NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
TO STAND, TO CRAWL, TO TEETH... TO BE BORN. sleepless nights and nightless sleeps. The expression teething problems couldn’t be more apt. It is a thankless task particularly for the small team that has spent little or no time in the media. The first time couple who have to rely on the feedback of those who care or those in the know who care to share. The triumph that follows independent sitting is the adorable movement of the crawl. The product is in motion. The writing refuses to be confined, growing stronger and stronger by the day, gaining balance and achieving poise.
here was no need for the photographer to say “cheese” or any other smile-inducing noun when he took this photograph of me. This is genuine joy, the kind a striker experiences after scoring a precious goal to end a goal drought. The conception of a product like a magazine is very similar to the idea of bringing a life into this world - there are just as many reasons to do it as they are not to - and then actualisation is preceded by anxiety. Stares into the pram that elicit all kind of positive noises and congratulatory responses. Occasionally they guess the wrong gender or walk away commenting about how unusually big the head is.
We are happy to bring you our first anniversary edition. We bring on board a German-born lawyer who knows Home Affairs like nobody should. As you discover the Drakensberg, read about our achiever expatriates – Ghana’s Fred Swaniker, Kenya’s Chomba Chuma, Zambia’s Musa Kalenga, Uganda’s David Kibuuka, Zimbabwe’s Simon Chikumbu and Nigeria’s Abbey Adenigba. Get to know the new Nigerian High Commissioner while Malawi’s Martha George and DRC’s Kankwala tell us of their respective organisations. We thank everyone who has had any sort of engagement with this publication in its maiden year. At one, we are one, the expatriate family – together we stand. Soon to walk, soon to run, soon to fly! KC Rottok, CA (SA) Creative & Fin. Journalism (Wits University)
For the creators, the excitement of day one quickly dies down to
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