Barefoot Bandits
ABSTRACT: It is my deep, scorching passion for all elements exotic, that has drawn me astray from the restricting path of normality. Others may…
Africa
Going Back
It felt like the air was different. The sun scorching hot, so much so that you want to strip when underneath it but you…
Nigeria facing uncertain times
The Nigerian Presidential Elections were to have been held on the 14th February 2015, however the Independent National Electoral Commission has now postponed the…
Social Enterprise – the future for Team Vista work in Tanzania
When I returned to my home in Australia from Tanzania in February 2009, I never imagined what the next 6 years would have in…
Project Phoenix – Rehabilitation through the arts
Project Phoenix aims to transform children of war to children of peace using interactive theatre. The idea was conceived by Mt Barker performing arts…
African history interrupted
The first time I saw the castles, we were standing on the grounds of a hotel situated high up on a hill overlooking the…
Namibia: The final chapter
It’s been 3 months since we returned to Adelaide, and sometimes I wonder if Namibia was just a dream. But our time there was…
One year on
It has been one year since we launched SALT Magazine. During that year we have spoken to talented, determined, but essentially, ordinary African- Australians…
Ebola: Fear is killing people in Sierra Leone
In my opinion the challenges facing Sierra Leone because of the ebola epidemic, have created a vacuum in our health system leading to failures…
Locked up in Sierra Leone
I was born and raised in Sierra Leone and worked as a camera operator for the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Service before and during the…