based in hong kong for the moment, PIPPA Francis writes the blog, Phambili.
Her posts explore people, places and the politics of it all.

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Archive

People
- Nov 3, 2022 Home
- Jul 15, 2021 Sm(eye)les make my life!
- May 25, 2021 Funky with fusion
- Feb 2, 2020 Cairo to Cape on two wheels
- Jun 6, 2019 The power of a flying disc
- Mar 27, 2019 Homecoming: the tale of a Kirkwood farm girl’s unbelievable adventure
- Nov 20, 2018 The Stanley Street singers
- Oct 31, 2018 Willie Badenhorst: born to be in the bush
- Sep 25, 2018 Sponsored socks and serving
- Sep 2, 2018 The serendipity of travel
- Apr 21, 2018 'The best love on the first sip'
- Mar 22, 2018 A foot-stomping celebration of SA music
- Mar 1, 2018 Johnny Clegg: the music and the man
- Jan 26, 2018 Velmah Mashego: the story behind the smile
- Nov 27, 2017 Nay to whiskey, yay to podcasts
Places
- Nov 3, 2022 Home
- Mar 10, 2020 Polo or no polo
- Jun 6, 2019 The power of a flying disc
- Apr 17, 2019 Saving seabirds, love affairs and pollution scares
- Jan 29, 2019 London: "It's not the walls that make the city"
- Oct 11, 2018 “Life’s short. Catch a tan (in Colchester)!”
- Jul 13, 2018 The Phoenix: so much more than a PE hotel
- Jun 5, 2018 Taking a Karoo trip down memory lane
- Apr 21, 2018 'The best love on the first sip'
- Dec 2, 2017 Moving ‘home’ – from honeymoon period to reality
- Nov 24, 2017 PE Proud!
- Oct 12, 2017 Seeing Shanghai...from a different point of view
Politics
- Dec 8, 2017 Writing, ranting and the national decline