Telling the stories of ordinary Tanzanian people

>Hussein Tuwa,43, recently took home about Sh7 million with his winning book ‘Temporary Orphan’ after he was announced as the second  winner of Burt Award for African Literature (BAAL). He shares with Success his writing journey.

To the passengers aboard the Tanzania Railway Limited (TRL) coach, these were just some wazungus enjoying life in this part of the world. But for the Das letzte Kleinod, this was a pursuit of stories that connect the Germany landscape to the rest of the world.

ZIFF is turning out to be a common meeting place for filmmakers and enthusiasts from around Stone Town at a season that has been christened a ‘Common Destiny’.

>Lisa Noudehou clearly remembers how her father used to read to her when she was a little girl. Together, they would make up stories and enjoy each other’s company that way. Now that Lisa has children of her own – Matoko (19) and Sena (15) – she has had many made up stories with the two of them.

>Nyana Kakoma is a Ugandan blogger based in Kampala. She started writing when she was in high school and has worked as a journalist before she quit and decided to be a blogger.

CCM cadres in Singida region have criticised Chadema’s decision to direct wananchi to read the campaign launch speech of its presidential candidate on the Internet.

>The government  said it was a Budget of the people, but wananchi said it was yet another financial statement they know nothing about.

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