A Mandela boutique hotel is fine, a Mandela burger is not
by Rashmee
Posted on May 7, 2022
The Nelson Mandela Foundation, which owns the nine-room Sanctuary Mandela boutique hotel in Johannesburg, seems …
Read MoreA Mandela hotel, Gandhi cushion, Diana tat: Brand monetisation is both art and craft
by Rashmee
Posted on May 6, 2022
News of the Sanctuary Mandela boutique hotel had me thinking about my Mahatma Gandhi cushion. …
Read MoreWhy parse world’s reaction? To get the truth, not what you wish were the truth
by Rashmee
Posted on March 14, 2022
On the very day that Ethiopia was flying the flag for Russia so to speak, …
Read MoreRussia has undoubtedly won friends and influenced people in Africa
by Rashmee
Posted on March 13, 2022
Countries across the African continent have suited themselves in their response to Russia’s invasion of …
Read MoreBreaking down the ‘world’ reaction to Putin’s war
by Rashmee
Posted on March 12, 2022
No matter what the western media reports, claiming it as “the world’s” reaction to Vladimir …
Read MoreA new age dawns for the classical coup?
by Rashmee
Posted on February 5, 2022
With events having unfolded as they have in Guinea-Bissau, it’s worth asking if coups …
Read MoreHissene Habre’s death in prison is a reminder that his western counterparts go scot free
by Rashmee
Posted on August 24, 2021
News of former Chadian president Hissene Habre’s death (on August 24) made me think of …
Read MoreZambia once heralded the ‘African Spring’
by Rashmee
Posted on August 12, 2021
Before the so-called Arab Spring there was the one in Africa. And it was heralded …
Read MoreWhat’s wrong with Paul Bowles? What’s wrong with us?
by Rashmee
Posted on July 27, 2021
In conversation the other day with a writer who also teaches the art and craft …
Read MoreWhy the livestock farmer is the world’s next guru
by Rashmee
Posted on July 26, 2021
I was very taken by a British professor’s assertion the other day that bankers and …
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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK