The Distance Between Harare and Juba
What one African capital teaches you about another, and the danger of the phrase we are all the same.
The essays
Thinking, in public.
Long-form writing on Zimbabwe, Africa, liberty, business and the odd corner of life that turned out to be interesting. Written to be read slowly.
3 essays
Zimbabwe Does Not Need Saving At ALL
On rescue narratives, the quiet competence of ordinary Zimbabweans, and why the most useful thing an outsider can do is ask a better question.
The Machine Reads Shona Now
On language, machine translation, and who gets to decide what a proverb means.
Newsletter
Occasional notes from Chris
New essays when they are finished, plus the odd thing I have read that I cannot stop thinking about. Roughly monthly. Never more.
No spam. No selling your address. Unsubscribe in one click.