“A History of the World in 100 Objects” is a fascinating book. A joint project of the British Museum and BBC Radio 4, it uses objects of ancient art, industry and technology as an introduction to key events in human history. It was never going to be easy narrowing the field down to a mere hundred, but given … Continue reading A History of the World in 101 Objects?
Tag: history
Why I blog about Africa
(Like White African, I don’t usually take part in blog memes. Unlike White African, it’s usually because I don’t get an invite. ;o) But that aside, I’ve recently read a number of posts by eminent African bloggers in the current “Why I Blog About Africa” series and have been inspired by what they’ve written. That … Continue reading Why I blog about Africa
Chilubula 08.93 to Karuma 08.98
This is no ordinary August. In fact, it’s a bit of a double anniversary for me… If you’d have come looking for me fifteen years ago, you’d have needed to get yourself to Chilubula, a small town about an hours drive from Kasama in northern Zambia, where I was working on a building project. In … Continue reading Chilubula 08.93 to Karuma 08.98
The unpicking of FrontlineSMS
Going by the title of this Blog post you might be expecting a little online session for prospective FrontlineSMS users. You know the kind – what it is, what it does, where it’s been used and so on. Well, however useful that might be, this posting is more for my benefit. It’s time for a … Continue reading The unpicking of FrontlineSMS