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Chart of the week #6: What do Tanzanians think of changes to the form four...
More data journalism from Raia Mwema newspaper this week, again on the front page and drawing as before on data from the Listening to Dar survey panel. This time, the topic is the changes to the...
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Chart(s) of the week #7: There’s more to the constitution than the union...
Some charts from Twaweza’s latest Sauti za Wananchi brief this week, asking Tanzanians about their views of the second draft new constitution – the one that’s supposed to be under discussion by the...
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Chart of the week #8: Democracy in Tanzania, according to Afrobarometer
More from the excellent Afrobarometer surveys this week, from the latest report on their 2012 surveys. The topic is democracy. First, what is the demand for democracy in different parts of Africa? This...
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When water doesn’t spout from money: the challenge of water provision in...
This blogpost was originally published on the Ideas for Africa blog, run by the International Growth Centre (IGC) of the London School of Economics and Oxford University. It is co-written with Ruth...
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Media freedom in Tanzania, in numbers
For World Press Freedom Day, (which is today), here are two charts drawing on global indexes of media freedom: First, US-based Freedom House released their Freedom of the Press 2014 report this week....
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On image and open minds in Tanzanian politics – links I liked
Two fascinating articles attracted my attention this week, both on aspects of Tanzanian politics that don’t get as much attention as perhaps they should. I encourage you to read both original posts in...
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Chart of the week #11: Who supports CCM and Chadema, by age?
Source: Afrobarometer.org, data from 2012 The trend is clear: Chadema’s support is much stronger among younger Tanzanians (33%) than older Tanzanians (14%) CCM’s support goes the other way: much...
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Trade, tax and superhero number crunchers
For the bean-counters shall inherit the earth, as I’m sure somebody once said. Accountants have a clever trick – the unscrupulous ones – to keep the rest of us fooled. By making something sound as...
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Budget bling
With Tanzania’s parliamentary budget session in progress at the moment, Mwananchi newspaper’s resident cartoonist, Masoud Kipanya, has found a new theme – budget bling. I think it’s a powerful one, and...
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Chart of the week #15: Getting a good deal from natural gas?
Expectations: Kipanya in Mwananchi, June 2014 Natural gas is a game changer in Tanzania, both economically and politically. The latest reports suggest that there may be as much as 51 trillion cubic...
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Chart of the week #16: Who supports CCM and Chadema, by level of education
A few weeks ago I looked at levels of support for CCM and Chadema by age - roughly speaking, Chadema’s support was found to be stronger among younger people than older folks. Now, using the same data...
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The sound of silence, breaking?
The leaked Statoil contract (see here for background) is a big deal. Tanzania could well lose out on several hundred million dollars a year from just this contract (compared to the terms of the model...
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Statoil gas contract: Tanzania’s media picks up the story
For background on this post, see my previous posts on the topic: Chart of the week #15: Getting a good deal from natural gas? The sound of silence, breaking? - – - - Majira 7/7/14 Over the weekend, the...
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Why we need leaks: transparency and whistleblowing in gas contracts
It’s good to see the Statoil gas story continues to make headlines in the Tanzanian press. Today (Monday) saw The Citizen lead with the story, asking some very pertinent questions about the contract...
View ArticleChart of the week #17: Tanzania exports far more to SADC than to the EAC
The Daily News had an interesting economic headline earlier this week: Tanzania’s exports to SADC countries soars. According to the article, 29% of Tanzania’s exports go to countries in the Southern...
View ArticlePresident Kikwete on avoiding the resource curse, and transparency in company...
President Kikwete spoke in Washington earlier this week, as part of the US-Africa Leadership Summit. The clip below comes from the Civil Society Forum Global Town Hall event, where he shared a platform...
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Chart of the week #18: What do Tanzanians think about corruption?
Three charts from Twaweza’s latest Sauti za Wananchi brief, on corruption. First, how do Tanzanian citizens see corruption now compared to ten years ago? And second, how familiar are Tanzanians with...
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Choose your metaphor: off the rails, broken down, off course?
Cartoonists work in metaphors, and today there is a clear theme in the Tanzanian press. It’s all about the Constituent Assembly, preparing another draft of what may become Tanzania’s next constitution,...
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Chart of the week #19: Does CCM have the numbers?
It is arguably the key question facing Tanzanian politics in the short term: does CCM have the numbers? Can they ignore the opposition, and force their will upon the next draft of Tanzania’s...
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Tanzania from space, by night
Political patronage can be seen from space, according to a recent academic study. And elsewhere, the light given off at night by cities shows sharp discrepancies between neighbouring countries – South...
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