Akwafina. A breath of fresh air and a delightful discovery of 2018. She, like many other things I learnt and witnessed this year made an impossible year exciting and fun. When I flip back into[…]
In the boxes of my past are love, pain and struggle
It’s December 2018 and I am on the balcony of my grown up apartment confronted by the boxes of my past. There are shopping lists written in haste (sugar, paste and silver thingies for ties?),[…]
Friendships and the city: Are we too busy for coffee or just lazy?
Recently I participated in the millennial old tradition of Saturday morning brunch. As I sat in the crowded restaurant in its outdoor winter enclosure, I looked at the faces of all the other Johannesburg natives,[…]
International Women’s Day: the age of truth and audacity
*Had this to say today at a brunch we hosted at Google for IWD, and wanted to share it here. International Women’s Day is such an important day but 2018 is particularly important for women.[…]
Adulting with means: replacing adventure with convenience
It would probably be fair for some people to call me bougie. For the last two and half years, 90% of my travel, household chores and several other life things have been outsourced. I have[…]
Emotional blackholes and dealing with existential crisis
In the beginning there was calm. Like always, I had woken up to the sun’s harsh rays attempting to permeate the membranes that protected by eyes. It was calm. I tried to push back the[…]
Has Africa finished rising?
“Has Africa finished rising yet?” Someone asked me at dinner a few days ago. I am in Lagos and the only friends I have in the city are either entrepreneurs, work for startups or work[…]
African startup future: infrastructure and access
Last week, I wrote about the future of the African startup. I tried to answer what our future in the tech startup space entailed, I am not sure there is a solid answer to that[…]
What is the future of the African Startup?
What is the future of the African startup? This question was posed to me a couple of days ago and I have battled with the answer. The easy answer is somewhere between tech and agriculture,[…]
Can this selfie get me a date?
It’s 2am, I just spent the evening at a club drinking tea (it’s complicated) while pretending I can’t see guys ogling my dress. I am showered but the cigar smoke is still in my hair,[…]