Society

The population of Etoug-ebe in Yaounde was stunned when they saw the remains of some twin children strangled by their mother.

Sources say a girl believed to be a master’s student in the University of Yaounde 2 strangled her twin children yesterday 10 May 2017. She disappeared after committing the act living behind a letter to confirm her act and promising to take her own life. In the letter she told the husband to come and take his children and that she has gone.

 Reports say the niece of this girl was in the kitchen when the act was being committed but did not notice anything. They knew about it only when the father of the twins who is a taxi driver told them that the wife called and told him she has killed the children and is going to hang herself.

The matter is presently under investigation as to find out what happened and whether the wife has really committed the suicide or she is safe and hiding somewhere.

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Ndi Modeste

11.May.2017

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The respect of culture should be the priority when it comes to marriages in the African context. Women in Douala debated on this.

Sources say some women in the Douala resident argued that marriage is not about mutual feelings alone applying to the case of the French elect president who is 39 and wife 64 years old. According to them it is not normal for a man to married a woman that is close to be his mother.

 “How can I respect a man younger than me; talk less of one that can be my son. To me for a man to marry a woman far older than him is a taboo and such relationships are economically and politically motivated” says a resident of Douala.

While others are against this relationship, others have different views concerning this issue. According to some it is okay if they love each other.

I don’t see any problem If they can understand each other. Love comes from the heart. Love is something you cannot stop is natural. I don’t see reasons why they should not get married.

Despite the constant change in mentality with people adapting to western culture. A man getting married to a woman far older than him remains unacceptable to majority of Cameroon and Africa at large.

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Ndi Modeste

11.May.2017

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There was an atmosphere of mixed feelings as the victims of the fire outbreak of the 14 of March in the Bamenda food market were compensated on the 5/05/2017. Sources say the head of state and his wife sent an envelope containing 73 million Francs to compensate the victims of the fire breakout on the 14 of March; they say some shop owners were stranded as they were not compensated. According to reports, some victims remain hopeless and in a state of confusion as they were hopefully relying on the support that was to come from the state. “I was not given a penny as compensation to the lost of my shop. When this fire incident happened last 2 months we were promised to receive aid and also the rebuild of our shops. Today am given nothing as compensation. Others who had smaller shops have been compensated. I want the head of state to see into this” says an uncompensated victim furiously. While others were angry for not being compensated others were very happy as they were among the names of those to be compensated. “I am so happy today as I have been given the sum of 3.7 million as compensation to my burnt shop. The head of state and his wife have removed my family and I from hopelessness. There is hope now with this money given to us” says a recipient.

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Ndi Modeste

10.May.2017

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Rita Akana

08.May.2017

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Road and Railway transportion has continued to be a source of so much grief and perturbation following the most gruelling and gruelsome deaths of Cameroonians on our high ways.

Yestrday in Bamenda, the Regional capital of the North West Region, saw one of the most ghastly accidents in recent times occurring. This particular accident occurred around Tradex,up station and saw the untimely passing into glory of four young people loaded with dreams and aspirations that today lay ruined.

Most often the state has always accused drivers for over speeding and poor mastery of road signs. However the truth in Cameroon about roads is that these roads are dilapidated, ruined and abandoned to themselves.

Our roads are so very narrow and by passing is often a nightmare . Cameroonian roads were and are made without the future in mind. Roads are tarred without any major consideration about prospective road users.

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Rita Akana

07.May.2017

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Cameroon: Four dead in ghastly motor accident in Bamenda

Four people are reported dead in a fatal motor accident in the North West region of Cameroon. The incident occurred at 7 am local time on Saturday at Up Station Bamenda, beside Tradex petrol station.{loadposition myposition2}

The accident, which is blamed on the bad nature of the road, involved the lone truck of SAJOCA(the lone centre for the disabled in the entire North West Region). The truck had carried artifacts to Douala, and was on its way back when it got entangled in the unfortunate incident. Two of the victims died instantly while the other two breathed their last in hospital.

SAJOCA is found in Mambu, Bafut (North West Region) and is the lone centre for disabled persons in the entire region. It handles the needs of people with disabilities of all age groups: kids (primarily), adolescents, adults and the old coming from all over the nation. Most importantly, it provides education to the people.

Kids at the centre are blessed with multiple talents, especially in handiwork. They do arts and craft, designing and a host of other things, which are sold to the public. It was in the course of one of its routine sales trip that their lone cargo truck got into the unfortunate incident.

The bad nature of roads in the North West Region, in particular, is one of the problems fueling the Anglophone Strike, as the people consider it a glaring case of marginalization.

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Rita Akana

06.May.2017

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