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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Apr 25

    Today’s African #proverb: When a monkey becomes old, it is fed by its young ones. A Bemba proverb sent by Maybin Mwila, Solwezi, Zambia. How do you interpret this proverb? http://bbc.in/2DN3Cx6 

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    • Karishma Vaswani Michael Lucas U.n.c.l.e Lwanga* Nyamonize ATKYAMAN 🌊HipHopLaFlare1017 🇺🇸❄️ Grant Grabe Vincent Maloba FidejrTz
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      1. Michelo Simuyandi‏ @bwantu Apr 25
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        I think that children should never be a retirement plan, if it was in the past, we need to change that.

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      1. Flinsy Jeff‏ @flinsy_official Apr 25
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        When our parents becomes old we are going to take care of them. So we should work hard so we can take care of our parents when they can no longer take care of us due to old age

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      1. Tebby Otieno‏ @otieno_tebby Apr 25
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Children should take care of their parents when they grow old. Today`s #proverb warns those who abandon their parents despite being successful after the care they got from their parents when they were growing up.

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      1. aivan kakooza‏ @KakoozaAivan Apr 25
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        Museveni should retire we Ugandans can take care of him

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      1. Diyana Chunga‏ @DD_eeyanac Apr 25
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        Be nice to your kids cause they'll soon be your caregivers.

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      1. Mary Mulenga Vin-shirts‏ @MaryMulenga1 Apr 26
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        I think this can be likened to the tax system in Germany where those in employment/business pay in order to support those in old age and incapable to work. Who also worked and paid tax for their predecessors. In Africa it's more on a family level, child-parent care.

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      1. Grace Dadiso Moyo‏ @gracedadiso Apr 26
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        Warning 2 Zimbabwe's old men Junta, who took power by force & refuse 2 deal with corruption & implement electoral reforms b4 July 2018 elections-Sooner rather than later the opposition will breaksthru & u will find yourself stuffed in the miserable hole u dug 4all Zimbabweans😆😆

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      1. Rukies Numa, ACA‏ @Roofkies Apr 25
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        In Africa we don't go to old people's home 🏡

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