December 15, 2025
Stone Town’s new Glitz Garden
Dubai-style renovation completed padel court. An eyesore for nearly two decades – with a collapsed sea wall and little remaining grass – the Africa House Garden has finally been thoroughly modernised. Too thoroughly? Why the premier sundowner spot in town, right by the sea along the promenade of Shangani, would need a padel court, is
December 15, 2025
Greater Fumba’s Mega Makeover
35,500-seat stadium, “Gucci mall”, and university reshape the peninsula EXCLUSIVE Zanzibar’s biggest public-private development is happening right now in Fumba. A soccer stadium, a high-end mall and other futuristic facilities are taking shape on the south-western peninsula. Mostly hidden from public view, the spectacular construction is bound to change the face of the island forever.
November 14, 2025
Two Perfect Weekend Escapes
Travel tips for 48 hours in Nungwi and the East Coast North There’s nothing like a change of scenery – even in beautiful Zanzibar. With lots of new places and improved roads, it’s time to explore. Zanzibar’s two most noteworthy coastlines – the North with Nungwi and Kendwa, and the South-East with about 30 km
November 4, 2025
The LUXURY Race: Who wins?
Should Zanzibar become like the Maldives? The government says yes. Names of newly planned high-class tourism attractions come up constantly. Three ventures seem to stand the best chance of realization – we have checked in with their creators. The Burj: World’s tallest timber tower The highest-priced units were gone first. If you have been
October 27, 2025
Can a pool be ECO-FRIENDLY?
For 25 years, Blue Oyster hotel, one of the oldest and greenest family hotels in Zanzibar, had no pool for environmental reasons. Now they do. How does that add up? Among the biggest environmental concerns in Zanzibar is high water usage by tourists and hotels; village wells have run dry because of too many hotels
October 20, 2025
“My island is fascinating”
My Zanzibar In this column, THE FUMBA TIMES asks residents and prominent fans of the island to show us Zanzibar through their eyes – from personal happy places to must-try-restaurants and standout attractions. This time we present insider tips by none other than Zanzibar’s Tourism Minister, Mudrik R. Soraga Tourism Minister: Hon. Mudrik R. Soraga
October 13, 2025
Crafting the future together
Neema: built on empathy and good taste Looking for cosy cushions, stylish lamp shades or casual furniture for your home? Once you spot the label “Neema”, don’t go any further. In Iringa’s ochre-light afternoons, a low hum of looms, lathes and laughter spills from Neema Crafts – a workshop where modern Tanzanian design is crafted
October 6, 2025
The DJ with a band: DJ Kassim taking Zanzibar by storm
When turntables alone started boring him, he looked for some musicians. And formed Zanzibar’s best band. We have a date and he is punctual to the minute. We have been wondering where to do the interview, and he has prepared a comfortable setting in his mini bus taking us to his beach gig at
September 29, 2025
Zanzibar’s 7 best museums
Marvels of memory revealing the island’s multicultural soul and local treasures: Freddie Mercury – Shy rock star The sea breeze along Kenyatta Road carries faint echoes of “Bohemian Rhapsody.” The unassuming 50s style Stone Town home, now bookable as holiday apartments by the Tembo Hotel, is where Farrokh Bulsara spent his boyhood before becoming Freddie
September 22, 2025
Fresh academics
India’s best university has produced the first class of graduates in Zanzibar. “Salemalaikum” and “Namaste” were two greetings heard during the festive ceremony celebrating the successful ending of the first master’s class by the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) Zanzibar. The institute opened in Fumba in November 2023. 16 graduates received their degrees in
September 22, 2025
“HOW IT ALL STARTED...”
By Sebastian Dietzold For him and his family Fumba is not just a project but a matter of the heart. The CEO of developer CPS remembers how it all began – on the wild peninsula of Fumba in Zanzibar There were no tourists, few houses, no roads, hardly anything to talk about in Fumba ten
September 15, 2025
Are you already body-positive?
Wellness at a festival? How does that work out? Dr. Jenny Dietzold and beauty entrepreneur Cheherazade Cheikh explain the concept of “body positivity”. THE FUMBA TIMES: What is body positivity? Dr. Jenny: Body positivity goes back to the 1960s, but recent movements in the social media era – body positivity to body neutrality to fat
