DAR ES SALAAM, June 28 -- AS the 2026 FIFA World Cup rolls across the United States, Canada and Mexico, most of us will be doing what football people do best: arguing loudly, predicting bravely, forgi... Read More
DAR ES SALAAM, June 21 -- THERE is something both funny and faintly alarming about hearing an old Tanzanian song, feeling the dust of Dar es Salaam, Morogoro, Tanga, or Tabora rise from it, recognisin... Read More
DAR ES SALAAM, May 31 -- THERE is an old African belief that if a visitor stays long enough in your house, eventually he stops asking for permission before opening the refrigerator. The same principle... Read More
DAR ES SALAAM, May 4 -- IN 2005, when I first stumbled into what would later be called “blogging”, Tanzania was not exactly buzzing with digital excitement. In fact, let us be honest, mos... Read More
DAR ES SALAAM, May 3 -- THE other morning, at a perfectly respectable hour when one ought to be minding ones tea and pretending to be productive, I received a music video clip from Paris. Because it ... Read More
DAR ES SALAAM, April 26 -- IN theory, a beauty pageant is a simple affair. Young women gather, walk gracefully, answer questions with admirable composure, accompanied by some soothing music. At the e... Read More
DAR ES SALAAM, April 19 -- HISTORY, as it turns out, is not merely a collection of dusty events and longdead personalities. It is, in fact, that one relative who insists on reminding you that you hav... Read More