Tanzania’s Vision 2050 has set a number of ambitious targets that will enable the country to attain upper-middle-income status. With this economic standing, Tanzania will become a markedly different society from what it is today. Most urban residents will live in planned estates rather than informal settlements. Cities will have functional transport systems that are…
In his book, Los Cuatro Acuerdos (translated into English as The Four Agreements), Don Miguel Ruiz highlights simple and yet profound truths that if followed would liberate us as individuals. So simple are the Four Agreements, that when you read the book (and you should if you haven’t already done so), you’ll tell yourself, ‘but…
Some years ago, in the early 1980s, a young man at a secondary school in Arusha fell in love with a fellow student. Initially, they began studying together and slowly got to know each other. This closeness led to a gradual love affair, with kissing and in due course, physical consummation for the two lovebirds….
Marijuana is often viewed as a harmless or “natural” substance, particularly among young people. However, research suggests that its use may be associated with certain mental health risks, including psychosis—a condition that affects how a person thinks, feels and perceives reality. Psychosis is not a disease in itself, but rather a group of symptoms. It…
More than half a century ago, a European dictatorship collapsed not through reform but under the weight of unjust wars in Africa. On 25 April 1974, a military coup overthrew Marcelo Caetano amid rising resentment of Portugal’s conflicts in Angola, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, and its other colonies. The Carnation Revolution brought sweeping change, shaped far from…
Deep in the jungle, shadows crawl,Where ancient ruins whisper and call.A lost city, long forgot,Guarded by time and myths that rot. A treasure waits, the map is old,Legends speak of kings and gold.But ghosts arise, the wind grows cold,A voice warns, “Leave! This tale is told!” Footsteps echo, vines stretch wide,The spirits dance, they will…
Feeling the sun seep through your radiant skin,And the rain drops upon your rosy cheeks,Devouring lilac pink sugar candy,Savoring its tingling sweetness. All this feels goodWhen you are bright and breezy,But once you are under the weather,Nothing seems to please,Not the cascading waterfalls nor the lush greenery. Prevention is better than cure, they say.Balanced meals,…
Two African ladies chat animatedly in this morning bus.“How is wak, by the way?”The word “work” in standard English would be pronounced “werek”- but here, it is WAK.“Wak is fine, Agnes. How is your gal doing?” Again, instead of “gayl” it is GAL.“She is doing well, thanks God. How are the boys?”You instinctively, recognise East…
For over 50 years I have been in higher education as professor and researcher and all this time I ask myself: What do we want to see in a university or college graduate? What kind of person should she or he be? As I ponder on these questions, several quotations of some prominent people come…
Q.1: For two years, every typhoid test I take comes back positive. I have seen many doctors and taken many courses of antibiotics -yet the test never clears. What is going on? A.1: The culprit is almost certainly the Widal test, one of the most overused and misunderstood tests in East Africa. This test detects…
