Shit Out Of Luck
Like Peter Msigwa‘s June 20th, 2012 passionate comments during the discussion of last year’s budget, I too think the opposition’s purpose is to criticize government’s implementation of policy. Our...
View ArticleObama in Tanzania
Image courtesy of The Citizen I was happy when I heard one of the world changers is visiting Tanzania for the first time. I was excited and I wanted to see what he has in store for us; Tanzanians and...
View ArticleGrowthHub’s 2013 accelerator program
This post has been paraphrased from an e-mail sent by the Youth Entrepreneurship Facility. The Growth Hub is an impact incubator and accelerator that supports early stage entrepreneurs and start-ups in...
View ArticleWhen you think of technology
There you go with your technology, Enthusiasts, Preachers of how the world is not how it seems, Once round and big, now within my reach. From my little fishing village, I can see how you live, Big,...
View ArticleFungu hili limekaaje manzee?
By Rebeca Gyumi (Si Mchezo magazine) Kwenye Wizara Ya Vijana Utamaduni Na Michezo, kuna fungu linalotolewa kila mwaka wa fedha, lenye lengo la kuendeleza vijana chini ya “mfuko wa maendeleo ya vijana”....
View ArticleMapendekezo ya Change Tanzania kwa ajili ya Katiba Mpya!
[From 24th August 2013] Madai ya katiba mpya ni muendelezo wa vugüvugu lakutaka maendeleo chanya #ChangeTanzania #Katiba — rahma bajun (@rahmabajun) August 24, 2013 Asasi ya kiraia ya Change Tanzania...
View ArticleA Welcome Precedent
On June 20th of this year, Tanzania’s Prime Minister, Mizengo Pinda responded to a question in parliament by South Kilwa MP, Murtaza Mangungu, that asked about the government’s position on allegations...
View ArticleIt’s Aminah
Like all of us around the world, this weekend began with news of a horrific terrorist attack in Nairobi. The attack on West Gate Mall has already claimed at least 68 lives and injured 175 people....
View ArticleRage Against the New NECTA Grade Ranges
[Opinion] By Niwa Elisante As students in secondary schools all over Tanzania are cramming the last of the details for this year’s Certificate of Secondary School Examination (CSSE), they were jolted...
View ArticlePictures: 16 Days of Activism against GBV
Cross-posted from Profesy’s Version. Dar-es-Salaam - “From Peace in the Home to Peace in the World: Let’s Challenge Militarism and End Violence Against Women!” was this year’s theme. The 16 day...
View ArticleEvidence Based Educational Management: A Cautionary Tale for Tanzania
"It is my belief that some people are pushing this narrowed view of education assessment for alternative goals besides the improvement of quality in education..."
View ArticleOn The Rise, Tower of Babel Style?
Dennis Rodman outburst (a fumble like UncleRuckus one & two) on CNN drew both criticisms and laughs. Rodman being Rodman wasn’t going to let TV chit-chatters give him an upset stomach and prevent...
View Article161 Years
It has been reported in local and international news agencies that Tanzanian Members of Parliament have legislated a $98,000 payout each as a parachute package at the conclusion of their current...
View ArticleMungu ni Athumani
Hili neno gratuity sifahamu ni wangapi wenu mlishawahi kulisikia kabla ya kutajwa huko Dodoma. Baadhi yetu tulishakumbana nalo miaka kadhaa iliyopita, na kama ni ushamba tu, lilitutoa. Tafsiri ya...
View ArticleLessons for Leadership: What Tanzania Can Learn From the Manchester United’s...
It is awfully obvious that we are suffering from ‘values deficit’.
View ArticleLaana ya Binadamu, Sio Mungu: Mapigano Ya Ardhi zenye Gesi Tanzania
Makala ya Kiingereza imeandikwa na Zachariah Mampilly na kutafsiriwa na Kathleen Bomani na Bahati “Gesi haitoki! Gesi haitoki!” Wasichana kumi waliovaa sare za bluu za shule, walipiga kelele kwa shauku...
View ArticleWoman Scream in Tanzania 2014
Women Scream Tanzania - a poetry festival fighting violence against women - happens at the Goethe Institut in Dar on 28th March 2014 from 7pm.
View ArticleThe future
We have our history to learn from, and our now to act in order to take us to our intended destination.
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