FOR generations, the kitchen fire in Tanzania was seen as a woman’s domain – a smoky corner where men rarely lingered. But as the nation turns toward clean cooking...
Author: Ansbert Ngurumo
ACROSS Africa, the simple act of cooking a meal carries hidden costs. In millions of homes, families rely on firewood, charcoal, or kerosene stoves, filling kitchens with smoke that...
TANZANIA is witnessing the fiercest protests in its 64 years of independence – an unprecedented uprising triggered by what many citizens describe as the most brazen electoral theft in...
AS Tanzania grapples with deep political unrest following the protest emanating from the disputed October 2025 elections, Bishop Benson Bagonza of the Evangelical Lutheran Church has once again offered...
AS Tanzania descends into its most turbulent moment in decades, following the October 2025 general elections, Bishop Benson Bagonza – a respected cleric and moral voice – has issued...
AS the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change approaches this November in Belém, Brazil, Tanzania finds itself at the forefront of...
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SAMIA AND MWALIM: FROM RUNNING MATES TO CANDIDATES, AND TANZANIA AT A POLITICAL CROSSROADS
IN a rare twist of history, and for the first time ever, Tanzania’s 2025 general election features two major presidential flag bearers who were once running mates, both hailing...
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RAILA ODINGA: AN ENIGMA WHO DEFINED KENYAN POLITICS AND LEFT LESSONS FOR EAST AFRICA’S OPPOSITION
WHEN Kenya was engulfed in President Daniel arap Moi’s dictatorship, the country needed Raila Odinga to counter it with his blood and life. When the Kenya African National Union...
EVERY general election season in Tanzania since 1995, has brought with it the question of constitutional reform and its urgency. The first main opposition party after the return to...
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TANZANIA’S ELECTION: BATTLE LINES BETWEEN ‘RAIS WA MASELA’ AND ‘MAMA SAMIA’
Salum Mwalimu’s streetwise pitch to the youth clashes with President Samia Suluhu’s promise of stability and megaprojects. Three weeks into the campaign, Tanzanians face a sharp choice between continuity...