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It’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....
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Art Jam, an amazing creative evening
Revelers having a good time in the art galleryPhoto:Inema art center Art lovers from varied parts of the world living in Rwanda spent an active artistic weekend evening last Saturday at Inema Arts...
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The GM debate: What the fuss?!
Why is there such a rush to get GM crops onto our fields nowadays? Tanzania is at that point where agricultural investors have come-a-knocking! The media coverage in the past few weeks has been...
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...
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10 reasons why power rationing makes little sense
Last week, Tanesco announced a 10-day period of power rationing. The rationing was due to maintenance taking place at the Songo Songo gas plant, which generates electricity for the national grid. The...
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 ArticleFive questions with Laterite’s Sachin Gathani
Laterite is a research firm currently operating in Rwanda, Malawi and Burundi. It is primarily run by young people, so we thought we would ask them five questions. Co-founder Sachin Gathani was kind...
View ArticleIs Africa homophobic?
Is Africa homophobic, Or is it neocolonial phobic? Terrified by your attitude, There is something about this movement that screams dominance, The west tramping on sovereignty, Worn out flags hanging on...
View ArticleQ&A with Julia Cumes
Vijana FM in Rwanda talks to Julia Cumes, a professional photographer from South Africa.
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 ArticleFive questions with Ng’ang’a Muchiri
"We need systems of governance that take into account community input regarding any major development sponsored by the state."
View ArticleTech students compete in a global innovation challenge
Youth group Agristars wins Microsoft software competition with a tool that analyzes soil.
View ArticleThe future
We have our history to learn from, and our now to act in order to take us to our intended destination.
View ArticleMorland writing scholarships: Now accepting applications
Last year, the Miles Morland Foundation awarded three writing scholarships to authors who were establishing themselves. The purpose of the scholarship was to support authors who need to focus on...
View ArticleBusiness competition for schools
The School Enterprise Challenge is an international business competition that seeks to support tomorrow's entrepreneurs.
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