Digital payments will spread when they beat cash on cost and convenience, not when people are forced to use them.
Why the pride behind throwing money in the air deserves a behavioural lens rather than a courtroom.
Defending human rights is not Western imperialism but rather a commitment to the values Africa’s own constitutions and charters enshrine.
Mobile money powers East Africa’s economy, but rigid, irreversible systems leave consumers vulnerable to billions in scam losses and trapped funds.
Low data consumption reveals the affordability crisis undermining Vision 2050.
A proposed Youth Bank needs the right model, not just a sympathetic name, to genuinely benefit young Tanzanians.
As bizarre rumours of magical theft spread across Tanzania, the underlying cause may be rooted in severe economic pressure rather than mere superstition.
Tanzania’s informal economy swallows trillions in lost revenue every year. Behavioural economics and mobile money may hold the answer.
Moves to “Africanise” democracy are often a pretext for rolling back human rights and stifling dissent across the continent.
Because small bills and coins are scarce, poor people end up paying more when prices are rounded up.