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

• David Smith’s Letter from Africa
• David Smith on Journalisted