A CHAT FROM LONDON: Ice bucket and ‘Bongo Ice’ plus a few other things

>Tings. Not things. Spoken language is different from the written one; we were always told in school. Don’t speak slang in class; do not swear; never start a sentence with “and”. Add comma to “however”. And so on. Africa is divided into so many major and mini languages. That is why we freak out and become very emotional whenever we are in language conferences.

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Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

TheCitizen

29 Aug

The ice bucket a new celeb sensation

>It is one of the latest celebrity sensations which has involved musicians, sportsmen, actors and even presidents;  so far it has been hilarious.

 

10 years ago

Michuzi

27 Aug

Vodacom Tanzania yaja na Fistula Ice Bucket Challenge

Kampuni ya Vodacom Tanzania imekuja na Fistula Ice Bucket Challenge ‘#BongoIce’ yenye lengo la kuchangisha fedha kwa ajili ya matibabu ya akina mama wajawazito wenye ugonjwa wa Fistula. Hii ni kufuatia kampeni inayoendelea mitandaoni ikijulikana kama #ALSIceBucketChallenge ambapo Vodacom Tanzania kwa kutambua kuwa kuna wanawake wengi Zaidi ya 30,000 wanaogua ugonjwa huu hapa nchini imeanzisha kampeni inayoitwa #BongoIce.
Mkurugenzi wa Vodacom, Rene Meza amekuwa wa kwanza kushiriki kampeni...

 

10 years ago

Michuzi

Mwenyekiti wa Bodi ya Benki ya Exim ashiriki Fistula Ice Bucket Challenge

 Mwenyekiti wa Bodi ya Benki ya Exim Tanzania, Bw. Yogesh Manek akishiriki zoezi la Ice Bucket Challenge kuunga mkono kampeni dhidi ya ugonjwa wa fistula nchini Tanzania, baada ya kuteuliwa na Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Airtel Tanzania Bw, Sunil Colaso. Tukio hilo lilifanyika katika ofisi za makao makuu ya benki hiyo mwishoni mwa wiki jijini Dar es Salaam. Mwenyekiti wa Bodi ya Benki ya Exim Tanzania, Bw. Yogesh Manek akizungumza na waandishi kabla kushiriki zoezi la Ice Bucket Challenge kuunga...

 

10 years ago

Bongo5

27 Aug

Ice Bucket Challenge: Huyu ni msanii wa Kenya aliyetupa karata yake (Video)

Kampeni ya Ice Bucket Challenge, ambayo wakati mwingine huitwa ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, huhusisha kujimwagia maji yenye barafu ili kukuza uelewa kuhusiana na ugonjwa uitwao ‘amyotrophic lateral sclerosis’ (ALS) na kusisitiza umuhimu wa kuchangia fedha kwaajili ya utafiti. Sheikha Matukio hayo yamekuwa maarufu sana kwenye mitandao ya kijamii siku za hivi karibuni ambapo mastaa kibao […]

 

10 years ago

GPL

28 Aug

MKURUGENZI MKUU WA AIRTEL TANZANIA SUNIL COLASO AKISHIRIKI FISTULA ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE

Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa Airtel Tanzania Sunil Colaso akishiriki #BongoIce Challenge  kwa lengo la kuchangisha fedha kugharamia matibabu ya ugonjwa wa Fistula.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

08 Aug

London street talk, ice cream and Palestinian babies

Interesting crossroads. Surrounded by traffic lights, shops, banks, and an open and busy bakery. 

 

10 years ago

GPL

26 Aug

VODACOM NAYO YAIBUKA NA BONGO ICE BUCKECT CHALLENGE!

Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Vodacom Tanzania Rene Meza akishiriki #BongoIce challenge kwa lengo la kuchangisha fedha kugharamia matibabu ya ugonjwa wa Fistula ambao umekuwa tishio kwa kinamama. 

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

07 Feb

A CHAT FROM LONDON: Morning chat with a fabulous, frail English old lady

A good day becomes evident in the morning...so the Swahili proverb goes. It was ice cold but the sun was shining.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

12 Sep

A CHAT FROM LONDON: Now let’s chat about memorable videos and films

>May I share a few clips from last week? First the video.  A mass of frenzied people are chasing a man somewhere in West Africa.   Right on the knees of Ebola.  Someone sent it via WhatsApp.  Don’t frown if you don’t use WhatsApp.

 

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