For many townfolk jungles are mere tales from novels or snippets of the African savannah on NatGeo narrated by the calm regal voice of David Attenborough. Few have ever experienced the real jungle. It's majestic mountains, luscious plains of green grass, juicy wild fruit and the soothing sounds of tropical birds chirpping to the warm …
Around this time last year I was sitting on a cold concrete slab in the early hours of the morning, roughly around 3am at the Noordoewer Border post between South Africa and Namibia. I was sitting in the dimmed outside lighting alone,whilst slowly filling my lungs with the toxic smoke of a tobacco cigarette and …
It is popular knowledge that as human beings we have 5 senses some have gone to say we have 6. That is the sense of smell, taste, sight, feel, hearing and the sense of humour. I believe that as humans we have a SEVENTH SENSE… This is the sense of self or in other words self-awareness, this …
Child soldiers are one evil that is overlooked in the world. The lives of these children who take part in armed conflict are severely damaged both physically and emotionally. The use of children all over the world in armed conflict is particularly popular in Africa. Mostly rebel groups use children but also governments use children who …
Wednesday October 7 2015 According to UNICEF as of September 2015 13 million children are not receiving education because of the conflict in the Middle East. This is wiping out an entire generation and creating more problems for the world. Education is fundamental for development and the bettering of human life.It eradicates poverty,hunger, discrimination and …
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Takunda Tinashe Gumbu 