In Loving Memory of Yasin 'Chicharito' Varvani (left)
To some heroes are those who jump in to save a situation no one else would have dared tried. To others it is those who never seek to take credit for their actions. But to me a hero is someone who takes on a challenge they lack the skill and know how to execute but yet when tossed into the challenge work so hard they beat everyone else [.....]
More than fifty years after independence, Africa is still not free. This beckons the question of "Why fight for independence when we cant live up to it, why is Africa not yet free?" In other words, the African Puzzle. Independence and growth as defined by society is ones position compared to that of another. Is Africa poor because we use mud houses while Europe and other parts of the world build skyscrapers? Is Africa not free because we have leaders who have been in power for ages [.....]
The past couple of weeks have been heart breaking and jaw dropping all around the world as the news of xenophobic attacks [.....]
Change is usually defined as the act of making something different or using a different approach to a specific situation. In the recent years change has probably been used more times in political campaigns than ever before. Its face value gets the votes and its intrinsic value either ruins or develops a society. From the United States of America’s 2008 presidential elections to that of Nigeria in 2015, politicians have implored this word as a reflection of the new era they intend to create. That has left me [.....]
With the recent economic melt-down like the instability in the Euro zone, and uncertainty in the housing sector in America, some are left pondering whether political decisions affect the growth and development of businesses negatively or positively? The problem here is, with the advent of democracy, business and politics have become two inseparable variables.
The relationship that exists between business and politics affects the economy as a whole because the “Fortune 500” companies have become the source of income for those vying for political post. In [.....]
The world as it is now is a global village where rapid interaction has become the order of the day and interdependency the inevitable rock on which the world stands. And even though the world has all these to itself, there is more to this than just the superficial. Someone once said '' The strength of one's mind is not to see the world as it is but the world as it isn't'' and at this point in time, the world isn't safe. What the world needs right now is peace & unity and understanding. When all these happen the world would know nothing but prosperity.
Peace and [.....]
Is democracy really the way foward for the world?In literal terms, democracy is usually defined as a government for the people and by the people. But when lookıng at it in real time situation, democracy is an ideology designed by the rich and high and mıghty to have reason to stay rich and let the poor wıther.
To begin with,democracy is not in clear terms by the people because more often than not,ıt does not reflect the ıdeologies of the people if not there would be no wars and no rıots. People under the democratic umbrella vote the the lots of promıses made during campaigns whıch hardly ever fufılled.
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