Less than 1 week left kuAnzisha

On March 27, 2013, in English, Print, by

There is less than a week remaining for young entrepreneurs on the African continent to enter the
prestigious Anzisha Prize.

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Introducing Woman Scream 2013

On March 6, 2013, in English, Print, Visual, by

For the first time since the Woman Scream movement started, Tanzania is taking part in organizing this festival in the country, starting with Dar-es-Salaam. First Scream happens tomorrow (March 7), 6.30pm at Nyumbani Lounge.

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Five [7] questions with Chi Achebe on the Anzisha Prize

On February 26, 2013, in Audio, English, Print, by

Our latest interview is with the Program Manager of the African Leadership Academy, Chidinma, who manages the Anzisha Prize and who is also Chinua Achebe’s grand niece!

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KINU hosting VC discussion today

On February 18, 2013, in English, Print, by

The KINU Innovation Center is hosting a discussion on venture capital – the first of its kind – today Monday 18th February at 7:00pm at the KINU headquarters.

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Five Questions with Marika Mura

On February 11, 2013, in English, Print, by

We recently had a chance to interview Marika Mura, a PhD candidate (University of Warwick) who is focusing on food security and farmers perspectives in Tanzania.

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2012 year in review

On January 1, 2013, in English, Print, by

The questions we are asking ourselves moving forward are: How do we organize ourselves such that we can produce offline content as well? With what means can we support content collection and creation for the longer term? And, most importantly, what kind of discussion do young people want to get involved with in Tanzania and greater East Africa?

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An argument for print media

On December 23, 2012, in English, Print, by

I propose that print media will be around as long as two characteristics cannot be replicated by digital technology. The first characteristic is the page. The second is the freedom to write onto print media in any way you want.

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Podcasting East Africa Today

On December 10, 2012, in Audio, English, Print, by

The podcasts aim to examine past, present and future regional challenges via interviews with stakeholders hosted by Ahmed Salim.

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IRP journalism trip to India in Feb 2013

On December 5, 2012, in English, Print, by

The funded trip will focus on examining child survival from February 17-27, 2013 and priority is being given to applicants from select countries, including Tanzania.

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Open versus deep: How we learn from data

On December 2, 2012, in English, Print, by

Different data will tell different things. How deep do stories about data get? What exactly can we learn from data?

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