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Africa Confronts Escalating Urban Waste Pollution Crisis

African cities are facing mounting environmental pressure from rapidly increasing solid waste pollution, forcing governments across the continent to introduce tougher regulations and new accountability measures aimed at preventing a worsening public health and ecological crisis. From overcrowded landfills to plastic-clogged waterways

June 3, 2026

Health·World

Floods Devastate Kenya, Dozens Killed, Thousands Displaced

Heavy rains pounding different parts of Kenya have led to the deaths of at least 13 people and displaced some 15,000 people, the United Nations said, as forecasters warn that more rains can be expected until June. The U.N Office for the

April 12, 2024

Health·Tanzania·Travel

Shelui Road Crash Death Toll Increases Ten.

The death toll from a road crash at Malendi village on the Iramba/Igunga border along the Singida – Mwanza Road on Wednesday has risen to ten. Dr. Melchades Magongo, the Medical Officer-in-Charge at Igunga Hospital, reported receiving two injured passengers – a

April 12, 2024

Health·Tanzania·World

Ministers Survey Flood Damage In Rufiji And Kibiti

A team of ministers, led by Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa, has hurried to Rufiji and Kibiti districts in the Coast Region to assist in evaluating the flood impact in these areas. The team includes Minister of State Jenista Mhagama and Permanent Secretary

April 11, 2024

Health·World

51 Passengers Narrowly Escape Death As Bus Is Swept By Floods

Rescue operations are in progress for passengers stranded on top of a bus swept away by floods on the Garissa-Nairobi highway in Kenya. 51 passengers aboard the bus en route to Nairobi narrowly avoided a tragic fate. Tana River County Commander Ali

April 9, 2024

Health·World

British Soldiers In Kenya Have Unprotected Sex With Prostitutes For Initiation.

Senior British soldiers have been accused of initiating new recruits deployed at the Nanyuki military base in Kenya into having unprotected sex with prostitutes as part of hazing, thus exposing them to sexually transmitted infections. This is according to a report published

April 8, 2024

Health·World

10 Killed in Accident on Kenya’s Mombasa-Nairobi Highway

Ten people lost their lives in a tragic multi-vehicle accident at Salama on the Mombasa-Nairobi highway on Monday night. The collision involved an 18-seater matatu from Spannish Sacco, a 14-seater matatu from NAEKANA Sacco, two trucks, and a saloon car as they

April 2, 2024

Health·Travel·World

South Africa Bus Crash Kills 45 Easter Pilgrims, Transport Ministry Says

A bus crash in South Africa’s northern province of Limpopo resulted in 45 deaths and one serious injury, South Africa’s Department of Transport said. The driver lost control and collided with barriers on a bridge near Mamatlakala, causing the bus to go

March 29, 2024

Health·World

Uganda Civil Servants Told To Exercise Weekly

The Ugandan government has instructed all civil servants to spend two hours a week doing physical exercise to keep them fit and healthy. The directive was shared in a letter to government agencies from the head of public service, Lucy Nakyobe, who

March 28, 2024

Business·Health·Tanzania

New Fertiliser To Boost Smallholder Farmers’ Productivity

The Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH) 400m/- worth research project on new fertiliser is set to improve soil productivity and livelihoods of smallholder farmers in the country. According to a researcher from the Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) Department of

March 28, 2024

Health·World

Malawi Declares State of Disaster Over Severe Drought

The southern African nation of Malawi has declared a state of disaster over drought in 23 of its 28 districts and the president says it urgently needs more than $200 million in humanitarian assistance, less than a month after Neighboring Zambia also

March 26, 2024

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