Rebmann: A missionary and respected linguist Johannes Rebmann (1820-1876) is an outstanding figure in the missionary history of East Africa as well as recording and comparing languages within the region.
Sauti za Busara makes you believe in African unity It is hard not to think that maybe, just maybe, there might be something to this pan-African, integration idea when standing under the stars of a clear Zanzibari sky at Sauti za Busara.
Mobile money slowly turning East Africa into cashless society “Convenience,” he replied to the question as to why he would prefer to pay by mobile money not cash
Uganda to teach Swahili in schools The teaching of the language will be rolled in phases beginning with the senior levels
ELSIE: A love letter to Tanganyika: What a glorious nation! It is a strange sensation to celebrate 50 years of your country’s Independence when you are only two decades younger than it is. In many ways it is the perfect arrangement: Just far enough away...
ULIMWENGU: Tanzania at 50: Despair and despondency among the poor This Friday, the people of Tanzania and their well-wishers across the globe will be marking the 50th anniversary of the Independence of Tanganyika, pretty much the same way human birthdays are...
Egypt’s corporate soldiery, desperate to retain its privileges, shows its true colours would have no right to pry into military affairs or scrutinise military budgets. What had been tacitly understood as the norm before, the military wanted to codify. A Kiswahili saying...
Wham: Winning hearts and minds in Somalia Al Shabaab made it impossible to enjoy even the simplest pleasures of life such as playing board games, chewing miraa or watching the English Premier League on satellite TV. By JOHN NGIRACHU in...
Ulimwengu: This laughable Bill The tug of war between government and an alliance of opposition politicians and civil society activists over the issue of a new Constitution shows no signs of letting up.
BUWEMBO: English came on a boat? If only we had the Somali pirates refrain from commenting in anti-English debates. Time vindicated me this year when a study conducted around East Africa found that Kenyan school kids do better in Kiswahili than Tanzanians!
