LIFE GOES ON

-


 Some people think telling people about your problems only makes you a fool of yourself; well I think differently, problems are to be shared. I think a person aspiring for college would not believe that water problems do exist even in institution of higher learning. People assume students in colleges are living a glorious life, but this is not the case in some public universities. Visiting some of these campuses, you could not believe your eyes; slippery bathrooms which can no longer be properly scrubbed, stinky and blocked toilets, talk of dirty utensils in the domes, dirty water in restaurants and cafeteria.

Since my freshman year, I have been experiencing these horrors brought forward by water scarcity. The big question in everyone’s mind can be; how big is the problem that it’s taking years to be addressed? Unfortunately we don’t get to know what really causes this crisis year after year and nothing seems to change for the better. A  Lot of us choose to turn a blind eye to this problem, even if we complain we feel nothing will happen just a series of depressions. As reasonable intellectuals we just concentrate on what we came here for which is school, leaving out anything that affects our academic life.

Besides nature being important, it is negatively affecting our academic life, missing classes or attending classes late because of long queues at the boreholes. Some students drink dirty water which sometimes causes diarrhoea and dirty environments like poorly mopped rooms which all interfere with the academic life.
This is a University towards world class, yes there could be high levels of education and knowledge offered but one thing to remember; the surrounding has to be conducive for  students to learn not interfere with their  academic life.


.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

WHY NOT COMMERCIALISE SISAL PRODUCTION IN MALAWI?

-
Did you know that around 1920s there was actually a sisal estate in the Lower Shire?  Ever since, there has not been any record on commercial sisal production anywhere else in the country. Sisal production is only reported at local farm level and it has continued to dwindle over the past centuries even at that level. Sisal is a fibre of Agave species; it is a widely cultivated and naturalised fibre in many countries like South Africa, Tanzania, Mozambique, Angola, Madagascar, Venezuala and Brazil. Sisal yields a stiff fibre that is used in making products which are highly used around the globe. In the past, several species of Agave were used for fibre production, but presently it is a commercially grown species in different countries.Sisal is locally known as Khonje in many parts of the country. It is mostly used for ornamental practices especially in urban areas, it is also preferably used for fencing dimba gardens in the rural areas to keep away livestock from crops and on a small
Read more

MOM DIED.

-
Image
My father, who was a Head teacher at one of the rural secondary schools liked travelling long distances at night or very early in the morning to attend Teachers meetings in different education zones which were very far from where we lived. Those were some of the most dreadful moments of my life, when he travelled at night or very early in the morning. We all hated it, loathed every second of what we had to go through as we waited for him to get back home safely.   I and my siblings would crump up together on the sofa or on someone’s bed waiting for his knock the knock which would assure as of that he was alive and well.  No one said it out loud, but all knew what each of us was thinking at that particular moment, the silence among us was loud enough to be heard by our souls, the fear of losing the only parent we had. I lost my mother when I was young, 7/8 years old I don’t  really remember when, and it’s unfortunate that I  can’t  also tell if the reason is because I was  too young to
Read more

ARE WE REALLY HELPING OUR LOCAL FARMERS ?

-
Image
In Malawi agriculture is regarded as an integral part of the nation’s economic growth, almost every family in the country is involved in the agriculture sector whether as a farmer, a labourer, or a vendor and what have you. Fortunately the country is favoured with productive natural resources, including soil, water, and moderate climate conditions which all necessitate agriculture production, be it animal or crop husbandry. We say Malawi is an Agriculture country ,some jokingly say it’s like a very big farm because almost everywhere people are practicing agriculture urban settings are no exception. But how many are really prospering because of it? Only a few are considered big farmers, a few can only produce enough for their families but you look at these people, they have been farming all their lives! road side marketing of farm produce Our farmers are encouraged to work extra hard, which from my experience they do but where are the readily available markets where t
Read more