Inside the Rocks: Nyanzaga’s Geology and What It Means
From a distance, the hills of Sengerema look ordinary: gently sloping ridges, cassava fields, and scattered homesteads overlooking the vast…
The Resource Paradox: Tanzania’s ‘God-Given’ Wealth
Tanzania is often described as blessed. It is home to the world’s only source of Tanzanite, vast reserves of natural…
Numbers That Make a Mine: Nyanzaga’s Economics in Focus
Every mine rests on a story of rocks, but it is arithmetic that decides whether those rocks become revenue. Nyanzaga…
Vision 2050: Beyond GDP to Citizen Wealth
National visions often sparkle with numbers. Tanzania’s Vision 2050, launched in 2025, is no exception. It promises a trillion-dollar economy,…
Inside Nyanzaga: What’s Being Built, Who Owns It, and Why It Matters in 2025–27
On the north-western rim of Lake Victoria, beyond the fishing dhows and cassava plots of Sengerema, a different kind of…
Mobile Money: From Financial Inclusion to Fiscal Extraction
In Tanzania, money moves on phones. Salaries land on handsets, market purchases ping between SIMs, school fees are paid via…
The Digital Republic: Code as Civic Infrastructure
Modernization is often sold as a parade of gadgets, faster phones, slicker apps, and brighter screens. But for citizens, technology…
The Debt and Diplomacy of Mega-Ports
From Colombo to Casablanca, mega-ports have evolved into more than just maritime infrastructure; they have become strategic assets on the…
From Ore to Opportunity: What Liganga & Mchuchuma Mean for Communities
In Ludewa, where the hills hide Liganga’s iron ore, a farmer looks across his small plot and asks a simple…
Rebooting Bagamoyo: Finding the Right Model for a Mega-Port
The coastline at Bagamoyo has a strange kind of energy these days. It’s neither the quiet neglect of an abandoned…
