TANZANIA, Oct. 14 -- DID You Know? That a man once dubbed “Mwalimu” (the teacher) outsmarted colonial powers with chalk in one hand and a vision of unity in the other?

That he gave up power voluntarily yes, willingly while others clung to it like a second skin? As Tanzania marks Nyerere Day, it is not just about wreaths and speeches.

It is a chance to reboot our national memory, dust off our civic sense, and revisit the timeless legacies of Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere as legacies that still whisper, nudge, and sometimes shout, “Do better, Tanzania!”

Legacy 1: One Nation, One Identity: Before “branding” was a buzzword, Nyerere branded us Tanzanians. He championed Kiswahili as our national languag...