There is a new Absa Prosper advert featuring Victor Wanyama. The Lion of Muthurwa. It opens with a scenic shot of Wanyama on his morning run and the story of his humble beginnings unfolds. A young kid with big dreams from Muthurwa would rise to become an international football star. At 15 years of age…
Month: February 2016
Of Affidavits and Movie Ideas
A Whatsapp message pinged in the middle of the day. It was my old school mate Steve, a closet media man, who dabbles as an aspiring film maker, TV series producer, editor and soon to be published novelist. For money, he works as an accountant in a water company. Steve likes to use me as…
Of Beyonce, American Footie and Rugby
Victory is a thousand times sweeter, when you are the underdog and the sports field is one of the few arenas where the underestimated can rise to prominence. Many must have missed the significance of the Mike Friday versus Benjamin Ayimba clash during the Sydney leg of the International Sevens Rugby circuit, 2016. Mike Friday…