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A "large" US spy satellite has gone out of control and is expected to crash to Earth sometime in late February or March, government sources say. Officials speaking on condition of anonymity said the satellite had lost power and propulsion, and could contain hazardous materials. The White...

CIA Director Michael Hayden told the Washington Post that the former Pakistani prime minister was killed by fighters allied to Baitullah Mehsud. The Pakistani government accused Mehsud of the attack shortly after Ms Bhutto's death in Rawalpindi on 27 December. Mr Hayden did not reveal...

Story by NATION Reporter Orange Democratic Party’s Kenneth Marende is the new Speaker. * The opposition MP-elect bagged the coveted seat after managing 105 votes to his rival Francis ole Kaparo’s 101. * Parliamentary speaker elect Kenneth Marende On his way to victory, Mr...

HUKU Shirika la Umeme Tanzania (TANESCO) likiwa linakabiliwa na hali mbaya ya kifedha, imebainika kuwa kuna mpango mahususi wa kuliangamiza shirika hilo unaofanywa na baadhi ya watendaji serikalini kutokana na maslahi binafsi. Habari kutoka serikalini zinaeleza kwamba tayari mpango kamambe...

THE mayhem that killed hundreds of people following Kenya's election on December 27th completes a depressing cycle of democratic abuses in Africa's biggest countries. Nigeria held its own mockery of an election last April. Scores were killed and observers pronounced it the most fraudulent poll...

A look at some of Kenya's tribal communities; * Kenya's 36 million strong population are split into more than 40 ethnic groups, each unique with its own strong identity, traditions and languages. * Kikuyu is the largest group, dominating 22 per cent of the population, while Luhya takes up...

The town is experiencing one of the worst humanitarian crisis in its history. Kenya Red Cross officials estimated that more than 30,000 families had been forced out of their homes. The displaced families have packed into police station compounds, churches, schools and mosques to...

Story by NATION Reporter Publication Date: 1/2/2008 The military has been deployed to various parts of the country affected by violence following President Kibaki’s re-election. Government spokesman Alfred Mutua said the military has been deployed to assist in averting a humanitarian...

By BAMUTURAKI MUSINGUZI High oil prices can have harmful effects on oil-importing African countries, especially those with a high debt burden or limited access to international capital markets. In a paper titled, The Impact of High Oil Prices on African Countries, Hafedh Bouakez of the...

Na katika hatua nyingine, baadhi ya wajumbe wa ECK wamejitokeza wakitaka uchunguzi ufanywe na chombo huru kuhusu madai kwamba kura za Kibaki zilizidishwa mno zilipofika ofisi za Makao Makuu ya ECK kulinganisha na zilizokuwa zikitangazwa majimboni. Maofisa hao wanne wanataka uchunguzi ufanyike...

Tulikuwa na family day na haya ndio niliyoambulia nikaona they are good news worth sharing. ======================

na Christopher Nyenyembe JARIBIO la Waziri Mkuu, Edward Lowassa, kutaka kumsafisha na kumkingia kifua Waziri wa Nshati na Madini, Nazir Karamagi, kuhusu mkataba wa Buzwagi liliingia dosari jana baada ya wakazi wa Mbeya kupinga kwa sauti za juu utetezi wake kuhusu mkataba huo. Hali hiyo...

Wafanyabiashara wadai ziara imewaathiri kiuchumi *Mkurugenzi awaomba radhi akisema makosa yake Na Rashid Mkwinda, Mbeya UJIO wa Waziri Mkuu, Bw. Edward Lowasa mkoani hapa, umeendelea kugubikwa na utusitusi, baada ya gari la matangazo linalotumika kutangaza ujio huo kuzomewa katika...

Dear Friends, Kindly take a couple of minutes to go thru this mail. If useful may advise others also. Please pass this on to others this happened in Paris recently n may happen elsewhere also. A few weeks ago, in a movie theatre, a person felt something poking from her seat. When she got up to...

MBARAKA ISLAM Dar es Salaam TANZANIA as a country appears uninterested in joining an international initiative administered by the World Bank that obliges resource-rich countries to show more transparency through the verification and full publication of company payments and government...

Zaidi ya asilimia 90 ya mawaziri wanatumia ofisi zao kama `vijiwe` lakini muda wao mwingi wanautumia kufanya shughuli zao binafsi zikiwemo za biashara badala ya zile walizoajiriwa kuzifanya. Maoni hayo yalitolewa juzi usiku na Profesa Mwesiga Baregu kutoka Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es Salaam...

Ikunda Erick HabariLeo; Wednesday,October 10, 2007 @00:01 Hakuna asiyejua umuhimu wa elimu, na ili kuwa na maisha bora yenye mwelekeo ni lazima uwe umepitia ngazi mbalimbali za elimu ambazo zitakuwa zimejengwa na misingi imara ya shule za msingi na sekondari, chini ya uongozi thabiti wa...

Na Ramadhan Semtawa AJALI za magari zimezidi kuwaandama viongozi wa serikali, baada ya Naibu Waziri wa Afrika Mashariki, Dk Diodarus Kamala, kunusurika baada ya gari aina ya Mitsubishi Prado aliyokuwa akisafiria kuchomoka gurudumu ya mbele. Tukio hilo limetokea jana mkoani Kagera wakati...

Ni kutokana na Brown kumzuia Mugabe *Zambia na Ghana nao watoa kauli nzito *Asipohudhuria mkutano wa marais basi Na Mobhare Matinyi, New York TANZANIA kwa mara nyingine imeiunga mkono Zimbabwe ikisema itaungana na Zambia na nchi zingine za Afrika kususia mkutano ujao wa wakuu wa nchi...

Na Yahya Charahani HEBU niwaulizeni wavuja jasho wenzangu na wale waishiwa ambao mnajiita waheshimiwa au waungwana kunradhi; Hivi tunakwenda wapi jamani? Naombeni mnipe majibu ya hilo swali na yanayofuatia, hivi ni kwanini wananchi sasa hivi wana 'kiburi' namna hii kiasi cha kuuliza...