Friday, February 6, 2009

Blogging on babies and football coaching

Today we have had the whole morning a guest lecturer in class, as Maggid Mjengwa has been showing to us his blog and telling how he operates it, updating pictures and comments usually several times a day.

Maggid is a long-time friend of mine from Iringa, journalist, columnist of Raia Mwema, and nowadays also heading the Tanzania programme of the Swedish NGO, Forum Syd. His blog has become in recent times one of the most famous and most visited blogs in Tanzania, giving a sympathetic picture of the lives Tanzanians are living in both the rural areas and in the cities – and also abroad. Sometimes you can find pictures of concert posters of Tanzanian bands touring Scandinavian countries, but usually you’ll see photos of people and peculiar events wherever Maggid moves, telling a story often more worth than thousand words.

Lately, there’s appeared in Tanzania several other very good blogs, each of them focusing on one particular topic.

For the situation of albinos in Tanzania, go to see the blog of local independent online journalist Richard Mbuthia, with latest news concerning the killings of albino people for witchcraft purposes and politicians rambling about the disaster.

Another interesting site is the fashion blog by Shamim Mwasha, journalist of the youth-oriented entertainment site Darhotwire. These days she has posted pictures of Valentine’s Day gifts and a wide collection of ladies shoes.

Very recommendable is also the Mama na Mwana blog by young mother of little baby boy, with happy photos of babies and comments about baby care.

My last favourite is however Tuntufye Abel’s blog on football coaching, with comments and advice. Some of his postings will help us become more enlightened followers of the most popular and lovable of all sports.

1 comment:

  1. Hi. I am Richard Mbuthia. I laud you for the goood work you are doing for journalism in Tanzania. Thank you, too, for linking to my blog on Albinos in Tanzania (http://albinos-in-tanzania.blogspot.com).

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