Ponderings of the Man from Mpofana...

The Diary of Henry Francis Fynn  ( Shuter & Shooter   version | Amazon version) is one of the most important documents of Zulu history during the so-called " Shakan Era " because Zulu history is usually kept in clan praises & the praises of kings but there are no distinct dates of events in oral tradition. While in oral tradition the emotion & spirit of the people of a time can be captured, in written works none of these will ever become forgotten.    From the published diary of Henry Francis Fynn. Marburg: Where it is said King Shaka once met with Henry Francis Fynn in 1828. It's still called Shaka's Bush. GPS coordinates -30.7263745, 30.4371909 by road called Raven Pl. Also, the area south of Mzimkhulu River is not a "No Man's Land". Nhlangwini, Cele & other tribes lived there & still do today.  After visiting Henry Francis Fynn in Marburg (in the greater Mban...

As it is Human Rights Day, I see it fit that I write about something on the abuse of unsuspecting people that happens almost daily in my region of the world. Slavery may be gone, legally, worldwide but some social constructs allow a sort of slavery to still occur. This is the scourge of treating people as objects. I used to be one of these abused people who simply didn't know better, I was simply a tool doing other people's work for a reason I'm still not clear about. Sociology analyses the human mind & many things about humans & the human mind are largely predictable, so I suppose someone knew how our minds work & got us to do their bidding for them. The thing is, people with foresight can acquire the ability to direct our lives in a way that either makes our lives better or worse in the foreseeable future. Often adults direct children's lives in a way that develops them & less often try to make children's lives a misery for reasons only known to...

The more I learn of Spain, the more I understand what they're about & I  respect how they do things. Spain must have among the lowest levels of dementia & alzheimer's disease in the world because they have an "Everything in it's place & a place for everything" ideology. They are not barbarians, the world doesn't shock them. They have a simple, but mostly educated, approach to life. You don't just do things nonsensically in Spain. They just guide nonsense gently out of their land. This is one of the most human countries I've seen despite it's problem with internal nationalism & secessionists. There are racists in Spain but I guess it just comes with the territory. Spain protects Spanish interests. P. S. : Don't come for me, I'm not selling my soul to Spain & I'm not going to Spain any time soon.

I like it when Africans tell their own stories. I have found few other YouTube channels who compare to the New Africa YouTube channel. It is simply a work of art & has some of the best mini-documentaries on YouTube. Here are a few videos I found really captivating from this YouTube channel: • African entrepreneurs   • Jean-Bedel Bokassa • The Biafra War • Muammar Gaddafi • Emperor Haile Selassie • Kwame Nkrumah