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.
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.
Five Questions with Neema Komba
One on one with the author of ‘See Through The Complicated’.
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.
Five Questions with Grace Matata
Baada ya msako wa muda mrefu sana, hatimaye tumefanikiwa kumpata Grace Matata, msanii ambaye nyimbo zake zinagusa wengi…
Five Questions with Biche of ChickAboutTown
ChickAboutTown is a blog/online-entreprise that portrays the diversity of East African towns, people, and events through a cultural lens.
Five Questions with Tanzanian Author Huzefa Gulamabbas
We caught up with the author of “Winning the Battle: How to pass an exam without fear” and asked him about his inspiration, his challenges and his vision for the future.
Five questions with Twaweza founder, Rakesh Rajani
He is also the founder of Haki Elimu. If you’re concerned about education and citizen-lead change in Tanzania, you’ll definately want to hear Rakesh’s ideas in this interview. Fortunately, we have this one on “tape” and in print.
Five Questions with painter & architect Nadir Tharani
Nadir Tharani is a Tanzanian writer, painter, and architect. He was born and bred in Moshi. After completing his High School education at Mawenzi Secondary School, he moved to England where he studied architecture at University College, London.
Five Questions with FeDë Nestory
“Usitegemee mkono wa kulia tu kwa kufanya kazi zako siku zote. Uwezeshe mkono wa kushoto pia, ili pale wa kulia utakapochoka, ama kupata jeraha na kushindwa kufanya kazi, basi wa kushoto uendelee; ili usikwame.”
Five Questions with One The Incredible
Nyota njema huonekana asubuhi.
Five Questions with Sule Mudi… aka Dowans
Mhariri wa tovuti hii aliitwa kwenye kikao cha faragha kilichokuwa na kusudi la kusafisha jina “Dowans” nchini.
Five Questions with the BoP Project’s Jonathan Kalan
You’ve probably seen his photos documenting social entrepreneurship in Tanzania and other parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. Check out this interview for an in-depth focus on Jonathan Kalan’s work and thoughts.
Five questions with African Digital Art founder, Jepchumba
Through recent discussions, we’ve been feeling the need for a common platform for artists, especially in East Africa, to share and exchange ideas. So we were excited when we ran into African Digital Art, a platform built for digital artists across the continent.
From Mali to Microsoft
Cheick Diarra on finding his way from a small farming community in Mali to becoming Microsoft chairman for Africa.
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…
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)!
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.
Shanta interviews Uwezo’s Rakesh
The urgent need for reform in Tanzania’s education policies.
Five Questions with Mikocheni Report’s Elsie Eyakuze
Some of us might have come across her unique political articles on The East African; some through her blog the Mikocheni Report… We caught up with her to ask her about her blog, Tanzanian media and youths.
Five Questions with Kiranga from JamiiForums
Kiranga is an avid member of JamiiForums – Tanzania’s foremost online discussion portal – where he is noted for his unique analysis and thought-provoking arguments. We sought his views on various matters important to our audience.
Five Questions with DarSketches’ Sarah Markes
Sarah Markes runs the DarSketches blog, which aims to preserve the sights of Dar-es-Salaam’s old buildings and streets through art and literature. We caught up with her to ask her about her work.
Five Questions with UDSM’s Natasha Shivji
Natasha Shivji, a native Tanzanian, lectures with the Department of History and Archeology at the University of Dar-es-Salaam. Vijana FM was fortunate to ask her about her views on education in Tanzania.
Five Questions with BongoLive’s Taha Jiwaji
Vijana FM is starting a new interview series called “Five Questions with…”. Our first guest is Taha Jiwaji, founder of BongoLive, a Tanzania-based SMS services platform.