Morland writing scholarships: Now accepting applications
Last year, the Miles Morland Foundation awarded three writing scholarships to authors who were establishing themselves. The purpose of the scholarship was to support authors who need to focus on...
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This past Sunday, October 19th, Nipashe reported on a possible Ebola case in Mwanza‘s Sengerema district. The patient, Salome Richard, a teenager who sadly passed away the previous Friday, October...
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For those following Tanzanian politics, you would be aware of a United States government aid agency, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). The agency and a slew of other western donor entities...
View ArticleBrexit: The Morning After
I was one of many who were surprised (to put it mildly) by the Brexit. However, we need to move beyond the initial reaction of shock, disappointment, anger, frustration and even shame. We also have to...
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Academics need to take note of ordinary Tanzanians leveraging social media for change.
View ArticleOn becoming African
Never knew what it meant to be African, until I left Africa, when I became African In Africa, Nigeria was Chinua Achebe, Nollywood and Evangelical Pastors But on becoming African, Nigeria became...
View ArticleQueen of Katwe and the Danger of the Single Story
On a recent bumpy flight from Entebbe to New York City, I finally had the privilege of watching Mira Nair‘s Queen of Katwe. The film centers around Phiona Mutesi, a champion chess player from Kampala’s...
View ArticleLet us all be Bayesian
On October 16th, 2017, the Washington, D.C.-based opinion polling research organization, Pew Research Center, released its latest research report that comes from a global poll on citizens’ views on...
View ArticleFive questions with Neema Komba on writing
"I truly believe that writing can change the world, because many times over, I have been changed by great writing."
View ArticlePeople Science and the Fight Against Covid-19
Many scientific studies cannot be replicated. Therefore, their conclusions may be incorrect. This replication crisis is increasingly being recognised in...
View ArticleMaswali matano na Alfan A. Kiyanga
Alfan Athuman Kiyanga ni mchezajia wa timu ya Taifa ya walemavu na klabu ya LSL. Pia anamiliki tuzo ya Mfungaji...
View ArticleIs the global creative economy Africa-friendly?
UN named 2021, the year of creative economy but do African digital creatives benefit from their creative endeavors?
View ArticleThe Symbiosis of Theoretical Learning and Practical Doing
Consider, for a moment, a society where the boundaries between learning and work blur from a young age.
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