Money can’t talk, yet it can make lies look true ( South Africa ) How far is this true in our societies – especially Africa? Visit Kata Kata and have yourself a humorous weekend. Go to:www.katakata.org
A certain rich businessman had a beautiful daughter, who fell in love with a guy who was a cleaner. When the girl’s father came to know about their love, he did not like it at all, and so began to protest about it. Now it happened that the two lovers decided to leave their homes for a happy future. The girl’s father started searching for the two lovers but could not find them. At last, he accepted their love…
Dogs do not actually prefer bones to meat; it is just that no one ever gives them meat. ~ Akan (Ghana) Are you meant to be poor? Is your social condition “normal” and permanent? These are perhaps some of the questions you might ask yourself. With the above proverb, the Akan people of Ghana try to create that sense of consciousness amongst themselves and discourage one from accepting their negative social situation without trying hard to change it positively. To…
Often when we talk of deadly diseases or sicknesses, our minds go to cancer, Aids, stroke, and the rest; hardly, do we think of hepatitis. Hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver, which can be self-limiting or can progress to fibrosis (scarring), cirrhosis or liver cancer, is often caused by hepatitis viruses. Other infections, auto-immune diseases, toxic substances such as alcohol and certain drugs also play a major part in causing hepatitis. What makes hepatitis deadly is the fact that…
The finishing touches on any design are often the end product of normal, ordinary piece of work metamorphosed into a piece of greatness. Moulding is a wall or door trim; a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing. Photo: Royal Garden Hotel, Ozamiz City Moulding , when combined well with other elements, gives a unique characteristic to a setting. For example, if you were to look at the kitchen counters, they are simply a raised ground of space, but with the…
Ingredients : 400g cow meat, 500g haricot (green beans), half piece of garlic, 1 pepper, 100g Saffron, 4 chapati (or 4 slices of Turkish bread), 1 beef bouillon cube, 2 EP oil, salt. Preparation Time: 10 Minutes Cooking Time: 35 minutes Preparation Method Cut the meat into very small pieces. Wash the meat and fry it with oil in a pan. Set the gas temperature low. Peel and crush the garlic. Add the garlic to the…
Is it not surprising that most ladies are now making a mad rush to the salon to have their hair chopped? Well, the Alpha male is now dictating that Femme fatale is short natural hair. The flair says less is more! We were once told that a woman’s hair is her crowning glory, fashion critics say no woman should be caught red-handed with a bad hair day, it is the make or break of a personality. Good thing it…
USENI (on the phone): Hello! Hallo!! Alooo!! Eeee even network problem reach heaven. Me, I don understand dis MTN, Airtel or Safaricom bad-bad network nonsense. VOICE FROM HEAVEN: Hello! USENI: Aloo!! Is dat God? VOICE FROM HEAVEN: No! This is Peter! USENI: Eee! Oga Peter, how your end? Me, I wan’ speak to your Oga PETER: Who? USENI (angry): You don’ know your master again? Which kind nonsense “who” question is dat one? You servants can annoy person too…
Ironically, what makes life, which is enmeshed in problems, meaningful, is its ability to act as our teacher in the tempestuous journey of maturity. Problems are inevitable in life. We learn from them in order to make our lives worth living and purposeful. However, not everyone can cope with these inevitable problems in life. While some people can successfully take care of their life obstacles, others are overwhelmed by them. A good reason to go online and seek a…
As I child, I once asked my father who was happily married for sixty years, what the secret behind his happy marriage was. He studied me for a long time. The expression on his face made me a bit uncomfortable; it left me wondering whether I had asked the most stupid question. Or could it be my father considered me incapable of having a long happy relationship like him? What an arrogant old man he was, I thought, although…
Worldwide the second-hand clothes trade has generated about $3.67 billion in revenue, according to the 2016 estimate. From this figure, Africa has a 35% total value of the trade, while Europe, Asia and the Americas and others have 27%, 26%, and 12% respectively. The lives of many Africans have been positively changed due to the income from this business; many Africans have either ventured into the business or benefited indirectly from it. More than that, with the quality advantage…
Imagine you embarked on a journey! Yes, on a journey without knowing your destination! It would be a mere aimless journey, wouldn’t it? Envisage a situation, where you want to change your life, yet you do not actually know what exactly you want to change. Definitely, life can be fruitless and perhaps, dangerous a mission, if one does not know what they want. Sadly, unless you are able to know or identify your wishes in life, you definitely may…