Lucky Number 13

On January 4, 2013, in English, Print, by

I am hopeful as this New Year trudges on. I am not always a fan of nationalistic sentiment, as it often results in dangerous rhetoric, however, I cannot help but be nationalistic this year. Let us work hard to continue to build our economy.

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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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Caching out: Internet vs. Technology

On October 31, 2012, in English, Print, by

Technology is all about development and making everyday tasks easier. But we need to clear out our human cache memory because development is not always about technology.

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Results from Poll #5

On October 14, 2012, in English, Print, by

Most voters thought that development needs to be the focus of East African leadership rather than democracy.

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Results from Poll #3

On September 30, 2012, in English, Print, by

Most respondents felt that Tanzania’s past is “somewhat important” to building her future. What, then, should we pay attention to? What should we ignore?

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Growing from within

On September 24, 2012, in English, Print, by

Let us think together about a problem of economic growth. In so doing let us reduce the problem into its smallest constituents.

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Importance of Family Planning Summit for Dummies

On July 16, 2012, in English, Print, by

Breaking it down for you, in an American A-for-apple-B-for-Bikini format!

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Justinian F. Rweyemamu – A Wealth of Knowledge

On March 29, 2012, in English, Print, by

Commemorating the life and works of Justinian Rweyemamu. 30 years anniversary since his passing.

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Paying the Piper: Per Diems and Other Allowances in Tanzania

On March 24, 2012, in English, Print, by

“The nature of this allowance system only creates perverse incentives where people seek to get more training, attend more meetings and so forth. What is worse is that donors seem not to have caught on and by their finance, perpetuate this system.”

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About the World Bank Presidency

On March 3, 2012, in English, Print, by

The World Bank’s main goal is to help reduce poverty in the world. This article gives an overview of what is going on with regards to this year’s selection of a new president of the bank.

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