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Why I Am Very Happy With My Children’s South African Education

Posted on October 31, 2016
by Malaka
with 2 Comments

One of the tenants of being a Good African Mother is to make sure that your children have a quality education that will ultimately prepare them for one of three respectable professions - those being: Doctor, Lawyer and Engineer. (Engineer usurped ‘Banker’ about 15 years…

How Do White Men Feel When White Women Pass Them Over For Black Men?

Posted on October 5, 2016
by Malaka
with 4 Comments

I like to imagine the guys over at Men’s Health/GQ/Esquire/Popular White Male magazine tossing around a mini foam football to each other as they pitch ideas for an upcoming issue. “How about testicular cancer?” “Nah. We did that last issue. Exposés on cancer cycle every…

I Watched the Clinton/Trump Debate With My Kid and It Was EPIC

Posted on September 29, 2016
by Malaka
with 0 Comments

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump faced each other in their first public debate vying for the position of ruler or the Seven Kingdoms where one of them will eventually govern from King’s Landing aka the White House. Seriously, if there was ever a better metaphor…

Fist Bumps to the So-Called Social Media Feminists!

Posted on September 14, 2016
by Malaka
with 0 Comments

A July article written by Betty Kankam-Boadu and (re)published on Starr FM made the social media rounds yesterday afternoon to the mirth and amusement of all who chimed in to comment on Ms. Kankam-Boadu’s contribution on the conversation surrounding feminism in Ghana. My initial reaction…

My Girls Live in Africa And We’re Afraid to Get Our Hair Braided

Posted on August 31, 2016
by Malaka
with 4 Comments

South Africa… Land of the Big Six and the Proteas. Land of Mandela’s birth. Land where edges go to DIE. One of the things I was most excited about in moving to South Africa was the prospect of having my hair slayed every week. Compared…

There’s an American Woman Walking Around Plett with a Vibrator in Her Handbag

Posted on August 12, 2016
by Malaka
with 2 Comments

Honestly, I forgot it was there. Just wait! Let me explain. August is Women’s Month, and last night I went to our school’s annual ladies get together: Fabulous Women. Fabulous Women…what? Dancing? Eating? They said, “Haibo! We said ‘Fabulous Women.’ Finished! You just buy your…

Not Just in Africa: A History of ‘Hyenas’

Posted on July 26, 2016
by Malaka
with 7 Comments

An article on BBC about a man hired by a community in Malawi to have sex with children went viral this week. Eric Aniva, the man featured in the story, is locally known as a ‘hyena’ and is paid approximately $6.00 to have sex with…

I’ll Never Be Able to Make My Children Happy in Africa

Posted on June 23, 2016
by Malaka
with 4 Comments

Not that that’s a problem. I’ve all but abandoned the quest to guide and ensure my children’s happiness. That doesn’t mean that I won’t do everything in my power to make sure that they are healthy individuals, equipped with the tools to lead sorta successful…

My Personal Choices From My Previous Life Lived in America Have Come to Haunt Me in South Africa

Posted on June 14, 2016
by Malaka
with 15 Comments

*Note: This is not a lament, nor am I disparaging my host country. These are simply musings based on my observations. Today as I sat in the lobby of the local branch of Standard Bank and found my senses assaulted by the glare of LED…

Why I Let My Girls Jump In the Frigid Pool Waters at the Holiday Inn

Posted on June 7, 2016
by Malaka
with 11 Comments

We were stinky. We were cranky. We were happy to have the cylindrical flying ship that had borne us from one hemisphere to another at our backs. Finally! We were in South Africa! After making small talk with the man at the reception desk at…

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