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This past week has been characterized by drama and confusion in South Africa and Zimbabwe. In South Africa the drama started on Sunday, Feb. 7, when newspapers reported the extra-marital affair of President Zuma (he has three wives and is…
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Tags: accountability, Africa, african proverb, apology, Elections, extra marital affair, government, leadership, morality, outrage, President, South Africa, unity government, Zimbabwe, zuma
 On Saturday, Jan. 30, I attended a service in which one of my colleagues was being ordained as a deacon in the Anglican Church together with ten others who were being ordained either as priests or deacons. The presiding bishop…
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Tags: Africa, archbishop tutu, deacon, Desmond Tutu, ordination, pastor, pastoral, President Obama, priests, prophet, Prophetic, sacrament, sermon, South Africa, Theology, valentine, witness, Women, Zimbabwe
In a sermon on the situation in Haiti, Dr. Michael Van Heerden, president of St. Augustine college, made a distinction between a ‘tragic event’ and a ‘tragedy.’ A tragic event being the earthquake and a tragedy being the response to…
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Tags: Africa, African, Community, compassion, earthquake, Global, global community, haiti, human spirit, humanitarian, humanitarian aid, International, international relief efforts, Landmines, material resources, Media, Poor, Poverty, relief, relief efforts, solidarity, South Africa, st augustine, st augustine college, television, tragedy, Zimbabwe
Woza 2010 Woza! Meaning ‘come 2010 come!’ There is an air of excitement not only in South Africa but across the continent as the World Cup Football Tournament will be hosted in Africa for the first time. Despite the tragic…
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Tags: Africa, African, AIDS, development, Football, Ghana, HIV, Hope, leadership, market, Oil, optimism, Poor, Prayer, Religion, soccer, South Africa, Women, World Cup, Zimbabwe
By persevering the egg walks on legs.
(Ethiopian Proverb)
Perseverance through an unpredictable and often perilous political process is “cracking the shell” of power that was once thought invincible. This week, after missing the deadline set by regional leaders, the three main…
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Tags: activist, Africa, crime, criminals, ethiopian proverb, government, Human Rights, human rights group, news reporters, political activists, President Obama, rainy season, regional leaders, South Africa, World Cup
Over a week has passed after the partial withdrawal of the opposition party (MDC) from the unity government. While ZANU (PF) dismissed the crisis as a storm in a tea cup, regional leaders were united in their view that the…
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Tags: accountability, Africa, drc, government, MDC, opposition, opposition party, president kabila, South Africa, unity government, Zanu-PF, Zimbabwe
The Chinese symbol for crisis can mean either danger or opportunity. This weekend’s announcement by the opposition party in Zimbabwe (MCD) that they will cut off all communication with ZANU (PF) was triggered by the arrest of an MDC minister,…
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My brief visit to Zimbabwe had a few surprises, such as availability of basic foodstuffs instead of empty shelves in supermarkets. This has come about because of the replacement of local currency with foreign currency such as US$ and ZAR…
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Tags: Africa, common good, Community, compassion, currency, economy, food, foreign currency, government, market, South Africa, spiritual power, unemployment, unity government, Zimbabwe
Most of the news coming from Zimbabwe is so discouraging and heartbreaking that it is becoming harder to sustain hope.
The growing number of Zimbabwean immigrants in neighboring countries is one of the many signs that the Government of National Unity…
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Tags: Africa, African, african proverb, government, Immigrant, immigrants, invasion, land invasions, lion, Migrants, national unity, natural resources, opposition, opposition party, tragedy, wealth, Zimbabwe
Last week the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) pledged to support the program on national healing in Zimbabwe. The aim of the program is to address the history of political violence in Zimbabwe, including the recent post-election violence as well…
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Tags: Africa, Apartheid, Change, churches, conflict, culture, Democracy, dialogue, Election, Elections, healing, History, Hope, Matthew, national healing, Nelson Mandela, peace, peaceful transition, peacemakers, perpetrators, police, political violence, political violence in zimbabwe, reconciliation, South Africa, student uprising, transition, truth and reconciliation, truth and reconciliation commission, UN, Violence, Women, Zimbabwe
There is a Sotho expression, batho pele — meaning “putting people first” — that one wishes could inform politics in Zimbabwe. Last week the president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, visited Zimbabwe, where he met leaders of the different political parties…
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Tags: Africa, government, jacob zuma, leaders, opposition, opposition party, political leader, Politics, President, South Africa, unity government, Zimbabwe
August is women’s month in South Africa, with Woman’s Day celebrated on August 9. So the visit to South Africa by one of the world’s most powerful women, Hillary Clinton, was an inspirational moment in continuity with the spirit of…
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Tags: Africa, AIDS, Apartheid, Barack Obama, celebration, Desmond Tutu, Families, Health, hiv and aids, legacy, South Africa, swine flu, Women, Work, Zimbabwe
There is an African proverb from Ethiopia that says, “When spider webs unite they can tie up a lion.” What a graphic illustration of power that emerges as an outcome of networking, partnership, and unity – a power that can overcome…
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Tags: Africa, African, african proverb, Children, christian faith, Community, Economic, economic crisis, Education, Environment, food, Labor, market, neighbor, pay, Poverty, Schools, singing, Sojourners, South Africa, Theology, Western, Women, Work, Zimbabwe
The government of Zimbabwe, in a groundbreaking move, dedicated this past weekend to renouncing political violence and promoting national healing. It is a time for all Zimbabweans at home and abroad to “renounce and report all forms of political violence, in…
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Tags: Africa, Bible, blood, Children, Christian, church, Community, conflict, culture, Families, government, hate, healing, MDC, Ministry, neighbor, peace, peacemaker, peacemakers, political violence, reconciliation, Schools, Scripture, security, social transformation, South Africa, Theology, truth and reconciliation, Violence, Zanu-PF, Zimbabwe
On July 18th many people from different parts of the world celebrated Nelson Mandela’s 91st birthday! What a tribute to a man who has come to epitomize struggle for justice and commitment to the poor and oppressed. He made a request that…
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Tags: abuse, Africa, child evangelism fellowship, Children, Education, employment, Evangelism, faith, food, image of god, marginalized, Ministry, Nelson Mandela, oppressed, Poor, Poverty, pray, Prayer, religious instruction, service, serving, South Africa, teaching, unemployment, values, Youth, Zimbabwe
The visit by U.S. President Barack Obama to Ghana this past weekend was described as his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa. This means that the visit was not seen as just to Ghana but to this region as a whole.…
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Tags: Africa, business, churches, colonialism, currency, Democracy, development, economy, Elections, Ghana, government, History, legacy, legacy of colonialism, money, muhammad yunus, nobel peace prize, Politics, Poor, Poverty, power, President Obama, South Africa, sub saharan africa, Zimbabwe
Conversations can offer creative spaces for questions to be asked and the exchange or exploration of ideas. Conversations can also be fearful spaces where the flow of life, ideas, and questions is hampered. I want to share an example of each…
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Tags: Africa, African, AIDS, Christian, christian leaders, church, conflict, conflict resolutions, context, conversations, culture, dialogue, Diversity, Emerging, faith, friendship, HIV, Ministry, Movement, oppressed, Poor, power and dependence, Prayer, relationship, South Africa, symbol, symbol of peace, xenophobia, Zimbabwe
Since the signing of the agreement that led to a government of “national unity,” there was an expectation that this could be the start of a new era in Zimbabwe. However, the promise of real power-sharing seems to elude the…
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Tags: Africa, attorney general, Change, facade, government, graduate studies, justice, lines, muscles, national unity, new era, obstacles, opposition, party, power, pray, promise, prophet, Prophetic, prophetic voice, resistance, ruling party, South Africa, state, Theology, Zimbabwe
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