EXCLUSIVE Hon. Minister Mudrick Soraga speaks out on goodies for investors A fresh start, a young cabinet: 36-year-old Hon. Mudrik Ramadhan Soraga is one of the promising talents of Zanzibar’s new government elected in October. Frank and open-minded, the Minister of Labour, Economy and Investment spoke to THE FUMBA TIMES about the planned mega-port, business […]
A new Belgian-owned boutique hotel in Jambiani has quickly risen to a pilgrimage point for cocktail lovers. Opened only two years ago (half of that during Corona times) the Kupaga Villas at the Mshangani stretch of southern Jambiani offer some of the finest cocktails on the island, in combination with an innovative coastal cuisine. The […]
Fine fabrics for every taste: The biggest choice and best prices in town offers Suma, a not-so-easy-to-find local store on three floors in Darajani. Printed fabrics in bold colours and flowing dresses – even though most of Zanzibari women cover themselves according to Muslim tradition, they do it in their very own style, colourful and […]
Sharmin Esmail brings charm and style to the top post of town manager For the first time the unique position of town manager in Fumba Town is filled with a woman - adding that subtle, but all-important difference of a female touch The cats Mia and Sheba, both foundlings, purr when Sharmin Esmail enters her cosy […]
Fatma Mabrouk Khamis, 43, Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, about the virtues of living in Fumba with her 5-year-old son. Eight months ago you became a resident of Fumba Town. What do you like most? The sense of community and security. For a single working mum like me the support system around is […]
Two lady entrepreneurs open "boutique with a meaning " Modest dresses with a modern twist - and good advice - are offered in the new Mbweni boutique Doll House. The moment you step in, you are in a comfort zone. A light and airy feeling prevails at Doll House Boutique. Rahima, one of the two […]
Zanzibar a sugar-producing island? It’s happening already! Almost singlehandedly Rahim M. Bhaloo resurrected the ailing sugar industry in Zanzibar. He now produces 8,500 tons of the “white gold” per year – and could do much more. It’s 11 o’clock in the morning and all machinery running smoothly when we enter the sugar cane mill in […]
Episodes from planet Fumba Narrated by the very people who live and work there I learned something new today. I was walking around the Kwetu Kwenu Farmer’s Market when I saw a table that was selling coins that could be worn as jewelry. I had been in the search for a nice neck piece. They […]