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
DAR ES SALAAM, April 5 -- ON any given weekend, in any given Tanzanian football ground, between the first whistle and the final insult hurled from the terraces, there is a drama. The ball is kicked, ... Read More
DAR ES SALAAM, March 29 -- THERE is something beautifully absurd about the way we handle football in Tanzania. Not the playing of it, of course. That part we approach with the seriousness of a nationa... Read More
DAR ES SALAAM, March 22 -- HELLO everybody! Welcome to the gently unravelling emotional landscape of AFCON 2027 preparations, to be jointly hosted by Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya. Three nations current... Read More