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WAKANDA FOREVer

 The last time I ever felt this kind of feeling was when Paul Walker of the fast and the furious died. I don’t even know where to begin but if you followed how excited people were about black panther then you should not be surprised at the  flowers and messages that are flooding in for Chadwick Boseman.Since time immemorial all the superheroes were white until king T'challa.When the black panther came out we could all resonate because this was the first superhero that represented us as a people, a culture and damn did he do it so well that Trump’s government wanted to partner with Wakanda not knowing it was a fictious country.Thats how much his character sold that movie.Thats how much his character gave us a sense of confidence and pride. Now behind the scenes, Chadwick was fighting a big battle, was being a real hero in everything he was going through. Yet he still entertained us, walked with his chin held high like everything was okay. He made a mark, left footprints in the sand

GOAT OF OUR TIME

  All the hero moments that I have experienced and imagined I would experience were in superhero movies among  them the amazing Spiderman and Avengers.2020 proved me and a lot of people wrong.I saw a real superhero on a real quest to save a life. Not in a million times would I have thought that I would see a statue dressed in  real  clothes breathing   making  demands  for something important *Life*.I believe that we were all taken  aback when  Patience Namadingo decided to go and stand at the projected place where the Mahatma Ghandi  statue will  be built .    Namadingo has already been mesmerizing us with his music and has our undivided attention since he  rebranded, surprised  us with the mash  Ups and the   Cover challenges that saw even our Zambian counterparts jump in.But this quest is sheer  genius. After  his effort to seek permission from Blantyre city council to raise funds for a fellow ailing musician William Kachigamba  proved  futile  Namadingo did the  unimaginable. The  

Emerging issues in SHRH amid-Covid-19

 Hey guys,I know it’s been a minute.A very long one.I hope you are keeping safe in the pandemic.Here is something I have written surrounding Sexual reproductive health rights and Covid-19 from a meeting a wa privileged to attend. Since Malawi recorded its first Covid-19 case in April, youth led organizations through collaborated efforts have been fighting against the pandemic.  The Corona Virus pandemic Covid-19 has greatly disrupted lives of people across the world especially young people. Figures shown by the World Health organization indicate that the pandemic is mostly affecting young people aged 20-39 years with most deaths occurring in ages 40 and above with most of them being male. According to the United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA) 60% of the population in  country is made up of young people .  Young people’s lives have been affected greatly as schools are closed which has compromised education, social life no longer exists with the social distance procedures  which have fue