COVER: The fading art of letter writing

>There is something intimate about writing a letter to someone you love. It is not just that you put more thought to words; it is the whole process that gives you joy. It starts with writing “My dear wife, I miss you…”, then folding the paper after signing your name at the end, putting it in an envelope, licking the stamp and hearing the sound of it as it drops inside the post box.

TheCitizen

Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

BBC

VIDEO: Nairobi's letter-writing students

In Nairobi, pupils from the Starehe Boys Centre have had to reinvent letter writing as a way of communicating with friends in other schools, because mobile phones are not allowed.

 

10 years ago

BBC

The Kenya schoolchildren keeping letter-writing alive

Mobile phone ban has revived schoolboy calligraphy in Kenya

 

10 years ago

Daily News

05 Jul

Tanzania Posts Corporation enhances letter writing programme

Tanzania Posts Corporation enhances letter writing programme
Daily News
FEAR is rife that without increased school programmes and competitions, the art of letter writing can soon become extinct, thanks to the advent of increased internet penetration. The Tanzania Posts Corporation (TPC) Principal Postal Officer, Mr Abdi ...

 

5 years ago

The FADER

17 Mar

Lil Uzi Vert responds to accusations that he plagiarized his “That Way” cover art

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10 years ago

Dewji Blog

18 Oct

CREATIVITY: Digital Art, Graphic Art

Archan Nair is a self taught visual artist who’s into mixed media, paintings, digital and graphic art. Nair has been an independent artist since 2007 and has worked with all sorts of companies such as NIke, Sony, Canon, GQ and Vanity fair.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

16 Apr

Fading Azam drop more points

Azam FC’s hopes of winning back-to-back Vodacom Premier League titles are increasingly disappearing after yet another draw.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

30 Nov

Fading glory of Kilwa Kisiwani

I will not assume. So, permit me to ask: ever heard of one Nasir Jones alias Nas? Okay. Please keep your fingers away from your head.

 

9 years ago

BBC

VIDEO: Zanzibar's fading music scene

The cancellation of a leading music festival in Zanzibar prompts concern about the future of music on the island.

 

11 years ago

BBC

A fading future for Nigeria's indigo dyers

Nigeria's indigo dyers are a fading trend

 

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