Days 1 and 2

I have always wanted to be up to date about different things that happen around the world. I believe that the best way to to that is by reading the news. Some people might think that by just watching news on the tv, or just listening to the radio might be a good way to get news. It might be, but I believe that reading news from the newspaper, or internet is the best way to get the news. Because internet is such a big platform, you can find all kinds of news. That’s why for my 30 Day Challenge everyday I will read one news that I find interesting. That news can be about politics, art, sports, or even music. I have 30 days to learn new things, and get to know the world better by reading the news everyday.

For my first day, Friday 10 April, I started with a short news about a university in South Africa, and a decision that they made about removing a statue. The University of Cape Town decided to remove the statue of the British imperialist Cecil Rhodes. Cecil Rhodes was born in 1853, and made his fortune with his De Beers mining company and used his wealth to help expand Britain’s empire in Africa, especially in present-day Zimbabwe, originally named Rhodesia in his honor. I learnt about who Cecil Rhodes was while I was reading this news. I also learnt about the University Of Cape Town, and it led me to research both of them. I learned that there is a university named after Rhodes, called Rhodes University in South Africa. I also researched about the University of Cape Town, and I read that it is the second oldest university in Africa. It used to be a school for boys when it first opened, but then it became co-ed. 

For my second day, Saturday 11 April, I read a news about Africa again, but this time it was about Kenya, and the shootings that happened at a Kenyan University. The story is more about what Nyokabi Githakwa, a student at that university went through. It talks about how Kenya was when she was just a baby, and says that she witnessed a lot of important politic events happened in Kenya. The news also talks about the parents of the other children that died in the shooting. This news touched me, because I knew about these kinds of disasters in Africa, but I have never read, or actually learned about them. While I was reading about some parents’ comments about the shootings, I felt angry, and sad at the same time. I was angry at the people who started the shootings, and I felt sad for those parents. 

Reading these two news helped me to understand what was going on Africa nowadays. I will keep reading different kids of news every day. Last 28 days to go!