AGE PAPER??

The effects of bleaching over a period of time. ONE YEAR’S worth to be EXACT. Them girl here nuh more than 21 MET. it sad it sad it sad. 3 before picha from May 2011 di same dance and 3 from this year last weekend. DEM OLE B4 DEM YOUNG. THANK DI BLEACHIN GIRLS!

Is a dead Mugabe going to take with him the problems he created?
By Mathula Lusinga

Published: April 12, 2012

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Easter holidays have come and gone and the Zimbabwean community celebrated the death and rise of Jesus Christ by trading news about Mugabe’s rumoured ill-health and even his death. Official sources in Mugabe’s office have publicly denied these rumours as a hogwash but Mugabe’s disappearance during the Easter period and the fact that Cabinet meetings have been postponed are keeping these rumours alive. Adding to the mystery was the so-called prophecy of a Nigerian self-claimed prophet, TB Joshua, who apparently foresaw the death of a Southern African President. Well to his credit Bingu Wa Mutharika, the President of Malawi, died on April 5.

As we continue with our Sunset politics in Harare, it’s now clear that we are obsessed with the death of Mugabe and we probably know reasons why. Personally I’ve been thinking about what will happen after Mugabe dies, seeing that Zimbabwean politics revolves around him. His age and ill-health are fast telling us that sooner rather than later the man will die and we should be preparing for a “life without Mugabe”. While we will certainly be out in celebration at news of his death, we need to acknowledge that it will present us with new challenges – ones that could threaten violence if not handled well, and that the country’s problems at hand could be further complicated by the succession struggles in ZANU-PF.

A glimpse of these problems!

Zimbabwe is preparing for elections and the battles between the ZANU-PF, MDCs and other political parties are intensifying. We all know of the reforms needed to make the elections credible and sadly, to date, none of these have a clear solution in sight. All hopes are being put on the SADC mediator Jacob Zuma who in reality can only apply pressure but not force implementation.

The Land issue was left in chaos because rather than returning land to local communities, farms were taken from white farmers and handed to ZANU-PF politicians who had no local history. Worse, some individuals own multiple farms – the very thing we thought was a problem with white land owners. Mugabe seems to have closed the chapter without solutions as evidenced by the government’s complete inaction on the findings of the Buka Land Commission, which concluded that there was massive greediness with senior ZANU-PF officials owning multiple farms.

Corruption is one of the biggest threats to stability in the country and there seems to be no sight of substantial reforms to address it. The rush for natural resources like diamonds is showing us an ugly face of corruption and diamonds are widely known for their contributions to conflict as was seen in countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone.

Another program to watch that threatens possible future conflict is the indigenisation program pioneered by Minister Saviour Kasukuwere, where there is no clarity as to how local people are going to benefit from the shares that are being demanded from foreign companies. Also in this process, investment funding is being thrown out the window as investors feel they will be less protected by

by Dr. Rubel Shelly
Some days it’s hard to get out of bed — much less laugh. But haven’t you noticed how much better a day goes when laughter is scattered through it?

You know it’s going to be a bad day when…

–Your knees buckle but your belt won’t.
–You sink your teeth into a steak and they stay here.
–You sit down in a rocking chair and can’t make it go.
–You dim the lights for economic rather than romantic reasons.

Does your image of a holy person include a smiling face? Giggling? Belly laughter? Or is a saint someone with a stern face? Did you ever notice how many times the Psalms exhort God’s people to “rejoice in the Lord”? The Bible even says: “A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones” (Prov. 17:22).

God must have a sense of humor. Did you ever look closely at a giraffe, anteater, or duck-billed platypus? And what about a zebra? Now there’s a good case of God’s ability to do something just for the sheer fun of it.

One of the most refreshing things in human experience is a deep belly laugh. Nothing relieves stress so quickly and completely. If you have children or grandchildren, I guarantee that fifteen minutes in the floor with one of them tonight will do more to invigorate you from the day’s tensions than whining or having a stiff drink. If you don’t have children, just act silly with someone you care about for a quarter hour. It’ll do you so much good that you’ll want to make it a habit.

I once heard a fellow lament that most of the Christians he knew had faces as long as mules’ faces and looked like they had just bitten into green persimmons. What a poor recommendation of faith to unbelievers! What a miserable misrepresentation of the God who, we say, gives meaning to our lives. Without joy, what’s the meaning?

There’s a serious side to humor, all right. What you laugh at tells a lot about your character and self-image. But laughter itself shouldn’t be suspect as a waste or distraction. God shines through when people laugh.

So let’s try to lighten up a bit this week. Devote some energy to learning to see your life’s comedic twists and turns — even on the rottenest of days. Not one of us is going to get out of it alive anyway.

WILL UPDATE AS I GO ALONG

. Giving of Children

If a barren woman went to some native doctors, after laying her complaints, she would be asked to bring the following: A WHITE COCK, A GOAT, NATIVE CHALK AND BABY CARE. She would be advised to go and in her absence, the native doctor would come to us bringing these things. We would then mix certain things which are difficult to explain in writing, and which had to include HUMAN ASHES. HE WOULD USE THIS CHARM TO COOK FOOD FOR THE WOMAN etc. She would become pregnant and give birth, but IT’S NOT A NORMAL HUMAN BEING. IF THE CHILD WAS A FEMALE SHE WOULD LIVE AND EVEN GET MARRIED BUT WOULD REMAIN BARREN ALL HER LIFE. IF THE CHILD WAS A MALE HE WOULD LIVE AND EVEN BE TRAINED ONLY TO DIE SUDDENLY. THEY NEVER LIVE TO BURY THEIR PARENTS. I would like to mention here that BARRENNESS IS MOSTLY CAUSED BY DEMONS. YOU MAY SEE A WOMAN BARREN HERE ON EARTH, BUT SHE WOULD HAVE CHILDREN IN THE SEA. I therefore advise God’s children to wait on God alone because only God gives real children.