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RIP Cheque: Burying A Legacy

I received a very heart-wrenching SMS on my phone last week. They are going to stop the use of cheques for financial transactions at the end of the year. I was distraught.

I was inconsolable. For the millennials, a cheque book is a little book with printed cheques that are used as a sort of promissory note. When you feel too important to pay off your creditor, you take out a cheque leaf and write down the amount you owe them and off to the bank they would go.

I wanted to put on all manner of armour to confront whoever came up with such craziness. Banks are peopled with smart employees and when they come up with such decisions usually they will place a little footnote at the end that says something like ‘Do not reply to this number/email’. So basically you will be talking to phantoms if you try to reply.

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Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

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