Pippi Longstocking: From childhood icon to timeless cultural legend

Pippi and her horse.

For decades, one of the most beloved children’s programs broadcast across the world has been the story of Pippi Longstocking, played by the unforgettable Inger Nilsson. 

The little red‑haired girl from Sweden captured the hearts of millions as she moved into her father’s quirky cottage, Villa Villekula, and befriended her neighbors, Tommy and Annika.

Pippi in the 1990s: A familiar face grown up

Although the classic Swedish television series continues to show Pippi as the mischievous, fearless girl we all remember, her story did not end there. 

Many fans are surprised to discover how beautifully Pippi’s life unfolded beyond childhood, from her teenage years to adulthood and even into her later life.

By the 1990s, Inger Nilsson had grown into a confident young woman, yet her expressive eyes and warm smile still carried the spirit of the adventurous girl who once lifted a horse with one hand. Seeing her as an adult reminds viewers how deeply Pippi became part of global childhood culture.

The ripe age of Pippi, a full-grown woman

In the early 2000s, Pippi’s legacy continued to expand. New generations discovered her through reruns, translations, and international broadcasts. Her image, playful, independent, and full of imagination, remained unchanged, even as the actress matured.

Why Pippi Still Inspires Adults Today

Even as an adult, I still enjoy watching Pippi. Her world is filled with charm:

• her loyal horse

• her tiny mouse

• her mischievous monkey

• and of course, her unforgettable pointed shoes

But beyond the fun, Pippi represents something deeper: freedom, courage, and the joy of being different. That message resonates just as strongly today as it did when the series first aired.

A Life in Pictures: Pippi Through the Years

From a spirited young girl to a graceful woman, Pippi’s journey is a reminder of how stories shape us. The photographs of her transformation show not only the growth of an actress but also the evolution of a character who became a global symbol of childhood imagination.

Pippi remains beautiful, not only in appearance but also in the lasting impact she has made on generations of viewers around the world.

LANCE ARMSTRONG: A FALLEN HERO?

Lance Armstrong

The hot pursuit of fame, money, and success continues to be an obsession. We are in a world where if one doesn't appear on television, you are not classified as a human being.

There are intelligent people, writers, civil servants, engineers, pilots, soldiers, and police, serving their country, but because they don't appear on television, they aren't known, and society gives them little respect and recognition.

It is now a competition. Many people would do everything and anything to be famous. Many female celebrities, because of fame, would open their legs, without underwear, to show their hairy or shaved vaginas to photographers, for the media to get something to write.

The most disgusting thing I have ever seen. I wonder if they are mothers raising children. As one of the world's most respected cyclists, his thirst for fame has led him to deviate. He used banned sports steroids, enhancement drugs and continuously deceived the public.

In his recent interview with Oprah, Lance Armstrong admitted he cheated during most of his famed career and that he bullied people who dared to speak the truth about him.

After denying doping allegations for more than a decade, he said he used banned drugs or blood transfusions during all seven of his victories in the Tour de France. " I will spend the rest of my life trying to earn back trust and apologize to people", said Lance Armstrong.

"Do you think this big shame and embarrassment would be the last thing in sports?". Trust me, more is yet to come. Nothing would serve as a deterrent to man. As long as many are thirsty for fame, money, and power, they will do everything to achieve this, regardless of the consequences.

Some are lucky to escape disgrace, but many will be exposed. We should be prepared to read more such news in the future. Lance Armstrong has disappointed his fans.

Book: Little Boygium, Wonderful Experience: The story of an African immigrant

Life experience in Belgium

In a country like Belgium, an African needs to be conscious, intelligent, and smart, because Belgium committed the most heinous crime against Africans during the colonial era in the Belgian Congo.’ Under the administration of King Leopold II, over ten million Africans were maimed, disfigured, and killed.

When Polish-American Hilary Koprowski claimed to have discovered vaccines against smallpox in the 1950s, he quickly went to Congo. He injected thousands of children with the contaminated vaccine of Aids and Ebola viruses. Also, a contaminated vaccine against leukemia was used on Congolese children.

The Germans used blacks for the most sinister experiments during their occupation in Togo, a small country in West Africa, while South Africans suffered a similar fate at the hands of the Netherlands and Britain. The reason AIDS has killed thousands of South Africans without ceasing.

Due to the criminal past of colonial leaders, including Belgium, when the African community came to me to investigate a notorious hospital in Antwerp called ‘Stuivenberg’, the reason why any African who goes there doesn’t come out alive, I considered it a serious case to follow.

The fear of Africans in Europe, to confront authorities whenever something wrong happens to an African, has given automatic license to governments and nationals to treat Africans the way they like with impunity.

 

As a matter of fact, since many Africans in Europe don’t have a common platform to express their grievances and crimes against them, their situation has never improved.

When I stepped into the hospital, what I experienced made me believe what the African community was saying. 

"The doctors at the hospital deliberately kill the African patients to remove their organs for the desperate Belgians on the waiting list for an organ transplant." I wasn't welcomed. It was one of the toughest moments of my life.

I revealed this investigation in a small book called ‘An African in Antwerp,' then later updated it to ‘Little Boygium-Wonderful Experience.’ 

When the publication reached the office of ‘Stad Antwerpen’ (Antwerp City), one of the officials, Els Bruyndonckx, confronted me over the article and called it a ‘Stupid article.’ Why? According to her, the husband is a journalist who wouldn't publish such a stupid article.

“Well, your husband is a journalist, but he is not an African; moreover, the crime committed against Africans is nowhere to be seen in any Belgian newspapers, but one often reads: ‘An African has stolen bread from the supermarket.' I answered.

I have found five mobile phones, three wallets containing money and credit cards. One of the wallets has the 4-digit number required to withdraw an amount exceeding six thousand Euros from the account of one of the owners, yet I didn't use it. 

I handed that particular wallet to the police. The news about this kindness didn’t appear anywhere in the Belgian newspaper. Thank God the woman traced to reward me.

According to Els, due to the publication, people fear visiting Stuivenberg Hospital. The fact is that fear already exists, which is the reason I went to do the investigation. 

Thereafter, I became the number one enemy in Belgium. However, I was very happy because the results of the investigation and the publication were good. The City of Antwerp sent a delegation to the hospital to investigate.

I disguised myself many times and went there during the heat up and saw policemen guiding the hospital. Above all, Stuivenberg Hospital now remains one of the safest hospitals in Antwerp, hardly hearing the death of any African, after my publication. 

If I should ask, sometimes is it worth fighting on behalf of Africans?”

About seventy-five percent of Africans in Antwerp aren't aware that I even went to the hospital at all to investigate, because of a lack of reading. I have lived a life of pain and struggle, putting the life of my family in danger and unhappiness, all because of the search for the truth.

Concerning the ‘truth,’ it is always hard to get someone to support you. The reason is that I have faced and fought this battle alone, but when it comes to crime, it is always easy to get an accomplice, because crime is a business. 

Belgium can pretend they don’t know me; I will also pretend I don’t know them.

Even though since I wrote the book 'Little Boygium -Wonderful Experience,' no one has given a comment but taking into consideration what happened in Antwerp when the book came out, I've personally given my book five stars.

https://www.amazon.com/Little-Boygium-Experience-Joel-Savage-ebook/dp/B013SJ7DCW?

The Stuivenberg Hospital finally closed down

 

On September 18, 2023, one of the Belgian newspapers, "Gazet van Antwerpen," came out with a publication that Stuivenberg Hospital will be permanently closed down and the final patients are being transferred to another hospital, the ZNA Cadix.

 

The short article about the decision of the authorities to close the hospital doors to patients was never made public. "The entire moving operation brings a definitive end to 138 years of the Stuivenberg Hospital," the statement read.

 

What I do know is that, after my investigations at the hospital, major changes occurred to make the facility a better place. However, hundreds of immigrants are still terrified to visit that hospital because of its past and the stigma that has damaged its reputation.

 

Therefore, I do not doubt that the hospital was closed for this specific reason.

HEART OF ENDURANCE

Heart of Endurance' by Joel Savage. ISBN 978-1-62137-194-1. 90 pages.

A book based on true events


The departure of her husband to Europe left Akua and her ten-year-old son in a state of total darkness and solitary confinement.



There were rumors around the neighborhood that her husband had abandoned her and married a White woman, as many Africans do to obtain documents in Europe and the United States of America.

A beautiful and charming woman, many men, including pastors who would rather succumb to sin than to resist temptation and adultery, tried to date her, making the already confused Akua plunge deeper into despair, insecurity, and uncertainty. 

Eight years had already passed, but her husband had yet to return home to her and their now nine-year-old son.

Nine years after physical and psychological torture, she happily united with her husband, but her life to an agonizing turn as she was diagnosed with an aggressive type of breast cancer, robbing her of her happiness, strength, and time. Heart of Endurance reveals how Akua dealt with feelings of depression, loneliness, and illness. An interesting book for both teenagers and adults
http://www.amazon.com/Joel-Savage/e/B008SCTYI6

OVERSEAS CHRONICLE, A NOVEL BY JOEL SAVAGE

Life adventure based on a true story

There are so many writers in the world. Each has his or her subject of interest. Some write about fiction, agriculture, science, and children's stories, while others prefer fairy tales and horror stories. 

As a man who has suffered a great deal, traumatized and haunted by my past bitter experiences, I have no room in my life for fiction. This certifies the accounts of this book are genuine, leaving no doubt of its truth.

After writing and publishing “The Writer Died” and “The Road of Agony,” I had the inspiration to write this book. What is the significance of writing this book at all? Is it worth reading? What will readers get from reading this book? These are some of the questions cracking my brain. 

Knowing perfectly well the torment of being an illegal immigrant and as an eyewitness to how the need to get a resident permit in Europe and America has destroyed the lives of many immigrants, especially Africans, I put in enormous effort to write this book.

In Europe and the United States of America, the quest for immigrants to obtain legal status and become documented has destroyed many people. 

Some are insane, depressed, speak at random without stopping, dress shabbily without noticing how they look, and some end up in jail, detention, and death, taking them away, all because of a resident permit. 

Apart from the inhuman activities, methods, strategies, and procedures adopted by authorities that issue resident permits against immigrants, to frustrate them to not getting their legal papers, the act of documented foreigners against their fellow ones without a permit is totally insane and obscured.

An African is not only dark in colour but could also be dark sometimes in the mind. As an illegal African in Europe, especially in a country like the Netherlands, you’re worth nothing to a documented African. You are like salt that has lost its taste. You need to be thrown away for people to trample on you. 

It is the documented African that would make it clear to you that if you are undocumented, you don’t have to join the conversation of the documented. Even if you are right, you are wrong because you have no documents. 

When slapped across the face by the document, you don’t need to hit back because you are an illegal immigrant, and when being cheated, accept it.

Take a deep breath and read about my experience in Europe as an undocumented immigrant before I became documented. “Overseas Chronicle-The Rome and Amsterdam Experience” is like a picture hanging on the wall. I see it every day. I can't take it out of my mind. 

Read this remarkable book revealing the true untold story of an illegal immigrant in Rome and Amsterdam.

Chapters

        1.   Detained At the Fiumicino Airport, Rome

       2.  Sleeping At Rome Central Station and Pantanella

       3.  Help from the Caritas

 4.  Living and Working in Sacrofano

       5.  In Accra, Ghana

       6.  In Bijlmer, Amsterdam

       7.  Working as an Illegal Immigrant

       8.  Working under a New Name

        9.  In Detention

      10. Going for an Advocate

      11. The Struggle over Guns

    12. The Death Of Princess Diana

     13. Arrested At Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam

     14. Exploited by two Dutch Lesbians

    15. Revisiting Rome and Back to Amsterdam After Documented

    16. The Female Angel in Police Uniform

              

 http://www.amazon.com/Overseas-Chronicle-Joel-Savage-ebook/dp/B013SLNWFC/ref=la_B008SCTYI6_1_3?

FIGHT AGAINST BREAST CANCER

Breast cancer on the rise

There are many sicknesses which name quickly strike fear in people when mentioned. Apart from Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Cancer has continuously put many people into mystery and fear. 

There are many cancer diseases but breast cancer is very common. Both men and women are often diagnosed with cancer but the rate of women with cancer is much higher than men.

According to medical research, one of every eight women expected to develop breast cancer during their lifetime. That means that at any age, whether young or old, one could easily get cancer.

Further medical research reveals that cancer is hereditary, that is if it’s in the gene or DNA of your family one could easily get cancer.

Operations removing this deadly sickness from the breast are mostly successful but if the disease has spread badly, some people completely lose the entire breast. That is the sad aspect of life for any victim of cancer. Some cancer is quickly detected others are not seen until its last destruction stages.

As cancer doesn’t discriminate the need to see the doctor as soon as one sees and feels any unfamiliar symptoms with his or her health is very necessary.

Institutions must raise the awareness of breast cancer and the need to raise money to fight this disease is very necessary. Finally, survivors of breast cancer should share their experiences to encourage other victims.

The Voice Magazine Awards Distinguished Africans

The Voice Magazine Achievers Award is an annual outstanding ovation award in different categories awarded to persons who have achieved and demonstrated high standards of excellence, creativity, professional practice and constantly promoting Africa.


This is our way of saying to the award winners, keep your good works and also realize that your efforts no matter how small or big, helping to promote or contribute to the advancement and development of Africa. Says the editor-in-chief of the magazine Elvis N. Iruh.

The awards program is an innovational event which will confer on individuals, businesses, organizations. governments, recognition, and appreciation for outstanding contributions to humanity. The Voice News Magazine endorses all the hard work and great contributions of our compatriots in various fields of human endeavors.

Being selected as an awardee presents a great opportunity to create a buzz in the media and throughout your field, bringing in front among potential partners. For details on the event on how to participate as a sponsor or to have your business display at the event, kindly send your e-mail to 

info@thevoicenewsmagazine.com  or give the office a call on 0031-6-84999548 or 0031-648519292.  

LUCKY DUBE IS GONE, BUT MUSIC LIVES FOREVER

Lucky Dube

"Nobody can stop reggae.

Nobody can stop reggae.
Nobody can stop reggae.
'Cos reggae's strong."

You can change the style of playing reggae
You can change the rhythm of playing reggae
But never change the message every time I play it, a Babylon A wish me fe dead, a wish me fe dead"

Those are the wonderful lyrics of one of the greatest tunes of the South African Reggae legend, Lucky Dube. October 18 marks the 5th anniversary of the murder superstar in his country. 

Through hard work, Lucky rose to be Africa's bestselling and outspoken reggae star; unfortunately, he didn't live long to enjoy the fruits of his labour. Lucky met his untimely death in an attempted car hijack.

In one of his interviews granted to me at the Pole-Pole festival in Antwerp, Belgium, a couple of years ago, Lucky said, "I know that the fall of Apartheid, I was part of it in some way."

His music was just like an arrow piercing through the flesh of the bad ones and the light to those engulfed in perpetual darkness. Truly, some great people don't live long. In a relatively short period, Lucky recorded  22 classic albums in Zulu and English.

Even though Lucky is gone, his music will never die. His music is aired more than any African reggae star. May his soul rest in peace, and music continue to inspire others like his daughter Nkule, and others to follow him.

http://www.amazon.com/Passion-Reggae-African-Music-ebook/dp/B013L9A1JQ

THE EVIL SIDE OF CANCER

Cancer is a threat to both men and women.

When Jill Ireland was diagnosed with breast cancer and passed away in 1990, after a six-year battle with the disease, I felt the impact in a very hard way, since her husband, Charles Bronson, was one of my favorite film stars.

In an article captioned "Why Me?", Charles Bronson shows his grief, anguish, and sadness after his lovely wife succumbed to the disease. 

I felt exactly like the great film star, mourning the death of his wife, without a slight knowledge that one day, cancer would crawl into my family.

Late this year, the one I love most was diagnosed with breast cancer, and the tumor was removed. I am aware of Akua's gorgeousness and beauty. 

Her long, black, silky, beautiful hair and her attractive, wonderful smile. Day by day, I saw what the disease did to her, robbing her of beauty, joy, hair, and attractiveness and rendering her powerless.

However, in every situation, I will always love you, Akua. I will always be around to support you. My faith is to see you healthy and beautiful once again after this terrible ordeal. How I wish I could fight cancer physically. 

I really hate cancer. Please leave people alone and go back to wherever you came from.

DOES MONEY GIVES COMFORT IN LIFE?

The Holy Bible

Money is something that no one could have a better life without. Money rules our daily lives in eating, education, clothing, accommodation, the shoes we wear, and almost everything that gives comfort in life. However, does money bring happiness? 

Many people think and believe that money, fame, and beauty would make them happy. Therefore, they follow such things eagerly, only to be miserably disappointed when they couldn't get the happiness they were longing for. 

If happiness could be derived from money and material things, it wouldn't have been necessary for Jesus to identify the key to happiness.

Jesus said, "Happy are those conscious of their spiritual need". Matthew 5:3. Genuine happiness can only be found if people depend heavily on spiritual needs rather than material needs. 

One may ask, how can spiritual need help me when I can't pay my bills with it? Spiritual need builds faith, trust, comfort, and hope, which will make you survive those difficulties you are facing. The assurance of faith and hope gives you a happy mind to live a happy life.

But those who depend heavily on material things and money easily get disappointed, frustrated, and mentally disturbed. The next thing many try is to kill themselves. 

The truth can be found in the Bible. There are many rich people as miserable as a church mouse, while the poor who struggle to eat live happily.

Building your spiritual faith through the Bible leads to a more meaningful life.

THE HIGH RATE OF TEENAGE SUICIDE

A depressed teenager



The rate at which teenagers are now committing suicide is overwhelming. The idea of a young person killing him or herself because of worries, pressure, or frustration is devastating and affects the family, school, friends, and the community.


Barely few months ago, a girl visited her friends to have a swim in a swimming pool. Three days later, the girl's mother called the family where her daughter went to the swimming pool that she has committed suicide. 

She just waited for a coming train and jumped onto the rail. It is a very complicated issue trying to find the reason some children or teenagers end up their lives tragically in this manner.

The question is, do they hate themselves? Are they being bullied? Why is life suddenly meaningless to many teenagers when they have parents to take care of them? 

When a teenager starts to smoke heavily and take alcohol frequently, parents shouldn't wait long to help the child. Sometimes parents are too hard on children for the fear of something happening to them, especially when the child wants to lead the life he wants best.

When any parents are confronted with such issues, there are organizations and trained people ready to help the child. Parents must be very close to their children and speak to them often to know if they are happy or not over something. 

Here, the child will be happy that his parents are showing concern, signifying their love for him. The child will, therefore, tell them whatever is worrying him for his parents to give him help.

TONY NICKLINSON, BE STRONG, YOU CAN MAKE IT

Tony Nicklinson and his wife Jane, Photo credit: Yahoo News


The story of Tony Nicklinson is not only emotional but a very sad story indeed. His picture showing his anguish speaks it all. God only knows what this man is going through.


Even though it may seem cruel to many people worldwide, the three judges in court denied his wish to end his life after suffering a stroke, which left him paralyzed in 2005. The doctors and solicitors did the right thing by not granting his request.

Just imagine, when one kills a person, they face a murder charge. In this case, when a person is not dead, but because of suffering, someone helps him in any means to support and to speed up his death, the person is also a murderer.

Let's be sincere, despite the amazing discovery of modern technology, which has saved thousands of lives in our hospitals, who is the first person to raise his hand that he has put breath into a dead man's nostrils to wake him up? 

If one has no power to raise a dead man, why must he take someone's life voluntarily?

Jane, Tony's wife, is a hard-working woman who has taken good care of her husband since 2005. I don't understand the reason she wants to give up now, after all these years. 

I plead that she should cancel the idea of appealing to the court to grant her husband's request. Life, worth more than silver and gold.

JAMAICA ADDS ATHLETICS TO ITS REGGAE HISTORY

From left to right, Warren Weir, Usain Bolt, and Yohan Blake



Jamaica, that wonderful Island in the Caribbean, for many years has established its name as one of the best countries in the world, in regard to tourism, and above all, the home of wonderful reggae music. 


Jamaica is the birthplace of great reggae stars, including Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Jimmy Cliff, Gregory Isaacs, Joseph Hill-Culture, to name but a few.

Apart from the reggae stars, Jamaica has produced great sprinters in the past, such as Merlene Ottey, Asafa Powell, etc, yet in athletics, compared to other great countries, Jamaica wasn't classified as a great country in sports until the emergence of an unknown sprinter, Usain Bolt. 

Usain Bolt's unique and charismatic performance, along with teammate Yohan Blake, has firmly established that Jamaica is not only good in music but also in athletics.

The 2012 Olympic Games taking place in London confirm it all. After winning the 100-meter race in 19.32 seconds, Usain became the first athlete to win two Olympic medals in the event. Yohan Blake, his training partner, also claimed silver in the event and bronze for Warren Weir.

There is no doubt that Jamaicans are now doing better in sports than the United States of America, which has produced great athletes in the past. 

It seems underestimation of athletes from 'third world countries' is gradually coming to an end because the Jamaican sprinters are "Coming in hot! Hot! Hot! and firing some shots! Shot! shot!" Sings reggae legend late Peter Tosh.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NELSON MANDELA

Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela celebrated his 94th birthday on July 18, 2012, as his country stood behind him by participating in good deeds nationwide, to honor this great man, who history will always recognize as one of the heroes, to liberate South Africans who were under the brutal regime of Apartheid.

In South Africa, the nationals performed at least sixty-seven minutes of public service on his birthday, a reference to his number of years he devoted to helping others. Besides the various activities of honor, about fourteen million students sang "Happy Birthday" to him before they started their lessons.

In Qunu, his hometown, where he grew up, members of his family, including children and grandchildren, gathered to mark his birthday and perform community service at the local health centers. World leaders, including President Barack Obama, also paid tribute to Mandela. 

"Nelson Mandela's personal story is one of unbreakable will, unwavering integrity, and abiding humility. By measure, he has changed the arc of history, transforming his country, continent, and the world, said Barack Obama. Mandela's last public appearance was at the 2010 World Cup, held in his country.

He is reported to be doing well at his age. The biography of Nelson Mandela is available at Amazon.com.

ROAD OF AGONY: BASED ON TRUE ACCOUNT

Non-fiction adventurous book


In many parts of Africa, the passport doesn't mean anything to the immigration officer. They are looking for travelers without a passport to generate some money; thus, holding a passport provokes them.


Like the scene of a movie, Babatunde is kidnapped by thieves in army uniforms. They were looking for money; since he had a bag, they thought there was money in it. Over three decades, the marks he received from the beatings he had from corrupt army officials can be traced to his body.

Road of Agony" is a marvel of a humane, sorrowful, and lucid account, in a sharper, clearer image of understanding, of how corruption is within the police, border control officers, and the army in Africa. The writer has given the truest account of what happened to him, written in a startling manner as an African writer.


THE AUTHOR

Joel Savage was born in Cape Coast, in the central region of Ghana, on January 19, 1957. He had his secondary school at both Ebenezer Secondary School and Accra High School in Accra, Ghana. In 1985, while living in Freetown, Sierra Leone, he became a naturalized citizen, therefore losing his nationality as a Ghanaian.

In his lifetime, he was much influenced by his father, who was a veteran journalist. His father's influence propelled his flair for writing at a very tender age. At school, he wrote numerous articles for publication. After secondary school, he followed a course at the Ghana Institute of Journalism in Accra to acquire more experience and writing skills.

As a freelance writer, Joel wrote feature articles for the Daily Graphic, Ghanaian Times, and Weekly Spectator in Accra, Ghana, for a certain period. He became a naturalized Belgian citizen in 2008. 

He is now a prolific writer and accredited card-holding member of the "Vlaamse Journalisten Vereniging" (Flemish Journalist Association) in Belgium. 

He lives in Antwerp, Belgium, with his wife and three children, where he freelances for newspapers, magazines, and television.

http://www.amazon.com/Joel-Savage/e/B008SCTYI6

THE WRITER DIED : A NOVEL BY JOEL SAVAGE

A true account based on the life of a journalist

Child neglect relates to the failure to provide a child’s basic needs. In Europe and America, some organizations assist in solving such problems or taking care of neglected children. In many parts of Africa, the story is entirely different. 


This is an emotional, touching, and inspirational story of a young boy who finds himself in a similar situation.

Kumbe finds himself in a hostile environment as a victim of divorce and neglect. An environment where he witnesses the suffering and hustling his mother goes through to feed him. 

He was unhappy because his father was neglecting his family, spending his fortune on other women. He sees his adolescence as a struggle to win the support of his father.

At school, he was among the best students. This gives him the inspiration to fight to educate himself. In a confused society, Kumbe spends a better part of his life visiting the library, reading, and studying. 

Despite a daily horrendous life he passes through, Kumbe excels to be an outstanding journalist and writer. 

He was attached to the president of his native country, Ghana, with enormous enthusiasm and optimism. However, in his life as a famous journalist, his fame gives him nothing but hatred, jealousy, and blackmail from an empire of deceitful enemies.

He stands strong and firm, destined to fight the cruel, charismatic power of those forces haunting him. But they are stronger than him. Despite his wife’s moral and material support, Kumbe surrenders and dies mysteriously. 

Who and what killed him? “The Writer Died” is a truly remarkable book of hard life experience of child neglect, an indispensable and inspiring book for anyone who may find themselves in a similar situation.

The writer tries to define, measure, classify, and understand what child neglect is like in Africa.

http://www.amazon.com/Joel-Savage/e/B008SCTYI6

BEWARE: DORRANCE AND ROSEDOG, PROFESSIONAL CRIMINALS IN THE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY

Dorrance and RoseDog are some of the criminals in the book publishing industry

PLEASE LET'S FIGHT TO MAKE THE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY FREE FROM FRAUD. IT'S A SHAME THAT THIS PUBLISHER CALLED DORRANCE AND ANOTHER SISTER PUBLISHER CALLED ROSEDOG PUBLISHERS ARE SOILING OR DEGRADING THE GOOD NAME OF THOSE GOOD PUBLISHERS OUT THERE.

THEY STOLE OVER THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM ME AND FAILED TO PUBLISH MY TWO BOOKS. LET'S FIGHT AGAINST CRIME. PLEASE KEEP AWAY FROM THESE PUBLISHERS. THEY ARE PROFESSIONAL CRIMINALS IN THE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY.

Instead of handing your manuscript to these publishing criminals, I will advise you either to do self-publishing at Amazon.com, Barnes, and Noble or Createspace.

Read this:

DORRANCE AND ROSEDOG PUBLISHERS EXPOSED - Never be tempted to go into their net

CURSE: IF YOU DESERVE IT, YOU CAN'T ESCAPE IT

One can't escape a curse if you deserve it.

A curse is a call for evil to come on a person or thing, but does it really work? Wickedness and violence now rule this world. Therefore, can a victim of a painful incident’s curse take effect on the one who was responsible for his or her misery? Yes, it can.

The Holy Bible speaks about the curse, and truly, if one deserves it, one can never escape the wrath of a curse pronounced on one. The disastrous effect of the curse on people is not commonly seen in advanced countries. 

But in countries where poverty is very strong, you can’t just steal your neighbor's goat, sheep, cat, or property with impunity from a curse.

There are hundreds of mad people in many Third World countries. If you investigate the circumstances that led most of those people to be in that condition, you will be amazed. The Bible writes that, after the cure of Naaman from leprosy, Elisha refused to take any gift from him.

Gehazi, the servant of Elisha, secretly followed Naaman and collected the gifts, saying his master was too easy. God revealed to Elisha what his servant had done. 

When Gehazi returned to his master, he said to him, “Naaman’s leprosy will cling to you and your descendants forever.

Then Gehazi went from Elisha’s presence, and he was leprous as white as snow. That is the effect of a curse. Gehazi deserves it for the wrong he did, which was the reason he couldn’t escape it. 

One mustn’t think this was just a Biblical story; in this case, it doesn’t mean anything.

If you don’t believe in a ‘curse’, just keep it in your mind, but please don’t try it by causing harm or stealing someone’s property, to test if a curse could affect you. 

If the victim pronounces his or her curse on you, there wouldn’t be any room to escape. 

A curse is like a fit of spiritual anger that cannot be seen. No matter where you are, if you deserve it, you can never escape it.

Dorrance and Rosedog publishing scam - Never be tempted to go into their net

Dorrance Publishing is a criminal organization.



Thanks to the media and the effectiveness of the internet as a medium, to convey messages and warnings to people. As an amateur writer with an ambition to publish my work, I made a grave mistake, which cost me over $3000, without the books. 


After finding the right publisher, through experienced writers and those associated with publishing, I am now happy and would like to publish my story, so that no one would ever make the mistake I did.

I saw a publisher called 'Dorrance' soliciting for manuscripts on the internet. Without much knowledge about their background as 'vanity or subsidy publisher' or 'Ghoul publisher', that is, they don't feed on the dead, but the living, I gave them two manuscripts. 

There is no package on the website. They will tell you to make an initial payment of $500. After that comes the original package of $8.100, to be paid within a period of twenty-three months.

I wasn't happy about this. I, therefore, contacted a well-known female expert in book publishing, and she asked me to cancel the contract. She has a reason. According to her, what is stated in the Dorrance contract is never done. 

They only used it as a bait to lure or encourage the submission of manuscripts. Moreover, they don't even have shops to sell their books as vanity publishers.

I believed her. An associate of Dorrance, called Mr. Andrew Rouce, whom I made the payment to, asked me to make an appointment online to speak to me. I followed his instructions and made the appointment, but no one called me. 

This is evidence number one of what kind of publisher Dorrance is, which the book expert was talking about.

My two manuscripts are already with Dorrance. After the cancellation of the contract of $8.100, Mr. Rouce introduced another publisher called 'RoseDog' to me. 

Both my manuscripts were transferred to RoseDog Publishers. After making a full payment of $2.155, plus $40 additional cost for the postage of three copies of books, the six-month period the book was supposed to come out, as said by Mr. Rouce, had expired, yet I have paid $1.133 for the second manuscript.

They asked me to finish up the payment of the second manuscript, and I said to them that it's not going to be possible since the first book which I have finished the payment, hasn't come out, therefore there is no way I will continue paying for the second script. 

They were infuriated by my decision, and they thought the best punishment for me was to take the book that I had finished its payment hostage.

They refused every communication with me. I was compelled to find another publisher and make another payment on an on-demand (POD) contract. 

Dorrance received my cancellation of the contract letter and referred part of their contract to me as a breach, and forfeited all the amount I have invested in my books.

I am not worried at all about losing this amount because I wouldn't have gotten anything as royalty from such a publisher. They are simply criminals within the publishing industry. Just imagine a publisher requesting me to provide the names of two hundred friends to buy my books. 

They wanted to make money again at my expense. The most important message I want to convey to the public is "Dorrance and RoseDog publishers are birds of the same feathers, flocking together, "PLEASE NEVER BE TEMPTED TO GO INTO THEIR NET".

You can read hundreds of negative comments about 'Dorrance' on the internet. If you, I, and others join hands together and campaign against such publishers, the publishing industry would be somewhat better from frauds like that of Dorrance and RoseDog. 

Don't say that you don't care, because it didn't happen to you. It may happen to your brother, sister, neighbour, or friend.

Just keep away from them. The comments of previous writers they had published their books and posted them on their websites are all false. They use them to counter-attack the war against them as bad publishers.

I don't have anything to lose; therefore, the campaign against Dorrance and RoseDog, as criminals within the publishing industry, will continue unabated.