Growing up in Dar
In the video you will meet three young people that tell about their lives. The video was made by Kathrine Kjøsnes, working in UNA Tanzania/Norway.
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A perspective on economic development
We seek to change or improve things. We look at things in a big picture but we fail to connect the least dots that actually make this big picture. We are obsessed with the idea of democracy (free and...
View ArticleDar es Salaam ni Sisi
Naziru Ndimu, mkazi wa Mburahati, anatupa picha halisi ya mambo au shughuli mbalimbali zinazoendelea kila kukicha. Labda wengine tunapita tu mara moja moja sehemu husika, wengine tunapasikia tu,...
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Lucky Number 13
In some cultures, the number 13 is considered unlucky. I think it is the luckiest of all numbers. Of course, this conviction is not without bias: I was born on the 13th day of November so naturally I...
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Hili Shamba la Babu
Miongo mitano, uongo mtamu, Uhuru ni wa mawazo, bila kumwaga damu. Sura zetu bado vinyago, utumwa ndio adhabu. Sisi twalima mahindi, wao wavuna almasi, Rasilimali kwetu hadhi, yetu kimakaratasi....
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Goldilocks and Ozymandias
In a post on August 4th 2011, yours truly wrote about Spitting on Marshall, a satirical piece about Energy & Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (EWURA)‘s disastrous directive instructing gasoline...
View Article161 Years
It has been reported in local and international news agencies that Tanzanian Members of Parliament have legislated a $98,000 payout each as a parachute package at the conclusion of their current...
View ArticleMagufuli and Social Media- Is Jamii Forums Africa’s WikiLeaks?
Academics need to take note of ordinary Tanzanians leveraging social media for change.
View ArticleQueen of Katwe and the Danger of the Single Story
On a recent bumpy flight from Entebbe to New York City, I finally had the privilege of watching Mira Nair‘s Queen of Katwe. The film centers around Phiona Mutesi, a champion chess player from Kampala’s...
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