Mweha Msemo“They wish we didn’t exist”: Tanzania school goers speak of transport woesIn the daily sharp-elbowed jostle to board daladalas, school students find themselves at the back of the queue.Jul 6Jul 6
Mweha Msemo“Gone like it was nothing”: The irrepressible rise of mobile scamsDespite Tanzania making SIM card registration mandatory, people still receive daily texts from fraudsters trying to trick them into sending…Jul 6Jul 6
Mweha MsemoJoe Higgs, the unsung reggae pioneer who schooled Bob Marley, othersJoe Higgs is a name still uncommon to many reggae fans today despite his vast contributions during a musical career of over three decades…Jul 6Jul 6
Mweha MsemoPlastic Waste Pickers: The Shunned and Scorned Environmental Warriors of TanzaniaWaste pickers play an important role in sanitation in most developing-world cities but they rarely feature in environmental discussions and…Jul 6Jul 6
Mweha MsemoSurviving on Brown Envelopes: Tanzania’s ‘Volunteer’ Radio Journalists in LimboThe issue of meagre wages in Tanzania exists in many sectors but is becoming more mature in journalism.Jul 6Jul 6
Mweha MsemoConsolidation of democracy in Africa’s Great Lakes Region remains a vague hopeDespite being one of Africa’s richest regions in natural resources, Africa’s Great Lakes Region hosts some of the most undemocratic…Jul 6Jul 6
Mweha Msemo“I wish it were this easy for everyone out there”: How digital platforms are reshaping rental…In urban Tanzania, securing a rental house can be costly. The involvement of unregulated housing middlemen, some of whom operate with…Sep 21, 2023Sep 21, 2023