In parts of West Africa, the Scottish reconstructive surgeon Dr Martyn Webster was not known by his titles or professional appointments. He was known simply as Papa Webster. It was not a nickname given lightly. In the clinical and cultural worlds he worked in, such names are reserved for people who stay, who teach, and…

​A World That Knows Better The greatest danger of our time isn’t ignorance.It’s how well we’ve learned to live with what we know. I’ve been thinking a lot about how easily explanation can become a substitute for responsibility – in public life, in institutions, and in ourselves. This is my attempt to name that shift,…

— On founding, stewardship, and the quiet leadership that allows good missions to endure by Paul Alexander Wolf Internal cover note This essay is offered as a foundational narrative reflecting the values and posture that shaped Tshemba from its beginning. It is written by a former volunteer (2023) who holds no current or future role…

By Paul Alexander Wolf A terrorist attack occurred in Bondi on a late Sunday afternoon, targeting the Jewish community, during the tenure of a Labor government. Many were quick to blame the government. That instinct explains politics. It explains nothing about terrorism. That fact must be stated plainly – not to assign blame, but to…

By Paul Alexander Wolf December 17, 2025 —- After violence, something predictable happens.Not just grief.Something else.How we talk changes. And when that happens, the danger doesn’t end – it multiplies… We are entering a dangerous moment, not because violence is new, but because we are forgetting how to speak about it honestly. When violence strikes,…