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storytelling
Anansi
Posted on August 4, 2020
Have you heard of Anansi? The spider, who appears in many W. African tales? He’s a clever guy, who knows how to get what he wants; a trickster, like Kaka…
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general
Peace and Quiet
Posted on April 6, 2020
I wake up on a beautiful Sunday morning. I make a cup of tea and go to sit on the veranda. I listen to the birds singing, the wind blowing…
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environment
Responsibility
Posted on April 7, 2020
That gulley that appeared outside your gate after a night of heavy rain; that blocked culvert that gave you a lake to drive through as you leave home; that huge…
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children
Only a girl
Posted on April 13, 2020
I grew up with brothers, three of them. And boys were treated differently from girls. They got to go to the most prestigious boys’ private school in the city, whereas…
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environment , general
Day of Rest
Posted on April 16, 2020
At last, at last, at last, Sunday has become a day of rest. No more caterwauling and screaming from those horrible little churches, that have sprouted all over the place…
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general
The Imagination
Posted on April 19, 2020
“You must have heard of the Easter Bunny – you’ll find him in supermarkets alongside chocolate Easter eggs. But you’re unlikely to have heard of the Easter Monkey, because he…
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creativity , general
Let’s Create
Posted on April 20, 2020
