Tanzania na tatizo la umeme
Mchangiaji wa tovuti hii, Sakura, ameamua kuhoji mfumuko wa bei ya umeme. Na Serikali nayo inaulizwa kama ina haki ya kuingilia maamuzi husika…
How prepared is East Africa for opposition?
Indeed, there is no single country in the region that has never harassed opposition parties. The only difference is perhaps the scale of such harassment that puts such events in the Pearl of Africa to a level that could be compared to what is done by occupants of Mirembe or Butabika hospitals in Tanzania and Uganda, respectively.
Drowning Fish: One of give and get nothing in return
“Between 6 and 8 billion shillings worth of gold leaves Geita every week.” – Privatus Karugendo, Raia Mwema.
Recent financial reports reveal truths
The recent release of reports from the Controller and Auditor General of Tanzania provides some avenues of action for young citizens.
Tanzania Media Fund Forum: Overview
To whom are journalists accountable? What ethical standards should they be abiding by?
Bajeti ya Bongo
Angalia kwa makini “others” na “unclassified”… Je, unadhani bajeti yetu ina uwiano unaoakisi hali halisi?
Ukiwezeshwa unaweza; usipowezeshwa je?
Usisubiri kuwezeshwa; jiwezeshe kwani mwenyewe unaweza!
A historic moment in the Arab world
…at this powerful moment when people realized they could step out of their houses and ask for change.
Nyumba Moja, Katiba Moja
“Bila kuathiri sheria za nchi, kila mtu yuko huru kuwa na maoni yoyote na kutoa nje mawazo yake, na kutafuta, kupokea na kutoa habari na dhana zozote kupitia chombo chochote bila ya kujali mipaka ya nchi, na pia ana uhuru wa mawasiliano yake kutoingiliwa kati.”
Good Manners in the Age of WikiLeaks
Is the debate around wikileaks raising the right questions? In a recent essay published in the London Review of Books, philosopher Slavoj Žižek – the elvis of cultural theory – explains.
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.
IRIN talks to Henry Maina
IRIN interviews Article 19’s Henry Maina on the International Criminal Court, governance, and democracy in East Africa.
Isle of Peace into Pieces
A Call To Disarm.
Thoughts on WikiLeaks
How have recent WikiLeaks reports containing American diplomatic cable messages added to the continuing discource of transparency in global governance?
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.
Utapata wapi habari na taarifa za Uchaguzi Mkuu Tanzania?
Kuna miradi kadhaa kwenye mtandao ambayo inawapa fursa watu kutoka kona mbalimbali za dunia kupashana habari katika kipindi cha uchaguzi. Zifuatazo ni dondoo zao.
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.
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.
Sikukuu njema
Wosia wa Baba wa Taifa.
Nchi yetu Tanzania
Mambo yaliyonishtua kwenye hizi wiki chache zilizopita: mawazo ya vijana wa Tanzania ughaibuni, kuzorota kwa wa elimu Tanzania na ‘kuzimwa’ kwa chombo cha Ushahidi.
On colloquialism, the genesis of an incoherent non-policy politics (II)
Part II of Kiranga’s essay
Tunawasilisha TZelect: Chombo cha Ushahidi
Tunafanyia kazi chombo cha Ushahidi ili kurahisisha zoezi zima la kuweka kwenye ramani mawazo na uzoefu wa vijana wakati wa Uchaguzi Mkuu Tanzania 2010.
Presenting TZelect: Powered and inspired by Ushahidi
We are working on a tool powered by Ushahidi to map youth ideas, thoughts, and experiences on the 2010 elections in Tanzania.
Mdahalo: Baregu v. Kinana
BBC recently aired a debate between the campaign manager of CHADEMA Prof. Baregu and that of CCM, Abdulrahman Kinana. Kiranga our guest contributor projects his views.
A bottom-up approach
The creation of a developed Tanzanian nation must resonate with addressing the needs of its citizens whose economic activities contribute the largest in her GDP.
The making of a nation: 100 years later
Reflections and lessons – Thinking about the future? Want to be part of a greater Tanzania of 2061?
University spin-off companies
Are we there yet?
Tukemee ufedhuli!
“Niguse bahati mbaya; nikuumize makusudi,” Imam Abbas kwenye wimbo wake ‘Bila Sanaa.’ Wanadamu wenzangu, mbona utu umetukimbia?
Msekwa ameajiri wahuni wa kutosha
Kuna wakati lugha ya upole haifanikiwi kuwasilisha ujumbe. Jenerali nadhani amekerwa kupitwa kiasi na anayoyaona na kaamua kutumia maneno yafuatayo wiki hii: kinyaa, kichefuchefu, kutapika, uoza, upuuzi na uhuni.