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Uncle BOB

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THE WORD’S OLDEST PRESIDENT... Uncle Bob power lies in the hand By walusungu silweya UNTIL DEATH apart him, his one of the African longest-serving leaders, a liberation-war-hero, his holding seven degrees but he has become the ugly face of state and turned a tyrant. President Jacob Zuma and Robert Mugabe  The most fearful leader, a 92-Year-Old, the suave, eloquent and educated stand as Robert Gabriel Mugabe alies uncle Bob, who today it does not seem he will give up power any time soon and taking Zimbabwe with him to the grave. As Zimbabwe yesterday (April 18th) turned 36, yet still one president since it gained independence from British Colonial rule in 1980 and young ones have known only one leader uncle Bob. Indeed, self-rule is a tragic cocktail of squandered opportunity, shattered dreams and untold suffering. WHY? and HOW? The pioneer of Zimbabwean nationalist politics Joshua Nkomo said the hardest lesson of his life became to him la

Chibok Girls

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BRING BACK OUR GIRLS... TWO-years down the line, the hashtag campaign “Bring-Back-Our-276-Schoolgirls” from Nigeria have died and the hopes fade too. Real men don't buy girls  The terror group BOKO HARAM after abducted the girls in the Northern part of Nigeria called Chibok at Government Girls Secondary School. It is now clear that the Nigerian govt has no concrete plan for their rescue. The kidnapping of the girls has become a political issue in Nigeria, with the govt and military criticized for their handling of the incident and for failing to track down the girls. About 2,000 girls and boys have been abducted by the Boko Haram since 2014 with many used as sex slaves, fighters and even suicide bombers, according to Amnesty Intentional. Imagine about 15,000 people have been killed since the existence of Boko Haram in a period of Six-Years. Crying for help The blame game has now started. Who should we blame now? This is not time for censure. Time

Nevers Mumba vs Martin Luther King Jr

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NEVERS MUMBA IS A ZAMBIAN MARTIN LUTHER KING JR... By walusungu silweya,   THEY SAY Pastors, Bishops and other church leaders should not go into politics because church and politics cannot mix.   Nevers Mumba Nevers Mumba was attacked over this issue and accused him of abandoning the pulpit even though he still preach all over the world. Now, what is the difference between Nevers Mumba and Martin Luther king Jr? Martin had a dream that a black person will enter White House whereas Nevers maybe had   a dream that a pastor will enter State House.     In point of fact, this has come to pass. Nevers became vice president in President Levy Mawanawasa’s regime whereas Barack Obama ruling America. At any rate, Nevers and Martin are coming from vicar   leadership of a church. Both went into politics whilst are preachers. We have many other examples of Christian leaders getting involved in politics at many levels such as Archbishop Desmond Tutu in South Africa