A CHAT FROM LONDON: Meet businesswoman who is a practical Tanzanian dreamer

>I cannot remember the exact date; but, it was a sunny day.  Some sort of conference. Huge hall.  Smooth floor. Comfy chairs.  Everyone smartly dressed. Some more than others. We of the media slightly casual. It is a busy environment and as a reporter you need to move around a lot. Interviewing. Jotting down names...

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Habari Zinazoendana

9 years ago

TheCitizen

30 Oct

A CHAT FROM LONDON :Processed meat, Tanzanian elections and other news

Living overseas and switching on mainstream TVs early this week the headlines were not Tanzania’s elections but the meat issue. As for international politics of governance, Sunday, October 25, appeared to incorporate elections in over five nations, Ivory Coast, Poland, Argentina, Congo Brazzaville and Tanzania... London’s BBC and other major channels hardly mentioned Tanzania on Sunday.

 

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.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

10 Oct

A CHAT FROM LONDON: London welcomes, supports anti-FGM push in Tanzania

>Wednesday, October 15, 2014...A tiny delegation of well educated women; modest and intelligent, will be welcomed into one of the most powerful rooms in the northern hemisphere. First is Mrs Rhobi Samwelly (pictured), mother of four children, hailing from Butiama, Mara Region.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

27 Nov

A CHAT FROM LONDON: Wet afternoon, junkie hobbling on a London street

It is a cold wet winter afternoon, a few days after the Paris and Bamako terrorist attacks. As I stroll down a major street in East London, a man is melodically hollering:“Evening Standard! Evening Standard!”

 

10 years ago

Michuzi

IRENE KIWIA, A TANZANIAN BUSINESSWOMAN WINS AFRICA'S TOP AWARD

Irene KiwiaA young Tanzanian businesswoman, Irene Kiwia, has won Africa’s Woman of the Year Award for her work in advancing women entrepreneurial skills in the country.

A statement released by Africa Reconnect on Tuesday said Ms Kiwia was among 11 African women awarded last weekend in Polokwane, South Africa during an annual conference of the institution.

The statement added that the conference whose theme was ‘Accelerating Positive Change’ named other recipients as Seja Lorraine...

 

10 years ago

Dewji Blog

30 Jul

Jovago Tanzania: It is a high time for Tanzanian government to ensure acquisition of birth certificates is practical

Birth Registration of children under 5 years in Tanzania and Africa at large is still a challenge despite the efforts of the government and other partners both local and international jointly aimed at improving the service in the country.

The 2014 statistics released by UNICEF child protection in Tanzania shows that only 3% of rural children and 22% of urban children under the age of 5 have their birth certificates in the country, this illustrates how many children in the country lack these...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

29 May

A CHAT FROM LONDON: Living away from home makes you know who you are

>May we begin by asking a question? Is it true that there is a huge difference between the thinking of Africans living on the continent and those outside it? Over 50 years ago, we used to call overseas-based ones the “African Wazungus” not because of race but attitude and manners. It was insulting being called Mzungu Mweusi. Nevertheless, behind closed doors it was privileged.

 

5 years ago

RFI

19 Mar

Dating in the time of coronavirus: chat online, meet much later

Dating in the time of coronavirus: chat online, meet much later  RFIView Full coverage on Google News

 

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