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Columnist / Fr oskar wermter sj

We trust Zimbabwe has a future

We are not exactly optimists in this country. We have seen too many disasters; man-made disasters I should hasten to addWe have seen a Tsunami like Cyclone Idai, and we expect "the next cyclone is sure to come â€“ it is in the pipeline â€“…

Published: 08 Aug 2019 at 07:56hrs | | by Fr Oskar Wermter SJ

Let's stamp out fear of witchcraft

Whenever some calamity befalls us; illness, catching an infectious disease, an accident and injury, a bankruptcy in business, a failed examination, a failed marriage - we want to know what caused it in the first place.This is not just Afri…

Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 07:18hrs | | by Fr Oskar Wermter SJ

When things fall apart

OUR planet earth comes from the infinitely skilful hands of our Maker. When he had launched the whole of creation, "he found it very good" (Gen 1: 31).Creation is ongoing and is still "very good". And he instructed us, the human race toget…

Published: 24 Apr 2019 at 07:35hrs | | by Fr Oskar Wermter sj

Truth the medicine for a sick nation

"Before a nation can get on with the routine task of nation building, it has to come to terms with its past" (Walter Wink).My family brought me up in Germany after World War I (1914-1918) and before, during and after World War II (1939-194…

Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 05:49hrs | | by Fr Oskar Wermter sj

Choose a candidate from your neighbourhood

Parliamentary candidates, as we meet them on the frontpages of the daily papers, are forever fighting each other, competing in the battle for the top spot, for President, or vice-president etc. They tell us why their rivals are useless and…

Published: 13 Mar 2018 at 06:02hrs | | by Fr Oskar Wermter SJ

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Columnist / Fr oskar wermter sj

We trust Zimbabwe has a future

Let's stamp out fear of witchcraft

When things fall apart

Truth the medicine for a sick nation

Choose a candidate from your neighbourhood

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