Touch 24/7: New mobile banking system in Tanzania
A new mobile banking system, similar to Vodacom’s M-Pesa, will be introduced by Diamond Trust Bank in Tanzania in early 2011.
PhD grad rejects diploma
His main issue of concern was the new Munk School of Global Affairs, launched after a $35 million donation from Peter Munk and his wife. Munk is Chairman of Barrick Gold, a mining company registered in Canada.
The State of African Cities 2010, by UN-HABITAT
A report has been released on the ecological, social, and economic conditions of urban spaces across Africa.
Face the issue
I like how “facetheissue” has used simple animations to provoke discussions about these serious social issues.
Teke linalokujia
Kweli aliyesema teknolojia ni ‘teke linalokujia’ hakukosea.
Ultra-tiny home
Is this the future of homes in the big cities?
Imagining open academia in East Africa
How do we account for learning that takes place outside the classroom?
Mwamba Ngoma
(w. English subtitles) Filamu hii inatazama historia ya muziki wa Tanzania na nafasi yake katika kuleta mabadiliko ndani ya jamii.
Making mobile phone chargers mobile
What do bicycle dynamos and phone chargers have in common?
Education in the East African Community
How is the East African Community planning for the integration of different systems of education in the future?
Tanzania decides how to industrialise
As we begin another phase of a government, I thought it would be appropriate to scrutinise Tanzania’s trajectory in its never-ending effort to liquidate underdevelopment. Below is a piece on Tanzania’s perverse industrialisation efforts. There’s a catch: before you reach the end of the article, can you guess which year this was written?
The flag of Tanzania
A simple introduction to why Tanzanians have a flag, and what it represents.
Echoing Green fellowship deadline approaching
The first phase of the Echoing Green fellowship is due soon. Successful applicants of the fellowship earn investment for and technical assistance in their ideas.
E-voting without fraud
In this TED talk, David Bismark discusses how election procedures are verifiable and transparent if they are computer-based. He proposes a system “for the people, and by the people”.
Lighting up a community in Tanzania
Folks at Vijana FM have been widely interested in alternative energy strategies for application in low-income settings. Carbon X Energy is doing just this.
Taarifa za Uchaguzi Mkuu Tanzania
Keep sharing your reports as we head out to the polls.
Snapshot observation of the Tanzanian education system
Shaaban Fundi discusses his observations of schooling in Tanzania. He proposes a four-step approach to addressing education through policy and practice.
Youth votes could swing Tanzanian election
(Reuters) Tanzania’s presidential candidates made a last-ditch push for votes on Friday before an election on Sunday that is expected to attract record numbers of young voters in east Africa’s second largest economy.
African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics
APORDE facilitates collaboration between different stakeholders of economic development in Africa, and applications for their 2011 conference open soon.
The Economist and Tanzania’s Election
The Economist sheds some light on Tanzania’s election and endorses Vijana FM’s push for youth activity in politics.
Statistics on Internet usage in Africa
There is a lot of excitement about the use of the Internet across the African continent. But it never hurts to look a little deeper at the numbers before starting Internet-based projects.
The BiD Network: Supporting Tanzanian Entrepreneurs
By connecting investors with entrepreneurs, the BiD Network serves to create more than just support for social entrepreneurship ideas, but entire communities based on it.
Where can you get news on the Tanzania elections?
There are a few initiatives currently being run by online media that revolve around people-to-people reporting on election issues. Here, we try and outline them for you.
What happens after JK?
The election outcome is certain, what is uncertain is the post-2015 period.
Five Questions with Yellow Masai’s Mbwana Alliy
yellowmasai.com is a unique initiative by Mbwana Alliy, an ICT entrepreneur bringing a modern yet local approach to travel booking. He is also involved in a new initiative of establishing an ICT hub for budding developers in Tanzania.
Uranium in Tanzania: Resource or curse?
Will uranium mining be a natural resource or curse to Tanzania?
Banking on our future
Banks in Africa are becoming more and more attractive to China and its trading partners. Unless the youth do not want a stake in their own national banks, they need to do more business.
Upcoming tech conference in Dar: eLearning Africa 2011
More and more technologists are finding ways to work with educationists, and vice versa. Find out how you can participate in a conference that aims to create a networking platform for both.
Letter to the editor: The case against voting for Chadema
Every now and then Vijana FM recieves submissions from the public. Here is a letter that someone wanted to share with youth to conjure discussion.
Renewable energy for a sustainable future
Can the energy market in East Africa be expanded?