Reviving a Dying Language
It is feared when these elders will die, the Yaaku language will also die with them. How are these people whose culture and language are on the brinks of extinction living?
Podcasting East Africa Today
The podcasts aim to examine past, present and future regional challenges via interviews with stakeholders hosted by Ahmed Salim.
Kigali fashion week closes in style
Kigali Fashion Week is an inspiration and encouragement to boost and nurture innovation in both creative and commercial endeavors in Rwanda’s new era of creative economy.
Regional Integration Is Inevitable: Two Things Can Derail It
In preparation for the first East Africa Future Day to be held in Nairobi on November 12, Ahmed Salim and Aidan Eyakuze of the Society for International Development preview what is at stake for East Africa’s future.
Aniflostandards Ltd: A business to improve lives and give back to the community
Anita Umutoni and Florence Mukundwa are recent graduates of the Akilah Institute for Women, a college that offers a leadership and hospitality management course. They dared to take risks by starting a business while they were still in college.
Taksi na Mashindano ya Olimpiki
“When the going gets tough, the tough gets going.”
Infographic: Ubiquity and opportunity
An infographic from the World Bank highlights recent trends in the growth of mobile technology use.
Serving up the fix
Sometimes I wonder if Tanzania is losing her soul. Perhaps – as time passes – it is me growing more conscious, or media becoming more pervasive to drama. But it seems like this country is chasing grandeur that is alien to her history and at odds with what she needs today.
Sikiliza hoja za aliyeandika mistari ya ‘Bongo Flava’ kwenye mtihani
Msikilize kijana Julius kwa makini kisha jiulize kama michango tu inayotolewa “kumsaidia” italeta mabadiliko kwenye sekta ya elimu Tanzania.
Mimi ni mtumishi wa Umma!
The “Tuwachore Tu” animated series is a collaboration between the cartoonist Masoud Kipanya and the organization Hivos Twaweza.
Alfred’s Free Press
In Liberia, a country where radios and televisions are luxuries most people cannot afford, one enterprising journalist has found a way to get daily news and information to Liberians. Alfred Sirleaf founded an innovative newspaper, The Daily Talk.
Dar es Salaam ni Sisi
Wakazi wa Mburahati wanakwambia “Dar ni Sisi”.
Nasaha za Hayati Salim Ali Kibao juu ya Kiswahili
Hayati Salim Ali Kibao akielezea matumizi ya maneno ya lugha ya Kiswahili mwaka 1995.
Afrikaner Human Blood
There is a tendency to dismiss a group and its leaders as insane, senseless idiots who somehow just don’t seem to get it. The tendency is to think that this is not about them, in fact it’s really never been about them.
Francophonie Week in Tanzania
Thirteen diplomatic missions in Tanzania are jointly organizing cultural and sport events to celebrate the International Week of the “Francophonie” starting from March 20th to March 31st, 2012.
The stupidest word is “Nice”
“We could play the blame game for a while here, and I could probably present a very strong case for ‘us.’ But the point would be lost, because its not about winning arguments, it’s about communicating effectively.” By Dickson Tenga
YouthActionNet: Call for 2012 applications
Winners receive technical assistance and networking opportunities that will aid the development of their socially entrepreneurial organizations. Applications due on March 12.
Help Maanisha! reach more students
Maanisha! Foundation’s Managing Director, Andrew Mahiga is due to run the half Kili Marathon (21.1km) in Moshi, Kilimanjaro, this Sunday (26th February) as he raises money for a van so that Maanisha! can reach more students in schools nationwide.
Twiga Stars: Tanzania’s Soccer Sisters
Follow a year in the life of the Twiga Stars, the Tanzanian women’s national football team, as they prepare for their biggest competition, and fight to prove that “wanawake wanaweza”.
This Revolution Will Not Be Televised, Written or Spoken About
The Zanzibar Revolution marked a dark period in Tanzania’s history but a very much unknown period. The collective memory of the Revolution has either been suppressed or purposely forgotten leaving us with a history that is unwritten.
Saffron Sessions
Saffron Restaurant presents Saffron Sessions, featuring Andrew Ashimba, Samuli “Teho” Majamäki and Jussi Jaakonaho, starting this January 13 at 8pm.
Tamasha la Vitabu Tanzania 2011
Book Week Festival for 2011 is taking place at Tanganyika Library from November 23rd – 26th from 8.30 am – 5.00 pm.
Five Questions with blogger & photographer Pernille Bærendtsen
Meet the blogger and photographer whose work you have probably seen on on newspapers, blogs, Facebook and in galleries.
Skillshare: Learn anything from anyone
What would Skillshare or a similar platform look like in Tanzania?
A Roundup of GITEX Tech Expo 2011
Highlights from the biggest tech expo in the middle east, GITEX 2011.
Patient Capital
Philanthropy, according to Sasha Dichter, is about risk taking. Being generous with ones money and asking tough questions is how he envisions the betterment of the world.
Family Accountability in Eliaichi Kimaro’s “A Lot Like You”
A review and analysis of Eliaichi Kimaro’s insightful documentary “A Lot Like You”
Antigone – A Greek Tragedy by Sophocles
Parapanda Theatre Lab & Gothenburg City Theatre present: Antigone
King Leopold’s Ghost
A must-watch documentary.
Chipuchizi Youth Show from SIFA FM
We recently received a recording of the Chipuchizi Youth Show on SIFA FM in Kenya, which seeks to explore issues concerning youth social networking on the Internet.