by Teakisi | Jun 18, 2014 | Food
By Ozoz Sokoh Chapman – A name that gives no indication that this is a drink. A name that may have in times past referred to an itinerant peddler. Chapman. A drink. Of Nigeria, for Nigeria and by Nigeria. The definitive Nigerian drink, loved by all. Though its...
by Teakisi | Jun 10, 2014 | Lifestyle
By Attiya Karodia “What is Strength, When it is nothing but curvy Endurance with lipstick on? What is hardship, When it becomes a norm? What is Femininity, When it is Emotion, Instinct and Intuition in a discarded box labelled ‘weak’? What triumph is...
by Teakisi | Jun 5, 2014 | Entertainment
By Elma Asio While stuck right in the middle of a traffic jam, it can actually begin to look like every individual in Kampala has a private vehicle. Well that’s until you peek into the taxis and see the rest of us who have been quietly tucked away in them, or just how...
by Teakisi | Jun 3, 2014 | Empowerment
Last month I heard my neighbor’s one year old baby crying and frantically scratching at the door of their house. It was around 4:00pm in the evening (I work from home; the small joys of being a writer). I waited to hear if the house-help would rush to her and attempt...
by Teakisi | Jun 2, 2014 | Development, Empowerment
In 50 years, I fervently wish that my children – born in Senegal, will know more about Zimbabwe or Tanzania than about the United States or Europe. I hope they will choose to speak Kiswahili or Peul rather than Spanish or Italian as a third language. I would...
