Africa mustn't develop too much?
Alright, in Africa we have some people that have lofty ideas of what their lands need & some may even see space travel as something Africa can or should do. I vlogged about this belief that in Africa we shouldn't develop past basics & what it really does to the world. I don't think we need space travel or anything to do with extraterrestrial activities, maybe a Pan-African space mission in a few decades time but not at present when we have more than enough problems here on Earth, on this continent. We don't need to concern ourselves with things like Artificial Intelligence, Hyperloop or taxi drones on this continent. But, in general, in Africa we need: 1) An efficient, well-maintained transport system (rail, bus, sea & air), 2) farming structures & supermarkets, 3) financial structures (banks & security structures of those financial structures like software & physical armed security guards), 4) shelter/construction projects for places to live & sheltered places to carry out the state's business, 5) Defence (military) & digital defence (in the case of hackers, malware & such). Anything more than this is a luxury. Some in the West & even in Africa believe in Africa we shouldn't develop past huts & spears, I have no problem with people that want to live that way without any modern technology, but huts & spears won't protect you from guns. With the increasing global population, some may think Africa's development is only adding to the problem of pollution & global warming so I think it is vital that Africa develops in sustainable ways like using renewable energy, using electric vehicles, banning plastics, creating recycling plants etc. Sustainable development has become less of a suggestion & become more compulsory in a burning planet.
#FreeZuma - Former president Jacob Zuma in jail.
I feel for Msholozi, this man spent his life fighting to overthrow the oppressive Apartheid government & now is victim of the subsequent government he helped establish. Zuma was not the best president, he was forced to resign & I think that was enough for me. It was, frankly, a relief when he resigned. I think he should've been made to pay back some of the state funds he looted as well. But to think that he's in jail at his age is almost sad for me, we could have used our corruption on letting Zuma spend the rest of his days at his home, at least. Some are even suggesting that Former president Jacob Zuma should be stripped of his home in Nkandla but I think that is taking it too far & we should've just let him go. The damage has been done, he should've paid back some state funds & let go. All these criminal charges (over 700 of them) seem almost harsh for someone who is almost an octogenarian. Sure, the law is the law but we could've done better. Maybe it was better when the only Zuma South Africa knew was the footballer (Sibusiso Zuma), it may have helped the Zuma name retain some dignity.
Decolonisation = Tribalism ?
In Africa, we lived in close-knit tribes that were interconnected with others by language or culturally. Any trans-tribal matters were mere diplomacy or regarding warfare. As we decolonise in Africa & go back to precolonial systems, it may seem alienating to some of our countrymen/women who we were forced into a country with & it could lead to tribalism because some people have established themselves in the Berlin Conference countries we live in & decolonisation might lead them to lose their wealth or influence so they would fight against decolonisation or re-Africanisation of our people. So, I can't say I support any side in this situation as we are all Africans & need to make a living. Decolonisation is, at worst, merely an aesthetic & at best "true mental & spiritual liberation of the masses" but what does mental & spiritual liberation help with if it doesn't have any economically beneficial outcome? If we decolonise, it needs to be for the better & not for the worse.
Islamic terrorists in southern Africa.
It is very unsettling living in a country where you're not sure the military has the capacity to deal with these ISIS terrorists. Part of state security in the modern age is espionage & intelligence, which is how these Islamic terrorists can be defeated. To think that our intelligence in South Africa is not up to scratch as was reported in the news recently is further unsettling. We can't be busy asking, "Well, what do these Islamic state militants want in South Africa?" we know South Africa has never been an Islamic country. Except a few populations in Cape Town, South Africa has always had a majority of either traditional African beliefs or Christianity, nothing else. But there are claims of Islamic state militants being in South Africa already so we have to be prepared to defeat any of their attempts to ruin our lands. Cabo Delgado attacks are just a sign that the Islamic terrorists are not limiting themselves to just Islamic or former Islamic regions because mainland Mozambique was never Islamic excepting the island called Mozambique. We need to create awareness of the activity that happened at Cabo Delgado because I'm sure as hell that these Islamic militants aren't invincible & do not have unlimited soldiers.
