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Zambia’s Cholera outbreak claim more than 400 deaths and infected 10,00

Zambia is reeling from a major cholera oubreak that has killed more than 400 people and infected more than 10,000, leading authorities to order schools across the country to remain shut after the end-of-year holidays. A large soccer stadium in the

January 22, 2024

World

Namibia’s president Geingob to undergo cancer treatment, presidency says

Namibia’s President Hage Geingob was diagnosed with cancer during a medical check-up earlier this month and will undergo treatment, the office of the 82-year-old head of state said. A statement from his office did not give further details about his condition, but

January 22, 2024

Tanzania·World

Pope Francis Invites Prez. Samia to the Vetican

President Samia Suluhu Hassan is expected to visit the Vatican on February 11 and 12. The scheduled two-day state visit follows an invitation extended by Pope Francis, Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation minister January Makamba told a news conference in Dar

January 22, 2024

Breaking News·Tanzania

Dar Floods Scrumple Kunduchi & Panya Boyi Bridges

Two days of relentless downpours have wreaked havoc on Dar es Salaam, the nation’s bustling commercial heart. Homes lie submerged, bridges crumble, and roads glisten like drowned rivers, leaving residents reeling from the floods’ destructive wrath. Landmark infrastructure like Kunduchi Bridge and

January 22, 2024

Tanzania

Samia:‘No room for underperformers’

NATIONAL Chairperson of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), President Samia Suluhu Hassan has said the party’s flag bearers for the forthcoming elections would strictly be evaluated by their performance. Dr Samia said this yesterday when she inaugurated the newly built CCM

January 18, 2024

Business·World

Mpango urges for increased agricultural investments

VICE-PRESIDENT, Dr Philip Mpango, has called upon Norwegian fertiliser maker, Yara International to scale up investments in agricultural infrastructure in Tanzania to the agricultural value chain. Speaking on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland yesterday,

January 18, 2024

Tanzania

CJ stresses timely dispensation of justices

THE Chief Justice of Tanzania, Professor Ibrahim Juma, has appealed to all institutions and stakeholders in the country’s criminal justice system to review their mandates and ensure timely dispensation of justice, which is crucial for the well-being of the nation. Prof Juma

January 18, 2024

Entertainment, Arts & Culture·World

Schwarzenegger detained by German customs over luxury watch

Actor and former US politician Arnold Schwarzenegger was detained by German customs officers at Munich Airport on Wednesday for failing to declare a valuable luxury watch. “He is sitting with us, that’s right,” a spokesman for the main customs office in Munich

January 18, 2024

Health·World

UN appeals for urgent funding to battle drought in Ethiopia

The UN’s humanitarian agency says it is concerned by the worsening drought in Ethiopia and needs more funds to step up its response efforts. The United Nations today stepped up its efforts to mitigate the effects of the worst drought to strike

January 18, 2024

World

Somalia turned back Ethiopian plane headed for Somaliland

Somalia has turned away a plane transporting officials from Ethiopia to the self-declared republic of Somaliland. Somalia’s information minister told the plane did not have permission to be in the country’s airspace. The Ethiopian officials were visiting Somaliland to discuss a deal,

January 18, 2024

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