by Nadjath Akanni | Apr 7, 2021 | Current Affairs, Education, Family, Health, Thoughts & Reflections
One’s perspective of life changes the day you witness firsthand a close relative or friend go through series of indescribable, agonizing levels of pain, watching them cry for help and there’s nothing you can do, administered pain killers becoming ineffective to...
by Dr. Daniel Jefferson | Mar 29, 2021 | Current Affairs, Health, Thoughts & Reflections
As the UK vaccination programme achieves 873,784 jabs in the past 24 hours, it is bringing to mind much wider issues that are clearly toxic and also represent a sense of unfairness in society. The Black, Asian and...
by Kabasinga Samantha Kagabo | Mar 24, 2021 | Culture, Empowerment, Thoughts & Reflections
C.S Lewis wrote, “humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less”. The culture of self-deprecation seems to have replaced the real meaning of being modest. The first time I realised I have a problem with talking about myself and my...
by Takudzwanashe Ndangana | Mar 19, 2021 | Empowerment, Thoughts & Reflections
If you were to ask a six year old about the career path they would choose, you would hear answers such as ‘doctor, soldier, chef, teacher etc. What about a housewife? Do you think she would confidently raise her hand and gladly say she wants to be a housewife? A...
by Faith Mangwanya | Mar 17, 2021 | Culture, Thoughts & Reflections
It was just after 7 pm when I reached for my phone to check on my WhatsApp messages. I had spoken to Tafie earlier that day, we had promised we would meet for dinner. Three missed calls, my screen flagged. I sighed in frustration as Tafie had attempted to reach me,...
by Norah Kirabo | Mar 15, 2021 | Thoughts & Reflections
Communicating – speaking, writing, listening, reading, connecting, is something we all do every day. Sharing with others a mix of information and emotions in every interaction is what makes us uniquely human. And communication, this finding shared understanding...
