The market in Morogoro

Swahili Time – In Tanzania clocks really work differently!

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October 9th 2008
Well, this is not quite true, Tanzanians use the same clocks and watches, they only read them differently - the opposite way to be precise: The day starts at 6AM (with sun rise) and ends at 6PM (with sunset). This means 12 is 6 and 3 is 9 and so on… On first impression this is kind of annoying, but it does make sense, as life really moves with the daylight (especially with the limited availabili ... read more

Africa » Tanzania » East » Morogoro

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Shortly after independence, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule came to an end in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and po... ... read more