A global village. That is what the world has become, and quite rightly so. A phrase alluding to how small the globe is, despite its vastness and magnitude. Across the continents and the seas, the human condition is the same for us all. Birth and death. From breath to breath. The beauty lies in the …
The effects of climate change are here. Weather patterns are drastically changing, with natural disasters being felt to extreme and unusual degrees and the worst predictions about the consequences of climate change manifesting in our lifetime. ‘When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers’. An African proverb from which a parallel can be drawn …
LGBTI+ people exist. They are alive and breathing, going through the human experience along with everyone else on the planet. However, unlike everyone else, a sad truth for many LGBTI+ people is that despite their existence, they are not recognised. In many countries, including Lesotho, LGBTI+ are not accepted in the eyes of the law, …
In Shakespeare’s timeless words, ‘Would a rose, called by another name, smell any less sweet’? The labels we use are reflective of our thoughts and perceptions towards a person or thing. Humans use words and labels to symbolise our interpretations of things, and these can hold deeper meaning than the face value. We as people …
It is said ‘be careful what we wish for’. Having experienced drought and low harvests, and many of us having prayed and pleaded, the heavens have answered and the clouds have poured down with torrential force and at times, devastating effects. Water cleans and cleanses, replenishes and nourishes. It is without question, second to the …
It is the beginning of a new year and above that, the launch of a new decade. New Year’s resolutions are set, with undesirable past behaviours identified for elimination and positive new targets and ambitions laid out as roadmaps for the year ahead. The setting of goals and targets provides the basic outline and direction …