East Africa’s Infrastructure Deficit
The region’s infrastructure apparatus has been one of the main hindrances to economic and social development in East Africa. Will the transport corridors be the solution to the region’s infrastructure deficit?
OpenGov update: Draft Tanzania OGP Plan
Last month we introduced the Open Government Partnership to you. Today we’re discussing Tanzania’s draft plan for the Partnership. Included in this post are details about the plan and how you can provide your feedback.
Aspiration of a Nation
I want to celebrate Tanzania’s fiftieth birthday, not by the number of years of our independence, but by the values we can identify with, the opportunities we have created for our people and by the level of economic and social freedoms our people enjoy and by the absence of discontinuity of these freedoms with passage of time.
Ni Hamsini, Ni Hamsini: Tanzania at 50 what do we have to show for it?
Tanzania turns 50 on December 9, 2011 and there is much to celebrate about. However, do the constant reminders and celebrations gloss over the real challenges the country is facing? In times of hardship, it is difficult to galvanize a population into being excited about 50 years of independence.
TEDxDar – Who Killed Zinjanthropus?
TEDxDar 2011 was held yesterday at the National Museum in Ilala. The speakers ranged from musicians, a politician, a scientist, an educator, a journalist, a former athlete and more. Here is a brief summary of what happened.
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.
The State of Education and Literacy in Tanzania 50 Years After Uhuru
A policy dialogue on 50 years of Independence: reflecting on the state of education and literacy in Tanzania, now and beyond.
OpenGov: What is it all about?
Tanzania is aspiring to be a key participant in the Open Government Partnership. What is it all about, and more importantly, what is in it for you?
Five Questions with Dr. Caren Diehl
For our next interview, we caught up with Dr. Caren Diehl, who is by profession a sport psychologlist.
Unlocking an economy: Can we dare to dream? – Part II
I look at the inputs and outputs of the Tanzanian economy in an attempt to contemplate on what has become of it.
Satellite Cities: Is this the future of East Africa’s urbanization
Rapid urbanization in East Africa has been a cause for some celebration because it is viewed as a benchmark for growth and development. However, how sustainable is this? With the region’s population expected to reach 237 million by 2030, innovative responses are required. Satellite cities are just one example.
Mbwa wa Pavlov III
Maoni kuhusu mashoga kwenye jamii nayo yanaruhusiwa na yanakaribishwa kwa moyo mkunjufu, ingawa makala inawalenga zaidi viongozi wa nchi yetu ili kujaribu kuwekeza kwenye maendeleo endelevu.
Unlocking an economy: Can we dare to dream?
I look at the inputs and outputs of the Tanzanian economy in an attempt to contemplate on what has become of it.
Wakati ni upi, ujanani au uzeeni?
Upi ni wakati muafaka wa kutumikia wana wa nchi! Ujanani au uzeeni?
Things Fell Apart
All of you by now have seen, read and simply been overwhelmed with images, videos and commentary from the pundits, laymen and goons alike about the life and death of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. Here is another goon’s take on the issue.
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.
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.
Whats your occupation?
The goal of these questions is to raise critical awareness about how each demonstration, protest and riot around the world is told to the rest of the world, and to imagine other ways to “occupy” a way of thinking.
A Roundup of GITEX Tech Expo 2011
Highlights from the biggest tech expo in the middle east, GITEX 2011.
Buying Out Corruption
The Mo Ibrahim Prize is not going to solve Africa’s leadership and good governance gap, but it is a start. Why shouldn’t we embrace it?
NUHA Foundation blog competition shortlist
The NUHA Foundation has announced a shortlist of submissions from its recent blogging competition. Seven out of 26 shortlisted entries are from East Africa.
Studying in North America: Upcoming seminars
The American Embassy and TanSAO present: Opportunities for Further Education Abroad, a series of seminars in Dar-es-Salaam hosting a wide selection of university representatives from North America.
Is e-government optional in Tanzania?
Most people are interested in having easy access to government-related information; how are our government websites doing?
Five Questions with filmmaker Amil Shivji
Meet Amil, currently a filmmaking student, but someone who has already made telling documentaries in Tanzania and plans on doing it a lot more in the near future.
A model for domestic productivity in Tanzania
Domestic productivity as a key to global competitiveness.
Drowning Fish: Media Downfall
The media has slipped to a point of convincing people of how unreliable they just might be.
Five Questions with Neema Komba
One on one with the author of ‘See Through The Complicated’.
Where do we go from here?
We have previously discussed that the Arab Spring will not spread south of the Sahara just yet but where does the Libya crisis leave the AU?
Uwezo Tanzania presents ALA 2011 report
Only 3 in 10 Standard 3 pupils can read a basic story in Swahili, only 1 in 10 can read a basic story in English. See the full report here for more details.
Hivi rushwa bado ni adui wa haki?
Tulifundishwa kuwapinga maadui hawa kwa nguvu zote maana maendeleo yetu, ya nchi yetu na ya watu wetu yanategemea sana ushindi wetu dhidi ya maadui hawa.