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Asaspi r i t ,youar eabsol ut e;youhave powert odeci dewhatyouwant ,andt hat whi chyoudonotwant .Youhaveauni ver se t hatanswer st oyouandt hegodst hatar e wi l l i ngt odoyourbi ddi ngsonl yt hosewho havet heknowl edgeoft het ot al i t yoft he uni f or m coexi st enceofhow t heuni ver se kswi t hushumans( gods) . wor Asspi r i tt houghi tseem t hatwear edead,i t i sast houghweonl yt r anscendedi nt oanot herr eal m andwest i l lexi sti nt hi sr eal m ( ear t h)butj usti nvi si bl e.Themor t albodyi s onl ypr i vi l egedt ohouset hespi r i t ,t het r ue you.
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Thebodyhasi t ’ sownr i ght sandwi l lal ways wantyouf al lf ori t sbi ddi ngandbysodoi ng r educesyourst at ust ot hatofanani maland whent hebodywi ns,t r ansi t i oni nt ot he hi gherr eal m ofawar enessofwhoyour eal l y ar ei si nevi t abl yi mpossi bl eandyouendup l i ket heani malyouhaveconsent edyour sel f t obe.
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Al otofr el i gi ousbel i ef shasgi vent heconceptofwhower eal l yar e,evensci ence t endst ot hr ow somel i ghti nt oourexi st encebutt hebi gquest i onst i l lr emai nsunanswer ed–ourt r uenat ur e.
Thebot t om l i nei st her ei snopur posel ai d outt her ef oryou.W hatyouar enow and whatyouwi l lbecomeal ldependsonhow youper cei vei t .
Wewer ebor ni nt hei mageandt hel i kenessGod,t hemostuni ver sal l yaccept ed conceptofournat ur eandwhenwet r yt o defineGodwesay:“ Hei st hebegi nni ng andt heend,t hecr eat ort hatwasnever cr eat ed” ,et c.Now i fwear eofGod’ si mage t henwepossest hepowerofcr eat i on.Yes! I nt ot al i t ywear ecr eat or s. W hati sourpur pose? Now weknow whowear e;whatt heni s ourpur pose?Ever ybl essedday1 000pl us new humans( gods)ar eaddedt opl anet ear t hbymeansofbi r t h,whati smyuni que pur poseonpl anetear t hamongstt hese 1 000pl us? Iwi l lgi vesomet i psonhow t odi scover yourpur poseher eonpl anetear t h: Youar easpi r i t r i t ;onet hi ngyoumustknow i s; Asaspi yourar enotunderanycont r olandt hat youar ei nfini t ebeyondanyr eckoni ng.The momentyour eal i zet hatnoext er nalf or ce hasanyef f ectonyou,youar eont her i ght pat h.
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I fyouar econvi ncedt hatyouar eagodi nan ani malflesht hencr eat el i keagod;buti f youst oopt ool ow ofagodyouwi l lwal kon t hesur f aceoft heear t hasamer eani mal . Sowhatyoubecomei sasar esul tofwhat yout hi nk.Yourt hought shasapr of ound r i ppl eef f ect st hatsendsawhol enumberof wavest ot heent i r euni ver sei nr et ur nget youwhatyouwant . Soyoumustbeawar eofyourt hought ,you mustmakeadeci si ont ot hi nkr i ght l yanda deci si ont obewhatyouwantt obeandIt el l younomannow oreverwi l lst andt oj udge you. W hatyouar edoi ngr i ghtnow i swhatyou deci dedt odor i ghtnow onpl anetear t h. Ri ghtnow mat t er smor et hananypl anf or t omor r ow.
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Iwantt ouset hi smedi um t ot hankever ysubscr i berandsuppor t er oft hi smagazi ne, t hepr evi ousedi t i onwasamazi ng. Thi sedi t i onhas al otpar kedi ni taswewentdi pperi nt odi scover i ngsomeamazi ng t hi ngsaboutAf r i ca. ar t edi nGhanawer eourcor r espondent , gaveusamazi ngf act s W est aboutt hef amousGhani ant r adi t i onalsmock, weal sometaNi ger i an f emal ecomedi an ( Mi ssWor l d Comedi an,Chr i st iThomas) .Wel ef t Ghanaf orTogowher ewef oundsomef unnyf act saboutt heTogol ese. Weal sot ooksomer estbyhavi ngabeaut i f ulmealatoneofAf r i ca’ s amazi ng count r ywhen i tcomest owi l dl i f e-Kenya,t her ewewer e ser vedwi t hUgal i( cor nmeal ) , i tdi d’ ntendt her ewewer et aughthow t omakei t . Justf ew hour saf t erwel ef tKenya,on ourr out et o Li ber i a,wer eci evedacal lt hatamegaf est i valwashappeni ng i nt wodays-The OkpeI sokoFest i val ,wewer epr omi sed goatmeatpapersoup,we hadt ot ur nt hepl anear oundandpr ocededt oNi ger i a-t hef est i val wasamazi ngandal otoft hi ngst oshar eher e. Justt akeoutt i meandr eadal lwesaw anddi scover edvi si t i ngt hese gr eatcount r i esi nAf r i ca.
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TheSan' Bushmen'al soknownasKhwe, Sho,andBasar waar et heol desti nhabi t ant sofsout her nAf r i ca,( andar epar toft he Khoi sangr oup) ,wher et heyhavel i vedf or atl east20, 000year s.Theyar ehunt er gat her erpeopl esofsout her nAf r i ca.Genet i cevi denceal sosuggest st heSan Bushmenar eoneoft heol destpeopl esi n t hewor l d.Thei rhomei si nt hevastexpanseoft heKal ahar ideser t . TheSant r i be,oneoft hemosti nt r i gui ng peopl ei nt hi swor l d,ar et her egi on' sear l i esti nhabi t ant s( i ti sest i mat edt hatt hey havebeenl i vi ngher ef ort hel ast30, 000+ year s)andar est i l lset t l edi nmanypar t sof Sout her nAf r i ca. TheSanpeopl ear et heďŹ r stpeopl eof Af r i ca.Thi smeanst heSanar edescendant soft heďŹ r stpeopl ewhoeverl i vedher e, bef or ebl ackorwhi t epeopl emi gr at edi nt o t heAf r i canr egi on. Ar chaeol ogi st sandgenet i ci st sagr ee,t hat t heSanar et hedescendant soft heor i gi nal
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Homosapi ensgr oupi ngs,whooccupi ed Sout her nAf r i ca,f oratl east1 50000year s. Accor di ngt ogenet i cst udi esandt hegenet i ci st s:Thatoneoft heol destgenepat t er ns f oundi nsomemoder nhumans,i st hatoft he KhoeSan,andi tdat esbackar ound800000 year s. TheSanar eexcel l enthunt er s.Al t hought hey doaf ai ramountoft r appi ng,t hebestmet hod ofhunt i ngi swi t hbow andar r ow.TheSan ar r ow doesnotki l lt heani malst r ai ghtaway.I t i st hedeadl ypoi son,whi chevent ual l ycauses t hedeat h.I nt hecaseofsmal lant el opesuch asDui kerorSt eenbok,acoupl eofhour smay el apsebef or edeat h.Forl ar gerant el ope,t hi s coul dbe7t o1 2hour s.Forl ar gegame,suchas Gi r af f ei tcoul dt akeasl ongas3days.Today t heSanmaket hepoi sonf r om t hel ar vaeofa smal lbeet l ebutwi l lal sousepoi sonf r om pl ant s,suchast heeuphor bi a,andsnake venom. Acat er pi l l ar ,r eddi shyel l ow i ncol ourand aboutt hr eequar t er sofani nchl ong,cal l edka orngwai sal soused.
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Thepoi soni sboi l edr epeat edl yunt i li tl ooksl i ker ed cur r antj el l y. I ti st henal l owedt ocoolandr eadyt o besmear edont hear r ows. Thepoi soni shi ghl y t oxi candi sgr eat l yf ear edbyt heSant hemsel ves; t hear r ow poi nt sar et her ef or er ever sedsot hatt he poi soni ssaf el ycont ai nedwi t hi nt her eedcol l ar . I ti s al soneversmear edont hepoi ntbutj ustbel ow i tt huspr event i ngf at alacci dent s. Thepoi soni sneur ot oxi canddoesnotcont ami nat e t hewhol eani mal . Thespotwher et hear r ow st r i kes i scutoutandt hr ownaway, butt her estoft hemeat i sfitt oeat .Theef f ectoft hepoi soni snoti nst ant aneous, andt hehunt er sf r equent l yhavet ot r ackt he ani malf oraf ew days. TheSanal sodugpi t f al l snear t hel ar gerr i ver swher et hegamecamet odr i nk. The pi t f al l swer el ar geanddeep, nar r owi ngl i keaf unnel t owar dst hebot t om, i nt hecent r eofwhi chwas pl ant edashar pst ake. Thesepi t f al l swer ecl ever l y cover edwi t hbr anches, whi chr esul t edi nt heani mal swal ki ngovert hepi tandf al l i ngont ot hest ake. SanSuper st i t i onsandSayi ngs: TheBushmen,fir stpeopl eofAfr i ca-SanTr i be -W hent het er mi t esbegi nt ost r engt heni ngt he poi nt soft het er mi t emount s: Ther ai nswi l lcome ear l yandi twi l lr ai nhar d. Soonaf t ert heflyi ngt er mi t eswi l lappear , andi ti st i met of east . ( “ flyi ng ant s”/t er mi t esi saonceayeardel i cacyt ot heSan) . -Seei ngamet eor i t ei nt heni ghtsky: TheMot her Mooni ssheddi ngat ear , f orahar ddaywi l lcome soonf oroneoft heSan. -HoneyGui deBi r d: Al waysl eavesomeoft heyoung beehoneycombf ori t , ot her wi sei twi l lnotshow yout hewayagai n. ayi ngMant i s: Pl aci ngamant i sont hef or ehead -Pr ofaboychi l datbi r t h, wi l lbr i nghi ml ucki nhunt i ng. -Ki l l i ngamant i sbr i ngsbadl uck. -Hi t t i ngachi l dorot herper son, doesnott each t hem anyt hi ng, butwi l lonl ybr i ngpai nt oyouand t heot her . -Donotmakeacampfir enearr hi no, f ori tmi ght char get hr oughi tatni ght , l ooki ngf orhi sst ol en fir e. -Ahunt erwi t hal oudvoi cewi l lsl eephungr yat ni ght .
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I nt heol dendays,sui t or sof t enador ned t hemsel veswi t hsomeoft hemostexpensi ve ofi t ski ndwhent heywentseeki ngf ort he handofawomani nmar r i age.Iam t al ki ng aboutt het r adi t i onalsmockwhi chmany Ghanai anspr ef ert ocal lt hef uuguorbat akar i . hi st r adi t i onalout fitwhi chwasal so Today,t wor nbyGhana’ sfir stpr esi dent ,Osagyef oDr . KwameNkr umahwhenhedecl ar edGhana’ s i ndependence,hasbecomeaf ashi onsensat i onacr osst hecount r yespeci al l yamongpol i t i ci ans. Thepur poseoft hi scl ot ht henwast owar dof f col d,buthavegr adual l ybecomeanat i onal dr ess.Asi nt r i gui ngasi tmayseem,t hewear i ngofsmockhasfinal l ycaughtupwi t ht he count r y.Thi smakesever yi ndi vi dualdeem i t necessar yt ohaveonei nt hei rwar dr obe. Ther ear edi f f er entki ndsofsmocksf ordi f f er entoccasi ons,mai nl ydependi ngont hecol or combi nat i ons.Bl ackorbl ueandwhi t ear ef or weddi ngs,bl ackandr edorcof f eear eusedf or f uner al sandt henver ybr i ghtcol or saccor di ngt oone’ schoi ce,ar eusedf orvi si t i ng i nl aws. Thest or yoft het r adi t i onalsmocki sal ong one. Event hehat st hataccompanysomesmocks andt hest yl ewi t hwhi chsuchhat sar ewor n havet r adi t i onalmeani ngs,dependi ngon whi chet hni cgr oupt hewear erbel ongst obut t hati sast or yf oranot herday.
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Iam i nvol vedi nr eales t at esbus i nes si nZambi a.Ibuy l andands ubdi vi dei tt os al ei tt oZambi ansatanaf f or dabl epr i ce. Whataboutyourpol i t i calcar eerandt heUni t edPr os per ousandPeacef ulZambi amovement ? Iam i nvol vedi nr eales t at esbus i nes si nZambi a.Ibuy l andands ubdi vi dei tt os al ei tt oZambi ansatanaf f or dabl epr i ce. Whatcanyous ayaboutt heUni t edPr os per ousand Peacef ulZambi amovement ?
Hel l oSi r ,t el lusaboutyour s el f Iam MrChar l esChanda,Iam 50t hi syearandhappi l y mar r i edt oWi nf r edahChandaandwehavef i vechi l dr en,f ourgi r l sandaboy.Myf ami l ycur r ent l yr es i desi n Sout hAf r i ca. El des tdaught erands econdbor nhavecompl et ed t hei runi ver s i t yeducat i on.het hi r dbor ni sbus ywi t hher bachel or ’ sdegr eei nGeol ogy.t hef our t hbor ni si nher f i r s tyearathi ghs choolandt hel as tbor ni sdoi ngyear f i vei npr i mar y. T el lusaboutyourchi l dhoodexper i ences Il os tmydadbyt heageofs i xandwewer ef ours i bl i ngs .Mymot hergotmar r i edt oanot hermanwi t ha wi f eandt hi swaswher eourni ght mar esbegan.T he manwasapet r olat t endantwi t hei ghtchi l dr enand t hi smeantt hatmymum hadt os t i l ls uppl ement i ncome.Ibecameabr eadwi nnerands t ar t edpar t i ci pat i ngi ni ncomegener at i on.Mychi l dhoodwass t ol en asIhadnot i met opl aywi t hf r i ends .Iwast heyounges ts al esper s oni nL us aka’ sbi gges tmar ket .Eveni nt he mi ds tofs uf f er i ngIwasneveri nanybadgang,never s mokednordr i nkal coholt i l lt oday.Ipai dmyway t hr oughs chool . T el lusmor eaboutyourdaysofs chool i ngandyour cur r enteducat i onals t and Icompl et edmys econdar ys chooleducat i oni n1987.I pr oceededt obet r ai nedasT el ecommuni cat i onT echni ci anatPos tandT el ecommuni cat i onSt af fT r ai ni ng Col l ege.Iwentf ur t hert ot r ai nasaPas t orandMi s s i onar yEvangel i s tt hr ought heDeeperChr i s t i anL i f eMi ni s t r y.Cur r ent l yIam pur s ui ngaBachel orDegr eei nCommer ceatt heUni ver s i t yofFor t Har e.
If or medt heUni t edPr os per ousandPeacef ulZambi a af t err eal i s i ngt hatt hemai npol i t i calpar t i eswer el eadi ngt hi scount r yi nt ovi ol ence.T henameoft hepar t y s peakst hemai nobj ect i veoft hepar t y. Uni t ed Zambi ahasbeendi vi dedonpol i t i calandt r i bal gr oundsandhenceIs aw t heneedt ochanget hi s .I wantt obr i ngZambi anst oget hers ot hatt hes l oganof OneZambi aOnenat i oncoul dber eal i s ed.
“Iwast he younges ts al esper s on i nL us aka’ sbi gges t mar ket . ” Pr os per ousZambi ai sr i chandhencet hei nf l uxoff or ei gner s .I ti snotas ecr ett hatChi nes edonotgot o count r i eswhi chhavenomonet ar ybenef i t s .Godhas bl es s edZambi awi t hs omuchr es our cesbutunf or t unat el ycor r upt i onandwr ongpol i ci eshavemadeci t i z enst ocont i nuei npover t y.Iwantt ochanget hi s t r end. Peacef ulZambi ai sapeacef ulcount r yandt hi scoul d expl ai nast ot her eas onwhywehavenotexper i enced anyci vi lwar .T hecaus eofvi ol encear epol i t i call eader swhowi s ht oas cendt ot hehi ghes tpol i t i calof f i ceat al lcos ti ncl udi ngendanger i ngi nnocentci t i z ens .Iwant t oendvi ol encebybanni ngpol i t i csofcadr es hi p. Zambi a Zambi ar epr es ent sl and.Iam as t r ongerbel i everi nas t r ongl andpol i cy.YoucannotbeaZambi an wi t houtl and.Zambi ahasadef i ci tof1. 5mi l l i onhous i ng andt hepr obl em i st henoneavai l abi l i t yofl andf or l ocalci t i z ens .Ihaveas t r ongl andpol i cywhi chai mst o empowerci t i z ens .WewantZambi anst oownl anded pr oper t i esataver yr educedpr i ceandpr ovi dehous i ngf as ci l i t i esf ort hepoor .
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Wer ecent l ys aw agr eatmovementbyt heUPPZi n r egar dapl otofl andpur chas edwi t hover$1. 6mi l l i on USD,whatwast hel andmeantf orandel abor at ewhy youdeci dedt os pends omuchonapi eceofl and? T hel andi nques t i onwasownedbyaChi nes ewho doesnotevenl i vei nZambi a.Hehasnoper mi tt ol i ve i nZambi abutmanagedt obuyZambi a’ sl andbecaus eoft heus el es sl egi s l at i onwehaveasacount r y wher eonecanbuyl andi nt henameofacompany. Fool i s hl yf orusasacount r yanyoneanywher ei nt he wor l dcanr egi s t eracompanyonl i neeveni fhedoes notl i vei nZambi a.T hi si samongmanyus el es spol i ci es Iam f i ght i ngagai ns t . T hi sChi nes ewass el l i ngt hi sl andf or$1. 6mi l l i onDol l ar s andIdeci dedt obuyi toutofhi shandsands el li tat anaf f or dabl epr i cet oZambi anst hatneededhous i ng l and.I twas450hect ar esandImanagedt os ubdi vi de i ti nt o2500whi chIs ol datacos tofunder10% oft he mar ketval ue. Ihavedoner oadsand2500Zambi anshavebenef i t edf r om t hi spr oj ect . Idi dt hi ss ot hatIcans how gover nmenthow wecan r es ol vet hel andcr i s i swehave. Mos tofZambi a’ spr i mel andi si nt hehandsoff or ei gner sandwecanus et hemet hodIus edt os t i l lempowerci t i z ens . Whatar eyourdr eamsandas pi r at i onsf ort heZambi an gover nment ?
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“Ther ear e ver yf ew peopl et hat havet hepassi onandzeal Vi ct orVot ehas di spl ayedi nshowi ng confidencei nAfr i cans t hatt heycan l eadt hecont i nentt o pr osper i t y. Ihol dhi mi nhi ghest eem. ” T heT axl evel sar et oohi ghandt hi si smaki ngci t i z ens s i nki nt odeeppover t y.T heot heri s s ueIwi s hgover nmentcanl ooki nt oi st hear eaofl anddi s t r i but i on andmaki ngt hel i vesofr ur alZambi ansbet t er .Educat i oni sanot herar eat hatneedsmuchat t ent i on. Wehavenos econdar ys chool si ncer t ai ncons t i t uenci esandbecaus eoft hehi ghl evel sofpover t y; l ear ner sar ef or cedt owakeupver year l yandt r ekt o t hei rr es pect i ves chool s .T heyar r i vet i r edandhungr y andt hi saf f ect sl evel sofunder s t andi ng.T hi saf f ect s t hei racademi cper f or mance.
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ZI MBABWE:T HEANCI ENTK I NGDOM OFB UT UA Ar ound t he mi ddl e oft he 15t h cent ur yAD,t he ci t yof Gr eatZi mbabwewasabandoned.T heabandonmentof i t scapi t alci t ymar ked t he col l aps e oft he Af r i canKi ngdom ofZi mbabwe.Oneoft her es ul t soft hi seventwast he f r agment at i onoft he ki ngdom’ sf or mert er r i t or i es .I nt he nor t h,al ong t he Zambez ival l ey,t he Kar angascame t o powerand t he Ki ngdom ofBut ua t ookcont r oloft he s out h.Wi t ht her i s eoft hes enew power s ,new z i mbabwes ( t he wor d maybe t r ans l at ed asei t her‘ l ar ge hous esof s t one’or‘ vener at ed hous es ’ ) ,al bei tona s mal l ers cal e, wer ebui l tt os er veast hei rcapi t al s .Oneoft hes ez i mbabweswasKhami ,t hecapi t aloft heKi ngdom ofBut ua. T heT or waDynas t y Khamii sl ocat edt ot hewes toft heKhamiRi ver ,22km t o t he wes tofBul awayo,Zi mbabwe’ ss econd l ar ges tci t y t oday.Khami wasf oundedbyt heT or waDynas t y,t hef i r s t r ul er soft heKi ngdom ofBut ua.I thasbeens ugges t edt hat t he T or wa wer er ebel sorout s i der soft he Ki ngdom of Mut apa.T heKi ngdom ofMut apai ss ai dt ober el at edt o t heKi ngdom ofZi mbabwe,ast hef i r s tr ul eroft hef or meri s s ai dt ohavebeena war r i orpr i ncef r om t hel at t er .I thas beens ugges t edt hatatt heendoft he15t hcent ur yAD, t he T or wa deci ded t o br eakawayand es t abl i s ha new ki ngdom.
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