Husband shop opens in Harare
A store that sells husbands has just opened in the Harare CBD , where a woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates. You may visit the store ONLY ONCE !
There are six floors and the attributes of the men increase as the shopper ascends the flights. There is, however, a catch… you may choose any man from a particular floor, or you may choose to go up a floor, but you cannot go back down except to exit the building!
So, a woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband.
On the first floor the sign on the door reads:
Floor 1 - These men have jobs and love the Lord.
The second floor sign reads:
Floor 2 - These men have jobs, love the Lord, and love kids.
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The atrocities of the traditional customary practice of “kuripa ngozi”
The African continent has diverse cultural backgrounds and in contemporary Zimbabwean culture, traditional customary practices have a strong foothold and remain an integral part of the everyday lives of many Zimbabweans. In this regard, women in Zimbabwe are still vulnerable to some entrenched customary practices, despite the legal prohibitions which have since been enacted by the Zimbabwe judicial system. Blatant violations of women’s and girls’ human rights are made possible by the maintenance of some of the detrimental and discriminatory customary laws which allow for the continuation of practices, that negatively affect women, and among these persistent practices are:
“KURIPA NGOZI” – The customary practice of offering a young girl or grown woman as compensatory payment in inter-family disputes as well as in the appeasement of avenging deceased spirits. An avenging spirit is appeased by offering a young woman in marriage to the aggrieved spirit in an uncanny and an extraordinary spiritual marriage covenant and the spirit husband is the spiritual manifestation the inevitably follows. Read more
Get better love from your man
Men say women are difficult to understand. Tough. We on the other hand have every reason to think that men are just downright IMPOSSIBLE to understand. Help though, is at hand. I received this list of useful books by email. May they be your guide in that journey towards a better relationship with your man.
1. He’s Just Not That Into You
A consultant and story editor from the hit TV show Sex and the City tell you what’s really going on in a man’s mind when he’s apparently sending out mixed messages about his feelings for you. By Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo.
2. The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands
Therapist Laura Schlessinger finds that women who don’t treat their husbands well are often depressed and unhappy. She advocates giving men what they want- food, sex, praise, and a serene home life. Read more
Recalling Kwame Nkrumah
“Countrymen and women, the task ahead is great indeed, and heavy is the responsibility; and yet it is a noble and glorious challenge - a challenge which calls for the courage to dream, the courage to believe, the courage to dare, the courage to do, the courage to envision, the courage to fight, the courage to work, the courage to achieve - to achieve the highest excellencies and the fullest greatness of man. Dare we ask for more in life? ”
- Kwame Nkrumah, Address to the National Assembly. 12 June 1965
The differences between men and women
Names
- If Mary, Susan, Claire and Barbara go out for lunch, they will call each other Mary, Susan, Claire and Barbara.
- If John, Brad, Tony and Daniel go out, they will affectionately refer to each other as Bruno, Scrappy, Peanut-Head and Godzilla.
Eating Out
- When the bill arrives, John, Brad, Tony and Daniel will each throw in $20, even though the total is only $34.25. None of them will have any smaller bills and none will admit they want change back.
- When Mary, Susan, Claire and Barbara get their bill, out come the pocket calculators.
The Uncertainty of Hope by Valerie Tagwira- a discussion
Valerie Tagwira
LITERARY DISCUSSION @ THE BOOK CAFÉ
“THE UNCERTAINTY OF HOPE” By Valerie Tagwira
Thursday 18 September 2008, 5.30-7pm, FREE
Thursday 18 September brings another early evening literary discussion at The Book Café, based on the award-winning novel “THE UNCERTAINTY OF HOPE” by Valerie Tagwira.
“Through the various and complex lives of Onai Moyo - a market woman and responsible mother of three children, and her best friend Katy Nguni - a vendor and black-market currency dealer - we are given an insight into the challenges that face those who only survive by their wits, their labour and their mutual
support.” (www.africanbookscollective.com/books/the-uncertainty-of-hope). Read more
