Every time I feel my financial discipline slipping, I return to The Richest Man in Babylon. Its principles are simple: earn, save, and make your money work for you. I recently reread this classic, whose core teaching is clear: ten per cent of everything you earn is yours to keep. Pay yourself first. It is…
I read Paradise a couple of years ago. It was my first book by Abdulrazak Gurnah. Later, I read Theft, his most recent novel. Gurnah’s writing is slow, and it requires patience. Some readers enjoy this. I do not. What I do enjoy, however, is his use of language. His writing is lyrical and poetic,…
This is a book I return to whenever I need grounding on certain things. Yes, the bible, especially Proverbs, is a go-to as well, but this particular time we are talking about The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran. The Prophet is a story about Almustafa, who has been living in exile for twelve years. He has…
Last week, Tanzania’s medical community witnessed a historic moment, not the unveiling of a groundbreaking drug, but the launch of a profoundly human story. Living with Cancer, written by Prof. Mark Mwandosya, published by Mkuki na Nyota, is not just a memoir; it is a personal diary of his battle with cancer since 2011, when…
