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My Love for Africa

I have been lecturing in Nigeria in the last two weeks of advanced editing. The last time I was here was in 2006 and then I was discouraged by the scourge of corruption in the country. This time around I have a new sense of hope and love for this continent I call home. I have had the privilege of meeting some of the most amazing people whose hospitality know no bounds. At times I felt embarrassed by the amount of attention and kindness I received from my hosts, Media Village Nigeria. So in the last few weeks I have been living in a city called Jos in Plateau State. For those who follow current affairs would be aware of some of the troubles this state has been experiencing. Religious tension and terrorist suicide bombings have made Jos one of the most dangerous places to inhabit. One Nigerian (well meaning might I add) even made a comment on how brave he thought I was to have come to Jos given the amount of security problems. To which I quickly corrected him by truthful asserting that bravery had nothing to do with it. I was genuinely nervous and aware of the dangers that everyone was exposed to. I told him that I believe one is as safe as where God wants you to be. This time around that place happened to be in Jos and this despite news headlines saying to the contrary.

Advanced Editing Class

As I write this letter a suicide bomber attacked a church this past Sunday at a local church. People live in fear of unexpected bomb explosions which are engineered by a 'faceless' terrorist group known as Boko Haram. Boko Haram is a jihadist terrorist organisation that has caused terror amongst the people of Nigeria. They continue to terrorise the country with countless suicide bomb attacks. The government seems to be preoccupied with politics as usual and is failing to curb a culture of corruption within its ranks exacerbating the expanding influence of Boko Haram. This of course is simplifying a very complex issue that would include delving into politics. With that said, politics do affect people and this time around with fatal consequences to the already struggling populace.

One would also expect the churches to be rising up to the occasion in offering hope and pragmatic solutions in combating some of the social challenges people are facing. However, churches in general, seem to be  'business' ventures that give people false promises of prosperity. Promises of a better life are splattered all over the cities on billboards advertising one church meeting or crusade after another that guarantees people a better life. They only prerequisite to attaining this 'great life' as they claim would be for parishioners to part ways with their hard earned cash in 'sowing to the church'. Yet the reality on the ground is that people continue to be victims of dubious pastors with no interests in furthering what their faith propagates, to make disciples of all nations.

Despite this state of hopelessness there are people who continue to have faith in a seemingly state of hopelessness. One of those hopes comes in the form of Media Village Nigeria, which is a media training institution run by Alex and Anne Abok. With a message focused on telling stories that uplift communities, Media Village is setting a standard of excellence in making it their goal to Africans with varying media skills. They are also partnering with different organisations in being part of the change people would want to see in this great continent of ours. They are also involved in educating communities about the effects of human trafficking and recently media Village was in a city called Benin where they were educating people of the effects of human trafficking. They have also produced a feature film called 'Europe in My Heart' which was shot in Nigeria and Denmark. They are using this film not just as an entertaining tool but to also educate and create awareness amongst Africans on how human trafficking continues to destroy societies in Africa.

Part of the Advanced Editing Class

Thanks to the Media Village Nigeria I have incredible hope for Africa. Two months ago I was in Rwanda and I was left with the same sense of renewal and hope for our continent.  I was honoured to have lectured two broadcasting companies and the students of Media Village on advanced editing. I saw in them a hunger for learning and in a short space of time amazing growth. It was truly a privilege to work with this media institute especially being given the opportunity to partner with yet another ministry that is proudly Africa.

A bit of fun after class

My hope is that the students can go forth and start using the arts in telling their stories and at the same time address issues that are affecting their communities. I truly believe that we can inspire some form of change and inspire action in individuals and societies in making Africa great.

Keep it Tight

nK

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Upcoming Feature Film: 'Europe in My Heart'

"'Europe in my Heart' is a full-length film produced by Media Village Nigeria, as a campaign tool to fight human trafficking. This film has some of the best Nollyhood actors and actress like Ramsey Noah, Tina Mba and the late and legendary Sam Loco-Efe. Also introducing the gripping and compelling performance of actress, Ven Lannap. 

Shoot in two continents, the film takes you through a journey into the dark world of Human Trafficking and how many fall victim to this inhumane practice

This film was produced in partnership with Church Integration Ministries (KIT) Denmark, and The Danish Mission Council Development Department (DMCDD).".

Watch the trailer in the 'Film' tab link.

Dear Sister

We are almost close to finishing the short film 'Dear Sister'. Its been such a privilege to work on a project with such a strong social message. My hope is many people will become more aware of the dangers associated with human trafficking. Human trafficking has been dubbed 'morden day slavery'. As explicite as that may sound its only the tip of the iceberg with regards to how many suffer all over the world because of freedoms taken away from them. At most children are the most vulnerable. Many have watched the movie 'Taken'. As dramatic as that movie may have seemed it does address a very real problem that. It is my hope that with 'Dear Sister' we can localise the problem specific for the black community.

Although the short film touches on one aspect of the problem. It does show spring forth many of the stories happening on ground level of people who have disappeared in townships because they were chasing for greener pastures.

For more information on this please follow the following links and spread the word out:


http://nktalksnews.blogspot.com/p/film.html
www.facebook.com/dearsister.film
http://www.notforsalecampaign.org/

Keep it Tight

nK

Dreams and Wishes

Like an old music record album, I usually get stuck in a song repeating the same lines over and over again. In most cases I have no idea how the song crept into my mind. One almost feels like some mysterious cosmic wave infiltrated my brain and implanted an incomplete data base of information. In this case an incomplete song. Yet in most cases you might have picked up that catchy lyric -though incomplete - from your fellow mates, family members or even complete strangers. In-turn the same strangers might have been caught in the same spider's web of what I would call 'lost in lyricism'.  

After a while you might realise you actually do not even know the name of the song or its artist. If you are as curious as I am, you will not resist the temptation of diving into the world of google in search of 'that song that you actually do not know anything about'. The first step would be to type as many words that you can salvage off your memory of 'that song that you actually do not know anything about'. So type away I did and true its status as the best search engine in the world, google managed to precisely get the right hits. Step two is to click one of the links at listed on google to confirm if the lyrics match up to your expectations of what you hope is the complete lyrics of 'that song that you actually do not know anything about'. If the result is to the affirmative, you then proceed to my other buddy christened, youtube. Sorry to write his name in small letters, after all he only exists in the cyberworld. 

The song that had been stuck in my head is by an artist called B.o.B and is called 'Airplanes'. Further exploration revealed a second version of the same song called 'Airplanes 2' featuring Eminem. Now we all know Eminem for his rather unsavory lyrics to say the least. I would not be surprised that some of you might not even bother listening to the rest song and with good reason. After all who wants to listen to a guy who has made a career for himself bashing women (including him mom), glorifying the pleasures of drugs and other negative things that we would go through lengths in making sure young kids never hear of . Well I did listen to the rest of the song. True to his nature there is profanity in his lyrics to ain a song that for most of its part has clean lyrics. I usually cringe when I hear artist revel in vulgarity. My take on this is that one can be creative musically in communicating your message without spitting vile oaths and curses.

Instead of dismissing this song in its entirety, I explored its message. I was surprised that despite the swear words it was very inspiring. How often can one say I was inspired by Mr Marshall Mathers (that is Eminem's real name for the less knowledgeable in te genre of Hip-Hop music). Before you throw me to the wolves hear me out. Looking past the swearing they is no doubt some of these artist work very hard to achieve 'success' as musicians. However the playing fileds for are as equal as most people in this world. Eminem evokes that sentiment (of anything is possible in life) in his lyrics as he talks about the importance of hard work and the need to stay motivated in chasing your dreams. He raps about how eliminated procrastinating and driven by a motivation to succeed how he looked past discouraging words from those who where around him when he was growing up . Yet I bet some will be quick to dismiss him as wayward rapper with no sense of purpose. Whether you life it or not he has a purpose. One can not deny that even though you may disagree with some artist's music and message. One can learn (like in this particular instance) that we all have a choice between hard work so as to fulfill some of those dreams we have had for years. Credit does go to the main artist B.o.B in his debut album.

So what is stopping you? 

The answer to that is more likely YOU. Only YOU is standing between yourself in realising your life's dreams and fuilfiling the purpose for which you where created. Procrastinating, blaming others, laziness, playing the victim all the time, abuse and betting against yourself, are some the self inflicted wounds of a life of abandoned dreams. 

So like Marshall Mathers all things are possible to those who dream and work towards their dreams consistently and persistently.  

Some of the lyrics that stood out to me:

Let’s pretend Marshall Mathers never picked up a pen
Let’s pretend things would’ve been no different
Pretend he procrastinated, had no motivation
Pretend he just made excuses that were so paper-thin
They could blow ‘way with the wind
Marshall, you’re never gonna make it
Makes no sense to play the game, ain’t no way that you’ll win
Pretend he just stayed outside all day and played with his friends
Pretend he even had a friend to say was his friend
And it wasn’t time to move and schools weren’t changin’ again
He wasn’t socially awkward and just strange as a kid
He had a father and his mother wasn’t crazy as s*#%
And he never dreamed that he could rip stadiums
And just lazy as s*#%

1 Corinthians 1:27: But God has chosen the foolish things of this world , that He may put to shame the wise...'

So despite the fact that the song is filled with a tinge of vanity and unpalatable words. Be inspired by the foolish things of this world. Even if they come in the name of Eminem.

nK

*click on link below for the video on Youtube minus Eminem and profanity*

B.o.B - Airplanes

A dream about to come true

Ever since I was a kid I have always treasured the experience of watching the soccer World Cup. At one moment in history I thought I would be one of the participants in the World Cup. I bet they are so many young Africans who grew up in townships and romanticizes their prospects of being in a World Cup. Even as I write, I am sure they are parents who are currently encouraging their kids of their 'impending' future prowess in soccer.

I guess in a nutshell most of us in this part of the world will have our dream and passion right here in our doorsteps. The FIFA World Cup Soccer is coming to Africa. One of my dreams is about to come true albeit under different circumstances. I can not wait.

I am an African

I owe my being to the hills and the valleys, the mountains and the glades, the rivers, the deserts, the trees, the flowers, the seas and the ever-changing seasons that define the face of our native land.

My body has frozen in our frosts and in our latter day snows. It has thawed in the warmth of our sunshine and melted in the heat of the midday sun. The crack and the rumble of the summer thunders, lashed by startling lightening, have been a cause both of trembling and of hope.

The fragrances of nature have been as pleasant to us as the sight of the wild blooms of the citizens of the veld.

The dramatic shapes of the Drakensberg, the soil-coloured waters of the Lekoa, iGqili noThukela, and the sands of the Kgalagadi, have all been panels of the set on the natural stage on which we act out the foolish deeds of the theatre of our day.

At times, and in fear, I have wondered whether I should concede equal citizenship of our country to the leopard and the lion, the elephant and the springbok, the hyena, the black mamba and the pestilential mosquito.

A human presence among all these, a feature on the face of our native land thus defined, I know that none dare challenge me when I say - I am an African!

I owe my being to the Khoi and the San whose desolate souls haunt the great expanses of the beautiful Cape - they who fell victim to the most merciless genocide our native land has ever seen, they who were the first to lose their lives in the struggle to defend our freedom and dependence and they who, as a people, perished in the result.

Today, as a country, we keep an audible silence about these ancestors of the generations that live, fearful to admit the horror of a former deed, seeking to obliterate from our memories a cruel occurrence which, in its remembering, should teach us not and never to be inhuman again.

I am formed of the migrants who left Europe to find a new home on our native land. Whatever their own actions, they remain still, part of me.

In my veins courses the blood of the Malay slaves who came from the East. Their proud dignity informs my bearing, their culture a part of my essence. The stripes they bore on their bodies from the lash of the slave master are a reminder embossed on my consciousness of what should not be done.

I am the grandchild of the warrior men and women that Hintsa and Sekhukhune led, the patriots that Cetshwayo and Mphephu took to battle, the soldiers Moshoeshoe and Ngungunyane taught never to dishonour the cause of freedom.

My mind and my knowledge of myself is formed by the victories that are the jewels in our African crown, the victories we earned from Isandhlwana to Khartoum, as Ethiopians and as the Ashanti of Ghana, as the Berbers of the desert.

I am the grandchild who lays fresh flowers on the Boer graves at St Helena and the Bahamas, who sees in the mind's eye and suffers the suffering of a simple peasant folk, death, concentration camps, destroyed homesteads, a dream in ruins.

I am the child of Nongqause. I am he who made it possible to trade in the world markets in diamonds, in gold, in the same food for which my stomach yearns.

I come of those who were transported from India and China, whose being resided in the fact, solely, that they were able to provide physical labour, who taught me that we could both be at home and be foreign, who taught me that human existence itself demanded that freedom was a necessary condition for that human existence.

Being part of all these people, and in the knowledge that none dare contest that assertion, I shall claim that - I am an African.

Escaping the black box

A 50 year old woman that was abused at the age of 10, will never forget that moment when her father robbed her of her dignity. Leaving her with deep wounds that she wishes time will heal, yet cringes at the memory thereof….. She let it control her so much that she missed the opportunity to experience the magic of love and giving a man the opportunity to treat her like a queen. She died, unloved, burying resentment and scars of the past with her.

Just like that woman, are we allowing South Africa to slowly die, unloved, with unleashed potential, the country alive with possibility, because we are letting the past become a walking shadow everyday through our racist thinking?

Am I insensitive to the fact that my forefathers had been economically and socially suppressed so a particular race can be empowered?
Am I insensitive to communities being torn apart by the group areas act, where those who are homeless are subjected to living in tin homes 14 years later?
How can anyone be insensitive to the suffering of another?

We cannot deny the footprints of Apartheid that still exist today, but are we going to allow it to haunt us for generations to come and stagnate? Looking back, rather than pressing forward to a better South Africa for ALL, red, yellow, blue, white, black?

Is unemployment, lack of education, crime, insufficient health facilities and HIV/AIDS (but to mention a few), challenges related to a particular colour of people or does it to relate to humanity?

The call I make to you is to escape the black box thinking that I am owed something because of the past, subjecting others to our prejudices because they the same colour as the past oppressors. Issues of colour seem to be menial to the blaring problems set before us today. Even apartheid was not overcome through using the same weapon of racism, but through people working together in unity.

What is the colour of this country we want to reflect? Is it this of pigmentation or of a rainbow nation united to fight the conquerable giants of our time?

Cheryl-Lynn Freeman
PS: Inspired by Obama’s speech (A More Perfect Union) on race
(check it out on YOUTUBE, it will transform your thinking)

Jealous Kind

I built another temple to a stranger

I gave away my heart to the rushing wind

I set my course to run right into danger

Sought the company of fools instead of friends

You know I've been unfaithful

Lovers in line

While you're turning over tables

With the rage of a jealous kind

I chose the gallows to the aisle

Thought that love would never find

Haning ropes will never keep you

And your love of a jealous kind

Love of a jealous kind

Tryin' to jump away from rock that keeps on spreading

For solace in the shift of the sinking sand

I'd rather feel the pain all too familiar

Than be broken by a lover I don't understand

'Cause I don't understand

One hundred other lovers, more, one hunderd other altars

If I should slow my pace and finally subject me to grace

And love that shames the wise, betrays the heart's deceit and lies

And breaks the back of foolish pride

Jars of Clay

from album: Who We Are Instead

'I love you too'

Once again I am standing

In-front of your throne of mercy

I fall on my knees

As I lift my hands to pray

Humbled by your grace

Comforted by your reassuring 

voice - 'I love you'

As I look at life

Through 'blue glasses'

My heart will still choose you

This is my life, my offering to you.

On my knees I will stay

Conscious of a thousand loves you gave.

Out weighing the negatives on the scales

Your voice strongly proclaims your love

To me with simple words - 'I love you'

Empty as I am.

I know your heart is full to the brim.

Ready to quench a soul so desperate for you.

On my knees I call to you.

You all this heart is longing for.

The hope and love I receive from you.

Leaves me with these words, 'I love you too'

nKanyiso nCube 

22/11/2005

Karin's Devotion

 

Freedom Writers

I watched the movie 'Freedom Writers', late Sunday night which  in essence is Monday morning. Now this is half a movie review and half expressing my thoughts thanks to the movie. Just to put out the positives, I must say although this is not one of Hilary Swank' best acting roles yet, she manages to portray the character with such grace and elegance. Patrick Dempsey (the dude in Grey's Anatomy, McDreamy) managed to show a glimpse of his acting prowess almost at the end of the movie and admittedly I felt like he left it (or the writers) a bit late. I The rest of the cast was fairly average but after watching the movie for a while you will pay less attention to their acting abilities.

When I started watching the movie I started to dissect the movie from a technical angle. The lighting, the acting, sound, editing and everything else that you can think of in what makes a good movie. Of course that does not neglect the story line as is what makes a movie great. Mid way in the movie I wanted to stop it as I did not think it qualified to be a great movie. Yet I hesitated. I hesitated because I was wrong. You can not just judge a movie only on technical aspects but at times you have to draw the heart of the whole production. It is a good movie. Good in that it addresses an issue that is such a cancerous tumor with seemingly little hope of visible cure.

Racism is another form of discrimination that continues determine people's decisions and of course ultimately whether they get to fulfil the purpose for which they were created in this world. Cases of racial discrimination still continue to dominate not just the South African society in the news headlines but the world at large.

So what has all this got to do with the movie. The movie address us, 'discrimination'. We live it, we speak it, we think it, we make decisions based on it it and we will die of it. We may  think we not part of it, yet subconsciously we as discriminatory as the some of the worst perpetrators of discrimination in history.While we may not be as explicit in such acts, we live our day to day lives tolerating such injustices and become desensitized to it.

Freedom Writers is a movie of hope. I movie of understanding that despite the prejudice of this world we should never at all make decisions or live our lives under the shadow of deep seated hatred for others because of their culture, race and sex. Instead we should celebrate each other's diversities or at best marry into it. So the movie 'Freedom Writers' may not be the best in a text book recipe of what makes a good movie. Its a good movie in that it is not shy in tackling issues that have continued unabated for centuries and  giving us hope by celebrating other's differences. Its a good movie as it shows that if we do stand for what is right it will be difficult. You might lose your friends and at worst your family. The question would then be, 'Is it worth it? I don't know. Maybe what one needs to ask is of love. Is love worth it? So go watch it if you still have not and discover the love in all of us despite our differences.

New Year New Opportunities

It's the new year although I must admit after having gone through 20 days of this year. It certanly does not feel new anymore. Strange enough if you think about it, only less than 30 days ago we were on festive mood and most people were jovial. All the same even though it feels like we have been through this year for months it is important for of us to realise that it is still a new year and it is not too late to approach it as one that will spring new opportunities as you journey through it. I guess one's attitude should be approaching the rest of the year with a positive passion especially at those times were the inevitable discouraging moments will crop out from time to time.

So embrace this year and know that God's promise to prosper you is still as real as the day he said it. God Bless.

nKanyiso

News 4Real July 06

THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVOURATE PICTURES I TOOK IN NIGERIA.

WHO SAYS IT SUCKS BEING A PIG :-)

Its almost a month since I came back from Nigeria. I must admit I am really blessed to have been part of the School of Video Production (SVP) in Media Village Nigeria. It was great to experience a culture different to the one I am used to. My host Anne and Alex were super amazing. They really know how to make one feel welcomed. I literally felt like I was a prince :-) I did a bit of teaching, had the honour of being cast in Nigerian movie and also did some editing work that went on TV. I don't know about you but that is what I call a trip well spent.

When I came back to South Africa the video production school had already started and I had to change gears for that. They are about 23 students from all over the world. Its awesome yet again to meet people from different countries and being able to make new friends with them.

I have just finished editing the Global Day of Prayer Transformation Video. The client came and was happy with the job and that put a smile on my face. A few editing work is coming while list juggling with the work load of SVP.

Thank you so much for your prayers and support. Please do stay in contact whenever possible. I would love to hear from you.

God Bless and keep it Tight 4Real...

nK

Media Village Nigeria

Media Village Nigeria is part of the international ministry called Youth With A Mission (YWAM). It was started by Anne Abok who studied with us in South Africa (Media Village Africa). They are currently running the School of Video Production (SVP) which gives students excellent technical skills that range from camera work, to lighting, sound, script writing and editing.

With a focus on capturing stories of the Nigeria and Africa as a whole they want to deliver a message of hope through Jesus Christ. Films and short videos have the power to impact our nations and communicate God's heart. It is with regard that Anne decided to start a Media Village focused on training young people in her country.

The School of Video Production is the key to unlocking the door of young people's imagination. Hence Media Nigeria run its first school last year 2005 with great success. This year the second school is already in session. Unfortunately with pioneering a new school and ministry comes with difficulties and Anne has had to work very hard in making sure she covers all areas to make this year's school a success again. At the moment she has a very low number of staff members in her team. Hence she has asked me come and help her in the area of Post Production and teaching of editing and other elements involved in Post Production for three weeks. So I hope to go to Nigeria in June and help her out. If in anyway you can help make this possible please do contact me through my email and let me know. Your prayers and financial support will be appreciated.

It has been said that minds of millions of people are influenced by the dreams and visions of one creative producer or director. Media Village Nigeria hopes to create a generation of young people who will influence Africa as a whole with the good news of Jesus. So join me in making this possible.

KeEP iT tIgHT

nK

email: nkanyiso07@yahoo.com
cell: 27 72 4100 104

'lonely and deserted'

MY 'LONELY & DESERTED COMPANION THIS MORNING'

I am sure by now you have once in your lifetime experienced some form of sleepless night ordea. Be it you stressed over something specific in your mind, overly excited by prospects for the future, maybe you have too much caffeine flowing through your veins and more likely you madly in love with someone and all your head is filled with is that one mortal that makes your heart pound louder than the djembe drums. Well it is 2:08hrs Wednesday morning and I am struggling to sleep. I am feeling slightly sickish for lack of a better term to describe it, so 'la la land' seems but a distant dream at this moment. What better way to pass the time than making an entry into, as someone put it, my 'lonely and deserted' blog.

The strangest universal occurrence whenever someone is struggling to sleep is to go straight into the kitchen and make themselves some 'killer sandwich' and go straight in front of the television set hoping you will get bored by late night CNN news and slowly drift to sleep. In my case I have done the former and almost the latter although of course I am sitting in front of a computer and typing some 'ob' entry of which I have no idea were is going to.

Another occurrence waking up in the middle of the night is you tend to do things you otherwise do not have enough time to do during the day. Like say read a devotional from your favorite website (www.jesusfreakshideout.com). However you also tend to see your mind drifting to some other important elements of your life, like say for example: thinking of your 'super gorgeous amazing girlfriend'. Now I have fell into both those two categories this morning and I will share briefly on both of them.

Starting with the 'devotional' element. I have just read a devotional titled:"The Driver's Seat". It talks of allowing God to be the main dude controlling your life at all times as opposed to you always making the decisions and only trying to get him to validate all nonsensical decision you have already made. As the theme verse speaks for its self: "Anyone who intends to come with Me has to let Me lead. You're not in the driver's seat--I am." Luke 9:23 MSG I was left in no doubt that at times I have constantly taking the lord off the drivers seat and like a learner driver without an instructor. I have crashed into objects around me and afterwards I still have the nerve to blame my instructor for my waywardness........ Jesus said, "I do nothing without consulting the Father." (John 5:30 NLT) The Amplified translation makes the Savior's intentions even clearer by stating: "I do not seek or consult My own will [I have no desire to do what is pleasing to Myself, My own aim, My own purpose] but only the will and pleasure of the Father Who sent Me....So I am left with no doubt that we at all times need to be aware of the driver in the front seat before the vehicle is in motion. So that is my devotion moment this morning.

Last in relation to thoughts this morning on my 'super amazing gorgeous girlfriend' I can only say I greatly appreciate her for being part of my life and I am so grateful that she keeps my arrogance in check at all time.

As for my my 'lonely and deserted' blog. I will try to pay attention to you as often as I can. Now I need to go and try to get a VISA to la la land otherwise I am in big trouble staying awake tomorrow morning during working hours.

KeEp iT tIght 4rEaL

nK

Been Lazy Lately

I have been a lazy blogger lately having not posted any news in the last few months. I have been busy but not too busy to post a comment or two.

I am thinking of making this blog slightly more interesting so I l am to add footage of some of my editing work. This is just to make this blog worthwhile for you. If you like the idea let me know.

I will post in a much more indepth news on this part of the world. Drop a comment and let me know how you are doing.

Keep it Tight 4Real

nKanyiso

A New's Resolution

I would like to wish you all a belated happy new year. Belated because one can say that after just few weeks into the new year it does not feel new any more. All the same hope God guides you into the year with lots of hugs and kiss......

As a new year's resolution, I resolute to keep this blog as up dated as possible. Please do post a comment when you come through so that I know who is reading my junk.

Keep it Tight 4Real

nK

No Words

DIVERSITY
SOURCE: The image in its original context on the page: glks.ipk-gatersleben.de/ home.php

I would like to thank each and everyone of you who posted a commenting my blog with regards to the Media Village's Cable Awards. It was fun putting the pictures together and its good to know that they is someone who appreciated it. So I thank you again for that.

Things are moving on as normal at Media Village. I am enjoying the 3D School though I must admit it is a bit strenuous on the mind. One needs a lot of concentration which if you know me is not one of my biggest attributes. My mind is gifted in diverting to so many places of my fantasies. I guess one needs to practice self discipline so I am sure I will manage this school.

So all is normal at this side of the world except for a few things that leave me at a loss for words. For one the Western Cape has had an increase in the number of abductions of children. Of lately a lot of the abducted children have been recovered. However one's heart goes out to the families of those whose children have not been accounted for.

Another important thingy (pardon my dodgey English) is the racism factor and discrimination. A black judge in the last week had been accused of uttering derogatory words to a white lawyer. This alleged incident spiraled into an unprecedented debate in different sectors of society. Counter accusations of who is to blame are being thrown from all directions. In the same week the Western Cape Premier had been accused of racism as he fired some of his council workers asking them to re apply for their work. Reasons for firing them is based on the fact that the Western Cape working community did not reflect the racial demographics of the Province. The statistics have it that the so called colored people are a bigger majority followed closely by blacks and eventually somewhere there in the lower numbers whites. Please note I am touching the surface on this subject hence there is much more to this story of which I can not go indepth.

I am not in any way trying to pick sides or to put anyone in bad light. If anything all these incidents have lead me to one conclusion about the situation in the Western Cape. That racism is still thick in the air despite the fact that the majority pretentiously live as if it does not exist. They is so much one can go into in seeking a solution. Ultimately it boils down to each and every person making a conscious decision to fight racism and discrimination in them. At the same time making a point that people do not base their lives or crucial decisions on the race or tribal view. Of course this can be debated indepth specifically if you start looking at addressing the imbalances cause pre 1994. I just hope that every single person in South Africa deals with this issue personally and aim for a better diverse country. After all we should be celebrating each other's diversities instead of fighting it. I have not much to say for now. I have a lot to say with regards to this subject at a later stage. If you have any views or comments please do drop me a comment and let me know.

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