In the late 90s and early 2000s there was a general line in certain local circles where they would yell to foreigners, " Go back to your country". It seems in 2012 Africans are doing just that as the streams of opportunities…
Dr. Ernest Chijioke Madu believes that people in the developing world have a right to world-class health care. At his three Heart Institute of the Caribbean clinics --in Kingston and Mandeville, Jamaica, and in the Cayman Islands -- he delivers more than…
A couple of years ago I was speaking to a friend about July 4 th and she was confused since in Africa we never knew the history behind July the 4 th. July 4 th is in fact American Independence Day…
“I have often wondered whether a person is justified in neglecting his own family to fight for opportunities for others” Nelson Mandela Conversations with myself These were the words were expressed by Nelson Mandela when he visited his mother in…
Born in 1959 outside the Botswana capital Gaborone In 1971 diamonds were discovered in Botswana and in 1977 and education became free Studied in Swaziland and Edinburgh, Scotland Worked as criminal lawyer, defense attorney in Botswana Worked on…
Euvin Naidoo is a South African Investment banker and the chair of the South African Chamber of Commerce in America and a strong advocate for foreign investment in Africa. He was born in South Africa and lives in Boston, Massachusetts. Some of…
Mrs. Winnie Mandela with her daughters Zenani and Zindzi. Photograph dated 13/04/1975. © Avusa When Nelson went to Robben Island Winnie and the girls went with him too. In African culture where people do not usually talk about their feelings we wonder…
One writer once said that revolutionaries are never led by people who are poor because they are too focused on what Chenjerai Hove the Zimbabwe author would term ‘politics of the belly’ and if they are too wealthy they cannot understand or…
When I think of life of Winnie Mandela I am reminded of a book by Shimmer Chinodya “Harvest of Thorns” which is a realistic portrayal of the disillusionment that many liberation heroes face when they come back home to the new world…