My name is Nombuso Fortunate Makhubu. I am writing this article from Ottawa, Canada’s capital city. Since June 8, 2012, North America has become a home away from home. — Background I am from Southern Africa, the Kingdom of Eswatini located between The Republic of South Africa and Mozambique. https://medium.com/know-thyself-heal-thyself/swaziland-was-not-a-place-name-only-2ebee8e3bb3d I enjoyed a happy childhood. I belong to a blended family of twelve. Our parents provided for us the best they could, and we are indebted to them. I am the…

The saying that “it never rains but pours” holds for most Southern African states as late January 2021, Tropical Cyclone Eloise first caused widespread damage and heavy flooding in central Mozambique. The storm displaced more than 16,000 people in several countries in southeastern Africa, destroyed about 17,000 houses, and killed…

The Latest Findings Reveal A Disturbing Trend In The Incidence Of Syphilis Among Women Living In Houston, USA, With A Significant 128% Increase In Cases Reported Recently. Image sourced from As per the latest statistics, the reported cases of syphilis involving women in Houston, Texas, have surged by a staggering 128%, from 295 in 2019 to 674 in 2022. …

Experts Debate Whether Scientific Inquiry Should Focus on The Health Risks of Society’s Diet and Lifestyle As Opposed to Worrying About The Aspartame Content In Soft Drinks. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that aspartame, an artificial sweetener commonly found in diet sodas, is “possibly toxic to humans,” despite…

Is Enigmatic? — A few months have passed, and life has been different/difficult from when we had our freedoms. We may have taken these for granted. We were not contemplating too much about the imprisoned, unemployed, and homeless and the possibility of rights and prejudices linked to those lives. At that time, we…

Humanness Continues A Past Existence, I Argue So Depending on what you see me as, I mean, Rather, Depending on how willing you are to invest in this analysis, This face is more than meets the eye, I mean, Really, This dripping Melanin is a continuous tale, Rather, A lamentation, Or better still, A cry for restorative…

The Absolute Kingdom To Know About — Emotional ties cripple my writing where home affairs go In my experience, writing about my home affairs has been such writer’s block. Yet, given that I am capable of assembling reliable history on a creditable platform as Medium, I find myself taking up my responsibilities seriously, regardless of how I may feel. Immigration is not a right For anyone without knowledge, I am a…

Although platinum, diamonds, gold and oil are buried deep underground, their value always shines when we are committed to discovering them — As everything progressed, I was persuaded to think about how we can maintain a positive attitude as humans, especially those belonging to the “Black, Aboriginal, and Other Colored People (BIPOC) communities”-Wikipedia. Why we, I and those belonging to the above-listed societies are referred to as marginalized populations or groups and…

This is my unpopular opinion contribution — What do you consider a good citizen to be? Indeed, consensus may never be reached on this issue, but we may agree that we can do more with this kind of humanity. Probably as an ice-breaker, Marelisa Fabrega argues that “The concept of citizenship was born in the city-states of…