I’ve been asked more than once how I manage to churn out an article every single week. Critics argue it’s a recipe for superficiality—no time to marinate a topic before the next deadline looms. Yet, after five years of steady writing as a columnist, I’ll let you in on a secret: the articles often write themselves here.
Picture this: It’s Friday evening. Your mind is a blank slate. Do you dissect Putin’s three-year war in Ukraine? Trump’s latest circus act in America? Or perhaps the deafening silence as Tanzanian soldiers fall in the DRC’s chaos? Closer home, Dar RC Albert Chalamila’s latest jab at expectant mothers is a low-hanging fruit. Then there’s the grand Energy Summit we just hosted. Streets swept, schools closed, dignitaries applauding Tanzania’s “energy sufficiency” while millions fumble in the dark. Way to be real.
