Studying in Canada: Upcoming fair
TanSAO presents a one-day fair hosting 10 university representatives from Canada. Saturday 4th February 2012, Serena Hotel Dar-es-Salaam, 9am-1pm and 2pm-5pm.
Scheduling in the Sublime
This piece by Alain de Botton comes from a small pocket guide on Time by The School of Life. It compares two concepts of time; one from the physical world, and the other from the soul.
Saffron Sessions
Saffron Restaurant presents Saffron Sessions, featuring Andrew Ashimba, Samuli “Teho” Majamäki and Jussi Jaakonaho, starting this January 13 at 8pm.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Listen to your heart
How many times do you happen to do something that comes from a push within your heart?
Chipuchizi Youth Show from SIFA FM
We recently received a recording of the Chipuchizi Youth Show on SIFA FM in Kenya, which seeks to explore issues concerning youth social networking on the Internet.
Report: Doing business in East Africa
Doing Business, an initiative formed by the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation, has released its 2011 survey of doing business in the East African Community.
Young Money: The Tanzania Youth Bank
The Tanzania Youth Bank (YTB) begins operations in January 2012.
Entrepreneurship summit for youth in September 2011
The Tanzania Youth Entrepreneurship Summit will be held on 29th and 30th September 2011 at Ubungo Plaza in Dar-es-Salaam.
The undeciding bought Tanzania government
We are in this situation because our government has firmly decided to be an undeciding government when it comes to serious issues for the advantage of common citizens.
It’s about time we talked economics, not politics
Surely a nation half a century old must ask itself the tough question, what has it done with its freedom? Are we freer from poverty than we were fifty years ago? Are our children more literate than they were in 1961? Is the life for a normal Tanzanian any easier fifty years after independence?
Pen & Mic III in Dar tonight
Pen&Mic III happens tonight at Saffron Restaurant, Nyerere Road, DSM from 7.30pm to 11.30pm.
Sgolbew Truths: Nick’s story
Vijana FM received a letter yesterday from Nick, a character from “Sgolbew: A story about newspapers and opinions” and “Sgolbew Leaks: Information flow and secrecy”.
A conversation with artist and lawyer Lotus Menezes
Guest blogger Omar Mohammed sat down with Tanzanian artist and lawyer Lotus Menezes to talk about her inspiration and creative process.
Machinga and city planning: What’s the issue?
Last week left at least one person killed, three injured and more than 130 arrested after clashes between police and business owners in Mwanza City. What’s the issue?
Gallup’s research on young African entrepreneurs
Recent research by Gallup shows that young Africans, including young women, generally show a latent interest in business creation.
Myths vs. Reality: Combating trachoma in Tanzania
A student’s experience with trachoma treatment in Tanzania.
Streel Level is out!
Sarah Markes, the artist behind Dar Sketches, has just released a book of her sketches. See these fliers for more information.
Youth to Youth Fund 2011
The Youth to Youth Fund, facilitated by the Youth Entrepreneurship Facility, is now accepting business proposals from young entrepreneurs for 2011.