TheCriticalThinker

By Gweningom There is a school of thought that opines that in Cameroon, the only language authorities understand best is a strike action. Those with this view point may not be far from the truth as this line of thinking was exhibited Tuesday December 14,2021. Lectures laid down their tools demanding the payment of emolument(financial package in the form of compensation) in a strike action called for by the National Union of Teachers of Higher Education (SYNES-UBa)  Students on their part were loitering around after paying high transport fairs from Bamenda to Bambili and inhaling a good quantity of dust on the way. At the close of the day, a document emerged from SYNES-UBa  suspending the strike action. Strike Suspension Order The reason advanced was that they want to "provide a corridor for for the ongoing payment by all schools and facilities which started at 5:22PM Tuesday to role the end." A day lost can never be recovered. Waiting for persons to go on an industrial st...

 By Gweningom The news about hundreds of houses being burnt to ashes at Mbengwi Road in Bamenda and the carnage that has befallen the victims was enough reason for me to go see things for myself. I started witnessing the pain the victims of the voilent arson attacks are going through at Hospital Round About. I saw red eyes looking people with long faces all supporting their jaws with their hands. Shops burnt at Hospital Round About They sat in front of the seven shops that were burnt by men in military uniforms at Hospital Roundabout. Many other businesses around the area did not open their doors, some say it was in solidarity while others say they did not open their businesses because of fear. From Hospital Round About, the evidence was clear that Mbengwi Road was not going to be easy. The absence of the normal hustling and bustling that is typical of that vicinity was absent. It was as if they were mourning. Going towards Azeri Old Church Junction, many shops were also locked....

By Gweningom Blog creation has been made easy for students of the Department of Communication and Development Studies CADS of the University of Bamenda UBa. This was during a one day training workshop on blog creation organised by Dr. Manze Vincent, the lecturer of Online Communication of the Department. CADS Students At The Workshop On Blog Creation The seminar was facilitated by Ngongsong Jean Marie, UBavoice radio operator. Before the workshop could come to end, many of the students had already created their blogs and share stories on them. As to blogs that saw the light of day, we have Just Societies2day.blogspot, The Pecker237.blogspot, The Gatekeeper20.blogspot, Promoinfos.blogspot,Cake mixture.blogspot amongst others. The students are now expected to manage their blogs well and make sure they are updated daily. Many say they will use their blogs to advocate for a just society for sustainable development.