7th Jan 11

  Whenever they kindle a fire for war, Allah extinguishes it.   And they strive to create disorder in the earth,  and Allah loves not those who create disorder” – The Quran.   THE
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7th Dec 10

 Africa is in the midst of a turbulent world economic order in which it has been sandwiched to a receiving end both economically, socially and politically.  In this respect, all of us must look
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10th Nov 10

 DEMOCRATISATION and popular participation are urgently required in our countries in order to check the blatant abuses of human rights, conflicts and their adverse consequences; and to ensure accountability,
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10th Nov 10

 EVERY year on the United Nations Day people all over the world pose the same question: Has the United Nations fulfilled its promise? Has it lived up to what the nations of the world expected of it,
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25th Oct 10

 More than often, whenever religious people speak in defence of the oppressed and the deprived, the government has always come up in arms, warning them not to mix politics and religion, but to “give
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12th Oct 10

 IN the informal settlement (call it a slum) where I live neighbours often fight whenever it rains. The area is completely built up and becomes a virtual swamp during heavy rains.   It is the
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5th Oct 10

 After I wrote the article: “Party versus constitutional supremacy” last week, a reader of THISDAY responded: “The right of expression in the constitution goes together with the
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28th Sep 10

 Renown political analyst and social activist Prince M. Bagenda has used harsh words to castigate some opposition political parties (Daily News, August 27, 2010) in an article titled: “Of pretenders
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3rd Aug 10

 IT was indeed encouraging the other day to read about work-in-progress of trying to address, once and for all, the problem of congestion in Dar es Salaam’s roads. Before that Mr. President
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15th Jun 10

THE recent release of the results of opinion polls conducted by University of Dar es Salaam-based REDET has generated interesting public debate, even controversy. Of course, it is not surprising at all
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8th Jun 10

Today, Monday June 7, 2010 is a big day in the history of soccer in Tanzania. Tanzanians in their millions will be watching their national flag bearer, the Taifa Stars, battling the much acclaimed soccer
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11th May 10

THE proximity of Mlimani City Conference Centre, the venue of the 20th World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa held in Dar es Salaam last week was cordoned off to civil society activists and the public in
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11th May 10

Last week, President Jakaya Kikwete made it clear to Tanzanian workers that their demand for a hike in the minimum wage to 315,000/- was simply unattainable -- now or in the immediate future. The hike
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4th May 10

A kilometer south along Umoja Road in Tabata, a relatively new suburb sprawling to the west of Mandela Road in Ilala District, Dar es Salaam, a semblance of planned residential urban area comes to an end.
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3rd May 10

 TRADITIONAL dancers excitedly flinging their arms and wriggling their shoulders and waists amid high-pitched songs and drum-beats. Troops parading majestically and school boys and girls displaying
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3rd May 10

EARLY this past month, Saturday April 10, 2010 Samwel Sitta, Speaker of the National Assembly, was the guest of honour at the launching of the Public Integrity Restoration Initiative (PIRI), at the University
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27th Apr 10

WHY is the issue of publicly declaring one’s wealth status such a thorny subject in many parts of Africa? The other day, my pastor was exhorting the congregation (I must confess I attend church
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27th Apr 10

Recently, at a parliamentary seminar in Dodoma on the eve of the ratification of the East African Union (EAU) Common Market Protocol, several vocal MPs reportedly went up in arms. The legislators branded
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27th Apr 10

IT has been a norm that every time final results are released, be they Standard Seven, Form Four or A’ Level, we cry foul, blaming each other for the failures. Each and every sector of the society
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20th Apr 10

WE are having general elections later this year. Have we already prepared our fields? We need to arrest this. For as days go by, politicians are scheming to, once again, get away with it as we end up becoming
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20th Apr 10

A few days ago, the media reported a supposedly heated debate among some distinguished academics and intellectuals gathered at the University of Dar es Salaam at the occasion of the Mwalimu Nyerere Intellectual
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20th Apr 10

AS the nation edges towards the next multi-party general election, slated for October this year, many people have become expectant. They hope to hear how aspiring politicians plan to tackle the myriad
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20th Apr 10

MOVING from one point to another is a nightmare for many Dar es Salaam residents, who are left without a choice but to endure long hours, brave the sweltering heat and waste a lot of their valuable time
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13th Apr 10

AT the start of his administration, President Jakaya Kikwete told fellow citizens of his concerns about the increasingly cozy relationship between politics and business in the country’s budding multiparty
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6th Apr 10

EDUCATION apathy in Tanzania is an issue that has persisted for quite long and the government has attempted to address it according to its level of understanding. The point at stake is that as of today
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30th Mar 10

TANZANIA’S leadership direction came into focus a few months ago as politicians, academics and people of all social strata converged in Dar es Salaam for a workshop held to mark the 10th passing
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16th Mar 10

THE term ‘corruption’ has gained popularity in African countries as it becomes the talking point in almost every discussion relating to development, especially for the least developed countries,
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16th Mar 10

JOURNALISTS are like intellectuals. Some are. Without journalists and the intellectual class, society may stagnate, regress, or even decay. Indeed, there are no societies in the modern era that have
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9th Mar 10

A GIRL befriends boys.   What could be more normal and ordinary?  Yet for doing just that a Turkish teenager was reportedly buried alive by her father and grandfather.  This recent
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9th Mar 10

THE year 2010 is promising to be quite interesting, politically speaking. Prospects of fielding independent candidates, should the court decide so; addition of a couple of political parties including the
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1st Mar 10

REPORTS that finally the British defence company BAE systems has admitted to have corrupted our officials to award it a tender of supplying Tanzania a military radar (Plessey Commander Fighter Control
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1st Mar 10

NEARLY three and half years ago I did write something on the high court’s decision on the independent candidacy in our electoral system (THISDAY, 18 August, 2006). I did then argue that unless the
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22nd Feb 10

WHEN our ‘brave house’ of August turned tables on itself when it put Richmond scam down, many appallingly wrote to me asking for comments knowing little that I was chirking this milestone
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8th Feb 10

ON the 8th of January 2010 the Togolese national team - The Hawks - set out for Cabinda, Angola from the Congo to commence their campaign in the African Cup of Nations. A brief domestic risk assessment
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1st Feb 10

THE fataki adverts which have been featuring on a number of local TV and radio stations in the country have a lot to tell of how young girls, particularly school going ones are being lured into risky sex
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1st Feb 10

GENERALLY, I try to stay away from natural on Tanzanian issues and keep to writing essays on subjects that interest me. However, on this issue, the issue of Tanzanian women going wild in the Americas
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25th Jan 10

BEGGING can be traced as far back as humanity and is wide spread to an extent that every country in the world including the richest nations on the globe have their own share of beggars. And, this has led
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18th Jan 10

THE year begins with hopeful signs that Zanzibaris will reconcile with one another, create a new political climate based on mutual respect, come to terms with some of the difficult aspects of their history,
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4th Jan 10

TANZANIA will in October, this year, hold its fourth general election under the current political dispensation of plural politics. The election will have much to say about the state of the country's political
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21st Dec 09

TANZANIA’S free economy, globalization, capitalism and laxity on policing have been blamed as the primary contributing factors fuelling the prevalence of fake goods on the market, and with the look
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14th Dec 09

THERE are jobs you find advertised three or more times in the papers in this country for having lacked  takers, but never so conspicuously the position of a loan officer in a bank. Why is that? While
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14th Dec 09

I’VE recently noted a significant change in the number of traffic police officers on roads in Dar, especially the early morning and late evening busy hours. I’ve seen quite a good number of
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7th Dec 09

TANZANIA’S leadership direction came into focus last week as politicians, academics and people of all social strata converged in Dar es Salaam for a workshop held to mark the 10th passing anniversary
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30th Nov 09

THE promise of a better tomorrow exists for each East African. EA Federation is taking off at a convincing speed, making one quick step after the other towards the direction of the full-fledged EA Union.
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13th Nov 09

ON 1st January 2010 East African Community will make 5 years as a Customs Union. A defined path for deepening and widening the integration of EAC was adopted and encapsulated in the treaty. The path comprises
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