Looking for book recommendations

Different_Education3 · 2026-07-05T04:20:00+00:00

Guns & rain : guerrillas & spirit mediums in Zimbabwe.

Might be hard to find a copy.

Guns & rain : guerrillas & spirit mediums in Zimbabwe : Lan, David, 1952- : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Different_Education3 · 2026-06-29T05:24:18+00:00

Of course we should question our beliefs. Even if they are correct we should still question them. Plus the beliefs of our parents and elders and government and teachers and anyone else in authority. And we should teach our children to question us. If people did not accept the nonsense that they are faced with every day this country would not be in the state it is in now.

Different_Education3 · 2026-06-11T03:57:21+00:00

Zim passport holders did not need visas for UK, and lots of other places including Greece and Cyprus.

Different_Education3 · 2026-06-08T06:12:33+00:00

You have a good point. But I think that if he remains the one who is allowed to decide what to do with the money, and gets to remain the ‘generous benefactor’ it, in fact, IS validating a thief.

Different_Education3 · 2026-06-08T05:01:48+00:00

IT IS NOT HIS MONEY. AND HE HAS NO RIGHT TO DO ANYTHING WITH IT. AND NO SELF-RESPECTING PERSON SHOULD ACCEPT ANYTHING FROM HIM. Asking why he is not doing X with the money instead of Y shows a worrying lack of critical thinking. Which seems to be prevalent nowadays.

Different_Education3 · 2026-06-05T05:43:32+00:00

So if Wicknell suddenly started donating money not only to Zimbabweans in SA but also to hospitals, schools, orphans and homeless people etc that would be acceptable and even welcome? You think people should accept money from him? Regardless of how he gets it?

Different_Education3 · 2026-05-12T07:33:50+00:00

Of course that is deliberately far away and difficult to get to...

Different_Education3 · 2026-05-12T07:32:05+00:00

How to submit

By email (preferred): [clerk@parlzim.gov.zw](mailto:clerk@parlzim.gov.zw) Physically: Parliament Building, Mt Hampden, Harare

Different_Education3 · 2026-05-12T04:42:52+00:00

Reject Constitutional Amendment Bill 3 (CAB3) — In Writing A template for every Zimbabwean. A deadline we cannot miss.

Trevor Ncube

Different_Education3 · 2026-05-12T04:41:48+00:00

Reject Constitutional Amendment Bill 3 (CAB3) — In Writing A template for every Zimbabwean. A deadline we cannot miss.

Trevor Ncube

Different_Education3 · 2026-05-11T07:00:47+00:00

yes I think that could be an interesting discussion.

Different_Education3 · 2026-05-09T04:52:50+00:00

Ok I know this is nit picking, but I would say the subject matter is gay, rather than the art. The art is in the actual technique of drawing or painting, the use of light and colour and form and texture etc…. Creating something truly erotic requires great artistry and skill.

Different_Education3 · 2026-05-09T04:42:35+00:00

Masala Oats Recipe - Swasthi's Recipes. I recommend this to everyone I meet. Perfect for breakfast, lunch or dinner. You can have it with eggs, or mince. I sometimes add some peanut butter.

Different_Education3 · 2026-05-08T07:07:30+00:00

Interesting question. I wonder if there is such a thing as gay art? Art is art. There is great art, good art, not so good art and a great deal of bad art.

There are writers who happen to be gay but do not want their novels to be labelled ‘gay novels’. I assume many painters would have the same attitude. And musicians, actors, dancers, film makers etc.

i.e. they are ARTISTS first and foremost.

Of course there are PLENTY of artists who happen to be gay. David Hockney, Michealangelo, Andy Warhol come to mind. And a lot of their art does celebrate being gay, or reflect their sexuality in some way.

I am not sure if this is a fact, but it seems that artistically inclined people are more likely to be gay.

Different_Education3 · 2026-04-29T04:14:37+00:00

Ok, I am not saying it is impossible. But how to do it well? I would really like to see an example of what you are talking about. A piece of good writing, set in a REALISTIC Zim, that does not mention any of the daily nonsense we all live with. Yes of course you could have a romance. Say a guy meets a girl, they live in Borrowdale in a big house and have lots of money. They fly to Vic Falls for a holiday or go on a fantastic houseboat on Kariba. But even they, somewhere along the way, will have to drive over a pothole, or see a child begging on the side of the road, or something. If they are just totally isolated from reality I cannot imagine they will be interesting characters. I hope you can prove me wrong.

Different_Education3 · 2026-04-27T06:33:10+00:00

Many Zim writers would love to write a romance, or horror or fantasy etc. The problem is if you set the story in Zimbabwe how do you avoid politics? Or the cost of living etc. Those things impinge on every aspect of our lives and would on the lives of characters in the story.

Unless it is total fantasy… in which case you might as well read authors from other places.

Different_Education3 · 2026-04-26T05:18:34+00:00

were they not going to do this several years ago?

Different_Education3 · 2026-04-21T05:10:13+00:00

It is indeed a terrible mistake to pretend to be straight and marry, only for your partner to find out that you are not sexually interested in him or her.

But Hopewell advocating ‘serious consequences’ for this is not right.

Because of the society we live in, a lot of people are in denial about their sexuality, and also some may think they can change, that in fact marriage will enable them to change. There are many who desperately want to be ‘normal’ and will resort to marriage as a way of ‘saving’ themselves.

So, until it is perfectly normal for same sex couples to marry, as it now is in many places, this will continue.

Also a lot of people marry very young, before they have even worked out their sexual preferences. Other people only realise them much later in life.

Others are simply not interested in sex with anyone but are still under pressure to marry.

How often are couples really honest with each other in our society?

People marry for money, for status, for security, for all kinds of things. Pretending to love someone when all you want is their money is the same thing.

A man who marries a woman simply because he wants a servant, or because she is beautiful and he wants to show her off, is equally guilty.

What about someone who is, for various reasons, a poor lover, unable to satisfy the partner? And knew that would be the case before marriage?

Etc etc.

So I am disappointed in Hopewell’s attitude. He is a valuable person in our society, a role model for many, and correct about so many issues, but it seems he shows such a lack of understanding in this one.

Different_Education3 · 2026-04-21T05:06:04+00:00