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What foreign writers say about the Swearing in of Dr Magufuli
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Despite his presidential welcome and high-profile arrival in Tanzania this week, Nigerian Pastor T.B. Joshua was notably absent at Thursday's inauguration of the new Tanzanian President Dr John Pombe Magufuli. Local media was awash with the news of ...
New Tanzanian president cancels overseas tripsStarAfrica.com
Tanzania prepares president's inauguration, but Zanzibar to missLedger Gazette
Tanzania's Magufuli sworn in...

>When told to think of Africa’s  top three Prizes in literature many would not think of one that promotes Kiswahili. This, however, is slowly changing as more Prizes that promote the language emerge. Last November, English Professor at Cornell University in the US, Prof Mukoma wa Ngugi, announced The Mabati-Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature. The prize is co-founded by Prof Mukoma and Lizzy Attree who is also a director at Caine Prize.

Emerging EA writers to polish skills
Daily News
TANZANIAN emerging writers will join their East African counterparts in a three-day workshop to be held in Dar es Salaam starting Friday this week. Organised by the Centre for Culture Excellence (CACE) and Culture and Development East Africa (CDEA), ...

Everyone was in a jolly mood as winners of the Burt Award for African Literature (BAAL) were announced at a ceremony in Dar es Salaam recently. The award giving ceremony which was attended by pupils, students, teachers and other stakeholders in the education sector also saw the launch of the fifth round for BAAL.

Why Africa needs more authors and fewer politicians

There is a joy in holding a book in your hands; feeling the texture and the smell of printed paper. There is great satisfaction is making your thoughts tangible, having physical evidence of days even years of observations and insight.

Ten writers - including four from Africa - are in the running to win the £60,000 Man Booker International Prize.

Stakeholders in the film industry from different parts of the world had an opportunity to witness the Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF) about two months ago. A lot of activities like film screening, workshops, photo exhibitions, music performances etc happened during the festival.

Writers Urged to Pen Novels On Youth Experiences
AllAfrica.com
THE availability of local relevant English novels written especially with Tanzania youth in mind will encourage secondary school students to improve their literacy and language skills, the Director for Secondary Education, Ms Paulina Mkonongo, has said.