Bouncy Castle

All White People Look the Same

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November 19th 2010
In Swaziland the word Mlungu means white person. This doesn’t appear to be a derogatory word; it just is what it is. I’ve learned that Swazis are all about the labels. I am white; therefore I am aMlungu. People shout this at me, children yell it to me when we visits schools... the list goes on. In Canada, people can’t agree that Caucasian is a race, but here everything is black, white or col ... read more

Africa » Swaziland

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Autonomy for the Swazis of southern Africa was guaranteed by the British in the late 19th century; independence was granted in 1968. Student and labor unrest during the 1990s pressured the monarchy (one of the oldest on the continent) to grudgingly a... ... read more