Here’s a list of some local and international websites we went through yesterday, useful not only for journalists but for anyone with the desire to find information. And for Tanzanian online media, I’ve added links separately to the column on the right side of the page. But here are the other links.
Tanzania government Here you will find all statistical data of the country, national budget and so on. For reaching the different ministries, better to go directly to the section National information by topics with the giraffe image surrounded by links.
Bunge, meaning the parliament, has a good site with CV’s of all MP’s and other info, but it’s just a bit too slow to open.
Tanzania Online The only functioning Tanzanian web portal, has many links that you might also easily find by googling.
Jamii Forums This is the Tanzanian discussion site, with the slogan: “Where we dare to talk openly.” Here people use to leak out scandalous documents of corruption etc. that wouldn’t be published in the mainstream media.
Reuters Africa Latest news country by country updated constantly if news happen. If things at home are relatively cool, meaning no huge floods or wars or rigged elections, the site might include only week-old business news.
IPS News “Tells the story underneath!” Well written news features from the South produced by journalists from the South.
allAfrica.com Content from more that 125 African news organizations. Read papers from Cameroon to Kenya. Of the Tanzanian media houses, only Arusha Times has joined this news portal so far.
Awdal News Curiosity from Somaliland. Online journalism can be a great media in a country with long distances and lack of paper, as long as wireless connections are there. Links to other Somalian sites at the bottom.
Pambazuka News Pan-African forum for social justice. Old wise guys writing clever stories with the background idea that Africa shall unite.
African Elections Database Compiled by a chap somewhere out of Africa with numbers of votes, percentages and all other details from every election since colonial times.
African Literature and Writers on the Internet A web portal hosted by Stanford University in California with hundreds of links to websites on African literature, from sites on Chinua Achebe to Zimbabwe Book Fair.
African Studies Internet Resources Web portal by Columbia University, New York. So many links that you can choose by region, country or topic.
Kenyan blogs Read postings from Kenyan Pundit and hundreds of other active bloggers from Kenya. The latest Kenyan blog posting will appear on top. Some Tanzanian blogs you can find here.
Hello in many languages. This is one of my personal favourites. If you can greet in Nyakyusa language and also say “thank you”, you might reach far. Here you can also learn to say “hallo” in about 20 different German dialects.
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Hello Peik,
ReplyDeleteAs a frequent contributor to Pambazuka News, and guest-editor of last week's special issue, "Kenya: One Year On", I'm delighted to let you know that:
a) Pambazuka stories are as likely to be written by brilliant young women as "old wise guys".
b) Voices in Pambazuka come from the streets, jails, theatres, classrooms, refugee camps - every space on the continent where Africans are passionate about justice!
c) Pambazuka carries a spectrum of ideas and debate that go far beyond the simplistic "Africa shall unite" - and welcomes challenge and dialogue.
Happy reading,
Shailja Patel
www.shailja.com
2009 Guest Writer, Nordic Africa Institute, Sweden
Hello Shailja,
ReplyDeleteThanks for valuable clarifications. Myself, I will surely keep on happily reading Pambazuka - even though your excellent special issue on Kenya makes very, very sad reading. But I recommend to everyone who wants to know what’s really going on. Visit www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/53669
Greetings,
Peik