The Banjan

The Chinese Communist Party during the week starting 1st of July 2021 held celebrations to mark 100 years of communist rule and the success of their socialist agenda. Everything looks solid with many remarkable achievements. Reports indicate that within the past approximately 40 years they have managed to pull close to 800 million of their citizens out of extreme poverty, a figure almost three times the population of America or 75% that of Africa with a count of about 1.2 billion people. As the second world war ended, they were almost comparable to a basket case. The country has come a long way while continuously being vilified by the west for the lack of transparency and human rights abuses.  China is now the second-largest economy in the world behind the USA. When considering its huge population then the GDP per capita places it amongst the middle upper-income economy countries. The Chinese number is about 1.4 billion in population and in the recent past few decades has averaged an a

In some African communities the circumcision season which comes up after a long wait of not less than seven years culminates into a month long season full of activity. The local expert in this trade is both a mythical and revered personality by members of the local community. A specialist in his trade, the man has his ancestry come within a family and clan lineage-linked to generations who produce people skilled in the art of circumcision. Not being born from this blocks one from becoming a circumcision specialist which is considered to be their preserve. Rumour has it that he also doubles up as a local surgeon. He can perform minor surgical operations outside the precincts of a formal hospital. Since there must always be at least one in the society at all times as such succession planning for them is also orderly and well managed to avoid leaving any vacuum for this critical service. When the occupant of the role within any community begins to display signs of incapacitation, thus r