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  • The Myth of Community and the Politics of Being Alone

    African societies like to speak of themselves as communal. We repeat this assertion with confidence: we are not like the West; we value family;…

  • The Burial of African Intelligence

    For more than thirty years, I have watched movement from a petrol station forecourt. Cars do not come to a station to admire fuel.…

  • WHY DIABETES IS NOT A PERSONAL FAILURE!

    The Slow Poison of Modern Eating For decades, diabetes in Africa has been treated as an individual problem — a failure of discipline, of…

  • The Myth of Community and the Politics of Being Alone

    African societies like to speak of themselves as communal. We repeat this assertion with confidence: we are not like the West; we value family;…

  • EARLY CLOSURE!

    The Day Uncle Rwamiti Closed One Pump Early Uncle Rwamiti closed Pump Three earlier than usual that evening. Not because fuel had run out.Not…

  • RACHEL AND THE WEATHER AT THE PETROL STATION

    Rachel and the Weather at the Petrol Station The petrol station had recently acquired a new manager.Her name was Rachel. She was young, energetic,…

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