Social Action

Will Kiswahili poetry survive the whims of spoken language pollution?

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Poetry is beyond rhymes and play of words, it is an art that enables poets to express carefully deeper thoughts and meaningful mental constructions which simple conversational words cannot present sufficiently. It is an art because we enjoy its richness especially as it informs both the society about itself and the outside world, and the world about itself and in relation to that particular society, respectively, in an inward and outward dynamic.

With language as the vehicle and safeguard for the treasures in poetry, it follows that when a language is polluted, there will be repercussions in the poetry of that language, and in the understanding of the corpus of poetry that has lived generations before such pollutions. Dynamics of languages are diverse and are often irreversible if appropriate action is not taken.

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.

Isn’t ‘Sharenting’ is a ticking time-bomb in our digital age?

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This article was published in The Citizen Newspaper, Tanzania on February 11, 2025 Shimbo Pastory It is common today to see in social media, picture and video content involving parents or caregivers and their children. There are varieties of this content, on one end having normal conversations, surreptitious/secret recordings, staged funny skits, pranks, etc. to … Read more

Young people can explore AI systems for improving contextual life skills

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As artificial intelligence can aggregate knowledge so well, it is a free opportunity for young people to test the waters in the fields of their aspiration, which they either did not have a chance to explore at all, or did not learn so well in school. AI allows a fair share of this knowledge for free, guaranteeing a transformation of digital literacy and general knowledge of the people after a while, if consistently used and engaged in actual life.

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.

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.

Teller counter theft in financial institutions and businesses needs investigation

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Based on the shared experiences of many people, it oftentimes defies sense and logic as people keenly count their money, only to find at these institutions that the money does not amount to the same.