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Lights, camera, no lunch allowance: AI boards the Tazara train

DAR ES SALAAM, July 17 -- PERMIT me to begin with a confession, because every respectable Friday read should start with somebody admitting something mildly embarrassing before advising the nation. I b... Read More


Love scam in Zanzibar? Please, give us a break.

ZANZIBAR, July 3 -- AN online magazine has been doing the rounds lately, beating the drums about our beautiful, spiced islands of Zanzibar as if it has just discovered a crime scene behind a coconut t... Read More


Beyond hashtags: The two intellectual giants Tanzania forgot to applaud

DAR ES SALAAM, June 5 -- EVERY Friday, as Tanzania settles into its familiar rituals, the nation performs a kind of informal census of importance. Football debates stretch late into the night. Politic... Read More


Selander: The only bridge in Tanzania with the best public relations ever

DAR ES SALAAM, May 8 -- NO bridge in Tanzania has managed to sneak itself so comfortably into public affection quite like the good old Selander Bridge in Dar es Salaam. Long before drone operators di... Read More