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Dedicated to the Game
The Olympics are now well past and Oscar fever has set in. But I think it’s worth a tribute to the Canadian Hockey Pride to explain how a bunch of Canadians managed to “watch” our favorite game of the season.
In Zambia for a brief marathon of meetings, a bunch of EWB Canada types gather around [...]
The Value of Money
I went to buy water this morning. Water sachets cost 5 peswes. I had 5 peswes… in 1 peswe coins. I don’t like change, so I tried to use it. The girl refused. She wouldn’t take my money; she wanted nothing to do with my 1 peswe coins. So instead I had to break my [...]
Rethinking Power
Escom is the major energy service provider in Malawi. Similar institutions exist all over Southern Africa.
In Malawi, we used to have a saying: “Escom – Power All Day, Every Day… Someday.”
Access to reliable power is remarkably rare. Only 10% of the population has access to power at all. Power cuts, particularly in the rainy [...]
Namesakes
The best grilled Tilapia and Banku joint in town. The name and strategically placed Guinness slogan doesn’t hurt either.
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