacks happen in developing countries. The
media is constantly bombarding us with dead bodies littered with bullets, the
carnage of a suicide bomber, or the beheadings of an expatriate all happening
in terrorist strewn developing countries. This is on every international news
outlet that rather than begin to be shocked by it, we are more likely to expect
it. The world may be developing a fatigue for Syria, Lebanon, Nigeria, Iraq,
Afghanistan and the other countries where terrorism is wrecking havoc. It may
be the reason why Facebook has not previously bothered to set flags for those
countries.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> When terror attacks happen in Europe as it did
in France, it is unexpected, out of the ordinary, breaking the script and is
considered a mass tragedy. President Obama has even called it an attack on all
of humanity, <i>I would like to know what
the other attacks were on</i>. This sad attack on Paris has received widespread
condemnation and solidarity from people across the world. Major architectural
buildings such as the Sydney Opera House, Empire State Building, and London Bridge Tower had the French flag
beamed onto them. On Facebook, people's profiles had the French flag on them. I
would be right to say that it was trending. This generosity of support that
France has got, however, has not gone well with some sections of society. There
have been questions as to why the other countries that have previously been
attacked did not have their flags on Facebook. The people who have put the
French flag on their profiles have had their moral compasses questioned. It has
brought back the discussion of whether European lives are more important than
those of other people around the world more especially in developing countries.
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are seen as more important than others, we must also not forget to look at it
from another perspective. Terrorist attacks do not happen everyday in France or
Europe, therefore when they do happen it can only be expected that it will
receive more attention than other countries have are daily suffering from
attacks. Then challenge then is how do we prevent ourselves from growing
fatigued by the others whose citizens live in fear and a dying out of these
attacks. How do we make sure that their voices are heard and something is done
about their situation. It should not have to take an attack on France or any
European country before the world realises that something serious needs to be
done.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Diary of a Frustrated Brothahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01171143622302626870noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855057824542728030.post-34216465425701955892015-11-12T03:28:00.000-08:002015-11-12T03:28:02.943-08:00To The Lady Behind The Wheel<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Dear
Lady,</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">I
think it is high time we have this conversation. I have held what I have to
tell you for too long and now it is time I let it out. My psychiatrist tells me
that I should let my emotions out, verbalise more, talk more and let people
know what I am feeling. She tells me that it will make me feel better. So here
goes, "What on earth is wrong with you?"</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">I am a
generous driver on the road, each time you ask me to give you a chance to join
the road I gladly give it to you. Even if I am late for a meeting, I still let
you join and go ahead of me. I have been patient with you, because I am a
courteous driver. I do not even mind when you do not acknowledge my generosity
on the road. When you do not flick your tail lights after I have let you
through or when you do not wave at me in appreciation. None of that really
bothers me.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Manje
iwe</span></i><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">, when it is my turn to ask for the same kindness to be bestowed
upon me<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>awe<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></i>I get the shock of my life. Each
time I ask to join the road that is when you even turn your<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>ka<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></i>head the other direction, like you
haven't seen me. When I try to nudge my car ahead to test and see if you will
allow me through, then you even press on the accelerator.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Ala</i>. All attempts to flash my
lights to you as a signal have been ignored. Many times I put my hands together
begging you that, "Dear Lady please give me a chance," you then hoot
at me and tell me to<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>fuseke</i>.
What surprises me the most you even do these things in a traffic jam when
clearly there is nowhere you are going. I am speechless lady behind the wheel.
I have to wait for my fellow gentleman to give me a chance to join the road.
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">My
psychiatrist says that vengeance is not mine and I should not mind what you do
to me, but<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>wapya</i>. They
say, 'Revenge is dish best served cold' I will serve mine with a Toyota Carina.
Do not dare ask me for a chance to join the road, the way I will give you the
evil eye it will rain in this drought. Even if you smile at me, your car shall
not go before me. Hell hath no fury like a Carina driver scorned. Whether you
drive a Vitz, Navara or Mercedes you are NOT joining. If you dare me, I hope
you have insurance because we shall just bump into each other. Find other
drivers to give you chance on the road, because my kindness towards you has
expired. So next time you ask me to let you through my response will be a loud,
GIGO.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Yours
faithfully,</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u1:p></u1:p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Frustrated
Brotha</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Diary of a Frustrated Brothahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01171143622302626870noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855057824542728030.post-56505764048349269022015-11-04T01:07:00.002-08:002015-11-04T01:07:31.630-08:00Who Are The Satanists?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Did you know that we have special
people roaming among us? I really do not know what they look like, so I cannot point
at one for you. Still that does not mean that they do not exist. They seem to
have some super powers these special people. Yet again I cannot really tell you
what these super powers are. These special people scare a lot of people. Even
the <a href="https://www.lusakatimes.com/2015/11/02/upnd-wanted-to-construct-a-mortuary-in-kitwe-musenge/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #fff2cc;">Copperbelt Minister Mwenya Musenge</span></a> is afraid of these special people. The
one thing that I do know for sure is that these special people have a name.
They are called Satanists. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The question that people are asking
is who exactly are these Satanists? What planet did they come from? Is it Mars,
Jupiter or Pluto? Just how did they come to find themselves possessing so much
power that even a minister can be afraid of them. There must be something
peculiar about them because they have the ability to shake this Christian
Nation to the core. If this was a Nigerian movie this is the scene where I say,
"<i>Igwe</i> must know about
this."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Even though we do not know exactly
what these Satanists look like the Copperbelt Minister Mwenya Musenge has been
gracious enough to give us a clue of what we should look for. When someone or a
group of people want to set up a mortuary project especially in an area like
Nkana West, just know they could be Satanists. After all which sensible human
being thinks of putting up a mortuary when hospitals and clinics are
overwhelmed with dead bodies. And to top it off Nkana West is an already
developed area it does need any more mortuaries than it already has no matter
how insufficient. The minister has given us a blue print of what to look for,
so funeral parlour owners and coffin makers we are watching you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It is not only the minister who has
an idea of what these Satanists look like. Ordinary people too seem to have an
idea of the characteristics of the Satanists. If someone is becoming rich and
successful, right there the light bulbs should be going on. No one can have
money, build houses, and go on vacations out of hard work and dedication. Such
things do not happen in Zambia. Even though we do not see the sweat and tears
that they have to endure, we do not care. Our neighbours do not deserve to have
a good life, we are supposed to suffer together after all. We must do
everything in our power to make sure we stick together. Look carefully if they
have grey hair they have sacrificed some years, these Satanists can be
dangerous. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">So since I still do not have an idea
what these Satanists look like. I will be looking at every person very
carefully. Maybe I can smell them, detect something fishy from them. The super
powers they have need to be dealt with. Perhaps we should hire some bounty
hunters to capture them on our behalf, we definitely cannot have Satanists
roaming around carelessly. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Diary of a Frustrated Brothahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01171143622302626870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855057824542728030.post-51897532070811589522015-10-11T16:59:00.001-07:002015-10-11T16:59:25.041-07:00SMEs and Entrepreneurs Quick Guide to the 2016 Budget<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It is no secret that these are
difficult times for Zambia, and the budget which was presented by Honourable
Alexander Chikwanda, Minister of Finance on 9 October 2015 was supposed to shed
some light on the coming year. Different people, look for different things in
the 22-page document. Employees want to know if there have been changes to Pay
As You Earn or ministries want to know if their funding has been increased or
decreased. But what did this budget have for the Small and Medium Enterprises
who have been one of the hardest hit or the entrepreneur who is seeking to make
an invest that will reap rewards. If you are an SME or entrepreneur the
pronouncements below should grab your attention<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><i>Budget briefcase</i></span></td></tr>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Agriculture<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">There is nothing significantly new in
this year's budget for people interested in agriculture. It is also a roll over
from last year's budget. There is still a strong emphasis on fish farming,
either the minister likes fish or there is potential there that Zambians should
start paying attention to. The minister has gone one step further by setting up
the Fisheries Development Fund to provide K5 million credit to small scale fish
farmers. Farming bream may just be looking attractive.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Energy<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Perhaps one of the most disappointing
elements of the budget was the energy section. There were elements for long
term investments by making the electricity pricing more attractive. The message
for the SME is brace yourself the energy crisis will not be solved anytime
soon.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tourism<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The government has scheduled operations
for a national airline to commence in 2016 which is meant to attract tourists
to the country, but I would not be holding my breath for this. Apart from that
there was nothing for the SME or entrepreneur here. For a country that talks of
diversifying its economy it is a disappointment there wasn't more here.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Manufacturing<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">This had perhaps the most substance
of the other sectors. The minister mentioned the Value Chain Cluster
Development Programme to promote local value addition. The areas for this
programme are mango juice production, processing fish (fish appears again),
rice, dairy, cotton, honey and forestry products. The programme is being
implemented in 42 districts and their plans to expand. Further, there are plans
to recapitalise the Development Bank of Zambia, and National Savings and Credit
Bank to support SMEs. Also as of 1 September 2015, it is now mandatory for all
public sector departments to procure locally manufactured goods for all
contracts which are valued at K3 million or less. If I was a manufacturing
company I would make every public department know what I manufacture.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Mining<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Absolutely nothing<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Transport
and Infrastructure Development <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Some road projects have been reserved
for companies where Zambians hold 50.1 percent of the shares. These are road
projects for the Link Zambia 8000 programme.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Where is the
Money?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;">§<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">K5 million for Fisheries
Development Fund<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;">§<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">K187.5 million to Citizens
Economic Empowerment Fund<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;">§<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">K150 million to the Action
Plan on Youth Employment and Empowerment<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;">§<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">K35.7 million to Women's Economics
Empowerment Funds<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;">§<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">K49.5 million for youth
skills training and development<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Taxes Up or
Down?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">PAYE- </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">No changes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Beer</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">- I tried to understand
the rationale for this but could not find one. The minister said it was to promote
the manufacturing sector, I do not see how. The minister plans to suspend
excise duty on clear beer to 40 percent from 60 percent. I guess beer could be
the secret formula to start our manufacturing revolution.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Property</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">- Property transfer tax
has been reduced from 10 percent to 5 percent. Hopefully more people will be
selling their houses and land soon and paying the tax.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">TV and Radio-
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Lucky are
they who plan to set up TV and radio stations. The minister proposes to suspend
customs duty on transmission apparatus for television and radio for a period of
two years.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Wood</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">- Export duty of 40
percent will be placed on unprocessed wood and 20 percent on semi processed
wood. Further, customs duty increases to 40 percent on all wood and wood
products.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Edible oils</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">- Customs duty rate on
refined edible oils doubles from K2.20 to K4.0 per litre. This is meant to make
imported edible oils more expensive and encourage local production.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Motor
Vehicles</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">-
There is bad news for the vehicle traders and buyers. A surcharge of K2,000
will be placed on motor vehicles older than five years from date of
manufacture. This means any vehicle that was made before 2010 will carry this
charge on top of the customs and excise duty. The exception is trucks and
buses.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The charges to the taxes will take
effect on 1 January 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The greatest beneficiaries from the
2016 budget are SMEs and entrepreneurs in the manufacturing sector. A lot of
the tax breaks and incentives are given to the sector which is a positive. There are a few sprinkles here and
there for other sectors too such as people interested in fish production. It is
not an exciting budget and it is pretty much carried forward from 2015. One big
disappointment is that there is nothing extraordinary in the tourism sector pronouncement
even though it is a foreign exchange earner and one that we have a relatively
competitive advantage to other countries in the region. SMEs and entrepreneurs
have a few opportunities that they can exploit and for some of the sectors
funding should be readily available. Overall on a score of 1 to 10. I would
give this budget a 6.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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