Fiat Lux
My Dear Brother, Problem, Hamba Kahle!This segment is dedicated to those instructive lessons one comes across travelling around, be it in-country or elsewhere. There is a treasure trove of education, wisdom and humour, and though some of the experiences are bitter when we experience them, many come back as enjoyable experiences when we look back at them years later.The expression UKUHAMBA UKUBONA (literally “To Travel is To See”, in the…
November 3 2016 At about this time in November of the year two thousand and seventeen, President John Pombe Magufuli will have spent two years in office, and he will still have not reached the halfway mark of his first term. That means he will be far from being worried about his reelection, which will not be due till three years later. As he celebrates his first year in office…...
May 26 2016 – Another example of my romance with T-shirts with catchy words in my youth came from Paris, and it went (my translation): “They all notice when I’m drunk but not when I’m thirsty.” Obvious, wouldn’t you say? It sure would be a crazy world if people went around looking at other people and saying, “Hey, you look thirsty; what’s the matter with you?” First, in our overly…...
May 21 2015 – From time to time we get to hear African rulers and their henchmen take swipes at the International Criminal Court in The Hague for what they call “targeting Africans.” This usually happens every time an African ruler has been indicted by the ICC for crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide. Our rulers get excited, froth at the corners of their mouths, and bang tables, all…...