It has been recorded that the first slave rebellion occurred in 1739 in the colonies when African slaves sought their freedom from human traffickers. The trend, contrary to popular belief and most popular slave narratives, rebellions were a real issue. Not only did slavers employ patrols that evolved into America’s modern day police, but psychological…
Tag: south africa
Re-Start: Waking the Lion: Africa’s Reentry into the Market
In recent years African states have begun a concerted pivot toward agriculture and renewed interest in farming and aggro-processing. Undoubtedly, the ability for African nations to produce and process its own food—ready for consumption and export would create new opportunities, but also guard against unforeseen humanitarian disasters like Covid-19. For African states, its greatest hit…
World News Roundup: Beyond the Headlines
In an effort to get beyond wall to wall pandemic coverage and find news that effects our world beyond case numbers, this article explores a sample of news from around the world. If you don’t see your nation, send suggestions through the contact portal. USA News US Legislatures Focus on the Offensive In Age of…
Small Business Grows in South Africa
Undoubtedly, despite all of the bad press, South Africa is on the right track. Much like the success of the United States, South Africa has begun to focus on growing its small enterprises as drivers of the economy. In an official release, it was announced that Minister of Small Business Development, Ms Lindiwe Zulu, delivered…
Of Things Remembered and Hoped For
Every year on social media I post my top ten songs for the year. These songs are by no means the only songs I’ve enjoyed throughout the year, just the new ones I learned to really enjoy and that were often on repeat that year. They are not always new songs either, I tend to…
Here’s Why Today’s Hard Work Will Not Make You Rich
Perhaps one of the biggest myths is that hard work equals success. This is a concept strongly held in Western tradition, despite its historic and present day inaccuracies. The hidden assumption behind the hard work trope is that the “worker” will be able to enjoy the production value behind his/her own hard work. This is…
Slow Death of Fiat Currency Fuels New Gold Rush
It was recently reported that Russia had heavily divested from American debt, with holdings falling by half in April 2018 according to data released by U.S. Treasury Department. The former Cold War Super Power is following suit with China and buying Gold. Readers will also note that China too has heavily divested from American debt…
And This Is How I Fell In Love . . .
Stories about love always start with the moment lovers meet. Mine will be somewhat different and somewhat the same. If that is a contradiction, then so is love. Recently, I found a new African song to add to my Afrobeats collection, accept, this song is not Afrobeats. It’s in the form of a traditional Zambian…
Lela Winston 