Africa for Africans: Thoughts on Humanitarian Work
Kennedy Odede, founder of Shining Hope for Communities, discusses what motivates his ground-focussed work.
A bottom-up approach
The creation of a developed Tanzanian nation must resonate with addressing the needs of its citizens whose economic activities contribute the largest in her GDP.
Watoto wanaweza kujifunza bila mwalimu?
The best teachers and schools do not exist where they are needed most. Can work-group computers help?
Shuga
(w. Englist subtitles) Ujumbe, nasaha, hali halisi; ubunifu, vipaji, taaluma; ubora, umakini na kupenda kazi. Haya ndio matokeo yake.
Why Tanzanian music artists have it hard
Music seems to be one of a few languages of the world, but what is really happening behind the scenes to those that speak it?
Vilio vyetu vinafanana sana
Ila kuna wanaojaribu kujadili changamoto zinazotukabili kwa kina, na kuna wale wanaoangalia tu picha juu juu.
Who is Nneka?
Get to know a revolutionary artist.
The making of a nation: 100 years later
Reflections and lessons – Thinking about the future? Want to be part of a greater Tanzania of 2061?
Barua kwa Waziri Mkuu
Kizazi chetu na uandishi wa Kiswahili na Kiingereza.
10 tips to prepare for SAT exams
An abbreviated list of tips (with links) from LiberalArtsColleges.org for how to prepare for the SAT exams.
Watoto wa Mererani
(w. English subtitles) Tuliosikia tu yanayoendelea Mererani, tunajua hali halisi ilivyokuwa?
The knowledge factory
Dar es Salaam is to host Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa’s (CODESRIA) 3rd Annual The Guy Mhone Conference on Development in December.
Nini dhambi
Hivi, mbona huu wimbo haupewi heshima inayostahili?
Hebu tupandishe bei ya umeme
Hayo ndio maneno ya Tanesco kwa Watanzania. Mimi sio mchumi, kwahiyo ningependa kusikia maoni ya wataalamu kwenye hili suala.
Essay competition for TZ secondary school students
If you are a secondary school student looking for a way to fund your education, this is a solid opportunity to polish off those writing skills.
Five Questions with Dr. Dean Ravizza
Dean Ravizza, who is a professor with the Department of Health and Sport Sciences at Salisbury University in Salisbury, Maryland, USA, tells us about his research on sport and development. His focus is on the reintegration of former child soldiers into their communities in Northern Uganda.
Remember the airport shuttle idea?
An airport shuttle service is already working in Dar.
Chinatown, Africa
Ongezeko la wawekezaji wa Kichina barani Afrika, ni baraka au balaa lililojificha? Au ndio suala la karibu mgeni wenyeji tupone.
Local startups get a boost
An angel investment fund and business incubator based in San Francisco is working with the government to setup a local incubator in Dar es Salaam.
Botswana’s mining industry
Diamonds are forever?
University spin-off companies
Are we there yet?
Kigamboni
New Dar City Center.
More than fieldwork
An “interesting” read by Judith Sitters, an ETH Doctoral student, who went to a place other people can only dream about… Tanzania.
SriBuo presents Ohemaa Mercy
Ohemaa Mercy’s new album “Nyame Bohye” brings alive Ghanaian tradition through Gospel music.
Five Questions with DarSketches’ Sarah Markes
Sarah Markes runs the DarSketches blog, which aims to preserve the sights of Dar-es-Salaam’s old buildings and streets through art and literature. We caught up with her to ask her about her work.
Killer number 1
Malaria claims three million lives every year worldwide, most of them in the countries south of the Sahara. In Ethiopia, malaria can wipe out the lives of hundreds of thousands of villagers in a single epidemic.
Mwamlonzo solar power project
Searching for alternatives.
Safari ya urafiki
An upcoming feature documentary about a young man who returns home to Tanzania to rediscover his identity after an 8 year absence in America.
There’s a new social network in town
Introducing Bongoline, a recently-built social network for Tanzanians that is keeping it fresh and clean.
Why are we so slow?
Why are Tanzanians so slow? It takes so long to do something so small, no matter where you are in this country!