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IT is just round the corner and shops around the country have lots of gift ideas to buy for that special woman in everyone’s life. On this day, it is common for mothers to be lavished with presents and special attention from their families, friends and loved ones.
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A MESSAGE sent from a dear friend should be shared: Strong women know how to keep their life in order. Even with tears in their eyes, they still manage to say ‘I’m ok’ with a smile. God is good. Change is coming. God saw your sadness and said hard times are over. You have a wonderful day.
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VIOLENCE against women in public places is now reaching a stage of despair. It is now time for neighbours to start taking the step to call the police when especially a husband is hitting his wife. This is no show for spectators, do something.
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SOME 10 years ago, a Boroko Court Magistrate described a man bashing his wife as ‘minor domestic’ argument that should be settled at home. Wonder what the good magistrate would regard as a ‘major domestic’ incident.  The magistrate was hearing a case involving a bashed wife who too her husband to court. The culprit was fined just K150. No wonder domestic violence is on the rise 10 years later.
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AN advertisement published 10 years ago was about under-age drinking. In the advertisement, one of the places where such behaviour is illegal is apparently “an aeroplane – whether it is closed or otherwise”. Under-aged or not, the trouble with open aircraft is that the win does serious damage to the perfect froth on top of one’s schooner.
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PEOPLE get most distressed when one or more of their countrymen and women face serious charge overseas, where they may incur the death penalty. Do those who sympathise with the smugglers ever stop to think of the hideous mental and physical damage heroin causes to hundreds of their own young citizens each year, or of the extended and agonising death that can follow.
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RHYTA are ancient, hornlike drinking vessels that often feature a wide mouth and a pierced, pointed bottom. This design allows a rhyton to function as both a scoop for liquids contained in a larger storage vessel and, when the hole at its base is unstoppered, as a pouring device. Rhyta are often shaped like animal heads or horns and can be simple ceramic constructions or ornate showpieces decorated with precious metals and stones.
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QUOTE of the day: You can’t be fuelled by bitterness. It can eat you up, but it cannot drive you. – Benazir Bhutto
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