Ali Hassan Mwinyi: the Tanzanian former president who oversaw the transition to market economy: Ali Hassan Mwinyi, Tanzania’s second president who has died aged 98, pushed through tough economic and political reforms that transformed the East Africa nation from socialism to an open economy and a multi-party democracy. He was president from 1985 to 1995. …
4 must-read books from east Africa in 2023: from Tanzanian masters to Ugandan queens: East African literature continues to grow and reshape itself in exciting new ways – and 2023 was no exception. The world really did take notice of the region when Tanzanian-British author Abdulrazak Gurnah won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2021. …
Tanzanian students who struggle with English feel bullied – a major barrier to learning: Students at Mtitu Secondary School in Kilolo district, approximately 500 kilometres south-west of Tanzania’s commercial capital, Dar-es-Salaam. Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images In many postcolonial contexts, early learning is conducted, and assessed, in a language that is unfamiliar to learners. About …
Tanzanian TB patients have a lower quality of life than people who haven’t had the disease: Survivors face ongoing disability and increased mortality risks beyond treatment completion. PUNIT PARANJPE/AFP via Getty Images Numerous researchers have documented the quality of life and mental health of specific population groups. Examples include people living with HIV, the elderly, …
South Africa in the news: Tanzanian giants Simba unveil SA coach: Tanzanian giants Simba SC have unveiled former Moroka Swallows goalkeeper Tyron Damons as their new goalkeeper coach. Damons began his new position at Simba SC after parting ways with Chippa United …: “South Africa” – BingNews Pfizer vaccine shot provides partial Omicron shield in …
The story of an independent Tanzanian publisher who held out against the tide: Walter Bgoya's passion for reading goes back to the 1950s. But his worldview was shaped in the 1960s. Author provided A number of African countries boast notable independent publishing landscapes. These include South Africa, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. However, …
South Africa in the news: Controversial Tanzanian rapper Dudu Bay in court: Dudu Baya’s sour relationship with Clouds Media is legendary. In 2019, he was arrested and banned by Baraza la Sanaa la Taifa (BASATA) …: “South Africa” – BingNews Covid-19 variants: Angola tests travelers from S. Africa, Brazil, Portugal: Angola has imposed fresh restrictions …
Tanzanian election leaves a highly polarised society with an uncertain future: Supporters attend a Chama Cha Mapinduzi rally in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in 2015 when John Magufuli was first elected. Daniel Hayduk/AFP via Getty Images When Tanzanian voters went to the polls on October 28, the incumbent President John Pombe Magufuli and his party …
Tanzanian poll is likely to usher in a new era of authoritarianism. Here’s why: President John Magufuli has closed down all the reliable means to evaluate allegations of foul play. Getty Images Tanzanians voted in their general election on October 28 in a poll that pitted popular opposition chief Tundu Lissu against incumbent John Magufuli. …
A contested legacy: Julius Nyerere and the 2020 Tanzanian election: Julius Nyerere's ideas and legacy remain objects of debate in contemporary politics, especially in an election year. Getty Images Tanzanians will head to the polls on 28 October in which the incumbent, John Magufuli, faces a determined opposition. Elected to a first term in 2015, …
South Africa in the news: Quantification of the Influence of Factors Causing Time and Cost Overruns in Tanzanian Construction Projects (): Quantification of the Influence of Factors Causing Time and Cost Overruns in Tanzanian Construction Projects Tanzania suffers problems of cost and time overruns in the construction business. Many …: “South Africa” – BingNews South …
Tanzanian girls need support, not threats, to avoid pregnancy: Arresting pregnant teenagers won't curb pregnancy rates. Shutterstock Teenage girls in Tanzania are routinely excluded from school if they become pregnant and are prevented from returning to complete their education. Yet a recent case in the Rukwa Region involving over 200 pregnant girls dropping out of …
Why Tanzanian women entrepreneurs don’t apply for formal loans: Research suggests that women enterprises in Tanzania are shy to take up business loans. Shutterstock With an annual GDP growth of 7% since 2013, Tanzania is one of the fastest growing economies in sub-Saharan Africa. Much of this economic growth is driven by small and medium …
Jobs and paid-for schooling can keep Tanzanian girls from early marriages: Many girls in Dar es Salaam's slums drop out of school because of the costs involved. ICT4D.at/Flickr, CC BY-SA Sub-Saharan Africa is home to four of the top five countries in early marriage – or child marriage – rates: Niger, Chad, Mali and Central …
Why hostilities between Tanganyika and Zanzibar still challenge Tanzanian unity: Supporters of Zanzibar's Civic United Front challenge Tanzanian security forces in Stone Town Radu Sigheti/Reuters Tanganyika secured independence in 1961 from the British. Zanzibar, an archipelago off the mainland consisting of two large islands and many small ones, was granted formal independence two years later. …