A chat from Edinburgh: Foreign Aid, Zanzibar and Self-reliance debate in Tanzania
For those following Tanzanian politics, you would be aware of a United States government aid agency, the Millennium Challenge Corporation…
The People’s Constitution: Fact or Fiction?
Warioba and his constitutional review commission have presented their draft after collecting the views of the people. They conducted a total of 1,942 meetings, attended by 1,306,500 people, with 395,000 people providing face-to-face interviews, with 160 focus groups providing their views, and 43 current and retired national leaders. If these meetings took on average 2 hours, that constitutes 233,040 minutes or approximately 2,590 soccer matches.
Resurrecting Tanganyika
Do we really need a union? If we are going to unite, why do we need a number of governments? What kind of national debate should inform our decisions?
Who to blame when a ship sinks
What do I know about sinking ships?
Lives lost,
Loved ones, left to find pieces of their hearts that never made it to shore…
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.
Five questions with store owner Rizwan Janmohamed
Rizwan is an owner of a curious and boutiques store in Stone Town, Zanzibar. We asked him five questions about how he runs his business and advice he would give to other fellow young entrepreneurs.
Drowning Fish: Media Downfall
The media has slipped to a point of convincing people of how unreliable they just might be.
Bwana Ametoa, Binadamu Akatwaa
Futa chirizi lako la chozi, kwani langu lilishafutwa na mawimbi…
Saidia Zanzibar Initiative
Saidia Zanzibar (www.saidiazanzibar.org) is an emergency fundraising website, to provide caring members of the public, in Zanzibar and the world at large, with a framework to commit some of their time and money for the assistance of those tragically affected by the disaster.