Translator / Interpreter Kiswahili
1993 - now
WDR, DLF, DLF Kultur
Radio shows about African music
1993 - 1996
Journalist in Kiswahili, Africa department Deutschen Welle
Interviews, features, roundtable talks for listeners in East Africa
1987 - 1990
Editor for Kiswahili, Africa Department Radio Berlin International
Writing, translation and presentation of radio shows for listeners in East Africa
Dissertation submitted for a Master of Arts degree in interpreting at the Karl Marx University, Leipzig (Dept. Of African and Near Eastern Studies):
"The Development of Swahili Terminology in the field of Literary Theory." (excerpt)
1983 - 1987
University studies: African studies / English studies, University of Leipzig
Focus: Linguistics and translation Kiswahili / English
Interpreter for tourist groups from Tanzania
Interpreter for tourist groups in Zimbabwe
Internship in the Kiswahili Africa Department, Radio Berlin International