Wednesday 8 June 2011

Concerned Student

  The lucky one
Graduation Hat 

May I remind you how fortunate you really are. May I say how many people envy you. The envy is not for the puma or Nike that you wear. This is not for the Brazilian weave you have on. This about your future.Yet it is you who take things for granted. Everything is handed to you. Opportunities are available to.

This is the truth for a person growing up in suburban areas. You had better education, good opportunities and whole lot was your disposal.

May I please remind you where you came from. May I please request that you get your priorities straight. This might have been your last chance and so many an arm for the shot you had at a better life.

This is for you who grew up in the rural areas. You had less opportunities but you managed to get to this stage.

"Some come to the fountain of knowledge to drink and some just come to gargle" (mxit joke portal).
Which side are you on? University life is the most awesome yet hardest part of our lives. This is where you decide were the rest of your life takes you . Why are we letting external forces rob us of this wonderful opportunity.

Every single weekend students go out, they get drunk forgetting what hey came here for. If its not parties its taking risks with sugar daddy's.

  We need to be reminded that expensive clothes and exclusive parties only delay the process of studying. Our parents send us to institutions with high hopes. A lot of students have broken their parent's trust with their actions.

Mid year exams have begun but other institutions are busy striking. You have the power to choose where you want to go. Use that power wisely and effectively.

Friday 3 June 2011

Homophobia



We are all humans
 
Gays in Africa

Africa  is a poor and conservative continent. Many leaders do not accept change, so their people are not as free as they are supposed to be.

There are many phobias (extreme or irrational fear of something). In the spotlight are those that discriminate against other people. Those would be Xenophobia and Homophobia. Almost all African countries deal with these differently. Some governments are very extreme.

Recently Uganda proposed a  bill for a death penalty for all homosexuals. Ugandan leader had assured the clergy that they do not have to fear for they will take care of everything.

In 2008 Gambian leader gave gay people a day to vacate the country. He  promised "stricter laws than Iran" and that if anyone is found to be gay in Gambia they will "cut off the head".The speech was condemned by  Gay rights activist .

Killing people for their sexual preferences undermines human rights. Many churches support these killings as they say being gay is against God.

South Africa is the only country that lawfully accepts homosexuality. This does not mean that they are completely free. Homophobia is still there as crimes are committed to these people like corrective rape.
 Gay people are still living in fear and some are scared to even come out fearing backlashes from their communities.