SISHEKE BY-ELECTION RESULTS

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By Namakando Nalikando-Sinyama

While respectfully appreciating people's overpowering need to exercise their Freedom of Information on me ,by literally, inundating my inbox with this matter above, may I, from the onset, state that,I am totally indifferent to the whole charade,just as I would be, if i were watching the mating habits of Drosophila melanogaster spp. (Fruit Fly). I would actually,rather you constantly sent me a live feed on tonight's Football Champions League proceedings in Europe.

It is just that, i am apolitical and allergic to that vintage or brand of Zambian Poli.tricks as I literally get overcome with a great degree and sense of revulsion that makes me fail to gloat over and relish the outcome of Bloodletting events which ever side the whole circus eventually turns out. I happen to suffer from a very serious aversion to activities where the shedding of Blood and its outcome is seen as perfectly normal or simply trivialized and easily forgotten . The people of Sisheke were brutalized and are still reeling from the after shock effects of what we saw only recently and thus must be experiencing Post Traumatic Stress which should ordinarily require some form of Psychological counselling from the ear piercing sounds of the Gun Recoiling Reports of Klashnikovs fired at close quarters in Mujahadeen Celebratory fashion . Gentlemen and Ladies,that experience changes you or We are hardy as Afrikans and this medical attention is deemed totally alien and thus unneccesary.

P.S. By sheer happenstance, I am actually equally indifferent to tonight's Football matches as well, for the simple reason that , i am supposed to be a Chelsea Fan in remission. No need to get sportingly archaeological now is there?😎

REVISIONIST URBAN DICTIONARY

Namakando Nalikando Sinyama

REVISIONIST URBAN DICTIONARY

UNRULY

adjective

un·ruly

\ˌən-ˈrü-lē\


: It was rather difficult this time around to control and disperse The 'Unruly' Sisheke Cadres who doggedly refused to budge but stood their ground to defend their Vote Come What May . Like The Ancient Barotse Masole of Yore who waged War in the Plains in defence of their Ancestral Motherland bequeathed unto them by The gods through Our Ancestors who even came to their aid in more ways than one. These people simply refused to make way for The Sophisticated Machinery to do its 'work'. Which is Code for ,' Sela Tu Bombeko'.In a seemingly, Epic Battle of Legend between the Biblical David and Goliath, you could hear the Locals stubbornly say in their Lingua francá, 'Amubate Machwee, Ba lemala Batu Ba' as they looked around for stones to respond to the rattling and deafening reports of Kalashnikovs totting overhead ,in what could only have been in Self-Defense. It is exactly this kind of Courage under Fire that explains how the intimidatingly vast Historical Geo-Political Sphere of Influence of Great Barotseland was Won. Job well done to everyone that did their Part. In retrospect, it ought to be obvious now, just what it takes to defend your Victory and if any more such achievements are to be attained in future, it would, invariably have to involve, not only the replication, but even the doubling of the levels of Esprit de corps , Courage, Discipline and above all, Vigilance. Not forgetting, to maintain a Peaceful Nature even when agitated unfairly ,unless provoked beyond that what you can humanly bear. There after which, 'may their god help them' who ever is the aggressor,in typical Malcolm El Shabbaz Malik X Philosophy. In order to ensure further such victories,The Operational Mantra that should ring in their Heads for future engagements is, ' You Snooze, You Lose,' It is As simple as that. It is never Rocket Science.

Full Definition

un·rul·i·er; un·rul·i·est

: not readily ruled or cowed into submission, A disciplined and well oiled clique of well drilled followers, or managed an 'unruly' crowd prove to be like sticky bubble gum caked in a mane of their unruly hair.

un·rul·i·ness noun

The Question that should engage cranial department of any Think-Tank worth its salt, if there be any in these parts, or Organizations involved in the Peaceful Resolution of Conflicts but perhaps, more importantly, The Prevention of Local ones which by Extension, have the potential of spilling over into and negatively impacting the Region is , Why was Sisheke so Violently fought Over and seemingly Different and has, in a scary sort of way,set the tone and extremely dangerous precedence? I literally cringe to think of what will transpire in any future coming Elections as unsettling statements have already been issued from the highest echelons of Power. Particularly Paragragh 7 of which Press release, though veiled, I found quite Bone-Chilling. If nothing is done quickly,before any other election to forestall an impending catastrophic event,we might just see more possible Sacrifices to Moloch enmasse!

BUT WHY SISHEKE,YOU STILL ASK?

In that typical Deep Husky Voice of his, James Earl Jones would have said, " Ladies and Gentlemen, This, is Barotseland!"

There was way too much at stake. Each group was clamouring to get a foothold in the contested Territory and stake a claim to it.

THE SALISBURY INCIDENT: DIPLOMATIC EXPULSIONS HAVE BEEN INITIATED ENMASSE.

By Namakando Nalikando-Sinyama All this based on an allegation or assumption without so much as a shred of smoking Gun evidence. But when other Nations carry out brazen assassinations even caught on CCTV in a Hotel in Qatar nothing is done. What really is the end game to all this? Do you want a formal acceptance of responsibility followed by an apology from the citadel of power that The Kremlin is like they are some ragtag over-zealous Islamic terrorists Group claiming credit for a recent suicide Bombing or what? Then later you start recalling them after you are pleased with what you want to achieve? When will it end ? What is the ultimate goal of all this. Well, your guess is as good as mine, the jury is pretty much still out. These Nations might as well Boycott the forthcoming Football World Cup in Russia for all I care. What with what is his name funny haired Boris likening Comrade Vladmir to The Fuhrer who he feels used the 1936 Munich Games for propaganda purposes.You think there is no connection between Sporting Activity and Politics?The reality is that there is a very strong linkage actually. I may not be an expert in International Relations but by any measure,this is an over reaction in the absence of evidenciary proof linking the Nerve Agent to The Order of The Hammer & Sickle. Let me get this right, so if, and heaven forbid, the Americans somehow, albeit highly unlikely, managed to 'sort out' Edward Snowden a ' guest' in Moscow, would these Western Nations also pull out their Diplomats from the United States in the same way or this is something different and I have somehow terribly missed the point of it all if at all there be any? I see this whole debacle having a negative effect on the coming FIFA Football World Cup which is only two months away. This for me is more worrisome than anything else.May sovereign thinking Nations keep their heads on and react in a more measured,rational and responsible manner reflective of international tact and norms than this embarrassing expression of misplaced solidarity. They ganged up and killed Gaddafi and Saddam Hussein in Cold Blood and that was quite alright. What is even more baffling is the said Double Agent they hosted did not even die. Did Scotland Yard pick up an empty sachet of the Nerve Agent labelled made in Moksva or what? What recent intelligence is in their possession which they have not shared with the rest of the world so that their actions are understood in context? The whole thing to me reeks of some pre-planned action where all they needed was a reason, you know, some kind of False Flag as a primer or justification for a well coordinated diplomatic spat and fall Out. No, make that an Avalanche of recalls.

POSSIBLE RUSSIAN REACTIONS TO THE COORDINATED DIPLOMATIC EXPULSIONS. THE GIANT URSUS RISING FROM THE WATERY DEEP: COLD WAR RELOADED.

By Namakando Nalikando-Sinyama I may not be Herr Sigmund Freud's Direct Grand-Son but taking a brief superficial lay Psycho-analysis of the former KGB strongman Vladimir Putin, will reveal that he never quite curls up or shy away from a challenge. As any ardent observer of the current Geo-Political Landscape will confirm,Russia under Putin has been steadily exerting it's Global Influence almost akin to its past glory days during the USSR Era and this worries the Western countries. I have always wondered the very meaning or composition of the phrase Western Powers because in a subtle kind of way,it actually excludes Russia. What, is Russia in Asia now? It is as confusing as saying lo and behold, Israel is actually now a European country! The implications of The Salisbury Incident with the Skriepal Case has far-reaching ramifications, I wish they had thought it through before childishly reacting the way they have. The way I see it, Russia's Putin has one of two options as possible responses to these expulsions. 1. He could equally give a childishly reactionary predictable response and match their undiplomatic behaviour and reciprocate it by expelling their Diplomats as well. This is what everyone expects.It is not like Vladimir to capitulate. Look at how he bounced back to the Presidency after being Dmitri Medvedev's Prime Minister. This, to me, is a Man on a Mission. In which case,they would all prove to be the same with no difference in their Leadership styles. 2. Vladimir Putin can give it some time , take in a deep breath, think it through, Plan it and then Execute and hit harder. There is no time frame as to when he should react. It is a strange form of Stratagem where he finds himself unwittingly incharge and having the carte blanche to behave as he so pleases while holding the trump card up his sleeve. As Order and Peace loving people,it is Our wish that he takes the moral high ground and shows true Leadership by swallowing his Pride and any Ego which could potentially cloud his judgment by calling them back to the table and continue to reason with them to reconsider and resolve the Mexican Stand-Off of sorts amicably. This is not a sign of Weakness but Strength. It comes straight from the ancient Writings of The Art of War by Sun Tzu. Although, I have my doubts, this is not the outcome the West would like to see or which they have aimed for. All gloves seem off folks ,they might just fancy their chances of triggering and effecting a Regime change in Russia as their ultimate goal. They seem to have gone for the jugular vein of Russia's political Life line. 3. This Option of reaction, I did not even include or consider because it explains my heading: Russia's Putin can so simply choose to be a Hot-Headed and Roguish Brute and strengthen Ties with China, Rekindle Ties with North Korea, Iran, Pakistan, Cuba,Brazil, India, Turkey,Help Afghanistan expel the 'Infidels' from The Belly of The Beast, rein-in on Africa( using China which already has gotten a huge Boot stuck in the Africa Resource Door) This effectively strengthens BRICS to extremely scary levels for the West,not just economically but Militarily as well. They create a New Metal Exchange where Africa now finally would be offered a better deal for her Mineral Resources and the establishment of value -Addition factories within Africa Countries would be suggested as an Inducement for them to sign up. The West would now have a far much bigger problem to contend with on their hands. Do you know why they(The West) have not ganged up already to go and blow Syria to Kingdom Come and hang Assad and drag his lifeless body behind a truck?( Pardon my gory depiction of their preferred modus operandi for the execution of sovereign Leaders of weaker Nations who stand in their way).Russia reserves the right to do all these things above. It is my sincere hope however, that the whole matter gets ironed out instead of needlessly edging Humanity ever closer to a Mushroom cloud thus triggering an E.L.E( Extinction Level Event) courtesy of another Ice Age making any diehard Environmentalist even wish for Global Warming! The action of these Western powers is extremely counter-inuitive. They should have been planning to bring Russia back into the fold and work together as equals. The unseen hand in all this is the Global Shadowy Government, not the United Nations silly ! Remember who really Controls the World? Remember how Vladimir Putin had ejected The Roschilds Banking Dynasty from Russia, you might want to start from there. Remember Russia is allied with Iran and Syria,which Nation feels uncomfortable and threatened by these Regimes and their continued existence and potential Nuclearization? Gentlemen , we are on the verge or pinnacle of something Big which is about to effect a Global Power Paradigm Shift of unthinkable proportions. These expulsions of Western Diplomats from Russia is an all out attack on the very existence of that Great Nation which can never be justified by Salisbury alone. This has been cooking underfoot for quite sometime now. The Illuminati are meticulous Planners and are not stupid. They could well have chosen to exploit this incident to usher in a New World Order. It is an open secret how Putin's Russia has been the bane on the minds or their consciousness and on the machinations of The Global Elite. The whole thing just reeks of the ominous possibility there is a broader Agenda to all this . You feel this is mere conspiracy from yours truly and I am simply battling a severe case of run away imagination? I cordially invite you to please,Watch this space! What ever happens,one thing is for sure, The Russian Bear is on the Rise! WELL DONE FACEBOOK!!! They seem to have successfully initiated and activated a Self-Editing feature of people's postings. Only this is an extremely scary realisation and it resembles the worst form of suppression of Freedom of Speech and Self-Expression. Granted, that these Freedoms need to be checked in light of what impact they cause to the other persons or Entities. However, this to me is a worst form of mind Control where they put words in your mind or they decide what you must think and not Think. Yes, it is that scary, forget MKultra,this is real folks. Those who are ardent followers of my rumblings online will recall that just yesterday I wrote a piece on "POSSIBLE RUSSIAN REACTIONS TO THE COORDINATED DIPLOMATIC EXPULSIONS. THE GIANT URSUS RISING FROM THE WATERY DEEP: COLD WAR RELOADED." Well, the thing is, in it, the initial piece that is,I said a number of things such as,  1." Why were the Western Countries quiet when others carry out brazen successful assassinations in a Hotel in Qatar. 2. What would happen if, and Heaven forbid,albeit highly unlikely, the Americans got to Edward Snowden and 'sorted' him out? Would they equally expel American Diplomats? 3. I also challenged this over-reaction because the alleged Russian victim of the Nerve Agent is still alive. The speed at which they figured out which antidote to administer is also suspicious if you asked me.4. I also asked if somehow there was some extra intelligence information the rest of the world are not just privy to say,a satchet of the Nerve Agent being picked by Scotland Yard with the writings Made in Moksva(Moscow) Russia which directly implicated them. If this was so, I would have been one of the very first people to applaud them. 5. I also hinted that the whole thing could well have been a False Flag attack on the Former Russian Spy. These and many other thoughts I expressed have since been either redacted in sections or completely expunged from the write up. Either this or my account has been hacked into(which I have always known by the way, I merely Use it as a tool to tell them that We know what they're doing)or cloned by people who seem uncomfortable with my thoughts on many things. It reminds me of how some years back a friend of mine called me up to inform me that someone who was interviewed by the Washington Post called me Anti-Semitic,which is ,of course, preposterous to think this of someone who knows who the True Shemetic People are in the World today. I can never keep silent when an Entire people's Identity and Heritage is being uprooted and stolen with impunity by interlopers. This is not in keeping with who we are as a people. Our initiation Vow has always been that," We Shall Forever Return Hostility on every Form of Tyranny over the Mind of Man." It worries me that there are elements in so-called 'Demon-cratic' societies that want to control people's thoughts and will go to great lengths to silence whoever questions their actions in the World and am glad they are taking notice . And the paradox of it all is that,these are the same societies that espouse ideals of independent thought and free speech. As a proud National of Barotseland, I personally find it intellectually stifling because we as a people are never brought up this way. Our Democracy back home does not thrive this way, we are encouraged to be Free-Thinkers. Is this the work of Hasbara? Let me leave you with the words of the Greatest Irish Playwright of all time, " There is only one thing worse than being talked about, that is,Not being talked about." -Oscar O'flahertie Frugal Wills Wilde. Now I actually have strangers from far flung countries calling me and wanting us to meet. If or when I go quiet or silent then know what has happened. This is not paranoia as it shall show all in good time.

THE BANNING OR SUSPENSION OF LARGER PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES

By Namakando Nalikando-Sinyama There seems to be something amiss about this warped reasoning because it is not really clear what the rationale behind this Suspension or Ban is. Why do I get the impression there is a growing morbid and highly disturbing obsession with Banning things in these parts! Did the Consumers not deserve to be told exactly what the said practices by the Manufacturers are? Have tgey been drinking dirty water, if so, how does it become clean when the Plastic packaging is smaller? Especially if the water is still made by the same Company? Just what is the connection between Water Weights & Measures and Health? Is the Chemical Process (Mostly Reverse Osmosis) any different based on packaging? Is the Chemical analysis of the water revealing different findings of dissolved Ions or suspended Impurities? If the Danger is Health related, surely the Risk should have been spelt out and made known for them to take corrective and preventative measures. If as we are now beginning to learn it is about the discovery of UFO's (Unidentified Floating Objects) like stowaway Amphibians in isolated cases this should have been explicitly stated.How will this problem self-resolve in 60 Days?There is a very substantial Cost differential between the Bigger 'Dispenser' Water as compared to the smaller exploitative ones you use on the go. On average, the 20 Litre Dispenser Bottles cost a little under K25 and would last a small family of 5 even a week or more to finish. Whereas, if each member of the family were to buy two 750ml Bottles at K5 each per Day, this would cost them a whooping K350.00 in a week! I may have muddled up the Math but you still get the Point. Here is a crazy thought, let us imagine if we can that by reverse Mosaic Hydro-Christian miracle someone touched all the Municipal and Water Utility treatment Plants, cleaned out all the ecoli. Bacteria and suspended faecal matter and made it all safe to Drink. What would happen to these Bottled Mineral Water Companies? Did Tap water mysteriously become unsafe to Drink for a reason? Because us face it, as a friend has reminded me it used to be completely safe at one point right? It has become more fashionable and admirable Environmental stewardship and Responsible practice to reuse the small Plastic Bottles instead of discarding them anywhere and everywhere and not forgetting Cost Effective in these troubled Economic Dire straights(Forgive the Mark Knopfler Musical Pun) to simply decant Chilled water from your 20 Litre home Dispenser and be on your way. Dispenser Water in Homes lasts longer depending on the weather and size of the household.The Big Bottle are returnable or reasonable and thus a more reasonable and better way if combating or shocking the planet in PET Plastic. Let us face it, the recently discovered Plastic Eating Enzyme may not find its way to Africa for the next 20 years or so to follow or may never even get here for all I know like most other things Life serving have not. This decision has to be subjected to a much greater level of scientific and public scrutiny than merely glossing over the real reasons behind the suspension courtesy of some, half thought through, fuzzy and dodgy public Communiqué. Let have proper concerted efforts based on empirical evidence instead of arriving at rushed decisions probably spurred on by various interest Groups driven by the overreaching Profit motive than anything else. There is a Global Consensus and singular voice that "Let us Serve Mother Earth and Save Money, not Line Pockets at whatever Cost. P.S. When did we even get so hooked on this fad for Bottled water? Now we learn that alas, clutching a plastic water Bottle is even considered a Status symbol! Things were never like this with us growing up in the early 80's and 90's . This is a relatively new and costly hydration craze. I remember when thirsty and feeling increasingly parched we would simply look around for a nearest public faucet(Tap) bend over , Cup your palm and drink your fill and quench yourself. Alternatively, when there was still a good sense of neighbourliness , one would simply risk a vicious attack from rabid canines and knock a total stranger's house and humbly exclaim in kiSwahili , Hodi! I am kindly asking for a drink of Water please. Sigh!!! Nostalgia creeps in.We still had and cherished a sense of Community then, when the Economy was friendlier that is.

VLADIMIR PUTIN AND DONALD TRUMP, THE PERPETUAL BANE ON THE ILLUMINATI CONSCIOUSNESS.

By Namakando Nalikando-Sinyama The recent posturing and actions by Russian President Vladimir Putin on the world stage confirmed to me in no uncertain terms of his dogged drive and determination to take up the driving seat in steering World affairs in the right direction. It is clear for all to see that the people who have all along claimed to be in charge of matters on this planet have done so, much to its detriment. They have clearly made a sodding mess of things alright. From extra-judicial killings of Foreign Heads of States in the Arab World so as to effect regime changes, Invading and Destabilizing hitherto orderly Arab States and installing ragtag puppet regimes which fail to work and leaving failed states in their wake, establishing and arming Terrorist Networks like ISIS/ISIL which they in turn pretend to be fighting against, other world governments under the influence of the Illuminati Agenda have been complicit in staging false Flag Attacks on their soil and killing their own people so as to create a jus ad bellum (Justification for War) and place the blame on groups in foreign countries they want to go and take over and pillage their Mineral Resources, to authorizing Lethal Drone air strikes sometimes ending up in the Cold-Blooded killing of innocent civilians who are later found to have merely been in a wedding procession, to allowing the wanton slaughter of Palestinians and stealing their Land by the evil Zionist regime in Israel with impunity. As new ‘kids’ on the block, Putin and Trump do indeed engender hope of better things to come. Putin has further displayed his Mission Statement when he fearlessly kicked out The Rothschild’s Banking Dynasty from Russia for among other things undermining his country’s economic recovery trajectory and boring away at the very core of that Nation’s Soul. They have historically been known to have profited from funding global mayhem, and being a former KGB senior Officer, I knew Putin did not act from without but was in possession of solid information to that effect and was thus onto something and was determined to do his bit in correcting and rooting out this Global cancer. Let him join forces and partner with President Elect Donald Trump to confront The Illuminati threat so as to give this planet some much needed relief and breath of fresh air of sanity. This will definitely form one of the most effective Tag Teams ever between Nations whose old Cold War rivalry Neo-Cons would rather persisted even to the point of bringing the World on the brink of an Interstellar/Inter-Galactic or Terrestrial Apocalyptic Cataclysm involving the use of Nukes. The list of Heads of State they set out to oust from power by any means necessary obviously hit a snug in Syria when Russia and Iran came to the aid of the Assad regime. Here again we saw how Putin was the fly in their proverbial ointment to always frustrate their plans and effectively spoil their intended party. They have claimed, rather falsely to be fighting ISIS and ISIL which they actually created to fight alongside the rebels to remove Assad from power. Vladimir Putin was alive to this scheme of things and decided enough was enough and went into Syria to really ‘sort out’ ISIS and not the pretentious games being engaged in by Barry and his cronies. Putin’s forces later realized that they were actually facing western sponsored combatants at the War front; this is why they are not happy with his involvement and want to demonize and accuse Russia of all manner of War crimes in Aleppo. Guess what, he is not going to be a member of ICC anymore because lo and behold, The US is not a member either even though they helped create this body, Boo hooo!!! A lot of people did not know this. How so convenient indeed! This newly found cooperation between The US and Russia should involve ensuring that political candidates contesting elections the world over who are known Illuminati Agents should not be allowed to win Elections anywhere in the world. This is where Comrades Julian Assange’s wikiLeaks and Edward Snowden will always come in handy to uncover the clandestine dealings of these Agents of The New World Order! Locally, Trump promised to ‘Drain the Bog’ in Washington DC because that is the global seat of all things not right with the way the World was being run. We hope he will not back down on this promise or surround himself with Illuminati compromised individuals who will only weaken his efforts. Though not known to the general public, what was achieved by Trump election victory recently in America was a milestone in more ways than one. A lot of folks little realized what was at stake; The world was literally on the verge of a World War III and this, the mainstream media was a tool they used and always use to blind the masses to this impending danger and their many shady schemes of ushering into office their stooges to further their Agenda. From the FBI Clinton e-mails I have and read, which by the way, for civilian use, even after they were declassified, had to be heavily redacted. For a civilian to make sense of them a highly advanced Reverse Algorithm may need to be used. So you see, it was never that I was insensitive and naïve about the exaggerated misogynist threat and racism fears reported about during The Trump Campaign. I just happened to be privy to the bigger picture. If this Nuclear War had broken out after the improbable election Win by you know who, it would not have mattered much whether what was talked about Trump erecting a Wall along the Mexico Border to keep away illegal immigrants was done or the occasional racism suffered by Black people on the streets at the hands of Racist Police and the Klansmen in high offices of government. Heck it! Do people know there would have been NO streets to speak of after a Nuke is detonated or Borders or Racism to worry about? Life as we know it would have been completely obliterated. This, by the way, is the current level of Hi-Tech weaponry advancement that these Nations have reached. There is no longer the polarizing effect of M.A.D (Mutually Assured Destruction) between the super powers which ensured relative peace existed in the world. My sights were fixed on preventing a scenario which was more destructive to the whole planet and one which for all intent and purposes could well have ushered in a second Ice Age from the resultant Nuclear Fallout and particles which would blocked out the sun's rays. I do have a few online ‘friends’ who are either currently in The US or have been there for years, or are now back but did their tertiary education there and are thus obviously more knowledgeable than I am about the living conditions of our Brothers and Sisters of Color in The US especially as regards Race Relations and the Rights and freedoms of Minorities. Their reaction to the recent Trump election win is that of a morbid dread of yet unforeseen ramifications. We have even heard and seen previously Secretive Right Wing hate group members now openly come out to express themselves with their bigotry. Look, if Life becomes way too unbearable for you out there,Marcus Mosiah Garvey Elijah once said, ' Africa is for Africans , those at Home and those Abroad." You are always welcome back Home for , " Amid Pleasures and Palaces though you may roam, be they ever so humble, There is No Place like Home." - John Howard Payne. The Philosophy of Marcus can be fulfilled through Trump and The GOP, would not that be Grand? I know its quite a long short though for the many African Americans who speak of relocating back to Africa only speak of and want to over crowd South Africa since it is by far the closest they can ever be to the standards of Life they enjoyed in The US. This probable Exodus would effectively disadvantage other African countries of humble means as they would be deemed too unfavourable destinations for possible resettlement. The result would an Africa experiencing lopsided capital Investment. The message I have for all those communities especially African-Americans that are constantly whining about Racism from The Police and Right Wing Groups in the US is, 'Put Up or Shut The Eff Up' or better still , come back Home to Afrika damn it; Hell, but this is the only home we have known, they would retort. This reaction you would mostly get from those African-Americans with a lighter skin hue and the Mullatoes or mixed race individuals not so much from those Brothers and Sister that have against all odds and the passage of time and exposure to years of temperate climatic conditions managed to maintain the true identity and manifestation of quite remarkable phenotypic integrity and appearance of true negrescence. This is because these mixed race lighter negroes feel their chances of a better life and being fully accepted in White America as higher and as a result are less of a target for racial abuse. They would tell you they have no real cultural connections with Black Africa no matter how hard we try to force ourselves. Our children have fully integrated in American society. Integrated? Do define integration if you are not accepted as equal citizens and your freedoms and rights are almost non-existent.There is, am afraid nothing for us to go to in any African country. Really? News flash!The hard core Red Neck Racists make little distinction between negroes and give them a reality check by reminding even them that, no matter how light you think uou look, ' You still aint nothing but a Niggar ! Well, quit your bloody complaining then and deal with your challenges in America and spare us your problems.Here you will Live in Peace and quiet among your kind. This is where it really becomes sad because there exists among African American communities a subtle form of Intra - Racial segregation on the basis of skin hue. Some of these feel and behave they are superior to their counterparts.These do actually find their stay and fortunes in racist America slightly better than their melanin enriched folk who look more African having undergone very little phenotypic modification even after several generations of genetic interactions. They somehow have not attempted to artificially change their physical appearance by going under the knife or bleaching their skins and treating their hair so as to forcibly conform with perhaps what they deem to be the perfect image of acceptable human beings in America.These ‘friends’ of mine thus saw my total disapproval of the very choice of the DNC’s favored candidate over Bernie Saunders as naïve and none of my business since my opinions on their elections mattered squat! They saw my near celebratory reaction to the recent election result and my aggressive online canvassing against their preferred candidate to discredit her as rather shockingly odd coming from a non US Citizen and one who has never even set foot there. They feel I little realized let alone appreciated the fullest implication of a Trump victory and the background of the people who he has chosen to fill up his Administration with. There were also those that saw my postings as, of all things dull, because they felt I needed to instead expend my energies and attention to analyzing the full implication and the national logistical challenge that will arise from the distribution of Free sanitary pads to girls situated in some rural areas as allocated for in a the recently read out Budget! Excuse me! Unfortunately, unlike them, there are only a select few things that manage to engage my cranial department due to my limited space to work with in my head. This has made me somewhat selective on what I analyze. Going around the world touring other Nations and having closed door meetings with world leaders on Tax payer’s expense when the end of ones term of office as a Sitting Duck President is fast approaching is to say the least unusual, unless these excursions can be proven to be of absolute necessity and serving the overall strategic importance to the Nation. Unless there is stuff that needs to be said only in person behind closed doors thus avoiding the use of e-mails or phone calls. For obvious reasons of course! Pun Intended. The other trend we have noticed is where there are now last minute after thoughts or foreign policy direction pronouncements being made at International gatherings by folks who are soon to vacate their offices when they had more than ample time to do their bit during their tenure . These also should be received with a pinch of salt as on close scrutiny, they seem to come out with a highly nuanced view. Are they meant to serve the effect of pre-empting the foreign policy direction that the incoming Administration should steer the country in and by extension the world or what? Granted, that an official handover is a crucial feature of any job not the least that of President of Those United States. But it is my considered view that, they should Let Trump and the New Team he constitutes to chart the way forward in the best way he knows how and achieve what he promised the many loyal Americans who voted them into office to help make America Great Again. The sad truth is however, the two of them alone may not entirely succeed in unbundling The Illuminati due to the deeply entrenched nature of the machinations of this shadowy Group. It has been influencing World Governments much to their detriment for way too long. We hope to derive comfort from the thought that a few leaders will at least wake up and realize what has really been happening in the world and who has been behind it all. Notwithstanding, the fact that these other world leaders may not exactly be brave enough to do anything much themselves, the ground work would have been laid to launch a sustained wave of some sort of Global Resistance or revolution or uprising against evil. As to just how long Putin and Trump will be on this path and resist being compromised themselves is not known? Everything considered, may the world know this today that, these two gentlemen are the modern world’s only hope of preventing it from succumbing to a sustained barrage of evil plots and schemes by an extremely determined cabal of Family Bloodlines, Secret Societies and Organizations who are intent on ushering in The New World Order at all costs and make us all be at their mercy where we will be all ruled over forever as mere ‘sheeple’. The Mind Control programs have been active for years which have seen moral decadence marketed as the vogue via subliminal messages transmitted through Hollywood productions and the music industry. Your children’s minds are being manipulated without you realizing the full impact from the cartoon programs you constantly expose them to. Well, come on Namakando are you suggesting we all start wearing Tin Foil Hats over our heads in Hippy fashion? Well, anything will have to do in order for you to block out their mind control rays they keep bombarding your minds with! There is really no telling what these behind the scenes shadow governments are planning but one thing is for sure that they have be forced to go back to the drawing board. I will not credit them with too much sophistry by assuming they may well still be in control of things despite the helter-skelter appearance of the current global geo-political landscape. The emergence of Putin and Trump has made them recalibrate their schemes and plans for this world.

THE FLYING TERMITE ‘INSWA’ SEASON IS ON : BIZZARE FOODS 2.0

By Namakando Nalikando-Sinyama From the outset, I may need to explicitly state that, in writing this piece, I am not in any way claiming to be an accomplished entomologist in Chidumayo proportions, not by a long shot, but simply being the Amateur Naturalist Extraordinaire that I have always been who merely had an overdose of those BBC Nature documentaries presented by Sir David Attenborough growing up. I thought this should be out of the way lest am cited for some misplaced scientific misdemeanor. I also do not intend to, unintentionally of course, disgust people’s gastronomic exploits but I thought casting a bit of light on one critter that has featured quite prominently on menus of many urban family dinner tables would be in order given the season we are in. This is the Larger Flying Termite with the scientific name Mastotermes darwiniensis spp. or as it is called in these parts, “ Inswa”. It should gladden your hearts therefore to know that your seasonal culinary adventures ought to still be safe after reading it. I here make a somewhat unsafe assumption that it is a well-known and generally accepted fact that ‘ Inswa’ actually descended from, believe it or not, Cockroaches! What with those shifty mandibles and striped abdomen and hard heads with those eerie looking beady black eyes. Come on now, no need to make faces, it should have been pretty obvious even to the casual observer that, when magnified ,they do actually look a lot like the spitting image of the Roach! I will spare the reader all the gory details of the morphological similarities or features of these not so distant species of insects that most definitely must have dispersed along the same Evolutionary Speciation line. To prove my point even further, it will perhaps interest you to learn that , The Chinese have long since noted this very similarity and have as a result exploited and taken it a step further by actually breeding Cockroaches on a commercial scale to be fried as Food. They have since been appreciated as an acceptable constituent of their regular cuisine in most of their eateries. There is actually a video on cockroach farming which can be found on youtube. It must be stated that, I have cited or isolated the above termite species for mere convenience of analysis since officially there over 3000 species of Termites that are classified. So there is really no telling which one folks in these parts enjoy eating. The focus of this piece is directed at the subterranean one which later momentarily break ground takes to the skies in flight. As a form seasonal alert we are now being told that now more than ever, is the time to arm yourself with detailed information on where the best security lights are located around your neighborhood and collect the phone numbers of Night watchmen who make quite a killing picking these same insects to sell to marketeers early in the morning. Truly, to everyone’s delight, Nature does have its bounties indeed! At the onset of the very first rains, the smaller flying Termites emerge from the many burrows and crevices deep in the earth first. These should be ignored as they only serve as an undesired nuisance but a welcome primer or precursor to the incoming near swam of pharaoic plague of Biblical scale.These are later followed by the larger edible ones seemingly following a strict order of emergence. This is supposedly the time when the soil becomes soft enough for them to manage digging their way out of the earth and fly away to distant places further from the common nesting place for the entire colony probably becomes too overcrowded consequently causing food supplies to dwindle. What baffles me though, this I strongly feel could be an interesting area of possible research, is that their emergence may actually have little to do with the ground becoming soft enough. It seems to me there is just some connection with the first rains or rain water in general which triggers them to come on out. This, I have hypothesized, is the same way that the grass almost becomes instantly lush green with the very first splash rains whereas this does not happen that quickly enough even with prolonged manual watering of the lawn using your regular piped water. It must have something to do with rain water being laden with nutrients through atmospheric Nitrification. These Termites have developed an Evolutionary feature or Adaptation of growing wings which are meant to serve another purpose of Genetic Dispersal via procreation. The moment they either get tired of flying or simply land on preferred places, they quickly shed off their wings and you always see them as consential partners in twos tagging on each other in tandem in search of any crevices or holes to hide in and start another colony. Of course, never like the Winas who could be seen on Lusaka Central Business District always moving side by side! Awwwww! They were indeed once the perfect example of an ideal couple. They were always together as husband and wife, may God rest Her Soul. At least there was something positive about them after all! Without having to go into specifics that is, which would be a subject for another day. These Termites have apparently been cited as a living example from the Animal Kingdom where Humans can pick up a lesson or two on Fidelity. The other animal where this lesson can also be learnt is the common dove or pigeon. Stories abound in African urban folklore where we hear many an insecure wives who have had to suffer the misfortune of landing on philanderous hubbies and have sought fetishes from those notorious Tents which moonlight as makeshift pharmacopoeia stocking all manner of medicinal paraphernalia that are dotted on street corners in Peri-urban areas. These things or portions we are subjected to are gotten to tame husbands as they use parts of some of these animals as ingredients to achieve this very purpose. This I have come to learn is actually meant to either sedate them(husbands) into induced docility or zombies or make them(Wives) always tag along where ever the husband goes so as to curtail their husband's suspected run away libido. I may not vouch for the efficacy of these concoctions though. But then, what type of existence would this be? Talk about desperate measures by Desperate House wives indeed! This constant struggle with spousal mistrust eventually does get overly expensive and cumbersome since, unbeknown to these poor women, they battle against a deeply engrained Evolutionary feature in the male species in the Animal Kingdom which for Millennia has ensured their very survival as a species.This is the Biological Law of Fecundity. As a form of Dominance Expression, Alpha Males of most animal species seem to have an almost instinctive and insatiable desire to spread their genes to the next generation through any willing female. ANY being the operative term! This has however been curtailed by Human sociological inhibitions attributed to morality, economic considerations and general health and safety reasons especially in the face of communicable diseases contracted through this medium of gene preservation. Many so-called civilized societies have augmented such virtues by espousing the sanctity of Human sexual desire and act by emphasizing the need and importance of monogamous unions and even enshrining this doctrine in religious manuscripts. The total or partial suppression of The Sexual desire has certain Negative psychological effects which manifest themselves as different levels of psychosis and heightened levels of anti-social behavioral patterns. For a detailed appreciation of this subject, I strongly recommend the Book, 'The Function of The Orgasm by Herr Wilhelm Reich. The reason Infidelity persists and which most times eventually ,sadly leads to a total breakdown of the institution of marriage is that these concepts stand in direct contrast with the dictates of Natural Sexual urges. The counter argument to this type of reasoning is that we as Humans are believed, I have my doubts though, to be the most superior form of life and as such we are expected to control our sexual urges and not succumb every time we have them like lower animals do. These Termites are usually caught at night from places where there is a strong enough light source. Although, they have also been known to be found coming out of elaborate labyrinth or mazes inside built up termite mounds or just from simple holes in the ground even during the daytime. Humans quickly find that they are not alone in eating them but come in direct competition with other animals that feed on them too. We do see how even birds that are not nocturnal braving the night to partake of this feast. The traditional top feeders of flying termites are Lizards like geckoes that can be seen perched on walls with the help of those highly adapted sticky digital extremities near these light sources as they eat away. These larger Termites should however be differentiated from the smaller version of flying termite which to the best of my knowledge are not edible. There are tales where as children we were told if you ate the small ones you would lose your auditory faculties by going deaf upon ingestion almost instantaneously. This was all we needed to scare us off and stay well clear of them. This year's seasonal frenzy may however be like no other. The joys and projected cash windfall which people are expecting or used to make from this entomological bounty might elude the masses this time around if the power utility company has its way. The sometimes scheduled or abrupt sessions of pitch thick blackness that has become such a usual or common feature of suburbia will certainly have an impact on the quantities of these insects that will be harvested. The effect that this will have is make it scarce thus causing the resultant effect of rising the Price since their Demand for them still remains High but Supply will be definitely be short. Like the trawler Boat vessels on Water bodies that depend of light to catch sardines, the presence of prolonged periods of artificial illumination will be critical to attracting and catching them. The annoying Loadshedding will reduce the yearly catches am afraid. The other bit I find interesting is how these women who sell Termites price their catch since there is little or nothing that is incurred as a direct cost when picking them from street lights. It is the same argument I have had with the mushroom pricing regime. Although, the mushroom pickers justify their sometimes exorbitant prices due to the dangers they face in the thick forests. Look, they probably even pick these Termites from a neighbour’s security light or just from a street light at night so what do they factor in to come up with a price for these insects? The only danger one can speak off is that of being run over by some deranged intoxicated motorist coming from some overnight binge. We have also heard of guards who become so distracted with picking these insects that some notorious thieves have taken advantage and robbed them clean. These wretched insects are quite an enjoyable snack actually especially with a chilled brownie on the side! I once thought I could get adventurous and stealthily snuck out a pot from home and fried a handful of them which I brought home so that I could have a taste. Being Barotses plagued with all manner of dietary fussiness, our Culinary or gastronomic preferences are somewhat picky, except for the famed arboreal or aquatic reptilian slithery fellow that we are known to cherish on whose bone you must never bite, we try as much as possible to stick to what seemed as conventional foods. When I was unfortunately found out, the pot was thrown away and I was almost ostracized for attempting to eat these Insects and fill up the house with acrid fumes! This is why; it is more out of sheer, albeit well founded, Barotse Cultural and not so much Economic pride that only very few Barotses would openly admit to ever having eaten any suspicious looking critters for fear of being looked down upon by their kin or even worse still ,having your real ethnic identity or credentials as a Mulozi doubted for not being of Pure stock or a thorough breed. Apparently, to many of us, this is by far the worst form of punishment that can ever be imposed on a Mulozi. The eating of what we call ,’Bi Kokwani’ or creatures is thus a near taboo which is deemed to be a sign of being of a lower Caste or being of humble means or poverty stricken. If a Mulozi wants to eat anything meaty as a source of protein that is why we have cattle as Barotses it is reasoned. However, the truth on the ground is such that, not every Mulozi can boast of owning even a single herd of cattle. If however, for some strange reason, only known to one, a Mulozi turned to eating crawly or flying insects, they would rather keep it completely hush hush! I thought other languages have made an attempt at differentiating these insects. But maybe Butwa is specifically the unwinged Destructive Termites that eats away at wooden structures that are not protected with Anti-Termite chemicals.On the other hand, the winged bigger and juicy looking fattier ones with a big abdomen should be what they call 'Inswa' whereas the destructive non flying ones which were once rather erroneously called White Ants is distinctively refered to as 'Ubu Benshi' in Si Bemba. We may however seek some further clarifications from the Native speakers of Si Bemba. Malozi on their part may really not have bothered much to find specific names for these things. This is why, when it comes to Humans turning to any form of Insect as a food source, Ma Malozi would rather generically refer to everything as ' Bi Kokwani' and have little or nothing to do with them.It is for this very reason also that to the best of my knowledge we do not even have a name for these insects in SiLozi. I beg to be enlightened by anyone that knows it. On a more positive note, It must be acknowledged that even when these Insects may be deemed as bizarre foods by some, there are cultures that eat them and this should be respected. We have seen them being eaten as a preferred snack at outdoor drinking places and some women have sought to cash in on this by availing it to the patrons. They therefore do have an economic value since people pick enough to eat, it supplements their protein source in the absence of more traditional but now unaffordable protein sources such as meat and fish. The excess catch is taken to market for sale. It is an undeniable fact that we are living in beleaguered times so this level of resourcefulness by the citizenry is welcome. The proceeds from these sales end up sorting out a myriad of many a family’s financial needs courtesy of Mother Nature.