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When radio studios became interrogation rooms

TANZANIA, July 20 -- And why media houses must stop hiring goons with microphones. THIS week my brain staged a quiet protest. I couldnt write a single paragraph. Writers block had me staring at my ke... Read More


When the jokers start running for parliament, and the joke's on you if you think it's a joke

TANZANIA, July 13 -- ONCE upon a time in Tanzania—not very long ago— comedians were invited to political rallies just to warm up the crowd. A few jokes here, some impersonations there, an... Read More


How Millen Magese gave Tanzanian pageantry a glamorous new lease of life

TANZANIA, July 6 -- JUST when you thought the Tanzanian beauty pageant scene had been laid gently to rest, like a oncebeloved family heirloom placed at the back of a cupboard up pops a twist so poetic... Read More


If you don't die, you'll never be celebrated: The story of Diamond Platnumz and a country that loves in secret

TANZANIA, June 29 -- SOMEWHERE on the eastern edge of Africa, nestled between the Indian Ocean, Mount Kilimanjaro, and a thousand WhatsApp groups, lies a country bursting with music, wildlife, and opi... Read More


CECAFA Women Championship goes unnoticed as Simba-Yanga drama holds the nation hostage

TANZANIA, June 22 -- Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, and all those spiritually held hostage by the never-ending national drama known as Simba vs Yanga we need to talk. No, not about whether the... Read More


THE BITTER BLOGGERS' BALLAD: Abigail Chams, BET and the digital meltdown of Tanzanian media

TANZANIA, June 15 -- Theres a peculiar kind of heartbreak that doesnt arrive when you lose — but when your own people start dancing because you did. Thats exactly what unfolded across some Tanz... Read More


No airtime, no airfare, no air left: The final breath of Tanzanian dance music

TANZANIA, June 9 -- TANZANIAN dance music is not dead. Its just very, very tired, broke, and forgotten, somewhere in the corner of a dusty bar in Buguruni, sipping warm beer and wondering how it all w... Read More


Tanzania time, even if you are Yanga it's time to back Simba, pray 1993 final doesn't repeat

TANZANIA, May 25 -- TODAY is not just your average Sunday, where you scroll your WhatsApp groups, delete useless forwards, then settle for a sad plate of ‘mchemsho while mumbling how the weekend... Read More