Retail and Sustainability: The Walmart Example
This blogpost will outline the environmental sustainability issues in Retail, and how it is possible to solve these issues using Walmart as a retail sustainability leader.
People Science and the Fight Against Covid-19
Many scientific studies cannot be replicated. Therefore, their conclusions may be incorrect. This replication crisis is increasingly being recognised in…
Why SADC is in Dar-es-Salaam this week
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is in Dar-es-Salaam from 5th to 18th August 2019 for the 4th Industrialisation Week and the 39th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government.
An analysis of the Pepsi ad featuring Kendall Jenner
A review of a recent Pepsi ad that received public backlash.
Why Governments Are Afraid Of Bitcoin: Article Review
A review of one author’s perspective on cyber currency and Government.
Let us all be Bayesian
On October 16th, 2017, the Washington, D.C.-based opinion polling research organization, Pew Research Center, released its latest research report that…
Queen 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…
Google My Activity (via TeknoKona.com)
Fahamu na Kufuta vyote ufanyavyo vilivyounganishwa na Google
Majukwaa ya Kimataifa (via Tanzania Bora)
Video: Je vijana Tanzania wanayafamu majukwaa ya Kimataifa?
Magufuli and Social Media- Is Jamii Forums Africa’s WikiLeaks?
Academics need to take note of ordinary Tanzanians leveraging social media for change.
With meagre wages, product prices in Tanzania are too high
High prices for basic consumption goods mean low savings and inability to meet one’s daily expenses at an older age, post retirement.
Brexit: The Morning After
I was one of many who were surprised (to put it mildly) by the Brexit. However, we need to move…
A chat from Edinburgh: Foreign Aid, Zanzibar and Self-reliance debate in Tanzania
For those following Tanzanian politics, you would be aware of a United States government aid agency, the Millennium Challenge Corporation…
Skills gap weighs down ICT sector
Rwanda’s ICT sector needs more than 13,000 qualified and skilled human resources in various areas.
Ebola, because Africa matters
We invest in Africa by sustaining its resources and protecting its people.
Africa Rising or Risen? That is The Question.
A response to Ali Mufuruki’s recent speech on the idea of Africa Rising.
Above the law
Here I was, at 7:30am on a Monday morning during rush hour, hand cuffed for an offence I did not commit.
The American Dream, The African Challenge
The African challenge is there to be defeated and not to defeat us.
99 Problems, Ebola Ain’t One
This past Sunday, October 19th, Nipashe reported on a possible Ebola case in Mwanza‘s Sengerema district. The patient, Salome Richard,…
Mwalimu
In Japanese, the term Sensei loosely means “teacher”, however its literal meaning, “person born before another”, is even more appropriate in encapsulating…
Understanding the 500 Tsh note-to-coin transition
The BoT plans to issue 500/- Tsh coins to replace the current 500 notes, which wears off easily.
Laana ya Binadamu, Sio Mungu: Mapigano Ya Ardhi zenye Gesi Tanzania
Makala ya Kiingereza imeandikwa na Zachariah Mampilly na kutafsiriwa na Kathleen Bomani na Bahati “Gesi haitoki! Gesi haitoki!” Wasichana kumi…
Lessons for Leadership: What Tanzania Can Learn From the Manchester United’s disappointing season
It is awfully obvious that we are suffering from ‘values deficit’.
161 Years
It has been reported in local and international news agencies that Tanzanian Members of Parliament have legislated a $98,000 payout…
On The Rise, Tower of Babel Style?
Dennis Rodman outburst (a fumble like UncleRuckus one & two) on CNN drew both criticisms and laughs. Rodman being Rodman wasn’t…
Pictures: 16 Days of Activism against GBV
This year’s theme: From Peace in the Home to Peace in the World: Let’s Challenge Militarism and End Violence Against Women!
10 reasons why power rationing makes little sense
Reason number 1: Rationing reduces citizens’ productivity.
Rage Against the New NECTA Grade Ranges
“The new grade system is opening a national conversation about how national exams are graded. Time to go into the kitchen and see just how the sauce is made.” An opinion piece by Niwa Elisante.
The GM debate: What the fuss?!
Why is there such a rush to get GM crops onto our fields nowadays?
It’s Aminah
The focus on this post is not on the why of the attack, but rather on the issue of singling out non-Muslims.