Uchambuzi: Fid Q – Propaganda (II)
Kiitikio cha wimbo kinagusia mahusiano ya sanaa na jamii tu. Lakini neno ‘propaganda’ huhusishwa na siasa zaidi…
So now Betelgeuse is to explode? Not so fast!
Kiranga muses about the apparent hysteria on news that the super-giant star Betelgeuse might ‘soon’ implode, a spectre known as supernovae.
Uchambuzi: Fid Q – Propaganda (I)
Zoezi rasmi la kuchambua tungo bora zenye nasaha kwa jamii linaanza kwa uchambuzi wa wimbo wa Fareed Kubanda ‘Propaganda’. Tuzame kwenye ushairi pamoja, halafu tuone tutaibuka na nini.
A campaign for greater transparency: Tanzania government contracts
Should government contracts be open to the public eye? Kiranga, Vijana FM’s guest blogger, discusses this need.
Isle of Peace into Pieces
A Call To Disarm.
Five Questions with M-Lab’s Patrick Gondwe
DukeTachez, Grace Matata, Stereo, Nikki Mbishi, Ben Pol na One The Incredible ni majina ya wasanii kutoka Music Lab ambayo yanarindima sasa hivi! Tusione vyaelea…
Envaya: Digital Platforms for CBOs
We recently learned of an community-based organization (CBO) that is working towards improving digital accessibility for other CBOs in Tanzania.
Five Questions with Fid Q
Wengi tunapenda na kusifia mbalamwezi. Tunasahau kuwa mwezi kazi yake ni kuakisi tu; haya, pata chanzo cha mwanga…
Five Questions with Spearhead Branding and Kina Klothing’s Mkuki
There is a big chance you have seen his work somewhere, or bought the product of his efforts. Now get to know him (don’t hesitate to ask more questions)!
A Dangerous Precedent?
Power sharing agreements are starting to become a chronic solution to contested elections in Africa. This sets a dangerous precedent especially in a year with at least ten elections in Africa.
Exploitation, or a new opportunity for Africa?
Why are the Tanzanians leasing tracts of arable farmland to the South Koreans?
Insuring rural businesses
A new health and agro-business microinsurance scheme is going to be established in Tanzania. How does this help, and what else can be considered?
The role of energy in economic growth
A summary of (the role of electrical) energy (in) and economic growth as surveyed by David I. Stern.
Learning from mistakes
School administrators need to be prepared to allow students to fail, as illustrated in this TED talk by Diana Laufenberg.
How can you do what you want to do?
We’re always hearing about full-time enrollments at schools or full-time work opportunities. But what about those opportunities that do not require formal-only experience?
Shooting gold diggers at North Mara mine
…coincides with record prices.
Kunani Memphis na Hasheem Thabeet?
Msimu huu ni kufa na kupona; hakuna cha salia mtume.
The curious case of electricity dearth in Tanzania
Tanzania produces about 761 MW, just 16.2% of the country’s potential of hydropower electricity!
Filling in leadership void
Individuals can acquire the skills by learning.
Twaweza: Five networks that matter in East Africa
In a video posted on the World Bank blog, Twaweza’s director discusses five priority networks that are seldom engaged with in development projects.
Is photojournalism dead?
How do we decide on the state of photojournalism in East Africa today? Is it a field with no future, or is the future of “the image” changing?
Msimamo Wenu, Maendeleo Yetu
Kila kizazi kinapaswa kung’amua utume wake; aidha kiutekeleze ama kiusaliti.
So what does independence really mean to you?
Kiranga shares his reflections on the 49th anniversary of Tanganyika’s independence. Wait. What independence?
A quietly divided nation
The dynamics of Tanzania’s recent national and Presidential elections, highlighting divisions that national political leaders have more many years sought to obscure.
Thoughts on WikiLeaks
How have recent WikiLeaks reports containing American diplomatic cable messages added to the continuing discource of transparency in global governance?
Uchaguzi 2010: Wamelinda kura
Makala ya tatu na ya mwisho kuhusu mchakato wa Uchaguzi Mkuu inajadili kwa kifupi visa na mikasa kwenye majimbo kadhaa.
Why are our children not learning?
Whether our children are in public or inexpensive private schools in Tanzania, the reality is that they are not learning as much as they should. These students are the future leaders of our country, it’s time we investigate our educational system and ourselves in an effort to solve this crisis.
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.