Policy Watch: How Tanzania’s Reforms Shape Nyanzaga
Every mine carries geology in its rock, but Nyanzaga carries law in its licence. Unlike Geita or Bulyanhulu, which were…
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People First: The True Mission of Customer Service Week 2025
Every October, organisations around the world pause to celebrate Customer Service Week — a time to reflect on how we engage, delight, and retain the people who keep our businesses alive: our clients. This year’s global theme, “Mission Impossible,” poses a crucial question: Is it truly possible to build a customer-first culture? The answer doesn’t […]
The Digital Disruption: How Technology is Reshaping Tanzanian Media
After the first four media chronicles, I finally…
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Policy Watch: How Tanzania’s Reforms Shape Nyanzaga
Every mine carries geology in its rock, but Nyanzaga carries law in its licence. Unlike Geita or Bulyanhulu, which were born in the freer 1990s and later retrofitted into new terms, Nyanzaga is the…
The Next 900 Days: Nyanzaga’s Construction Timeline
When Perseus’s board approved Nyanzaga’s Final Investment Decision in April 2025, it…
Who Builds Nyanzaga: Contractors, Suppliers, and Local Content
Mines are never built by a single company. While Perseus Mining headlines…
People, Land, and Livelihoods: Nyanzaga’s Social Contract
For most Tanzanians, a gold mine is imagined in headlines: tonnes of…
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The Birth of a New Ocean in Africa: Mechanisms, Acceleration, and Implications.
A new ocean is forming in Africa due to tectonic…
From Ducky to the Farm: Local Actions for a Global Wasteless World
Tanzania’s agriculture sector is at a crossroads. From erratic weather…
HUBRIS: A Silent Danger in the Heart of Pride
The word hubris has deep roots in ancient Greek. It…
Burying Emissions, Not Guilt: Why Waste CCS Trumps Carbon Credits?
Based on my deep dive into Norway’s waste-to-energy CCS model versus carbon credit systems, Norway’s Øygarden island represents a striking convergence of natural wonder and climate innovation, serving both as…
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Sugar Wars: U.S. Sweetener Debate Meets Tanzania’s Supply Crisis.
The recent announcement by Coca-Cola to introduce a cane sugar-sweetened soda in the U.S., following President Trump’s public endorsement, has reignited debate over high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) versus cane sugar. Here’s a breakdown of…
Sesame Seeds in Tanzania: The Unsung Hero of Agricultural Commodities
In agricultural commodities, sesame seed has emerged as an unsung hero,…
Why Farming Should Not Be Blamed for Climate Change Conundrum
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Youth in Agriculture: Defying all Odds Against Agriculture Myths
The agriculture sector has played an imperative role as a critical driver…
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The Southern Corridor and the SGR Dream
Southern Tanzania has always depended on its roads. Trucks carry cashews from Newala, maize from Ruvuma, and timber from Lindi to Mtwara or Dar es Salaam, rattling over long stretches of tarmac and gravel.…
From Cashews to Corridors: How Roads Shape Southern Tanzania’s Exports
In southern Tanzania, cashew orchards stretch for miles. From Mtwara to Lindi,…
Rentier States vs. Tax Democracies: How Money Shapes Citizenship
How a state earns its money decides the kind of citizens it…
The Road to the South: Unlocking the Mtwara Development Corridor
For decades, southern Tanzania has lived with a paradox. Regions like Mtwara,…
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Mobile Money: From Financial Inclusion to Fiscal Extraction
In Tanzania, money moves on phones. Salaries land on handsets, market purchases ping between SIMs, school fees are paid via USSD, and remittances cross regions in seconds. Mobile money has become the country’s most…
AI at a Crossroads: Assessing Bubble Risks Through the Prisms of Dot-Com History.
The artificial intelligence (AI) boom has drawn increasing comparisons to the dot-com…
Tanzania’s Digital Tax Must Empower, Not Undermine, Young Creators
The decision by the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) to impose a 5%…
The Human Edge in the AI Era: Why Empathy, Creativity, and Skill Endure Beyond Automation.
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The Unfinished School of Democracy
Tanzania has millions of registered voters, yet far fewer true…
African Americans in Zanzibar: Can the oppressed become oppressors in new lands?
In recent years, the term Blaxit – Black Exit –…
Does Tanzania Christian Marriage Sanction Bigamy?
Christian marriage is a one-man, one-woman union until death does…
The Digital Backbone, From Connectivity to Citizenship
Beneath the soil of Tanzania runs a quiet revolution: cables of glass thinner than a strand of hair, carrying light across vast distances. The National ICT Backbone (NICTBB), a network…