BOOK REVIEW: How Music Dies (or Lives)
It took me a while to set aside time to read How Music Dies (Or Lives): Field Recording and the Battle for Democracy in…
Africa
Life in Australia
Welcome to the tenth edition of SALT Magazine. Over the past three years we have continued to grow our readership and extend our networks…
Painting by numbers, with passion
A person climbing a pawpaw tree, a man chasing after a chicken and a mother breastfeeding her child… part of the ordinary village scenery…
Beauty and Its Beholder
They say beauty is in the eyes of the beholder and while that’s true, it’s hard to argue with the perfection that is traditional…
They came, they saw, they competed
In an era of record breaking moments and history making, the 2016 Summer Olympic Games was no different for the Republic of South Sudan….
Africa is a feeling
I used to think that nobody could change me. Nobody will change my slang. Nobody can convert my accent. I used to think that…
Holiday Nightmare in Nairobi Kenya
John Kuot went to South Sudan to celebrate Christmas with family and friends and all was well… until his fateful decision to spend New…
Rumbek Women
For the Agaar women of Rumbek (Lakes state, South Sudan) cultural attire plays a pivotal role in many social, reciprocal and traditional customs. For…
Where is home? An ode to Nairobi
I was glad when they said unto me: “Let us go to the house of your father.” By ‘they’, I mean the people in…
A country of poor millionaires
The word inflation does not even begin to make sense unless one travels to Zimbabwe. Currently the inflation rate is at 3.5 MILLION percent…