Off Topic: Obama Plays 'Chandimu' with Kikwete in Dar

Meditation: The Scientific and Religious Minds Revisited

Verses: Crying for mother Africa

HEALTH

Why food is one of the greatest heatlh menaces today

How can it not matter what we eat? You would not expect your car to run satisfactorily if it had tea in the tank instead of petrol. A combustion engine needs the right type of fuel. The body which is a combustion engine plus innumerable complexities needs the right type of fuel also.Read more

PERSPECTIVES

How to be Happy

A recent study published by the World Happiness Database in Rotterdam, as reported by the BBC, arrived at an important conclusion that should be of interest to all who want to be happy. It says: "in order to have a happy life, a rewarding life, you need to be active. So involvement is more important to happiness than meaning in the sense of the why, why we are here." This conclusion raises a lot of questions.Read more

THE LAW & HUMAN RIGHTS

Women human rights to safe and legal abortion

The fifth target for the Millennium Development Goal is to reduce the maternal mortality ratio by three-quarters by 2015. In Africa for instance, this goal is the one towards which the least progress has been made if Africa is compared to other continents.... Read more

EA WHISPERS

Trade partnerships - not Dependency - will lift EA out of poverty

(EANA) - Far from the usual media hype, the visit by American President Barack Obama to Dar es Salaam last week had one important element - the reassertion that Africa's problems will not be solved through aid injections, but rather partnerships. .. Read more

Infocus

Perceived and actual rainmakers

Some people perceive President Barack Obama of the United States as a rainmaker for Tanzania if based on the mission during his recent visit to Tanzania. You may wonder how. . .Read more

RISING SCALE

Mobile Hairdressing

Did you know that the most over looked jobs or careers can be the most payable ones? All that is needed is to discover your talents and see how marvellous our God given hands can produce. For some, hairdressing comes naturally, for others it is a skill acquired. Hair dressing can be done by both male and female to female or male...Read more

PLACES

Living memories of World War II at Camp Tengeru

Recently, (a fortnight ago to be precise) as part of commemorating the World Refugee Day, my companion and I decided to discover (once again for me) and first time to my associate just how Tanzania stand out among refugee host nations, which have done their share for nearly a century in support of asylum seekers. Our visit was organized by the Tanzania Tourist Board in Arusha......Read more

DINING OUT

Khan's: The great taste of Arusha

If there is one eatery in Arusha that has withstood the test of time, it is the Khan's barbecue. The restaurant name is obviously a sell-out: An auto spares shop during the day (Zubeda Auto Spares) and in the evening is converted into a restaurant, the Khan's BBQ. Read more

Africa Amini Maasai Lodge opens doors

Africa's most luxurious and exclusive lodge has just opened its doors near Arusha National Park with aiming at transferring tourism cash to the Maasai community. Read more

BOOK REVIEW

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A wildly funny little book

Fathers of Nations is a wildly funny little book (242 pages). Its theme, contemporary African politics, could scarcely be more topical. The story sets out to do two things: to entertain and to inform. It achieves both goals admirably well. Readers will find it a joy to relish.Read more