Defamation in Tanzania occurs when a person makes a false statement that harms another person’s reputation. The law recognises two main forms: libel (written or published statements) and slander (spoken statements). These are governed primarily by the Defamation Act and the Penal Code. For a defamation claim to succeed, the claimant must prove three key…
After days of gentle rain, open grassland covered most of the area. When the sun returned, the African White-backed Vulture — a bird of prey and a scavenger of the savannah — was circling high in the sky where the thermals were strongest. It was using rising columns of warm air to gain altitude and…
The military attack against Iran by the United States and Israel has revived fears of a wider conflict—one whose consequences could reverberate across the entire planet. Global peace, economic stability, and the lives of millions who have no stake in the quarrel may now hang in the balance. Yet the decision to wage such wars…
This is a reflection on what is important in our life, the priorities we should seek versus the transient things that should be a bridge to those priorities. I have chosen the terms “big things and small things” not because the small things are not necessary, but because we are called as humans to transcend…
Two concurrent episodes regarding the saga of overseas African domestic workers, otherwise called “house-girls”, caught my attention recently. BBC Swahili and other media outlets reported Ugandan, Vicky Ajok, charged with the murder of her 87 year old employer veteran Syria actress, Huda Shaarawi in Damascus in January. Vicky Ajok facing death by hanging or beheading,…
The seasons of Lent for Christians and Ramadan for Muslims are far more than periods of abstaining from food and drink. They are sacred times of reflection, repentance, self-discipline and spiritual renewal. Within these spiritual practices lies a powerful opportunity to reshape eating habits and embrace a Whole Food Plant-Based Diet (WFBD), a way of…
AFCON 2027 is just around the corner – approximately 15 months from now. If anyone believes that the event is still far away and that preparations can be left until tomorrow, they need to be reminded that whatever must be done should have started yesterday. “Attack by stratagem; timing is everything in strategy,” wrote Sun…
Welcome to our weekly Health Diaries column, where we explore a range of health-related topics and simplify complex medical concepts for our readers. One of the most serious medical conditions that can develop during pregnancy is hypertension, or high blood pressure. When not detected and managed early, it can threaten the lives of both mother…
When East African Heads of State and Government meet in Arusha today, Saturday, March 7, 2026, they will need, very sternly, to call each other out for letting the East African Community (EAC)’s future dangle in limbo. Intergovernmental cooperation is basically an extension of a country’s civil service. Who on earth runs a civil service…
Football or Soccer as the Americans call it, is an English game. In the Netflix series The English Game, the origin and evolution of the sport is brilliantly depicted from being one of the rich and the elite to becoming a path of freedom and growth for the poor and the common man. If you’re…
