How Far We’ve Come!!!

  THROWBACK THURSDAY How Far We’ve Come!!! ================ It is very easy to look at this picture and be reminded of the past and how far we have come as a race and a people – however, I spent a few more seconds gazing at this pic and noted some things: 1- The fact that […]

My Views on Afrocentricity and Africa’s Future wrt THE AFRICAN MIND

My local Pastor (Dr Charles Peter Watt) regularly reminds me that the only time a bird cannot feed itself is when it is locked up in a cage. He relates the nature of the bird to the human mind and maintains that a closed mind can be likened to a caged bird – always needing […]

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Monday Blues Theme: Open Thy Ears

  During the #CSMensConference on Saturday, I tweeted the following –  “Blindness separates men from things… But deafness separates men from people” – As outstanding as that statement was to me, it took an intervention yesterday for me to completely realise the true punch. I had been battling with a semi-blocked, water clogged left ear for 2 […]

Throwback Thursday – How Far We’ve Come!!!

  It is very easy to look at this picture and be reminded of the past and how far we have come as a race and a people – however, I spent a few more seconds gazing at this pic and noted some things: 1- The fact that the African woman is in the pic […]

President Jacob Zuma: “An Odium To The Black Race”

By Lawrence Umukoro “We can’t think like Africans, in Africa, generally. We are in Johannesburg, this is Johannesburg. It’s not some national road in Malawi,” – Jacob Zuma. Incumbent President – Republic of South Africa “I am an African… A human presence among all these, a feature on the face of our native land thus […]

President Zuma – Communication Skills

Content aside – Julius Malema is a better orator than President Jacob Zuma. For some very awkward reason, I am more excited to hear Malema speak than the President. Malema does not shy away from the use of ‘bogus adjectives’ and what I like to call “54 Sauer Street coined words”. Should we adopt political […]

Drugs Are Now Legal

Imagine a world where you can choose your brand of cocaine and/or whether to buy from Clicks or Dischem. Imagine a world where Checkers Hyper advertises a sale of your favorite cocaine brand for “half price” on your favorite holiday. Just imagine. In the space of choice, do you need a different level of courage […]

Your Economic Relevance

“The true economic relevance of a man is not measured by the size of his income but on the amount of people that depend on him for their wages.” – Lawrence Umukoro

Photo Shoot for “The Hoodlum” Movie

By Lawrence Umukoro. Spent the entire day yesterday shooting scenes from my upcoming movie “The Hoodlum” scheduled for release in September 2013. Lawrence Umukoro is an entrepreneur and producer who has a passion for business and producing theatre, film and live events. He loves traveling and has to date visted 32 countries in 4 continents.       […]

5 Easy Ways To Raise Money Today

I am currently in need of half a billion US Dollars ($500,000,000 US) for a City Development Project I conceived for a small Yoruba town in Southern Nigeria. Now whilst developing a business execution plan for potential investors, I noticed that the world is now fast moving and there are tons of new ways where […]

South Africa Should Invade Nigeria FAST –

Ever heard the saying… “If you don’t have a Nigerian friend, you are not a true African”? … me neither, because I just made it up. Nigerians are everywhere. I was on a Caribbean cruise about 5 years ago and when our cruise ship ‘touched down’ in St Kitts & Nevis, the first voice I […]

Happy Youth Day !!!! Se Voet

Dear South Africa, you party too much. Happy Youth Day!!! (Youth day se voet) – What are you celebrating? 40% of your youths are unemployed and even worse, 80% of those unemployed by your own standards are “unemployable” (a concept I do not believe in – but will save matter for another day). Ironically, these […]

Trust

Just visited an ATM, inserted my card, cash popped out, I pulled it out and walked away. Whilst driving back home, I began to ponder on the subject of trust – especially in the spiritual context. I am not sure when last I left a matter comfortably in the hands of God without worrying about […]

Esselen Street

I was invited to speak at the Neo-Venture Business Seminar yesterday and amongst the many topics I touched on, ‘the mystery of Esselen Street’ (now Robert Sobukwe Street) was one of the few subjects that caught the interest of the audience .   Exactly 1kn long and hosting over 2000 (known) businesses, Esselen street is […]

Back To Where We Met

Went back to the University of Pretoria today to the same spot where I met my wonderful madam exactly 10 years ago.      

A Friend A Month

By Lawrence Umukoro In the business world, it is common practice to add a minimum of 10 “friends/contacts” per year to your social portfolio. I put up a update last week on Ashdown’s 3rd Law…For those who missed it, here it is again… “In the modern age when everything is connected to everything, the most […]

lawUMK Guide to Finances 201

I was invited yesterday (10 March) to speak to a group of men on finance. Now seeing that the topic of money is a broad one (and my audience comprised of mainly successful people), I focused my talk on ‘establishing the yardsticks by which your cash outflow should be measured’ under the theme: ‘you cannot […]

Pay a Man a Fair Wage

PAY A MAN A FAIR WAGE =================== I’v had the opportunity of cutting my hair in many cities around the world – here are some of the average prices I have paid for a standard hair cut… – Lagos (Nigeria) $1 – $5 – Pretoria (South Africa) $2 – $5 – California (USA) $10 – […]

The Time Factor

By Lawrence Umukoro A good idea (today) does not always automatically translate into a GREAT opportunity (for today). I often receive messages from peers asking me to evaluate/comment-on (or sometimes even invest in) potential business opportunities and great revenue-generating options they may have come across – and in most instances, after I ask the “timing” […]

Wanna StartUp an NGO?

By Lawrence Umukoro “it’s far easier to make money than to give it away effectively” – Warren Buffett This week alone, I have shared words with 3 people (all ladies) who have a HUGE passion for giving back and believe their life’s calling revolves in the spheres of either giving back, catering to the needy […]

Police Brutality in South Africa

By Lawrence Umukoro:   When you watch the latest “Police Brutality video” making the rounds (watch here – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMRBtlCYobU), what you immediately see is a thorough exposé of the immense lack of training of members of the South African Police Services. Everyone could see that the deceased was clearly resisting arrest but it is at […]