Nuzulack Dausen

Senior Business & Tech Writer/Data Coordinator- Mwananchi Communications Ltd

Tanzania

Nuzulack Dausen is an award winning investigative and data journalist with the leading media house in Tanzania, Mwananchi Communications Ltd (MCL). He specializes in business, economics, technology and data reporting.
Mr Dausen, who is based in Dar es Salaam, is the current Data Coordinator at MCL heading the data desk which is responsible for coordinating and generating data-driven stories in all print and digital platforms.
He has covered different local and international assignments including the 2016 US elections in Ohio and New York.
He holds a B.A in Political Science and Public Administration from the University of Dar es Salaam and a post graduate training in multimedia journalism from the Nation Media Group’s Media Lab.

Portfolio
Thecitizen
SPECIAL REPORT : The plight of a school with only 2 teachers for

Wednesday, February 1, 2017 Deep in their village, theirs is an existence so remote that for many of these young boys and girls, the only thing that gives them a glimpse of the civilised world out there is a motorcycle that drops a passenger, once in a while.

Thecitizen
Closing online TV channels smacks of intimidation

Wednesday, February 15, 2017 In suspending the channels, Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) director general James Kilaba quoted section 13(1) of the Electronic and Postal Communications Act (Epoca) of 2010 that requires broadcasters of any kind to acquire a license to broadcast their content.

Thecitizen
04/30/2017
SPECIAL REPORT : Crisis as 71pc of households use firewood in

Sunday, April 30, 2017 This means it will take long to end tree felling. Although an analysis of official data shows the consumption of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) increased by nine times in the past six years, the use of wood fuel and kerosene also increased at higher rate.

Thecitizen
05/15/2017
How 15pc deductions helped HESLB double loan recovery

While most of higher education loan beneficiaries are feeling the pinch on the introduction of 15% loan recovery to their salaries, the loans board is smiling all the way to the bank for recovering significant amount of money.

Thecitizen
SPECIAL REPORT : Students despair as more miss out on education

Monday, May 15, 2017 Undergraduates are likely to be hit the most as the Higher Education Students Loans Board (HESLB) seeks to invest more in diploma students in a fresh bid to create and empower a middle class seen as key to the fifth phase government's ambitious industrialisation drive.

Thecitizen
Rise in use of contraception reflects hope

Monday, August 21, 2017 Official data shows that most of this growth has occurred in the last decade a sign that majority now appreciates the benefit of controlling childbearing. Advertisement By Nuzulack Dausen @nuzulack [email protected] The use of modern methods of family planning among women has increased nearly fivefold in two decades pushing fertility rate down by one child per woman in the country.

Thecitizen
08/27/2017
Why number of divorces has doubled in Tanzania

It always the dream to most newly married couples to live together in peace and tranquility until death does them apart. However, the situation in ground in Tanzania is different. Divorces are increasing every year.