Chasing government deadlines? Be patient; flow like water
At least 656,091 mobile phone users in Tanzania were locked after they had failed to register their SIM cards biometrically by the January 20,2020 deadline. FILE PHOTO | NMG
Interestingly enough, people have been posting that video of martial artist and actor Bruce Lee online, the one where he advises the listener to “flow like water” in his hype-but-calm way.
It is very relevant to Tanzania’s current telecoms situation. It also provides a great strategy for dealing with bureaucracy of any kind, especially so in our great land. Flow like the water around the boulders in your way, seep quietly and thunder when you must. Be one with the flow, you will get where you go.
