News & Current Events

Building collapse kills 5 children of one family in Jigawa state , Nigeria. ===================== Five children of same family were confirmed dead yesterday as a result of building collapse...

THE Institute of African Leadership for Sustainable Development, commonly known as 'Uongozi Institute' has been hailed for building the required capacity on leaders in the country. The Speaker...

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved an International Development Association (IDA*) credit of US$65 million for the Tanzania Citizen-Centric Judicial Modernization and...

STATEMENT ON ELECTION RE-RUN IN ZANZIBAR The High Commissioners and Ambassadors to Tanzania of Belgium, Canada, Denmark, the European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the...

Total E & P Uganda general manager Adewale Fayemi The French global energy company Total has reaffirmed its commitment to invest in a crude oil pipeline from Uganda to the Tanzanian port of...

Huge sperm whale found dead on the beach in eastern China A huge sperm whale that measured out to be over 15 meters long and weighing 30 tons was found dead on the beaches of the town of Changsha...

Dawn Paley is one of the best journalists covering the Drug War in Latin America in the English language. Her work has been published in NACLA and many other international publications, covering...

Total SA has funds to build a pipeline linking oil fields in landlocked Uganda with a port on Tanzania’s Indian Ocean coast, the Tanzanian government said, after its president met an official from...

People who take aspirin regularly have a significantly lower risk of cancer, particularly involving the colon and gastrointestinal tract, according to US research published on Thursday. The...

An amphibious vehicle (or simply amphibian), is a vehicle that is a means of transport, viable on land as well as on (or under) water. Amphibious vehicles include amphibious bicycles, ATVs, cars...

Save Women’s Time, Unleash Their Power The more than 1 billion people without energy spend a significant portion of theirtime collecting wood and water for the basics of life: heating and...

Presently, We know that Tanzania got more discovery of Gas this means alot to Tanzanian who see the opportunity. I foresee emerging and young gas millionaires, I see mass employment, I see above...

Volatile stock markets, cratering oil prices and a stronger dollar led to a dynamic reshuffling of wealth around the globe and a drop in ten-figure fortunes for the first time since 2009. For our...

Leap Day: February 29 A Leap Day, February 29, is added to the calendar during leap years. This extra day makes the year 366 days long – not 365 days, like a common year. Traditionally, women...

Tanzania is set to collect millions of dollars in capital gains tax following Shell’s acquisition of BG Group, barely two years after banking $258 million in similar payments over the same gas...

THE Kisutu Resident Magistrate’s Court in Dar es Salaam has sentenced Christopher Kaulaga, a resident of Mbezi Mwisho in the city, to 30 years imprisonment or to pay a fine of 900m/- after finding...

This weekend, Uganda’s veteran President, Yoweri Museveni, secured another victory in the country’s general election. This extends his 30-year rule for another five years, making him one of...

"TANZANIA leads in Africa in the provision of the most conducive environment for financial inclusion, thanks to the bold policy approach by the Central Bank to allow non-banking institutions to...

A passenger has been fined almost £550 after he was caught without a train ticket - that would have cost just £2.80. Nicky Haywood, of Nottingham, was found guilty of travelling on a East...

Tanzania has opened 2016 as a serious contender to Mozambique Gas reserves, and the banter of 2015, pitting the two countries together in a race to come on stream first. Recent Tanzania market...