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Shouts Out to Cameroonian Coffee. It Changed My Life

Posted on February 25, 2015
by Malaka
with 7 Comments

I was going to blog about the noises Black women hear when their mates speak, but a little bag of coffee got in my way. As a Ghanaian, I didn’t grow up with coffee culture. As British subjects, the mark of sophistication was to start…

Guest Post from Field Ruwe: Independence: African Lazy Day

Posted on August 27, 2014
by Malaka
with 2 Comments

By Field Ruwe I could go to prison just for the title; for dampening the spirit of commemoration, and yet I would gladly go. This is a title that befits the occasion. Google the world and see what I am talking about. We are at…

Open Letter to Nelson Mandela

Posted on December 18, 2013
by Malaka
with 3 Comments

*Disclaimer: One of the possible side effects of meningitis is temporary insanity. And yes, I am aware that Nelson Mandela cannot read this letter on the Internet. Unless... Wait! Is there Internet in the afterlife? I certainly hope so. Wouldn’t it be nice to have…

“I Spy” on the Garden Route

Posted on June 14, 2013
by Malaka
with 4 Comments

There are many beautiful places on the earth, but I am convinced that South Africa is the Queen of them all. Considering that I am neither God Almighty nor Dora the Explorer and that I neither created the world nor certainly have not traversed the…

Table Mountain In Very Simple Terms

Posted on June 7, 2013
by Malaka
with 3 Comments

Greetings, members of the MOM Squad and other Random Readers dropping by. You’ll have to forgive me this morning. This post will not be completed with any elaborate eloquence. My body is wracked by pain, but it is my duty to report the events as…

The Pursuit of Chocolate is the Pursuit of Happiness

Posted on June 5, 2013
by Malaka
with 3 Comments

Whenever I feel down, I medicate myself with food. And whenever I feel especially down, chocolate serves as my one true panacea. The range of emotions I’ve felt in my first few days in the country – which included elation, disappointment and despair, all finally…

It’s Da Furst o’ Da Month!

Posted on June 4, 2013
by Malaka
with 3 Comments

You need this song playing in the back of your mind. It makes the storytelling so much more arresting. South Africans like to think they are immeasurably different from other Africans; when in fact, they are not. There is a wide spread and indoctrinated belief…

The Prodigal Sister

Posted on June 3, 2013
by Malaka
with 1 Comment

In my bathroom at home we have a three foot tall stack of magazines. Architecture Digest, Essence, Relevant, Time, you name it – it’s in there. And in one of these magazines, it was suggested that readers venture off the beaten vacation path and give…

Of (South) Africans and Entitlement

Posted on June 1, 2013
by Malaka
with 4 Comments

You don’t come to Africa empty handed. You can try that mess if you want to, but it doesn’t bode well for a good experience. At some point, you will pay for that decision. It’s one of the themes you’ll often hear foreigners and White…

So, It Took Five Days to Get to South Africa…

Posted on May 31, 2013
by Malaka
with 4 Comments

Greetings from windy South Africa! I’ve been on the road and in the air since May 25th and I’m ever so grateful to have my feet on the ground. The last time the family went to South Africa I believed it was the most grueling…

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