Kwa miaka mingi, Jengo la Sarinah lililochakaa limekuwa jambo linalojulikana kwa wakazi wa Jayapura wanaopita katikati ya jiji. Karibu, Uwanja wa Ampera bado ni mojawapo ya maeneo machache ya wazi…
For years, the aging Sarinah Building has been a familiar sight to Jayapura residents who pass through the city center. Nearby, Ampera Field is still one of the few open…
Suala muhimu katika mjadala kuhusu marekebisho yaliyopangwa ya Sheria ya Uchaguzi nchini Indonesia limekuwa pendekezo la kutenga angalau asilimia 50 ya uwakilishi wa kisheria kwa Wapapua wa Asili, au wanaojulikana…
A prominent issue in the debate over Indonesia’s planned revision of the Election Law has been a proposal to reserve at least 50 percent of legislative representation for the Indigenous…
Kwa miaka mingi, wakazi katika sehemu za Papua walipima umbali tofauti. Kijiji kingeweza kukaa kilomita chache tu kutoka hapo, lakini kufikia huko kungeweza kuchukua saa nyingi. Sio kwa sababu sehemu…
For years, residents in parts of Papua measured distance differently. A village might sit only a few kilometers away, yet reaching it could take hours. Not because the destination was…
Swali lilifika karibu na mwisho wa kipindi. “Kama hatuna mtaji, tuanzie wapi?” Chumba kilicheka kimya kimya. Sio kwa sababu swali halikuwa la kawaida. Kwa sababu wanafunzi wengi walikuwa wakifikiria kitu…
The question came near the end of the session. “If we don’t have capital, where do we begin?” The room laughed quietly. Not because the question was unusual. Because many…
Kwa watu wengi, kodi huonekana tu wakati kitu kinapoacha kufanya kazi. Mradi wa barabara unapungua. Huduma za umma zinakabiliwa na ucheleweshaji. Au, katika hali hii, akaunti za benki haziwezi kufikiwa…
For many people, taxation becomes visible only when something stops working. A road project slows. Public services face delays. Or, in this case, bank accounts suddenly cannot be accessed. That…