Simon Mkina

The October election season: Guinea, Tanzania and Cote D’Ivoire head to the polls

Africa Sidy Yansané, Leanne de Bassompierre & Simon Mkina - 16 Oct 2020

October is election month as three presidents seek another term in office. For two, it will be their third

Tanzania’s opposition leader on reggae, resistance and his own resurrection

Africa Simon Mkina - 30 Sep 2020

Sixteen bullets and 27 operations later, Tanzania’s main opposition leader has recovered from a brutal assassination attempt – and is now in the middle of an even bigger fight

Tanzania’s opposition finds that forming a united front is not so easy

Africa Simon Allison & Simon Mkina - 30 Sep 2020

Having missed the chance to form a coalition, a so-called ‘endorsement’ may be the next-best step

The real story of the world’s biggest tanzanite find

Africa Simon Mkina - 1 Sep 2020

In just three weeks, Saniniu Laizer uncovered the three largest tanzanite gemstones in history – earning himself more than $5-million. Who is he and how did he do it?