DISCRIMINATION AGAINST GAYS AND LESBIANS

On the 29 of July 2012, a good friend of mine who is gay was nearly burnt to death! It is so scary how much we seem to hate each other that we even go to the extend of killing each other. In this day and age that we live in everybody has a right to make their own choices of what they want and NOBODY has the right to violent that right. Gays and lesbians have also hidden who they truely are because of being scared of discrimination, since they have also been given the rights that they do deserve like any other citizen they are coming out about their sexual orientation. The problem therefore begins in the communities that we live in, when we don't understanding something or its not in our values we assume that thing is wrong which is not right. People start calling them all sorts of names and telling them that what they are doing is sin and for me its as though that just because they not gay that means they don't sin which is far from the truth! If you want to involve the bible on the topic of gays please don't leave the parts that talk about loving one another and also not judging each other! We have different views and opinions on whats right and wrong so may we PLEASE just respect those different views and opinions.

All talk and no action!

We are always complaining about service delivery and yes truth is the government isn't doing a good job of it, but we as the citizens of the country also have a responsibility of taking care of our country. Instead of complaining of what the government is not doing,if we have the ability to do it lets just do it. Its not about the size of the thing you have but its about making your country a better one. Let us stop with the complaining and actually do something about all the issues we are facing, who knows maybe the government will also start doing their job. Remember change starts with you and i!

Teenage pregnancy

This is a topic that has always been spoken about and we have just accepted the fact that teenagers have sexual intercourse at a very young age! In the black community it is very rare for parents to speak openly to their children about sex,all they tell you is that you going to get pregnant and aids. This makes the teenagers to speak to their friends who are also inexperienced as them which in the long run puts them into serious risks of infections and pregnany,yes at school they do learn about sex but reality is that the 1 hour period of life orientation is just not enough. It may seem awakard and weird to talk to your children but it is necessary because it will make him/her to make a wise decision when it comes to sex. Remember change start with you and i so let us start with change in our households!

 

Presidency enters Cape school crisis

2012-03-27 08:40

Cape Town - The presidency is trying to help resolve racial conflict in Grabouw, the Cape Times reported on Tuesday.

Planning Commission Minister Trevor Manuel had sent his adviser, Cameron Dugmore, to meet a community task team set up in January.

Residents and parents formed the team to tackle overcrowding at the Umyezo Wama Apile combined school.

Black and coloured residents faced off last week in violent protests over schooling, which left the local school damaged and four people injured.

Elgin Grabouw Civic Association chairperson John Michels said they welcomed the government's intervention. They however found it frustrating that the national government had made the move, rather than provincial government, which he said had the power to address the problem.

Dugmore had met with the task team twice. According to the report, he invited them to a meeting to be attended by trade unions, pupil representatives from the Umyezo and Groenberg high schools, principals from both schools, community development workers and ward councillors.

- SAPA

 

Its been 18 years since we have moved past from the apartheid era and now we are in a new era of democracy, yet there are still racial issues amongst races. Democracy was implemented so that everyone could be treated fairly despite what race they are from. The colour of my skin nor my neighbours shouldnt matter,we as people need to move past all racial issues and also start learning to express our concerns with our mouths not our fists cause that doesnt solve anything instead it creates more problem and gets people injured/killed in the process because of something which could have been prevented by sitting down and trying to find a solution that everyone we be happy about.   

Are we really equal? This is a question we need to ask ourselves and try our best to be honest when we answer it! Lets look at the societies/communities we live in and ask ourselves why we live there and also is it afordable to everyone. The school's we take our children to is it because we want to give them a better education,shouldnt it be like that for all children regardless of where they come from. This makes me want to ask another question about teacher's who teach at the black school's why do they send their children to model C school's instead of the one's they teach at,are we really equal?

FAILURE!! This is one word which is very difficult to accept,once you have failed it seems as though you will never successed yet we seem to forget that it is failure that makes us to be successful. When you have hit rock bottom it seems as though there is no way of getting up and all hope is lost. Take a moment to look at the cause of your failure and try to understand why you have failed,once you have done that you will be able to know the way forward rather then being depressed and doing nothing about. This is certainly not easy but it can be done,let us stop looking at our present situations and how bad they seem instead let us see the bright future we have ahead and also work towards it!  

What does it take for an individual to be happy with what they have? Further more what does it take for an individual to be comfortable in their own skin and also about who they are? Seems so easy yet truth is its not,cause how can one learn to accept that they dont have money to put food on the table yet they have hungry stomaches to feed! How may one be comfortable in their skin and personality when there are things such as being cool or being a nerd. Who has the right to label any individual just because of the way they are,this brings me to differentiating between ugly and beautiful individuals. I dont believe in such things because we are all beautiful in our own way some might say that,thats being ugly and i say you just dont like certain features that i have! Happiness for me begins with love and all the wonderful material things follow simply because material things have a way of disappearing but LOVE is forever there! Ive learnt to be comfortable in my own skin and not to try to fit in even if it means i will be labeled because im not willing to loss myself in order for you to accept me. My name is Samantha Sonwabile Magwashu a beautiful young lady with an awesome long CHIN even if you might copy the way i speak but the important thing is that i wouldnt change myself because this is what sets me apart and also makes me ME! Dear brothers and sisters let us learn to be happy with what we have and also be comfortable with who we are no matter what others might say.