WHY FACEBOOK DOES NOT CARE AND WONT CHANGE ITS POLICY?

According to my relate observation and conversation with my comrades I discovered that in written all lives matter, but in reality not all lives matter and this is self-explainable through recent sad events that shocked the world and claimed many lives. Above all, the relate French terrorism attacks attracted a lot of media coverage to an extend of Facebook, the world’s leading social media creating a program that enabled its users to show solidarity towards terror victims by putting the French flag as a profile picture which is different to what is done to show solidarity to people losing they lives in Africa or Mideast Syria. I believe at this moment many are wondering why Facebook does not really care and I will explain in the following sub title WHY.

WHY

Firstly it is important to understand that Facebook is a business whose main agenda is to serve its many users, but to issues relating to terror attacks and coverage, I believe face book’s board of directors used two concepts to choose what to cover:

1.       The majority wins concept:

Please observe that this ‘majority wins concept’ did not apply to the board of directors but applied to its users in a way I will explain. France has a population of 66 million people and approximately 22 million Facebook users compared to Nigeria’s population of 173 million and only 6 million users and the same applies to Syria. Therefore, Facebook’s board of directors saw it fit to give coverage to the French crisis due to its many users because it had to protect its interest.  Business first

2.       The ‘where your treasure is, that’s where your heart is’ concept:

This is an extract from a religion scripture that most of us are familiar with and yes the Facebook board of directors used this concept on their choice of coverage. The directors understood that they ‘treasures’ are and will expand more in France and definitely they move payed off because by 2020 the number of users will increase drastically from 22 million to 30 million users compared to Nigeria’s stagnant 6 million users which may increase to 6.5 or 7 million users by 2020. In today’s world and business, remember statistics really matter no matter the situation statistics really matter and I believe the directors had to protect the interest of users using statistics.

NAME OF COUNTRY	GENERAL POPULATION (Million)	FACEBOOK USERS
FRANCE	66.03	22
NIGERIA	173.6	6
SYRIA	22.85	5
KENYA	44.35	1.8

And to those Africans who would want to ask Facebook why it did not react to terrors in Africa and Mideast the same way it did for France, under the humanitarian act that advocates for equality despite someone’s race, geographical location, creed or religion, then it’s important to understand that the humanitarian act or generally human rights do not apply for countries outside Europe and American because:  

In 1789, the France’s national constituent Assembly signed the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen or Declaration des droitis de l’homme et du citoyen which advocated for equality before it was restored by Napoleon in 1802 and re-abolished in 1848, therefore, it is important to observe that even though France had colonies overseas like Africa, the declaration signed in 1789,1802 and 1848 did not include the natives of the colonies meaning the equalities or humanitarian did not apply to them. And the same applies to the 1948, United Nations General Assembly’s  Universal Declaration of Human Right which represents ‘ a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations’, while in the actual sense, Africa was under the rule of the colonial masters 

meaning the human rights did not apply to them.

Therefore, with the above already out lined, I believe it is important for us to STOP crying over ‘the humanitarian act card’, because it does not work and not many understand, hence it is the our duty as Africans to let the Facebook and the world at large our grief, even when we surely know that nothing will change, but a statement has been made and will be they reminder in the near future.

Let us learn to pray for the world #2016resolution#

written by Sishumba Musanda

FOCUS ON ZAMBIA: THE LAST THURSDAY POLITICAL THROWBACK

STATE OF AFFAIRS

China’s never ending thirty for mineral resources has helped many southern African countries like Zambia to experience massive economic breakthroughs. With Zambia’s copper been a key export has enabled china to flex its financial powers to acquire the resources, but concerns has risen over China’s recent slowdown or economic crisis which has had a negative impact on many African economies. 

With that in mind, many politicians in Zambia have found that reason enough to make many excuses, but the truth is Zambia’s economic has more to do with poor investment and financial mismanagement to the china slowdown the government attributes its problems to.

Furthermore, with a weak kwacha currency and economy Zambia’s future is definitively uncertain and the government seems not to be in the right position to restore confidence and former glory of the country. And this can be observed in the ‘gambling kind of borrowing’ the government has ventured into and forgetting the most recent national prayers that were done to seek spiritual interference an initiative that the president come up with since Zambia is a Christian nation.

With the above in mind, Zambia’s problems never seems to be ending or getting better, in a matter of months millions of dollars will be needed (borrowed) for elections and to keep the angry electorate and civil servants happy at the expense of a dying economy.

THE AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION

The idea of a new constitution has always been a cry among Zambians with many wanting to limit the powers of the presidency which the considered to be too powerful while other sectors of society wanting the introduction of a bill of human rights. However, the constitution making process was just a source of conflicts between the ruling and opposition political parties who had different motives to satisfy. And even though, military coup d’état are so uncommon in Zambia, I might confess constitutional coup d’état is the new anthem of the day and can be observed in the rejection of clauses that were equally important to those adopted by the so called majority in parliament. And to explain about the constitutional d’état, it’s simply a fashionable 21^st century kind of clinging to power through clauses, referendum and amendment of constitution in favor of the sitting president. In reality this whole process is supposed to be illegal, but since it’s done in a fashionable way, bloodless and without any guns people do not see its dangers.

ADOPTED CLAUSES	REJECTED CLAUSES
50+1 for winning the presidential candidate	Mixed Proportional representation
Running mate	Appointment of cabinet ministers outside parliament
Dual citizenship	Provincial assemblies

And as we cross our fingers in waiting for the Head of state to sign or reject the amendments a lot of reflections must be done by the people, political parties and the Head of state because the outcome of the constitution making process will determine the way forward of the country as a whole. Of course, it is impossible to satisfy all parties involved, but it is possible to put their respective arguments into consideration.

CALL FOR A COALITION GOVERNMENT

Unlike other countries of the world where formation of coalition governments is the norm of the day, Zambia cannot have such because the opposition parties are too weak to pose any serious opposition to the current government. And in the past year,  Zambia has had some coalition or pacts were as two parties coming up together to form one party, but all these coalitions or pacts could not agree on simple issues such as candidates to file on election. With the above in mind, coalitions or pacts in Zambia do not work because they expose the opposition parties’ many unknown and known weaknesses, therefore to avoid such exposure the opposition has to work extra hard to earn the respect and support of the electorates for nothing is impossible.

In conclusion, I believe 2016 is both a good and bad year for Zambian for a lot of activities ranging from elections to redeeming of the economy, awaits the population and all will depend on people’s attitudes towards national development and personal choices in the booth

Merry Christmas and a filled New Year and thank you for reading and commenting the blog throughout the year. For your reading and commenting is what has kept this blog going.

Until next year 2016 God bless. 

Sishumba Musanda

GRAND FINALE: MISS PLUS SIZE INTERNATIONAL

The Miss Plus Size International was indeed the best event that marked the end of 2016 with a huge BOOM, even though the cold winter of -10 degrees did seem like a hindrance in the first place, but that did not prevent the ever blazing students from witnessing history in the making and crowning of the new queen in town.

The excitement of seeing the presenters on stage introducing the contestants for the opening dance was emotional for viewers who chanted  slogans in support of they favorite contestant in different foreign languages. And some could not hold it back other than singing and dancing while watching the fulfillment of an evening of glitz and glamour.  

For this contestant began like a joke between friends would thought of  transformation that could be turned into a major international annual tradition with countless students around Russia vying to be part and parcel of the students’ modelling history in Tambov. Furthermore, the thought of transformation was 'an easy said than to be done', because most people were afraid of the outcome of organizing such an event. Initially, a leap of faith was taken with the help of the University and other dedicated individuals led to the first modeling competition among students some years ago.

With time, many students were willing to come on board and assist in and that might be reason enough, as to why many students from different faculties and members of public embraced the cold winter weather and  showed up to the much talked about event and indeed the event was not short of any entertainment because the contestants displayed character and determination in all what they were doing. And with no doubts, these ladies’ work ethnic will advance their careers, personal and humanitarian goals as they seek to improve the lives of others.

ALL HAIL THE QUEEN

Profile of Miss Plus Size International Name: Martha Ndeshihafela Mwatile Age: 25 years Hobbies: Cooking, dancing, laughing Personal bio: Martha an imaginative and strategic thinker who loves to have a plan for everything not forgetting her many talents such as massaging and cooking no wonder her favorite part of the hostel is the kitchen. Furthermore, Martha has a personal philosophy which can be described by one term empowerment which she attributes to her background and teaching through motivation. A 6th year medical student hopes to become a psychiatrist or psycho-therapist. Quote:’ I am the kind who dress the mood and I like to connect with my clothes or anything that surrounds me’.

With a total of 6 beauties who battled it out on the catwalk last night, the winner walked away with a compound prize including cash and other things. Running under the theme,’ Beauty. Intelligence. Plus size’, yesterday marked the first time the Miss Plus Size Tambov International was hosted under that theme. With contestants going through various dress categories including, traditional, high fashion casual and elegant gowns

NAME OF COUNTRY
Martha Ndeshihafela Mwatile	Miss Plus Size Tambov International 2015
Natalie Thokozani Tanyanyiwa	1st Princess
Hendrina Lazarus	2ND Princess
Aily Nangolo	Miss Personality
Hendria Lazarus	Miss Punctuality
Martha Ndeshihafela Mwatile	Miss Public Choice

The Miss Plus Size International is courtesy of Miss International Student Tambov, the most prestigious student competition dedicated to showcasing student beauty and intelligence. Until, next year the founder of the pageant Miss Margaret thanked her team ( Mo, Rania Christabel 'summerline' , Benjamin, Chima and Manga) and assured us of more beautiful events in the future, before she extended her message of praise to the brave contestants and viewers who embraced the cold weather to be apart of the event.

MISS PLUS SIZE INTERNATIONAL: STRAIGHT OUTTA TAMBOV PART 2

On Monday evening after my last class of the day, I took the opportunity to attend the rehearsals of the Miss Plus Size International and I was impressed with the commitment of the participants and I kept wondering where the draw they motivation after such a hectic day. And after a long time of observation, I discovered a lady who kept repeating instructions tirelessly with a sharp voice and with time I learnt that the lady with the sharp voice is all about serious business even though, she shared light moments with the participants, commitment and focus is what really described her ever actions.

At this moment, I believe calling her the "Naomi Campbell of Tambov" is an under-statement that lacks in all aspects of what she has achieved. Margaret has established herself not only as a model, but a mentor who is giving mentor-ship to many ladies. Among her many achievements is the Miss Tambov International Pageant which has proven to be a success and has since attracted much speculation among students in Tambov and Russia as a whole.

And it’s no doubt, that this year's Miss Plus Size International will receive massive recognition due to the commitment of her team that includes the talented young lady Mo who has assured and encouraged the participants about the success of this pageant. Even though, she hardly receives recognition for her many roles she plays in the buildup of events such as this one, do not underestimate her ability to host and organize events and indeed she is a force to work with. And in the fashionable society of Tambov Mo has created herself a reputation as a medical student, socialite and fun person to be around.

EVENING OF GLITZ AND GlAMOUR

For now all is set for the grand finale on the 28^th of December and for a 350 rubles ticket you will be able to witness history in the making because Miss Plus Size International is the ‘must see’ event of the month and year respectively. And this years’ event starts at 18hours at the beautiful Dinamo Economic Institute concert hall and ‘red carpet’ photo shoots and moments starts at 17hours, therefore if you want to enjoy an evening and event of glitz and glamour then do not miss and come on time to lender full support to your favorite contestant. 

NAME OF CONTESTANT	COUNTRY
Aily Nangolo	Namibia
Faith	Nigeria
Hendrina Lazarus	Namibia
Sophie Sikobizahora	Swaziland
Rania	Morocco
Martha Ndeshihafela Mwatile	Namibia
Natalie Thokozani Tanyanyiwa	Zimbabwe

In additional, the models are ready to showcase what they have been preparing for and  to find out more about the likes, dislikes and personal biographies for our 7 beautiful finalists who are competing for the title on the 28^th December, then visit our Facebook page at ‘MISS international Students Russia’ to like and view their respective profiles. And remember, liking the video of your favorite contestant will enable them to winning a trip to the beautiful city of Voronezh with the Founder of the Pageant.

Beauty. Intelligence. Plus Size

MISS PLUS SIZE INTERNATIONAL 2015

 Beauty. Intelligence. Plus Size

Are you a beautiful and inspiring woman who wants to prove to the world that you can be plus size and confident? Then join one of the world fastest growing movement which is PLUS SIZE, INTELLIGENCE AND BEAUTY.

BACKGROUND

This pageant celebrates and educates plus size students the importance of loving self and feeling comfortable of who you are and how you are. Even though, this pageant is one of its kinds among the international students, it is important to observe that quality won’t lack because this pageant will present itself as a platform for plus sized ladies to make a statement of their presence and beauty.

Furthermore, this pageant celebrates beauty openly in a non-judgmental environment and shows that a part of the world does really appreciate curves. And most importantly, it serves as a reminder to the rest of the world that we are not intimidated by the continuous pressure from the media to fit into a certain size label to be deemed acceptable in society. And of course, not everyone wants to be a size zero hence this pageant is here to prove that there is life after a size 18.

UNDERSTANDING THE PLUS SIZE PAGEANT

For we live in a world that openly criticizes and rejects plus size ladies and no one is there to stand up against such hush reality, therefore we are here to change the perception of the world that only acknowledges and sees fit beauty as slim and nothing else. We this initiation of this pageant, the world know that it is possible to be plus size, intelligent and beautiful.

We at Miss Plus Size International do not encourage or promote obesity, we purely provide a platform for the plus size women of Tambov and Russia to showcase their beauty on a catwalk that has previously been reserved for slimmer sisters.

AN X-RAY OF THE AFRICAN-RUSSIAN RELATIONS.

To have a clear understanding of the African-Russian relations one has to have knowledge of the Soviet Union and the Africa’s hunger to be in touch with the world in the early 1960s. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics commonly known as Soviet Union or USSR was a multinational union that had a centralized government and economy under the governance of the Communist Party in Moscow. Even though the idea of this union was birthed by Vladimir Lenin after leading an October revolution which replaced the leadership of the Tsars (monarch leaders), it is believed the impact of this union was only felt by the world at large after the British Empire recognized it on 1 February 1924 and this marked massive growth such as total electrification of the country.

And since USSR was now recognized it had to make its presence felt through the establishment of educational exhibition and scholarships to developing countries such as those in  Africa which the leaders of the soviet union believed were ‘socialism- oriented’ and military aid in  the fight against what the termed ‘capitalism’.  Moreover relations with the Soviet Union were considered ‘evil’ by African elites who were against the ideology of socialism, but loved what the Soviet Union had to offer for friendship. And in countries such as Angola ideological war was in full force when in the early 90s Angolan government adopted pro-western foreign policy replacing the Marxist-Leninism policy and this led to Soviet union supporting Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) fight against its political  rival the National Liberation Front of Angola backed by United States and China. I believe the above is one of the many consequences that most African elites feared about having friendly ties with the eastern or western bloc of Europe.

Even though war was a result of some of the above this did not prevent many African countries sign bilateral agreements and memorandum of understanding that saw thousands of African students benefiting from the rich soviet educational system. To date, even though the USSR broke up in 1991, the Russian Federation still offers educational scholarships and military aids which is a privilege to many African students studying and living in Russia.

In conclusion, even though the Federation of Russia is different from the Soviet Union problems faced by students are still the same such as racism, language barrier and the fearsome Russian winter and it is important to finalize by stating that African-Russian relations is one fruitful relation that has yielded many fruits through outcomes such as ‘mixed’ marriages, political context and development for 50 years now.

written by Musanda Sishumba (writer at africaworld news)

http://www.africaworldnews.net/africa-x-ray-russias-50-years-relation-africa-musanda-sishumba/

Zambia At 51

This week on the 24th of October, Zambia celebrated its 51 years of independence, but to my amazement not many Zambians are celebrating because of the lack of development and high standard of living all attributed to poor leadership. Zambia in the early year after independence was a southern Africa power house that demonstrated its dominance in southern Africa politics through the provision of aid and educational to other southern Africa countries that were still fighting for independence.

And I guess those were the good old days, for today’s Zambia faces a hush reality of an economic crisis and a fast depreciating currency (Kwacha) and few days ago the local currency was declared the worst trading currency which means investors’ confidence to invest in a free falling economy are low. Furthermore, Zambia faces a huge energy crisis which is characterized by the norm of the day ’load shedding’ which has deeply affecting the mining sectors’ productive and has resulted into job losses and that’s a big headache for the current government with general elections coming up as soon as mid next year.

And for a country like that is dependent on the mines as a job provider for its 13 years population, the load shedding and low demand of copper on the world market has left the economy beyond redemption. That’s why many Zambians feel celebrating of independence is a mockery because poverty is still norm of the day and some sectors of the population are now calling for the second colonization by Britain since African leaders have failed to govern.

ZAMBIA’S PROBLEMS	RESULTS
Depreciating Kwacha	Weak economy Low investor confidence High standard of living
Load shedding/ energy crisis	Low productive  high job loss
Unplanned borrowing	More debts High standard of living
Unconcerned citizens	Wrong leaders chosen

In other words, what Zambia is experiencing is what we can term as ‘midlife crisis’ caused by poor governance. And this can be seen through the two Eurobonds the government has borrowed in less than 4 years, but cannot account on how it was spent.

In conclusion, I believe Zambia’s future is bright if only new economic and social reforms are put into put and the government as the elected representative of the people becomes more concerned about the welfare of the electorate.

Written by Sishumba Musanda( writer at africaworldnews)

You can read more at http://www.africaworldnews.net/zambia-zambia-at-51/

THE IDIOTIC AFRICAN

Who is an idiotic African?

Is an African that has been brainwashed to hate and look down on the African people, culture, food and music because they found themselves in a different place far away from Africa. More to that, an idiotic African can be one that uses chemicals and other substance to change they beauty and identity of the motherland by bleaching of skins so that they can fit in their new found area. Even though, the above horrors might be done it is important to understand that our darkness or black beauty must be preserved since this hostile world seems to hate the black man with a passion.   The following are some of the thoughts of an idiotic African and hostile world:

Black is ignorance

Black equals poverty

Black equals undocumented

Black equals slavery

Black equals crime

Africa is corrupt

Africa equals war

Black is a curse without cure

Black is inferior

Africa equals cannibalism

With the above thoughts of an idiotic African and hostile world, you would discover that ignorance plays a big part though brainwash is one big aspect that most African are subjected  to before there are made to believe that being a black or African is a curse and inferior. And with my stay in Europe, I can testify that being African or black is a statement that gets you an automatic pass of being called an undocumented immigrant, drug kingpin or just an uncivilized barbarian taught civilization from society and that’s why most Africans end up bleaching their skin in a bid to fit.

Africa is our home while being black is our identity, let no one belittle or brainwash from taking pride in being a proud African, and it is of great significance to understand that Africa as a continent has not fared well in terms of social-economic and infrastructure development, but that does not mean we all have to disrespect and belittle our motherland to others like the idiotic African,  Africa is just a 'dark continent', but to patriot Africans 'Africa is a paradise' and home to many unique cultures and tribes.

Reminder

'Black is beautiful ‘is not just a random statement, but a reality to those that choose to see and believe the beauty that lies in the black complexion and the African continent. And for those that choose to see the negative in the complexion and African continent, I respect they chose and I believe they opinion is not subject to any debate because if debated upon then we shall give room to ignorant concepts that are motivated by hate and pride. African indeed in the past has had its short comings, but we cannot judge or enslave they people based on the past.

 

Conclusion

To sum-up with a statement by a blogger who said, ‘the biggest ignorance that the world has faced is its ignorance about the African continent and its rich culture’. Quiet well the world seems to know about the mineral resources Africa possesses, but yet underestimates its people. I believe the world can learn a lot of lessons from the Africa continent. For Africa is the real deal.

THE AFRICAN PRESIDENCY: THE END OF LEADERSHIP, THE BEGINNING OF BUSINESS

Africa’s determination to self-governance through independence was seen in the rise of leaders who were driven by a passion to see a revived Africa and almost 50 years after the first steps of true leadership was laid down, today's Africa seem to be in a crisis that we cannot describe. The true leadership and patriotism that led to self-governance and independence has long been forgotten and replaced by pot belly and pocket styled form of selfish business now called leadership. Dear readers it is a known fact that Africa’s current copy of leaders are something we can liken them to predators that prey on the helpless poor majority and this is seen in failure by most leaders to account for national wealthy which they audition to foreign multinational cooperation for personal gains.

If am not mistaken, African and leadership in general is always characterized by serving through the provision of services that satisfy needs and wants of the people, but that seems to have faded with the 1960s and a new 21st century type of leadership has just been adopted mainly in Africa. This 21st century type of leadership is self-seeking and business-oriented, all it does and longs for is making a personal wealth at the expense of the poor majority while laying a blind eye and deaf ear to their needs and wants.

Furthermore, the presidency has lost its value due to the controversial that surrounds its selection in the sense that, the choice of the majority is never respected and the power of a vote is usually made valueless. As shown by the above idea, it can further be illustrated with a common situation that has been seen in most African countries were leaders have  preference for foreign investors without voting rights to its own citizens who possess the right to vote and hold citizenship.

At this point, I believe if our founding leaders such as Thomas Sankara, Nelson Mandela, Nalumino Mundia were asked to air out they views on the directions of the continent, I strongly believe regret, anger and shame would characterize they reaction because Africa is still the same with high unemployment and corruption rates not forgetting, foreign aid dependent economies while our leaders seem too focused on getting credits such as euro-bonds,  but failing to put up a road map on how the monies will be repaid hence signing auctioning off the youth's future through petty deals. And truth be told, the continent’s economies are not growing at all, what I see is a 'Mary-go-around' economy meaning the economies of the continent are stagnant because most of Africa’s economies are controlled and styled for countries like China, Russia, United States, therefore I wonder how growth can be experienced if African economies lack an African identity.

In a nutshell, Africa’s next generation will live in debts because by the time we realize that our own leaders are our greatest enemies, our land and our tradition would have been sold to the Asians or Europeans by our leaders. Africa's leadership needs a revival and its time the youths showed interest in their future.  

Written & edited by
Sishumba Musanda

XENOPHOBIA: AN AFRICAN TIME BOMB

 Xenophobia is one thing that South Africans should not embraced because in my opinion I view xenophobia not being different from terrorism or slavery, but the fact that notable figures such as king Goodwill Zwelthini of Kwazulu and the president's son openly supporting it, then I am forced to a conclusion that South Africa is back stabbing the African leaders, countries and the gesture of humanity they showed the people of south African during the apartheid era. For African countries embraced and welcomed South Africa political refugees with open hands, but open hatred through xenophobia is what Africa gets in return. And what I see is a seed of hate sown in mid-2008 when South African government failed to prosecute the criminals and today the government is failing to stop the recent attacks on fellow African because the seed of hate planted seven years ago has outgrown the system, therefore government efforts cannot contain it.

                                                          

REALITY TIME CHART   1. King Goodwill Zwelthini, the originator of the recent attacks on foreigners was once provided with passport and financial aid to escape the brutal apartheid regime and exiled to St. Helena from 1968 to 1971. It important to understand that the African countries that King Zwelthini is today calling 'foreigners' are the same countries that funded for his escape.	WHAT IGNORANT SOUTH AFRICANS THINK? 1. Africans are stealing our job, forgetting the fact that, most of Africans that go to south Africa are professionals that contribute to the social and economic development of the country.
2. Today south Africans are calling neighboring countries 'dirty and undeveloped', but the truth is that leaders like Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia risked the collapse and progress of Zambia to oppose apartheid through funding of the Africa National Congress (ANC). And it is this supported that risked Kenneth Kaunda's governance by agents of apatheid.	2.All foreigners are 'aliens' or illegally in south African forgetting the fact that most of the foreigners in south Africa are legally there and are abide to rules and laws of the land.
3. During the apartheid era, Nigeria contributed US$61 billion to black south Africans during the apartheid struggle from 1974 to 1994 to combat apartheid. And the above sum was raised through civil servants donating 5% of their salaries to fight apartheid.	3. African foreigners’ equals trouble and competition while treating foreigners from India and China as potential investors whether legally or illegally staying in south Africa.
4. And we cannot forget efforts by Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Nigerian only prime minister who was the first to advocate against apartheid and the first leader to provide financial aid at the expense of his citizens.	4. Foreigners are source of unfulfilled promised by the government and the ruling party.
5. During apartheid, neighboring countries and many other African countries schools and universities were flooded with south African combatants turned students and yet no citizen put a restriction on the ungrateful south African who are now repaying with hate. For South Africans in Zambia were considered Zambian and were given equal treatment.	5. South Africans are superior compared to other Africans.
6. During apartheid, the south African defence force attacked neighboring countries that hosted the African national congress (ANC) bases.	6. South Africa does not need the rest of Africa, but needs the Indians and Chinese.

And if the south African people feel the is need for an immigration crackdown, I absolutely agreed there is need to control immigration through a 21^st styled method should be used and they should not stigmatize every African immigrant in south African as illegal. For violence is a tool of the oppressors such as Boko Haram and Al-Shabaab and should not be used to counter attack immigration.

Furthermore, for those that do not understand the term 'xenophobia' then I will simply define it as 'unseasoned fear or hate towards foreign' and this hate is motivated and directed to fellow Africans by Africans. And I believe it’s time to let the people of South Africa and the leadership that’s 'Africans' lives matter' and we shall not lie a blind eye or deaf ear to the crying and lost lives. For Africa is everybody's home despite the race, sex and language.

On paper through embassies protocols, agreements, bilateral and treaties, Africans are free to live anywhere in Africa but in reality as in South Africa, brutal killings is the harsh anthem fellow Africans cry. For Africa faces an uncertain future of doom characterized by religious radicalism and hate such as xenophobia and it is the duty of ever African to take responsibility and advocate against the recent violence.

In conclusion, I believe South Africans are using foreigners as scapegoats for their anger and frustration over lack of service delivery by the government and it’s important for the citizens to channel their energy towards their government. And it’s equally important for the rest of Africa not to boycott products and businesses by South Africans, because that will only harm our own economies for injustice cannot be solved by another act of injustice.

  

Written and edited by:

 Sishumba Musanda

Old Leaders: And the endless Chronicles Of Public Sleeping.

Africa is a continent of so many talents and you have to be a concerned African to know some of the unusual talents that our renowned leaders have, therefore it is the duty of this article to illustrate some of the talents our leaders possess, though my main focus will be the sleeping sickness that has engulfed our old leaders' lives. Our old leaders seem to possess a trait that is common, but shameful and makes most of us wonder if in did the own homes that have beds since most times they are caught dozing at public event or maybe our old leaders are too spiritual such that they are always communicating to a spiritual being through the comfort of closed eyes and a moment of silence in dream land.

Regime of Sleep

Africa as a continent has passed through a lot of phases and if am not mistaken one of the many reasons that encouraged the scramble of Africa in 18^th century by European powers was the mystery behind the name 'Dark continent' and greed though the Europeans may argue out the latter reason under the pretense of 'Age of discovery'. And I assume the sadden 21^st century scramble for Africa is due to the continent's new identity which is 'Continent of Sleep' which has been portrayed and proven by most African leaders.

And it’s important to realize that Africa’s syndrome of sleep can be traced back to the 1960s when Nigerian first United Nations (UN) Ambassador Jaja Wachukwu shocked the world by his wonderful talent of sleeping at a meeting in New York of heads of state in October 16^th 1960. Furthermore, to most Ambassador Wachukwu may seem not to be the perfect example, but I believe the Ambassador's weakness of sleeping in public exposes and characterizes the kind of leaders we have on the continent. In other words, Ambassador Wachukwu gesture of sleeping is what is called 'sleeping on duty “in lay man language and its shocking how the Wachukwu gesture is still haunting down African leaders even after 55 years of its occurrence.

Even though, Wachukwu may seem to be the pioneer, it’s important to understand that the ambassador was just a beginner because his bosses such as Robert Mugabe and Yoweri Museveni are experts in the department of sleeping in public. For Mugabe and Yoweri have continued sleeping at public events when pressing issues affecting the well-being of citizens are been discussed and unbelievably deny of the sleeping but insist they were meditating.

Not long ago, Mugabe was fast asleep during a dinner that was held in his honor after becoming chairman of the African Union (AU) while Museveni's entourage of senior government officials which included second Deputy Prime Minister Moses Ali were flat asleep while listening to the state of the nation address and budget speech. With the above situation in mind, I am reminded by a saying by Desmond Tutu and I court, 'When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said let us pray. We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land' at this moment I believe if our leaders continue with this sleeping at important events a repeat of history might occur at the expense of ordinary Africans.

For our leaders are fountains of honor indeed, hence to protect they dignity it’s important to encourage them to sleep at their own time and space since taxpayers pay for they accommodation, for the public is not a sleeping place, but a place of serious business.

Written and Edited by

Musanda Sishumba

THE FALL OF DIPLOMACY

Diplomacy and Protocol

I came cross the word diplomacy when I was very young and since then, I took the opportunity to understand it from all possible angles. To my understanding I believe diplomacy is a ' code of conduct' that governs people’s behavior, image, language and actions in the presence of members of the international community. And with the above in mind, I believe most individuals, groups or countries have forgotten the importance of diplomacy and this can be displayed in the unfolding events from all corners of the world. Furthermore, if am not I believe diplomacy in all aspects is a protocol that any individual or country observes, but with recent events from Ukraine and South Africa leaves less to desire about diplomacy and protocol in general.

Ukraine: Verkhovna Rada Boxing Arena

Indeed it is a known fact that Ukraine is a land known for its famous distinguished boxers Vitali Klitschko and Wladimir Klitschko also known as the 'Klitschko brothers', but little is known about the box sessions that take place in the parliament or Verkhovna Rada whenever an agreement is not reached among politicians. As an illustration of the already portrayed mentality of boxing above, a no-mercy show-down boxing was done within the Verkhovna Rada premise were lawmakers Vadim Ivchenko and Yegor Sobolev battled themselves tirelessly until separated by sergeant of arms.

Event	Date and Place
Anti-corruption between Yegor Sobolev and Vadim Ivchenko was a highly heated and resulted into bleeding nose and mouth on 12 February, 2015.	Parliament Hall, 12 February 2015
Legislative battlefield: In July 2014 when President Petro Poroshenko proposed army mobilization bill that did not impress most MPs hence the Rada was turned into a battlefield.	Parliament Hall, July 2014
Knockdown for opponent: Tempers and punches rose due to failure to come to agreement over the crisis in eastern Ukraine with MP Aleksandr Shevchenko setting punches on Oleg Lyashko in August 2014.	Parliament Hall, August 2014
Gender equality: A video leak in April 2014 showed two female MPs in Rada having a heated verbal political dispute.	Parliament Hall, April 2014
Eggs and smoke grenades as arguments: One of the most picturesque fights to take place in the Rada was in 2010, when MPs were setting off smoke grenades and throwing eggs over the ratifying of extending of the naval base in Sevastopol that saw the speaker shield himself with an umbrella to keep the session going.	Parliament Hall, 2010

Juju vs Jay-Zuma: The Post Madiba Era

Although, the boxing events in Ukraine are not the only that break protocol and diplomacy, South Africa and Julius Malema's madness made headlines international. And the exchange of abusive words not forgetting punches and kicks in the presence of diplomats was unfortunate and paints a bad image of South Africa locally and internationally. With Julius Malema being the master minder of all chaos in the South African parliament, I believe President Jacob Zuma's ghost of kicking out his former youth league president is haunting him down day and night. As a matter of fact, President Jacob Zuma must find himself heavy security when he is to address the state of addresses in parliament because Malema and his Economic Freedom Fighters are not fans of his excellence for Malema and co. make serious business and its high time President Zuma begun to take Malema seriously. Though, the relationship between President Zuma and 'juju' has turned sour many might ask what really happened to the inseparable friends that once endorsed each other as highlighted in the below graph.

President Zuma

Julius Malema

At one point President Zuma described 'juju' as the 'new ANC' and a 'future leader', but I believe President's state will haunt him down in his second term for it seems 'juju' believes the future is now and cannot wait any long, watch out your excellence via 'Juju' is seen as a potential replacement for you.

On 17 June 2008, 'Juju' in his capacity as then ANC Youth League vowed and I court, 'we are prepared to take up arms and kill for Zuma. On 16 June 2014, 'Juju' in his capacity stated that Zuma must suffer and I court 'they killed our people and never responsibility for that'. On 12 February 2015, 'Juju' yet again interrupted President Zuma's State of the Nation address by loudly demanding the president ‘pay back the money'.

From the above time chart, I believe readers can make analysis and conclusion on the love turned hated affair of President Zuma and 'juju' even though I know more is yet to unfold. At this point all I can say to the readers is to be expectant of more action from the South African political scene for 'Juju' seem ready to knockout his former boss.

Mugabeing: The Fall of Uncle Bob

Honestly, I am tired of calling President Mugabe 'President' for he has outstayed his time and not forgetting his new acquired title of chairmanship of the African Union (AU),therefore in this paragraph I will refer to him as 'uncle Bob'. And for those of us that do not know Uncle Bob then I will explain who he is. Uncle Bob is the anointed leader of Zimbabwe who celebrates his birthday by spending close to a million dollar of tax payers' money in a country that is undergoing economic recessions and sanctions.

Controversial as it may seem, Uncle Bob is indeed one true African hero who has always impressed and lost us in speechless and tears due to his appetite for words, but yet again he has impressed us at 91 years with a sensational 'Mugabeing' pre-birthday dance. The 'Mugabeing' pre birthday dance is not really a dance but the most Uncle Bob fall down due to undisclosed reasons leading to the suspending of his seventeen security entourage. Correspondingly, after uncle Bob's fall went viral on social media with twitter coming up with a hash-tag of 'Mugabeing'.

Generally speaking, I think the world loves uncle Bob looking at all sorts of hilarious memes that was attribute to his legendary fall and as for 'Juju' and President Zuma I think 2015 is indeed a great year, for we watch at a distance as you battle it out while improving people's standard of living.  

Written and Edited by:

Sishumba Musanda