Young People

Do we abuse the internet and blame it?

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Abuse of the internet can be in a diverse spectrum, diversified into consumption as well feeding of the internet with materials. In terms of consumption, it can be considered an abuse of the internet when its potentials are not put to full use, or are redirected into the opposite of the good it can achieve. On the other hand each of us can unknowingly be contributing abusively to the internet. There are of course many people whose project is just that, as they profit from it. We can however learn how to minimize this negative contribution to the internet as regular people.

‘See it, Say it!’ Can help end child neglect happening around us

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Rights of children are constitutionally protected by the laws of our country, and internationally recognized by the United Nations Convention on Rights of the Child and other related conventions. This is to say, parents, despite playing an important role in the child upbringing, do not have absolute rights on the life, development, and wellbeing of a child. Neglect being a form of child abuse and maltreatment goes a long way in the integral formation of the child as he/she grows up.

Collective and urgent duty to safeguard mother languages – Part 2

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A positive ideology behind a language is important for its life and survival. When this positive ideology is communicated, the love, passion and sense of ownership are deepened, especially among young people.

Researchers who studied reverse language shift say positive ideology and positive beliefs associated with speaking the language together with a strong cultural support are the two factors that most influence positive language growth among youth.

Collective and urgent duty to safeguard mother languages (Part 1)

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Children can be encouraged to learn foreign languages even without being told their mother languages are not good enough. This way they will keep their love towards their mother languages and will not feel shameful to use them.

Need to protect traditional artists from AI and ‘modern art’

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While traditional visual artists have so much value in the work done, the social media art appreciation is being taken over by the AI artists who invest nothing in their designs, and have no emotional connection with such art works. Traditional visual artists deserve more admiration and support than the AI artists who are not personally involved in the production of the artworks.

Lack of philosophical quotes from leaders tells of waning leadership philosophy

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There should be a way of gathering these philosophical ideas by our leaders, whether formally or informally presented, as they are indicative of where we are going as a nation, and probably, the dangerous leaders we should not have. Nation-building is more than corporate management; having a philosophy unites the purpose and refines assignment of priorities for the good of all.

World Animal Day: Concerns on care, abuse and cruelty need collective action

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Shimbo Pastory Globally the world animal day is marked on October 4 each year as a social education initiative to help treat animals better. There is no doubt regarding an assumed supremacy of the human person, supported by holy books, which renders nature, including animals at the human person’s merciless and ruthless greed. While use … Read more

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

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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?

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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.

It is time to explore why Africans struggle with accepting their natural beauty

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This article was published in The Citizen Newspaper – Tanzania on July 30, 2024. Shimbo Pastory and Raymond Joel Beauty has been a human concern for generations of humanity’s existence. It is as old as humanity itself, and has played a major role for the human society, even in it’s diversity, in integration and societal … Read more