David Smith
David Smith writes on his personal experiences as The Guardian’s Africa correspondent and gives his own take on events across the continent.
Submitted blogposts
- ‘A hand reached out the carriage and yanked me inside – so began my African adventure’
- ‘The crowds sang Mandela’s name with a collective lump in its throat’
- Not hell on earth but a place rotting from within
- ‘Strong man’ tactics to save the Rolex of the information age
- South Africa sets its sights on a goal beyond football
- Land of opportunity turns out to be another dead end
- Funeral of Joseph Msika
- In the black-and-white rainbow nation, colour and class still count
- Newtown was rough round the edges, but I felt right at home
- Smiles give no hint of hardship in Madagascar
Other links
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/27/south-africa-election-anc
