On Episode One, I worked on the Mensvic Hotel logo. While working on this I almost thought they didn't have a logo till I decided to Google them and check their website.... I would admit, I was quite disappointed. I mean, it's Mensvic Grand Hotel! And this is their logo! Damn!
🇬🇭 IN RETROSPECT:
Benjamin Asare has shared an emotional reflection, revealing how he once had to bathe his grandmother before going to training due to her health condition. He added that she has since had her leg amputated, requiring him to step up as her primary caregiver during a difficult period for the family.
Did you know South Korea's "Nation's Halmoni" Kim Young-ok is still acting in her late 80s because of a heartbreaking family tragedy? 💔
While many know her as the warm grandmother from countless K-dramas, few know the painful reality behind her smile.
In 2015, her grandson was struck by a drunk driver while waiting for a taxi. The accident left him in a coma, and although he eventually woke up, he was permanently paralyzed from the waist down.
At first, Kim Young-ok's daughter took on the responsibility of caring for him full-time. But the emotional and physical burden became overwhelming, and her own health began to deteriorate.
Fearing she might lose both her daughter and grandson, Kim Young-ok stepped in. She took on the responsibility of helping support the family while sharing caregiving duties.
The medical expenses, rehabilitation costs, and lifelong care required for spinal paralysis are enormous. Even in her late 80s, she continues to work to help provide for her family.
As if that wasn't enough, she also suffered another devastating loss—the passing of her husband of more than 60 years.
Yet through all of this, she has remained remarkably strong. Kim Young-ok once shared that hearing her grandson say, "Grandma's food is the best," gives her the strength to keep going.
Every time I see Kim Young-ok on screen, I'll remember that behind that comforting smile is a woman carrying unimaginable pain, responsibility, and resilience.
She's not just Korea's Nation's Halmoni.
She's one of the strongest women in the entire K-drama industry. ❤️
#kdrama
Sky's @RobHarris spoke to England fans who were philosophical after their frustrating draw with Ghana - whose own fans came away jubilant.
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In just two years under President Ibrahim Traoré's leadership in Burkina Faso:
1. The country's GDP rose from around $18.8 billion to $22.1 billion.
2. He turned down loans from the IMF and World Bank, declaring: “Africa has no need for the World Bank, IMF, Europe, or America.”
3. He cut ministers' and parliamentarians' salaries by 30% while raising civil servants' pay by 50%.
4. He fully cleared Burkina Faso’s domestic debts.
5. He launched the country’s first two tomato processing plants.
6. In 2023, he opened a modern gold mine to boost local refining capacity.
7. He ended the export of unprocessed gold from Burkina Faso to Europe.
8. He constructed Burkina Faso’s second cotton processing facility (the country previously had just one).
9. He established the nation’s first National Support Center for Artisanal Cotton Processing to help small-scale cotton farmers.
10. He prohibited British-style legal wigs and gowns in courts, replacing them with traditional Burkinabé clothing.
11. He supported agriculture by distributing more than 400 tractors, 239 tillers, 710 motor pumps, and 714 motorcycles to farmers and rural communities.
12. He supplied improved seeds and essential agricultural inputs to increase yields.
13. Tomato output grew from 315,000 metric tonnes in 2022 to 360,000 metric tonnes in 2024.
14. Millet production climbed from 907,000 metric tonnes in 2022 to 1.1 million metric tonnes in 2024.
15. Rice production rose from 280,000 metric tonnes in 2022 to 326,000 metric tonnes in 2024.
16. He banned French military operations on Burkinabé soil.
17. He prohibited French media outlets from operating in Burkina Faso.
18. He expelled French troops from the country.
19. His administration is actively building new roads, expanding existing ones, and upgrading gravel roads to paved surfaces.
20. Construction is underway on the new Ouagadougou-Donsin Airport, set for completion in 2025, with an annual capacity of 1 million passengers.
🚨BREAKING: iShowSpeed addresses criticism accusing him of being disrespectful for not collaborating with content creators during his Africa tour in Nigeria.
Speed explains that the purpose of the tour is not streamer collaborations, but to showcase the culture of Africa’s countries — highlighting everyday people who are rarely seen, street performers with real talent, and local communities.
He makes it clear that every stop on the tour is pre-planned, time-restricted, and carefully scheduled by his crew, with specific locations he must reach in each country.
He adds that many of the creators complaining already have platforms of their own, while this tour is about giving exposure to people who don’t.
Speed says he won’t cancel cultural visits or moments arranged by locals just to accommodate influencers, stressing that the goal is to put African culture on display for the world — not to centre the tour around content creators