Harare, Zimbabwe. My only love..

@Harare Sports Club - Cricket - Zimbabwe v England

Visit my other blog: www.southernafrican-insingapore.blogspot.com

Tabernacle of Worship Church in Seremban

Tabernacle of Worship Church in Seremban is a great church to go to. This is the Church I go to in Malaysia (though I have been to FIF ZAOGA, Christ Embassy, SIB - this is my home)

Visit www.towag.org

The English service is always a lively one with beautiful live worship music and a guest speaker usually from Australia, New Zealand, Cambodia or Phillipines.

The congregation consists of upper middle class families and young professionals - mainly Malaysians 90%, and a few Europeans.

This is one church I would recommend anyone who wants to go to a lively trendy pentecostal church where they can get the chance to interact with locals, to have the true Malaysian experience.

With our mentor Mr. Yap, just about to go in for lunch in A&W in Seremban before doing Bible Study with him. Thats me to the far left.

Recommended Book

THE DISCIPLESHIP SERIES - a comprehensive outline of Bible study notes by Taka Sande

Dowload Here


“The Discipleship Series is a wonderful teaching aid for every church leader.
Ideal for home group Bible study, church Bible study and general fellowship
discussion with family and friends.
The series is a complete message of the Bible simplified for easy
understanding and at the same time immensely enriching. Each Bible topic is
well explained to cater for both the young and the mature Christians.
Taka has made it very simple and exiting to study and teach the word of God
in this series. When I began to read I found myself in deep devotion, and
study at the same time.
The topics covered are all complete for those intending to grow in the
knowledge of the word of God seriously. This is a fantastic tool for daily
devotion.”

By: Dr Rodwell Jacha, Author, Minister, and Speaker

Other music Zimbabweans listen to...

Zimbabweans' love affair with Jamaican Music

International music Zimbabweans really love is Jamaican music. Reggae/Ragga/Dancehall artists from Jamaica are popular and often have shows in Harare. These include Sean Paul, Sizzla, Beenie Man, Capleton, Mavado, Popcaan -

Popcaan - System

Perhaps Zimbabweans love affair with Jamaican music has its roots from the very day Zimbabwe was born - Bob Marley sang a song he wrote especially for the day at Zimbabwe's Independence Celebrations on 18 April 1980 - this song is called  Zimbabwe

Bob Marley - Zimbabwe

This Jamaican music culture resulted in a local Reggae/Ragga/Dancehall music industry which is very vibrant. The most popular artist of this local genre to date has been Winky D

 Winky D - Musarove Big Man

Zimbabweans love music from the region. In addition to local "Urban Grooves" (a local genre of hip hop) music which is widely popular amongst youths, House-Kwaito Music from Botswana and House Music from South Africa is also popular.

Slizer and Vee from Botswana.

 

House Music from South Africa - Popular DJs are DJ Cleo, Oskido who visit at regularly and DJ Tira, Big Nuz

Distinctly Zimbabwean Music

Oliver Mtukudzi - Mutorwa.
An example of the the most distinct sound of Zimbabwean Music. It has a strong acoustic guitar, mbira, ngoma (traditional drum) and hosho rhythm. It is a fusion of traditional instruments and modern instruments - the latter complementing the traditional rhythm.

Thomas Mapfumo Chimurenga Music
This is a genre of music that was very popular in Zimbabwe from the 1970s to early 90s. Its called Chimurenga (Liberation War) music, as it started at a time of Zimbabwe's liberation war from a white settler minority that ruled the country as Rhodesia. This music generally has political themes to its lyrics.

Oliver Mtukudzi, and Thomas Mapfumo are undeniably the two fathers of a distinctly Zimbabwean music sound. They have received recognition all over the world for their contribution in African music and the arts in general.

Zimbabwe: A World of Wonders

Zimbabwe is the host of the 2013 United Nations World Tourism Summit. Zimbabwe recently launched its new international tourism campaign named Zimbabwe: A World of Wonders

Zimbabwe is back, and on the rise! Watch Video.

An international center of Tertiary Education... just like Australia or Malaysia

Malaysia is an international center of Tertiary Education. The Malaysian governement adopted policies which allowed the establishment of international universities in Malaysia, mainly from the US, UK and Australia...so in turn Malaysia could attract international students from all over the world ----> giving a strong kick to national bank account! Clever...

When these renowned international universities established branches in Malaysia, namely

• Monash University Malaysia Campus
• Curtin University of Technology Sarawak Campus
• Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus
• University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus.

other local universities, a huge list of them, where able to attract international students as well through twinning arrangement. Twinning arrangements are whereby local universities offer programs of a renowned university from overseas locally - the advantage is that they can offer a lower fee than actually doing the degree in the UK, or Australia...but the degree at the end will be from the university in the UK or Australia.

Students from all over Africa...from Sudan, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Botswana  and an even bigger number of students from China, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh...come to study in Malaysia pumping considerable dollar into the economy. Most international students attend the universities with the twinning arrangements.

Its an economic strategy...cant Zimbabwe do the same. It already has too many universities and a high number of unemployed academics ---> by becoming a regional (Southern Africa) center of Tertiary Education attracting students from Namibia, Botswana (who in fact consider Zimbabwe Tertiary Education in high regard),  Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania, Angola, Congo perhaps...through good branding, marketing and complimentary policies from Universities through to Gvt. level we can kill two birds with one stone--->boost income of our economy, employ a considerable number of graduates. Most of these students would have to do foundation year, whilst some would have to do English Language Courses before commencing on the program, increasing the amount of money which can be earned by the economy...just like Malaysia does it. Hehe!

Help me choose a Research Topic?

OPTION 1

Management in the Post Globalized Economy (inspired by Kotler P.  1999, Marketing Management an Asian Perspective pp. 2-8)

I get the distinct feeling globalization happened more than 12 years ago. In 1999 he was writing what my business lecturers are teaching us today about how globalization 'is impacting' management.

OPTION 2

Management - Emerging Markets Economies
I would look at Asian Countries. China and the "Asian Tigers" perhaps..

OPTION 3

Financial Markets - Asian Financial Markets (NO NO NO, a life of going through spreadsheets and counting cents on stock tickers is not my thing...was just reminded by a CFA, CPA, Cblahblahblah fella who sent me a book about hedge funds he wrote.....felt like sleeping just reading the email. This is not for me!)

OPTION 4

Economic/Development entrepreneurship

OPTION 5

Accounting (NO NO NO ... mediocrity)

OPTION 6**

Turnaround Management of loss making Government owned National Railways/Airlines

CONCLUSION: I leave it in God's hand. Like everything else in my life I surrender...he will shepherd me on the path of blessing.