Is bongo fleva a praise-and-worship chorus for the political elites?

Corruption of the form, purpose and avenue of musical art and poetic artistry is a huge damage to the society as its richness and corrective character is marginalized, and many truths will be left unsaid. Music and poetry can convey messages without directly pointing out the intended recipient, in a way helping to ease the social distresses and communicate the shared feeling of the people.

Can we qualify our democracy as acceptable and fitting for our times?

The political maturity of a nation is not only measured based on the eloquence of politicians, or their capacity to coerce by power, or by command, or threats; it is rather measured by the atmosphere prepared to allow for free and open expression of socio-economic and socio-political opinions without fear of being harmed by anyone.

Crooked politics is self-sabotage of our educational vision

This article was published in The Citizen Newspaper, Tanzania on Sept. 17th, 2024. Shimbo Pastory The idea of education being under control of state is not a recent germination. It has survived, at least in the recorded evolutions of philosophy, for a few millenniums now. A universally significant Greek philosopher, Plato, pondered and taught of … Read more

Make interesting literature readily available to promote literacy | World Literacy Day

We need to not only avail books, but also to maximize the available technology for improving literacy and reading in our country. Inasmuch as a good cause is propagated from above, interested stakeholders can join hands to make the dream come true.

Need to challenge the deep-rooted mental health stigma in society

Mental health disorders is an umbrella term covering a variety of issues like: Depression, anxiety disorders, disruptive behaviour, dissocial disorders, neurodevelopmental disorders (behavioural and cognitive), eating disorders, schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and others.