A TEENAGE boy had to drop out of school after “incessant’” bullying from fellow pupils for “no reason”, he says. The former Form Two student at a school in Epworth, near the capital Harare, was picked on by other bigger boys for being too showy and being a sissy. The last straw, alleges the 15-year-old,
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November 2021
Five Facts All Parents Should Know About The mRNA Vaccines
on November 30th, 2021
The following commentary was written by Alexander Andrée, PhD, Valentina Capurri, PhD, Claudia Chaufan, MD, PhD, Candice Chow, C.Dir., DBA, MBA, MSc, B(Eng), CFA, Cornelius Christian, DPhil, Anton de Ruiter, PhD, Angela Durante, PhD, Maximilian C. Forte, PhD, Daphene Francis, PhD, RN, Jeffrey Graham, BA, MA, PhD, Laurent Leduc, PhD, Robert Price, PhD, Denis Rancourt,
One On One With Multitalented Canadian Artiste Gina Williams
on November 24th, 2021
The Afro News : Per your album’s name, Touch Down – Everything for you’ ? Not quite everything! 5 albums ‘touched down’ this year. All in a different genre: EDM, Caribbean/Pop, Rock, Gospel, and Classical. 1. “The Trilogy – Pt. II – Music For Ballet” is a soothing album of solo classical piano music. 2.
Why Wind and Solar Energy Aren’t The Answer to Reducing Global Emissions
on November 24th, 2021
Wind and solar farms replacing the 84% of global energy from fossil fuels is technically impossible In a previous column I pointed out that since switching coal-fuelled power plants to natural gas cuts CO2 emissions in half, exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) to displace coal benefits our economy and reduces global emissions. And that since converting gasoline
Politicians Intent On Twisting Truth to Pursue Their Agenda
on November 22nd, 2021
Perhaps Orwell should have named his novel 2021 because our times seem more like his novel than any in previous history In his novel 1984, George Orwell envisioned a future that’s arguably unfolding before our eyes, where government authority is supreme, and truth and freedom are not to be found. Perhaps Orwell should have named his
Multi Award -Winning Canadian Recording Artist Marika Siewert
on November 22nd, 2021
Marika Siewert is a multi award winning Canadian recording artist, songwriter, actor and 2021 Leo Award winning director. She has garnered numerous top 10 singles on the Canadian radio charts on Pop, Hot AC, AC and Gospel radio, is a number 1 charted songwriter globally, has published songs featured in televisions shows on major networks around
Food Theft Is On The Rise As Prices Climb
on November 22nd, 2021
With food inflation on the rise, that was to be expected. And the worst is yet to come Shoplifting has been on the rise in Canadian supermarkets in recent months. And that ultimately costs us all. Concrete data on theft in grocery stores is difficult to get since incidents are typically underreported. Managers tend to
Can Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos Solve Global Food Security Issues?
on November 16th, 2021
Involving more billionaires in the food aid business may lead to a paradigm shift in helping the less fortunate of the world A recent Twitter conversation between United Nations World Food Program (WFP) executive director David Beasley and one of the world’s richest people, Elon Musk, turned a lot of heads. Beasley invited Musk to
Matthew 24
on November 16th, 2021
The world has changed, hasn’t it? All but the very youngest among us can remember better days. Days that were not so violent. Days that were not so precarious, not so uncertain. Days that were not so financially pressed. Days where our very existence did not seem threatened as it does today. Threatened by a
Tips For 2021 Holiday Road Trips
Put these 6 Tips on Your Holiday Road Trip Checklist…(then check it twice!) Check Tires and Save on Ga$: ◦ Save money on gas mileage by up to three percent with properly inflated tires! A car that gets 30mpg gets an extra 1mpg with enough air in the tires. ◦ Cold temps can cause a