Nelson Mandela became president of South Africa after 27 years in prison, but he didn't have a magic wand to solve all the problems created by Apartheid leaders.
As a matter of fact, South Africans have suffered a great deal from grim terrorism, segregation, mass killings, and imprisonment without trial under the minority white rule, before the fall of Apartheid.
The coming of Nelson Mandela as the first elected president of the Republic of South Africa gave hope to many South Africans, with the idea that poverty is over and everyone will have the chance for better education and job opportunities.
Unfortunately, their thoughts are what one could call wishful thinking. Nelson Mandela doesn't have the magic wand to heal a nation that has been crippled for ages with the Apartheid virus, which has created a big difference between "white rich and black poor."
Unemployment soared, coupled with a high rate of crime. The suffering escalated when the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome started taking its toll on them.
Under the administration of Jacob Zuma, South Africa hosted the just-concluded World Cup. Before the match, South Africans thought the tournament would help to create job opportunities for them. Unfortunately, the game has ended with South Africans facing another bleak future.
The World Cup has certainly put South Africa more firmly in a global perspective as the first African country to host a World Cup tournament. The question now is "what is next after all the money made in this World Cup?
Would that create more jobs to improve the welfare of the people? Time will tell, or God only knows.
A brother marries his sister.
Superstition, beliefs, and performing rituals are associated with many tribes and ethnic groups in different parts of the world. For example, Saturday is the Sabbath for the Jews.
It is a day for religious services and abstinence from work. Clans, tribes, and people who carry out traditional values believe in punishment when the law is broken.
One belief that from ages people have considered taboo is incest. Sexual intercourse between very closely related people. But as the generation advances, some of these taboos are no longer taken into consideration. How serious is the act of incest, by the way?
Incest is a common issue these days, even though it is illegal or prohibited. Just imagine a father having sex with his own daughter. A mother making love with his son.
What about a brother making love with his own sister and vice versa? These acts people consider abominable, used to be a hidden matter, but are now mostly a public issue.
"I don't see anything wrong with this. People look at us like we are from a different planet. I love my sister, and we have a baby now". Here are the words of a young teenager who is defending his actions. The question is, does incest pose any health hazard?
The Holy Bible speaks against incest in many ways. Also,
most social scientists believe that children from incestuous affairs have
higher risks for hereditary disorders.
Malaria is another deadly disease besides Aids.
Malaria has been a long-time tropical disease that has ravaged the African continent before the white explorers landed on the shores of Africa. It took many of them to their untimely grave; hence, the continent was referred to as " the white man's grave."
Despite the amazing discovery of scientific methods, health care improvement, vaccines, and modern technology, malaria kills hundreds of children and adults in Africa.
Africa's health care system is very fragile. Poverty has caused widespread disease at a faster rate than any other issue. Another factor that has escalated malaria in Africa is the poor drainage system. Choked gutters become a breeding ground for mosquitoes.
The World Health Organisation, despite its effort to eradicate or control the rate of malaria in Africa, has been unsuccessful issue because to poverty.
Regarding Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), the problem is far worse than malaria. A panel of AIDS experts projected that new adult HIV cases. Infections will rise with population growth if there is no increase in spending.
Whenever there is an outbreak of global sickness, Africa suffers most because of poverty and lack of education. Many still do not believe that AIDS is real. It is so hard to instill safe sex to many people in Africa.
The AIDS epidemic has ravaged Africa than any other continent. Despite decades of scientific efforts, there is still no cure for the disease. Countries widely affected are South Africa, Uganda, etc.
There are a few countries, like Brazil, India, and Russia, with a limited epidemic that can finance their health care, but for most of Africa and poor countries like Haiti, Guyana, and Cambodia, AIDS will inevitably continue to turn people into walking skeletons and escalate in the digging of more fresh graves.
