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I PRAY TO HAVE MY DREAM FULFILLED........ My Lord, my days are numbered on earth, and I had not yet discovered who I am. I am yet to journey through my soul of self discovering and my time may be up. My Lord, I do not have long to live on this torrid earth. The world has become unbearable with pain that seek to penetrate my soul to the violent extent that my heart rips to pieces by the violence we are accustomed to, as a way of life now days. My Lord, I have a dream that You direct me to my…

Steve Biko was born on the 18th of December in 1946 in Tylden. After matriculating from high school, Biko had initially intended to be a lawyer but changed to medicine as studying law was associated with political activism. In 1965, while studying medicine at the University of Natal, Biko was elected into the Students’ Representative Council (SRC) and became involved in the National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) (Martin, 2012: 123). According to Martin (2012:123) during this time…

“If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then, he becomes your partner.”-Nelson Mandela. This is one of Mandela’s best quotes, showing he just wanted peace. For most of the 20th century, South Africa was not a stable country. There was an incredible amount of racism, protests, and police responding to protesters, resulting in many injuries and deaths. Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 27 years because he was convicted of conspiracy to overthrow the state…

WHICH MARKETS ARE CURRENTLY BEING SERVED In South Africa, the private and public health systems exist in parallel. The public health system serves the majority of the population, whereas only the wealthiest of the population make use of private health care. It is common knowledge that the public health system in South Africa is chronically underfunded and understaffed and the private system is far better served. Today, there are over 200 private hospitals in South Africa (Stevens, 2008:267).…

Sermon on evangelism = Giving the first of our lips - John Piper has this amazing introduction to a sermon he did on Phil 1:27, and it so ably gets to the heart of what I want to explain today, so here it is a south africanization of that o “Have you ever wondered what tales will be told in the age to come? When the Lord Jesus has come, and the judgment is past, and the kingdom is established, and all sin and misery are gone forever, and the world is new, what will we talk about when we gather…

1.0 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Bethsaida Community Foundation is located along Githurai 44. It is a community based, non-governmental, non-profit making charitable organization for street children, orphans and vulnerable children, less fortune and abandoned children, abused, desperate and neglected children regardless of their religion, sex, colour or tribe. They assist and give the children parental love, spiritual care, rehabilitation and offer formal education to nourish their potential…

The year is 1924 the roaring twenties were still in swing, prohibition is still intact and a young Gwendolyn Brooks has found a love for poetry.To her poetry is a fun hobby to do in her free time. Little does she know this fun hobby of hers will lead her to become an iconic American figure. Gwendolyn Brooks was and still is a passionate inspirational writer to people across the world. She constantly thinks outside the box to not only inspire other people but inspire herself as well easily making…

The legacy of Apartheid in South Africa is one of violence, oppression, and segregation by the white dominated National Party against blacks and non-coloreds that lasted from 1948 to 1994. This policy of segregation by means of racial classification meant that non-whites were treated as second class citizens, not worthy of voting rights, representation, or even basic human rights. It insured that the minority white population would stay in power as it controlled the government, economic and…

March on Washington ”If you can’t fly, then run. If you can’t run, then walk. If you can’t walk, then crawl, but by all means, keep moving.” (King Jr. 1) This quote came from Martin Luther King himself, showing he was a positive man who always had hope for what he believed in, and would always keep pushing forward in his movement. From 1955 to 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. Spent all his time fighting for equality. During these times, the United States was segregated. Many fights and riots…

Introduction Fungai Chopo, a Zimbabwean builder, and his family fled from more attacks after a mob of native Durbanites (South Africa’s third biggest cities) busted their house and threatened to kill his wife and children. When Guardian journalists ask Chopo and his wife Memory about their next plans, Memory responded that “[we] came to South Africa for a better life and [we] worked for everything, but we are going home empty-handed, without funds, without passports, without the kids’ birth…