“I wish Father Christmas offers me the latest video game,” says Joanna. “I wish he offers me the whole set of  Tintin  adventures  DVD,” adds Tony.  “I wish I could still be alive,” spouts Youssef in tears.“
My brother died last Christmas age ten. He was a soldier in Darfur.”
 
Joanna and Tony both hug Youssef to share his sadness, as he continues explaining how his …

Centuries after the founder of the Zulu Empire was murdered by his half-brothers, his last words became the sword of Damocles that cursed Africa.
When Shaka ka Senzangakhona, Zulu king, was stabbed by Dingane and Mhlangana at kwaDukuza (in what has become South Africa) on September 24, 1828, the first of the two killers assumed the throne. His decision to defy Shaka’s dying words were to …