THE PASSWORD FUNERAL
BY THOMAS MHANDO I made a password strong and grand,With numbers no one could understand,And symbols scattered by command. I wrote it down, then hid the note,Inside a drawer beneath an old coat,A place I swore no thief could float. Three days later I lost the key,The password vanished entirely,And memory refused to rescue me….
A BABY IS BORN
BY SAKINA S. DOSSAJI It comes blaring with trumpetsThe call of joyWhen a baby is born. The shrieks of anguish is heard far and beyondWhen death separates you from your own. Tears of happiness fills the eyesWhen achievementsare trumped,Applause earned. Ups and downs,Highs and lows,Are all part of life,Life is laced with strife. Just the…
THE AFRICAN CHARTER AT 40: FROM PROMISE TO PROTECTION
BY ADAMA DIENG Forty years ago, the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights entered into force. It was more than another treaty. It was Africa’s declaration that dignity, freedom and justice were not foreign concepts imported onto the continent, but values deeply rooted in our own history and aspirations. The Charter was also distinctive….
THE COMPASSIONATE JANE GOODALL
The writer Ms Sakina Dossaji (right), with the late Jane Goodall at an event at the Cultural Heritage Centre in Arusha in 2020. BY SAKINA DOSSAJI Most people know Jane Goodall through forests, chimpanzees and conservation. I remember something quieter, her humility. When I had the privilege of reciting my poem about her life’s journey…
WHAT DOES AI TECHNOLOGY MEAN FOR AFRICANS?
BY FREDDY MACHA I have heard those seven words, throughout my life. The End Of The World Is Coming… In 1962 I was in primary school and adults were whispering, we shall all die soon. As a 7 year old, I was so terrified that for the entire week, slept under the bed where my…
THE EXPERT WAS ONCE A BEGINNER
BY DR MURTAZA HAMEER During the early years of my medical school, I recall asking an internal medicine resident doctor how he managed to come to various differential diagnoses based on the presentation of the symptoms and signs of a patient and he gently told me that as one’s knowledge of medicine increases, the art…
YOUR WEEKLY HOROSCOPE
BY RUPAL KOHLI (October 10-16,2026) Match your horoscope with your Sun, Moon, or Rising Sign! *Personality & Profession – Check by your Sun Sign (By Date of birth). * Relationships & Emotions – Check by your Moon Sign (By Name or starting letter of your name). * Overall Health, Growth & Development – Check by…
PUBLIC MONEY MUST SERVE THE PUBLIC GOOD
Vice-President Deogratius Ndejembi’s call for public institutions to cut unnecessary expenditure and support internships for 10,000 young Tanzanians deserves backing. Opening the conference of public board chairpersons and chief executives in Arusha a fortnight ago, he placed an urgent national priority before those entrusted with public resources: Investing in young people. His message should now…
REMEMBERING NYERERE: AN AFRICAN COLOSSUS
BY DANFORD MPUMILWA I vividly remember how, sometime in 1976, while I was a student at the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), we student activists decided to march from the university’s Mlimani campus to State House. Stirred by the revolutionary theories drilled into our young minds by our many Marxist-Leninist lecturers from around the…
TURNING OUR PORTS INTO ENGINES OF GROWTH
BY ELLY MANJALE Tanzania possesses a strategic geographical advantage that few African countries can match. Its 1,424 kilometres coastline and three operational ports give it direct access to international shipping routes, while its location makes it a gateway to several landlocked countries in East and Central Africa. Tanzania’s port system serves Zambia, the Democratic Republic…