ERNESTO 'CHE' GUEVARA: THE RESILIENT REVOLUTIONARY

When the last of the nine shots was fired at Ernesto Che Guevara in that ramshackle building, his executioner thought that he had silenced the romantic revolutionary once and for all. But what happened was the opposite, obviously to the dismay of the Bolivian government and the CIA, which masterminded the manhunt. Instead of being killed, as it were, Che was immortalised and turned into a timeless icon, thanks to a snap shot that was taken by Alberto Korda in 1960. This article looks at this resilient revolutionary from the perspective of a 21st century citizen.

PASHA DZIKANYANGA CLOCKS ONE YEAR AS NERVA AND STELLA CELEBRATE THEIR SECOND WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

It was all joy in our happy family in the blessed month of August. First it was me and my wife Stella celebrating our second wedding anniversary on the sixth of August. Then on the 12^th it was Pasha’s turn. The little girl clocked one year. What else could we have done than engage ourselves in celebrations?

And indeed we celebrated like nobody’s business. The celebrations began on the 6^th with a visit to new opened Hapuwani Lodge in Mulanje as seen in the pictures below:

Pasha Dzikanyanga by the swimming  pool side at Hapuwani Lodge

Nerva, Pasha and Stella Dzikanyanga posing for a photographer at Hapuwani Lodge

The celebrations came to a climax six days later on Pasha’s birthday, the 12^th of August. A double anniversary and birthday party was arranged at home. Several activities were lined up at the party. But the most memorable event of the day came when Pasha with the assistance of her mother cut our wedding cake for the entire guest to partake of this treasure.

The cake which was prepared for our wedding on 6^th August 2011 was specially preserved for this occasion. I and my wife had agreed that our first born child should also taste our wedding cake on her/his first birthday. We were delighted to see Pasha enjoying the wedding cake and asking for more. The cake tasted fresh although it had stayed in the refrigerator for two years. The video clip below shows Pasha preparing to cut the wedding cake.

Pasha received gifts from her cousins: Gloria and Agnes and uncles Enerst, Paska and Gladson beside other numerous gifts from her parents and several well-wishers who patronized the wedding anniversary-cum-birthday party. The party ended with a dance as seen from the picture below.

Patrons dancing and giving Pasha some gifts during the party