East Africa United in CHAN defeat, as Kenya and Tanzania co-host the Sofa

DAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 24 -- Two down, one to go THAT was the headline I had lined up, gleaming in the draft folder, waiting to be uploaded with the smugness of a man who knows his neighbours will not sl... Read More

East Africa belatedly discovers, football has rules even outside pitch

TANZANIA, Aug. 17 -- FOR generations, East Africa football fans have believed, with the certainty of a grandmother refusing to change her ugali recipe, that football is governed by exactly seventeen r... Read More

CHAN, you hear the crowd? How Kenya, Uganda are out-cheering Tanzania at its own party

TANZANIA, Aug. 10 -- Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania are currently co-hosting the Total Energies CHAN tournament across their stadiums in the three proud East African nations. And so far, believe me, all i... Read More

Who let the lions out? CHAN 2024 kicks off with a wink and a whistle

TANZANIA, Aug. 3 -- East Africa is hosting what might be the most unpredictable football tournament of the year, and no one is entirely sure how we got here. CHAN 2024, with 19 nations congregated to... Read More

Dust, dreams and drama: East Africa's CHAN 2024 tourney to kick off with fire?

TANZANIA, July 27 -- East Africa is about to catch a football fever so contagious, even the cows in Arusha are mooing in formation. From the sun-kissed shores of Dar es Salaam to the hilltop buzz of ... Read More

When radio studios became interrogation rooms

TANZANIA, July 20 -- And why media houses must stop hiring goons with microphones. THIS week my brain staged a quiet protest. I couldnt write a single paragraph. Writers block had me staring at my ke... Read More

When the jokers start running for parliament, and the joke's on you if you think it's a joke

TANZANIA, July 13 -- ONCE upon a time in Tanzania—not very long ago— comedians were invited to political rallies just to warm up the crowd. A few jokes here, some impersonations there, an... Read More

How Millen Magese gave Tanzanian pageantry a glamorous new lease of life

TANZANIA, July 6 -- JUST when you thought the Tanzanian beauty pageant scene had been laid gently to rest, like a oncebeloved family heirloom placed at the back of a cupboard up pops a twist so poetic... Read More

If you don't die, you'll never be celebrated: The story of Diamond Platnumz and a country that loves in secret

TANZANIA, June 29 -- SOMEWHERE on the eastern edge of Africa, nestled between the Indian Ocean, Mount Kilimanjaro, and a thousand WhatsApp groups, lies a country bursting with music, wildlife, and opi... Read More

CECAFA Women Championship goes unnoticed as Simba-Yanga drama holds the nation hostage

TANZANIA, June 22 -- Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, and all those spiritually held hostage by the never-ending national drama known as Simba vs Yanga we need to talk. No, not about whether the... Read More

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