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'Mtoni' resurrects the famous palace - now in ruins - in a historical narrative tracing Zanzibar's colonial history and rise to become capital of the Swahili empire. Read more »

On the Mambo baraza with Nipun Srivastava.

Mambo: Where are you from?

Nipun: I'm from Pune, a city very close to Mumbai, in India. Read more »

The carrots grown in Zanzibar are not perfectly shaped, scrubbed to a glow or packed into sticky plastic bags, Western supermarket style. On the island they are organically grown, hauled out of the sand at sunrise, jam-packed into a baskets, whisked off to the markets and sold the same day. They may not look perfect, but they are full of natural goodness and very crunchy. Read more »

A year ago two journalists got together on the East Coast and started talking about creating an online magazine for Zanzibar. A three-month power cut, a surprise pregnancy and many long distance inter-continental business meetings all provided some obstacles, but somehow this magazine was created. Read more »