Prof Ali Mazrui: Controversial and courageous scholar, philosopher He wasted no time in ensuring his fertile intellectual presence was felt, seeking every opportunity to defend free speech and critical inquiry.
India to support new EAC bodies EAC officials, however, did not say when the proposed institutions would be established or reveal their locations within the region.
In defence of Kiswahili as the region’s lingua franca Invisibility to the world is not synonymous with invisibility to the East African world. Kiswahili is the lingua franca of the East and Central African region with some estimated 150 million...
The young Nyerere in the years before he became ‘Baba wa Taifa’ Delving into his formative years affords one insights into what could have informed, Nyerere’s later political agenda and actions
Kijiweni set to screen its second movie ‘Samaki Mchangani’ is the second short film by Kijiweni Productions, a Tanzanian-owned film company run by young director and filmmaker Amil Shivji.
Tanzania NTBs tough on exporters There is growing unease among the country’s business community as well as the government as Tanzania maintains restrictive non-tariff barriers such as a requirement to have labels written in...
Katiba process dogged by lack of trust, boycotts Most of the opposition members have walked out of meetings and have vowed never to return. Committees are failing to meet because of quorum deficits. Individuals and groups are seeking court...
The night Alpha Rwirangira thrilled fans at Kigali Serena The man of the night Alpha Rwirangira, clad in a navy blue suit, alongside his equally smart Alpha Band, took the audience by storm.
KIRUKU: Nurture excellence and another Gordimer will spring from our midst Recently, South Africans mourned the death of Nadine Gordimer, the South African literary giant who won the Nobel Literature Prize in 1991 for her central role in the fight against apartheid.
UN mission in Congo guzzles $1.4b annually as violence spreads The UN peacekeeping mission in Congo costs close to $1.4 billion a year, meaning in the past 12 years it has spent a whopping $16.8 billion, making it the second most expensive mission in the world.
