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Goodbye to a Legend (And a Tale of the Most Expensive Haircut I’ve Ever Had)
A few years ago, I was taking a walk down the street in New York. I had just come from breakfast at a diner (breakfast at the Waldorf...
Wallace Kantai
Dec 9, 20194 min read
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I Don’t Know Much, But This I Know
I received a phone call this morning. From a number I have not saved. ‘Hello. You told me to call you in three weeks.’ This was early in...
Wallace Kantai
Nov 20, 20194 min read
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Gukurahundi and Murambatsvina: Travels Through a Troubled Land and Mugabe’s True Legacy
Zimbabwe is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. There is a place in the Eastern Highlands, which some call World’s View,...
Wallace Kantai
Sep 6, 20199 min read
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Shooting a Star: Mboya in Life and Death
What would have happened had Tom Mboya been assassinated in July 1969? What did Kenya lose with his death?
Wallace Kantai
Jul 5, 20196 min read
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The Binj
Back in 2002, on my usual walk up that steep hill from the river in Ruthimitu, I had a brain wave. I had been scratching my head about...
Wallace Kantai
May 22, 20195 min read
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