—————————————————– THE UNKNOWN NELSON MANDELA By CAMERON DUODU I first met Nelson Mandela at Jan Smuts Airport, Johannesburg. It was in September 1990, and I was in Johannesburg as the guest of Jim Bailey, the publisher of the Pan-African Magazine, Drum. I had been the Ghana editor of this paper in1961-65 and Bailey wanted me …
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Dec 01
APARTHEID’S REVENGE
APARTHEID’S REVENGE by CAMERON DUODU (First published in May 2008) There are certain times when the English language refuses to accommodate one’s feelings. How, for instance, does one say ‘Mese afem’in English? ‘My teeth have gnashed together against each other?’ . No! For although that does give an idea of discomfort, the bitterness one …
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Dec 01
ARE GHANAIANS BECOMING “AN ENDANGERED SPECIES”?
ARE GHANAIANS BECOMING AN ‘ENDANGERED SPECIES’? By CAMEROIN DUODU No — I don’t mean an “endangered species” in the sense of the “white leopard” or the “jaguar”; or the beautiful “Mahogany” and “Afromosia” trees that once stood proudly to grace our evergreen forests, but which we have allowed foreign timber companies to log to near-extinction.. …
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Nov 28
GOODBYE, MY ‘LITTLE SISTER’ ALICE!
GOODBYE, MY ‘LITTLE SISTER’ ALICE By CAMERON DUODU ALICE DUODUAA (left) AND HER BRO CAMERON DUODU Alice Duoduaa was the first sister I ever had. My father was very proud when she was born, for she was also his first daughter. He had always wanted a girl to name after his mother, but had …
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Nov 18
CHINESE FORTUNE-HUNTERS AND GALAMSEY IN GHANA
CHINESE FORTUNE-HUNTERS AND ‘GALAMSEY’ IN GHANA By CAMERON DUODU Ever since I visited China in November 1958 as the guest of the Chinese Writers’ Union, I have had nothing but the greatest admiration for the Chinese people’s monumental effort to build for themselves, a country that the rest of the world cannot …
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Nov 18
IS IT POSSIBLE TO ‘UNSUBSCRIBE’ FROM GHANA?
Is It Possible To Unsubscribe From Ghana? Published on November 9, 2013 Cameron Duodu K1 – Koo, so you have gone and left me alone? K2 – Koo, I don’t like the way you are putting it. It’s as if I left you deliberately. Yet you know that there are commitments to be fulfilled by …
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Nov 18
do the black stars need a foreign technical advisor?
DO THE BLACK STARS NEED A FOREIGN TECHNICAL DIRECTOR? Daily Graphic Monday, 18 November 2013 An expatriate technical director for Stars? Written by Cameron Duodu / Graphic Sports / Ghana New 0 Cameron DuoduThere is a pithy American saying which goes: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!” I once heard …
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Nov 18
WHY ARE GHANA COCOA FARMERS THE ONLY FARMERS WHO ARE THE “EMPLOYEES” OF THE GOVERNMENT?
Why Are Cocoa Farmers The Only Farmers Who Are The ‘Employees’ Of The Government? By Daily Guide on November 16, 2013 Ghana never ceases to amaze me. I am thinking, in this instance, of the inability of our Governments to force through the completion of the greatest eyesore in the country – the 37-kilometre stretch …
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Nov 18
THE WORLD FAILS TO END — AGAIN! THOUGHTS ON THE PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN
The recent partial eclipse of the sun in Ghana triggered memories of an earlier event: Comment is free World fails to end – again If it knew what I knew, Pepsi would never have underestimated Ghana’s fascination with eclipses. Share 0 inShare0 Email Cameron Duodu theguardian.com, Monday 3 April 2006 10.48 BST Jump to comments …
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Nov 02
GOLD WILL BE THE RUINATION OF GHANA (AGAIN)!
Gold Was Once The Cause Of Our Ruination. Yet We Are Repeating That Wretched History Today! Daily Guide 02 November 2013 Published on November 2, 2013 Cameron Duodu When I was first told about it, I could simply not believe it. How could the river Supong – the main source of drinking water in my …
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