Dar eS Salaam: THE Maasai youths have become a trademark of urban security. Wherever you go in most urban centres in Tanzania you will find the man at the gate of an affluent home either a Maasai watchman or a security guard from one of the security companies. This is a sign that there is growing insecurity around today…
JOHN KIMBUTE NOT many people realize that Tanzania is standing at a prophetic moment of the eclipse and collapse of the traditional edifice of thought that is generally characterized with founding father Julius Nyerere, repeated over airwaves repeatedly during this election period. A relentless drift of opinion towards voting many opposition MPs and even a reasonable chance of winning…
Hourglass Tanzania last June\’s supported Dar Fashion Festival using transformative technology and community powered support to enable business in the Apparel & Garment Sector, to IMPACT Africa. Dar Fashion Festival (DFF) kicked off with a series of events on Sunday the 19th June staring with WEBS (Women’s Empowered Business Summit) which was held at the 5-Star Mbezi hall. Present…
Dar es Salaam: In Tanzania Sim card vendors just before the close of 2009 feared that by January 2010 their businesses would automatically die come January 2010. Almost two years later, this was never to be. In December 2009, Tanzania Communication Regulatory Authority (TCRA) communication officer, Innocent Mungy talking of then, the ongoing mobile phone registration exercise, said: “All…
By Tusekile Mwambetania and Nora Muchaki, Dar es Salaam: Accessibility and availability of adequate health care and HIV & AIDS services is vital not only for People Living with HIV (PLHIV) but also health service users whose lives are endangered once they lack these key services. It is, however, unfortunate that these important services are difficult to access for…
Will a Harvard Professor\’s New Technology Make College Lectures a Thing of the Past? LIZ DWYER – Education Editor Another sign that the college lecture might be dying: Harvard University physics professor Eric Mazur is championing the \”flipped classroom,\” a model where information traditionally transferred during lectures is learned on a student\’s own time, and classroom time is spent…
Will a Harvard Professor\’s New Technology Make College Lectures a Thing of the Past? LIZ DWYER – Education Editor Another sign that the college lecture might be dying: Harvard University physics professor Eric Mazur is championing the \”flipped classroom,\” a model where information traditionally transferred during lectures is learned on a student\’s own time, and classroom time is spent…
CHELU MATUZYA: High levels of poverty, dependence on rain-fed agriculture and poor infrastructure make African countries including Tanzania to feature prominently as more immediately vulnerable to climate change. A new report published by the International Food Policy Research Institute(IFPRI) says that negative effects of climate change on crop production are especially pronounced in Sub-Saharan Africa, as the agriculture sector…
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iQu4n98xpFc/Tj0svKaMVGI/AAAAAAAAAC4/c7wH-Aer-Rs/s320/OLDIE.JPG FROM LEFT: Filbert Bayi ( World 1500m Champion) ; Gidamis Shahanga ( Commonwealth Marathon Champion) ; Emmanuel Mlundwa ( Africa Flyweight Champion) ; Lucas Msomba ( Africa Light Welterweight Champion ) ; Suleiman Nyambui ( Africa 10,000m Champion ). OOOOps this website still in beta, cannot post photos
Dar es Salaam: Kocha maarufu wa mchezo wa ngumi nchini, Rajabu Mhamila ‘SUPER D’ aliyeamua kutumia njia ya DVD kuwafundisha watu mbalimbali kujua na kutambua sheria za mchezo huo ameachia kazi nyingine tatu mpya. Kazi hizo tatu zinausisha mapambano kadhjaaa ya nyota na mabingwa wa ngumi za kulipwa Duniani, ziliachiwa sokoni zaidi ya wiki moja sasa. Akizungumza na waandishi…