I’ll be attending Carl’s show tonight – can’t wait…
November 25, 2010
Funny thing about this next chapter of my life is that it has somehow forced me to return to my roots in various facets of my life. So the other day I started thinking about the blog, its direction and where I was hoping to take it in 2011 and beyond. I stopped and thought about where […]
October 19, 2010
Lately I’ve been busy writing and blogging elsewhere – www.africaontheblog.com, www.afriqantimes.com and here www.africagoodnews.com. I almost feel like I’ve neglected my own blog somewhat. I haven’t been able to spend as much time as I would like to but I do have various thoughts I want to share. In truth I’ve also been working hard behind the […]
October 3, 2010
I just remembered A time when I am just black Just one month this year I wrote this haiku in 2007 at a poetry joint in Detroit. I actually won the competition that night. Even back then I knew that this concept of having one month to honour black people just didn’t sit well with […]
August 26, 2010
Over 6 years ago now I was sitting in my office at work with the Sydney Harbour Bridge as the view from my window. The view was beautiful and I took it all for granted! We drank expensive wine with the boss on Friday afternoons accompanied with those delightful snacks. Needless to say life was […]
July 23, 2010
Before I left for work today, I picked up my passport and smiled (from within). I held it in my left hand for several minutes while my mind raced with a multitude of thoughts. I looked down at the hand holding my passport again, bowed my head and prayed. I prayed for my country this […]
July 7, 2010
The other day I discovered that Zimbabwe is currently sitting on USD1.7 billion worth of diamonds whilst we all wait for the Kimberly Process to be finalised. My day job involves crunching numbers so going by my rough calculations, that USD1.7 billion is approximately 30% of our IMF outstanding loan balance. However I’m not entirely […]
December 21, 2012
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