Tanzania is abundantly endowed with mineral resources. Much has been said and written about what needs to be done to realise the full potential of these resources. While this debate continues, one category remains largely overlooked — Rare Earth Elements (REs). Rare earths are a group of 17 metallic elements essential for the manufacture of…
United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), 2025 ended in New York last month with Africans continuing their push for reforms to reflect more credibility and legitimacy in an institution founded more than 81 years ago to promote peace, stability and prosperity for all in the aftermath of World War ll, which was arguably the most horrific…
Welcoming our lovely readers to our weekly health diaries column where we delve into various disease-related topics simplifying complex concepts for our readers. Iron deficiency is one of the most common nutritional disorders worldwide — and women are the most affected. Despite its prevalence, many women live with fatigue, weakness, or frequent illness without realizing…
If you had asked whether I could ever imagine myself in the audience of an opera, I’d have said yes – only in a dream. Last weekend, that dream became reality as I sat in Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre, waiting for the opening act of The Queen of Spades, an opera by the renowned Russian composer…
The other week, Bongolanders observed Nyerere Day — marking twenty-six years since the founding father passed away on October 14, 1999. Although I had several brief encounters with the Father of our Nation during my professional life, I vividly recall one that took place in 1978. At the time, I was a second-year student at…
“Repent NOW!” The man is shouting and screaming like hundred cars shooting up this high road in South London. “When you are in the coffin it shall be too late! Hell fire awaits you!.” As the man waves his hands, gesticulating with fervour, by his side a woman, loyally, hands out leaflets. “Jesus loves you….
Many of us are really scared to say: I do not know, I am not sure of this or that, let me find the right answer. They will try to respond to every question. Parading their knowledge becomes a part of life. When I reflect on this kind of behaviour, I realise that I too…
When should you start changing your diet to a Whole-Food Plant-Based (WFPB) one? The answer is simple: Start now. There’s no better time to begin eating for health, healing and longevity. You don’t have to wait until you fall sick or until the New Year. Each meal is a new opportunity to nourish your body…
The other week I received a call from Kinshasa. The caller was a long-time friend from the early 1990s. We first became acquainted in those years when he came to Arusha with his Congolese rumba band. The story is long. By then, I had already become an “Arusha vet”. I was in the employ of…
Have you ever mended anything? I can thoroughly recommend it. Coming from an engineering family, I regarded it as completely normal that whenever anything broke it was immediately taken apart, examined and potentially restored to some kind of function. For as long as I can remember, I was mending my own punctures, replacing brake cables…
