The "quadripoint" located at the confluence of the Chobe and Zambezi rivers near Kazungula, where the borders of Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe come within a hundred metres or so of meeting each other fascinates the world.
The four nations, Botswana (south), Namibia via the Caprivi Strip (west), Zambia (north), and Zimbabwe (east), almost meet where there is a state-of-the-art 923-metre long Kazungula Bridge built at a cost of US$260 million.
While often called a quadripoint, it is technically a near-quadripoint. Instead of a single mathematical point where four corners touch, a short 150-metre border connects Botswana and Zambia directly across the river, separated from Zimbabwe and Namibia by two distinct tripoints.
The configuration dates back to the 1890 Heligoland-Zanzibar Treaty, which created the Caprivi Strip so Germany could access the Zambezi River, while Britain got Zanzibar.
I pray Ghana works so our dreams don’t have to come with a visa. I pray Ghana works so being young in this country feels like an opportunity, not a punishment. I pray Ghana works so our parents can finally rest and enjoy the sacrifices they made. 🇬🇭
The reason I am doing what I am doing now is because of *this* sermon.
It might be the most impactful 2 minutes of preaching I've ever seen — and it changed my entire life.
𝗔𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗔’𝗦 𝗠𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝗣𝗢𝗣𝗨𝗟𝗢𝗨𝗦 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦
Nigeria leads with over 242 million people, while the DRC has the youngest median age at just 15.9.
Meanwhile, South Africa has one of the oldest populations in this group, with a median age of 28.9.
Remember,
A young, growing population can create a powerful economic opportunity, but only if countries can provide enough jobs, education, infrastructure and investment to turn that growth into prosperity.
If we valued our art, we would embed it in our homes the way it used to be done - carved on doors, marked on walls, placed in compounds.
It would have been passed down. Every generation would have seen it and known that African architecture was never minimalist. There would be no argument, because the evidence would still be standing in the houses we live in.
We stopped putting it in. Then we started forgetting what it looked like.
That particular moment when George Yeo, Singapore’s former foreign minister, demonstrated a remarkably deep understanding of European history and the complex conflicts that have shaped the continent,an understanding that seems to elude many Western politicians.
It is genuinely rare to hear a senior statesman speak with such historical depth, intellectual clarity, and geopolitical insight.....
He carries the hope of a nation seeking the truth. But who is he, and what is his story?
MAJOR EXCLUSIVE: this Sunday at 9am Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga speaks to the SMWX Podcast!
AYEYE! 🔥🔥🔥