Dear Readers, 2025 is upon us!
May 2025 be a book you will author. Write your chapters of joy, love, and extraordinary adventures in it!
The top 6 posts of the year 2024 are listed below with two old-time favorites, “Love Poem for my Country” by Sandile Dikeni took first place as the most read post of the year, while another favorite poem “My Name” by Magoleng wa Selepe took second place. The surprise of the year was the post “The Lebombo Bone: The Oldest Mathematical Artifact in the World,” which reinforces the rich archaeological and scientific parts of the African continent which is the cradle of humanity. Other surprises were the songs ‘Asimbonanga‘ on freedom from apartheid by South African Johnny Clegg, and ‘Yamore‘ on love by the Malian great Salif Keïta and Cape-Verdean diva Cesaria Evora. We wish you a full and amazing new year, rich in blessings and greatness. Like the vibrant petals of this flower, may your year be vibrant, bringing in new fruits! As always, like Agostinho Neto said, “A luta continua … a vitória é certa!”
- ‘Love Poem for my Country’ by Sandile Dikeni
- ‘My Name’ by Magoleng wa Selepe
- The Lebombo Bone: The Oldest Mathematical Artifact in the World
- ‘Asimbonanga’ by Johnny Clegg
- “Yamore” by Salif Keita and Cesaria Evora
- ‘A ma Mère / To my Mother’ by Camara Laye
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Happy New Year to you too, Dr. Y
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Happy New Year to you too, Tish
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May the New Year bring us all a more Peaceful year, with moving forward on resolution of all wars, and the blessings of Hope and peace for us All.
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Thank you Sofiapmail. Best wishes to you too…
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Heri ya Mwaka Mpya, Daktari Y!
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Heri ya mwaka mpya Ospreyshire!
You are getting better and better every day. Have you visited the Kenya or Tanzania yet?
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Nashukuru sana, Daktari Y!
I’m just doing my best with the classes and learning process. I haven’t been to Kenya or Tanzania yet, but I would certainly like to go. Have you been learning some Swahili, too? It’s such a fascinating language.
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It is a beautiful language indeed
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Absolutely and I’m doing my best to learn more and to be fluent. It’s also helped me understand other languages or pick up on unlikely cognates. People here have been surprised when I told them words like “safari”, “Jenga”, and “Marimba” come from there.
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A healthy, happy and successful year 2025 for you as well!
I´m still working on a message for this year, which is hard for me because I see so little hope for a betterment concerning the suffering masses of this world. But nevertheless we´ll keep on fighting!
Most cordial regards
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