The family is a fundamental social unit. It plays a role in determining the character, values, and structure of society which is fully acceptable to all men and women of insight and vision. It is the primary source of nurture, conduct, values, and cultural indoctrination. It strengthens individuals and acts as a vital resource for...
2026 has arrived. Consequently, expectations are high, from the grassroots level to the highest authorities, and from rural areas to urban areas. People await tangible change and development. There are varying perceptions and approaches today regarding what development is as a concept. In a real-life situation, development entails an increase in the material wellbeing of...
Christmas is for children. Merle A. Johnson writes: “It is heaven, made of children.” Children do not have the intellectual problems of many adults with angels speaking to shepherds, a star that leads wise men to a manger, and a baby born of a virgin. The Christmas season will once again be filled with pageants...
The financial gurus say you need to have a “retirement car.” Well, my ‘retirement car’ will just have the basics, automatic transmission, rear assist parking, lights that turn on when it’s dark, and most importantly, an engine that can handle the air conditioner. But no matter how fancy the car, the driver behind the wheel...
The importance of elections cannot be doubted. At the very least, they provide the public with its clearest formal opportunity to influence the political process and also help, directly or indirectly, to determine who will hold government power. From this perspective, elections are about results – in other words, who wins and who loses. This...
Democratic governance is a system in which all sectors of society participate fully and share responsibility for the affairs of the state—that is, participation by all. It refers to a situation where both the rulers and the ruled take part in the decision-making process at all levels. During the pre-colonial period in Africa, there was...
The relevant Christian ministry is rooted in the church’s Kairos moment. Kairos signifies a sense of urgency, the crucial moment (Kittel 1968, 456). The Kairos moment mission, therefore, becomes the destiny that calls the church to decisive action in its salvific work. Through the church, “God issues a challenge to decisive action……. It is a...
Regarding a strongly felt organisational goal of public service, human capital development should be most evident at the local and regional levels of government, as these are the areas in society where people’s most basic needs should be addressed. High levels of underdeveloped communities, particularly in remote and rural areas, mean that there is often...
The teenage years are often described as a time of adolescent rebellion, marked by emotional turmoil, family conflict, alienation from adult society, reckless behaviour, and rejection of adult values. However, research on adolescents worldwide indicates that only about one in five teenagers exhibit these patterns (Offer & Schonert-Reichl, 1992). Most young people feel close to...
As we continue looking at Vision 2030 together, I want us to look at how we can address some of the divisions that baffle us at times. Somewhere, we have to remove the mask and accept that, as a society (nation), we are often guilty of the sin of racism. We prefer our ethnic groups...