Copyright © 2014 by Godfrey Magomani Baloyi.

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CONTENTS

Dedication

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

SECTION A: IDENTITY

Chapter 1: Perception is Everything

Chapter 2: Who is an African Child?

Chapter 3: An African Child Given a Chance

Chapter 4: Who Does the World Say an African Child Is?

SECTION B: HUNGER OF AN AFRICAN CHILD

Chapter 5: Why is an African Child Hungry?

Chapter 6: Symptoms of African Hunger

Chapter 7: Self-Hatred Institutionalised

Chapter 8: Political Idiots

Chapter 9: Paralysed by Easy Bribes

Chapter 10: African Politicians Don’t Let the Best Man (Person) Do the Job

Chapter 11: Financial Foolish African Child

Chapter 12: Entitlement Mentality

Chapter 13: Religious Idiocy

SECTION C: WHAT DOES THE WORLD STAND TO LOSE WHEN AFRICA CONTINUES TO GO HUNGRY AND DESTITUTE?

Chapter 14: The Prophetic Voice

SECTION D: WHAT TO FEED AN AFRICAN CHILD

Chapter 15: Restoration

Chapter 16: Breakfast

Chapter 17: Lunch

Chapter 18: Dinner/Supper

Chapter 19: The Beginning

About the Author

DEDICATION

This project is dedicated to all the silent voices that do not have a platform to voice their thoughts, frustration, dissatisfaction and solutions about hunger and dearth in the third world countries. Young and old beautiful marginalised, oppressed and dispossessed people that always wish and pray for change, peace and prosperity of their beloved countries.

Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed Mahtma Gandhi.

Foreword

This is not just a book but a challenge and a project that all of us must undertake and execute to the best of our abilities in this lifetime lest we be shamed and regret the time we spent on this wonderful planet-Earth. The greatest injustice one can do to this piece of art is to read it, close it and store it amongst the relegated once-read books. This is a personal, political, economic, environmental and psychological project that all humanity must undertake as Project Leaders knowing very well that it has no conclusion because it is guaranteed to outlive the founding leaders. This is a prophetic manuscript that can help humanity to reverse or decelerate the rate of destruction that the globe is riding at the moment. It comes from an African perspective because Africa has a huge potential to grow and outgrow its predecessors. Major developments and investments have the perfect runway for take-off.

This book is written to:

1.   Define and unmask the African otherwise known as an African child.

2.   To expose the misconception the world has about an African child.

3.   The wrongs that has caused an African child to be hungry and destitute.

4.   To bring to light the synergy that exists between first and third world countries.

5.   To show the world how the two worlds can join forces to help each other, not one benefitting at the expense of the other or one sucking life out of the other.

It will remove the veil of misconception and unfounded fears about the way the world perceives Africa and Africans and other third world economies worldwide. The main objective of this book is to let the world know that Africa is part of the globe and its problems are not unique and impossible to solve and also its progress hinges on the other parts of the globe coming to the party sooner than later. Africans will be unmasked and dissected under a microscope for the rest of the world to know as to the kind of being they are dealing with in order to make an informed decision as to be part of this continent or not. The phrase part of the continent refers to taking interest that range from 1% to 100% in what is happening in Africa and what to do to help improve in areas where there is need or room for improvement.

The book is written in a plain clear to understand language and format with the aim of reaching as many readers as possible especially in the developed worlds, whilst posing as an introspective mirror to the African in Africa and in the diaspora. It should be known that all humanity and nature are super-linked and none exist without the influence and prosperity of the other. The sceptics don’t have to look further than the effects of global warming on the coastlines of both the developed and third world countries and the economic influence terrorism has on the stock exchanges in and around the world.

This perpetual project is so simple as to involve even the lest member of the human society, as sophisticated as to need the involvement of all the highly technological forensic brains the world has ever produced and most economically rewarding as to benefit even the most stable of economies. This project is guaranteed to change everybody’s life for the best, just like civilisation that was brought about by the discovery and proper management of electricity has done to humanity.

Acknowledgments

The publication of this world wide project owes its existence to all the people of the world, from every race, age group, class, level of education and residence. For those closest to me who made writing this book possible: Thandeka Nomaxabiso MrsB Baloyi (my wife, confidant, prayer partner, business partner, motivator and financial adviser), Charles Mr LeOre Baloyi (my son, business partner, my educator and artist) and Nhluvuko Sesi Baloyi (my daughter, friend, doctor, designer and business partner)! My parents Grace Magiore Baloyi and Ben Hosi/Chief Baloyi thank you for raising a great man like me in a large and loving family. Thank you for making me to believe that nothing is impossible on earth and always encouraging me to achieve the best. To my brothers and sisters love peace and happiness always especially those Christmas day get together they are very special. Samuel Maspala Baloyi those lengthy telephone calls are very informative and therapeutic let us keep talking brother man. Chris Ghias Baloyi you taught me all that I need to know as a man especially driving a car. To my friends whose ideas and ideals are expressed in this book thank you, bra-Saul and Nomthandazo Mokgotho, Richard and Thembi Ngobeni, Patric Mr Magadango and Zanele Sentwa (my sister), Forster and Mandisa Nkuna (Dr) and Zachariah Zakes and Thembi Hlatswayo thank you for your contribution.

Thanks Charles for the cover page artistic illustration.

Introduction

Definition: an African Child refers to all who live and has made home in Africa, regardless of age, race, religion, sexual orientation and all those who regard Africa as their home and can trace their origin to this beautiful continent.

It is a known secret that Africa or to put it clearer, all Africans need help regardless of which corner, cave, mountain, hill, desert or forest of this beautiful African continent they occupy. No one is exempted from helping Africans and the good news is that from the beginning of time to date, no one has ever helped an African or invested in Africa and failed to reap a ten, a hundred, a thousand or even a million fold of their investment. It is also known beyond the borders of the beautiful African continent that this is one place where its inhabitants are exceptionally gifted in biting the hand that feeds it using its sharpest teeth known as; Corruption, Civil wars, Laziness, Ignorance, Crime, Witchcraft, Primitive cultural practises and other subtle methods that may be hard to prove beyond reasonable doubt.

The million dollar question that every African and everybody else in the world ask is, HOW to help or feed an African child?

The question closest to the previous one is, WHAT to feed an African child?

It is as clear as daylight that throwing money to any problem does not necessarily solve the problem. Right amounts of money enable the problem solving mechanism or machinery to move faster and further much quicker but if and only if the money is employed in the right way. Willingness, equipped personnel and the right strategies are the mechanisms that solve any problem under the sun. Money, and lots of it, most times than not end up derailing the problem solving purpose and in the process breeding more problems than solutions. The world thinks that the extinction of dinosaurs made this world a better place for humanity; I unfortunately turn to differ with this assumption because I believe that dinosaurs would have made good pets. Nature on its own has never troubled humanity and nature is guided by a simple principle of live and let live. All animals feed when they are hungry, drink water when they are thirsty, mate when it is the right season, fight when provoked, threatened or endangered. The only untamed animals that still freely tortures humanity that should have gone extinct in the place of dinosaurs are: Corruption, Greed and Absolute Power to rule the economy. Corruption, Greed and Absolute Power are unfortunately animals that live inside human beings.

This project will definitely bring to light and awareness that obscure angle to the way humanity is used to solving the problems that they experience on a daily bases. This project will help both first world countries and third world countries, especially Africans to truthfully and thoroughly introspect their stand, belief system, drive and contribution to the wrongs that plaque this beautiful blessed continent.

SECTION A

IDENTITY

CHAPTER 1

Perception is Everything

Section A defines an African child. It takes the world into the brain and thinking faculty of an African child in detail that can only be revealed by the African child and none other. The conception, birth, growth, DNA (identity) and family composition of an African as he/she is and as the