 About the country |
| December 9th | Independence Day (Tanganyika) | | December 25th | Christmas Day | | December 26th | Boxing Day | | January 12th | Zanzibar Revolutionary | | March 2nd* | Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadhani) | | April 14th-17th* | Easters | | April 26th | Union day | | May 1st | International Labour Day | | May 21st* | Eid al-Haji (Feast of the Sacrifice) | | July 7th | International Trade fair | | August 8th | Farmers Day | | August 19th* | Manlid Day (Prophet's Birthday) |
* Note: These are religious festivals, which may not coincide with the same dates each year. Muslim festivals are timed according to local sighting of the various phases of the moon.
 Media |
The semi-official Daily News is published in English and Uhuru, owned by the ruling party, CCM. in kiswahili. There are several independent newspaper including:
The Guardian,
The East African;
The Business Times;
The African;
The express;
Family Mirror a few Swahili daily:
Rai (opinion);
Mtanzania (Tanzanian);
Mfanyakazi (The Worker);
Hoja (Argument);
Mchapo (Rumours);
Mwananchi (Citizen);
Nipashe (Gossip);
Majira (Season)
Kasheshe;
Sunday observer
Sunday News |
The government runs two radio stations Radio Tanzania and Radio Tanzania-Zanzibar. There are a number of independent radio stations, notably Radio One and Capital Radio. Radio Tumaini and
Radio Sauti ya Injili are Christian religion stations.
Television channels include Tanzania Television (TTV), Independent Television (ITV), Dar es Salaam Television, DTV and Coast Television Network (CTN) in addition to Television Zanzibar (TVZ), the first colour TV to be established in the African content.
| Useful Swahili |
- How are you? Habari ?
- Good Nzuri
- Fine Salama
- What's the news? Habari gani ?
- Good morning? Habari za asubuhi ?
- Good day? Habari za leo ?
- Good afternoon? Habari za mchana ?
- Good evening? Habari za jioni ?
- Good-bye Kwa heri
- Tomorrow Kesho
- Later on Baadaye
- Good night Usiku mwema
- Can you help me? Tafadhali, naomba msaada ?
- Thank you Asante (sana)
- Yes Ndiyo
- No Hapana
- Ok Sawa
- What's your name? Jina lako nani ? / Unaitwa nani?
- I don't understand Sielewi
- How do you say in Swahili. Unasemaje. kwa Kiswahili?
- Where is the.? Ni wapi?
- Excuse me, I'm looking for Tafadhali, natafuta.
- I want to go to. Nataka Kwenda.
- Where is the .? Ni wapi?
- How much is it? Ni bei gani?
- That's very expensive Ghali Sana |
