Dar es Salaam — Tanzania has recorded 408 new Covid-19 cases since the third wave of the viral disease broke out across the globe, Health Minister Dr Dorothy Gwajima revealed. The Health Minister made public the data when she visited Msalato market in Dodoma today July 10, 2021. Gwajima said while 408 people in Tanzania […]
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The Rural Energy Agency (REA) has once again assured the general public that it will connect to electricity all the remaining villages in the next 18 months. More than 12,000 villages of the approximately 13,924 in Tanzania and its suburbs have been electrified since the enactment of the Energy Agency Act in 2005. REA Board […]
Suspected armed bandits have killed at least 40 people in attacks on five communities in Faru district of Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The attacks, which happened Thursday night, are the latest in the series of deadly assaults on the state’s rural communities by the motorbike-riding gangs of armed men. The affected villages […]
A cold war is brewing between Governor Godwin Obaseki and Oba of Benin, Ewuare II. This is a result of some artefacts stolen from Benin Kingdom during the British invasion in 1897. Efforts are being made to return the stolen items to the country but Obaseki and the monarch have different ideas on how the […]
The Benjamin Mkapa Foundation (BMF) is on a mission to establish a special fund to be contributed by development partners, health stakeholders and well-wishers, an initiative that will enable the foundation to continue improving provision of health services in the country. The initiative is being done as the nation marks the first anniversary of the […]
Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commission (NASIEC) has said it will spend the sum of N669.7 million for the conduct of both chairmanship and councillorship elections in the 13 local government areas of the state. Daily Trust Saturday reports that the tenure of the 2018 local government councils’ elected officials expired since May 28, 2021. The […]
Former finance minister Tendai Biti has describe the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as a naïve and dishonest institution after it published a report forecasting a 7% growth in Zimbabwe’s economy. He said the report can only be believed by a failing President Emmerson Mnangagwa administration hungry foa a remote success story. This follows a press […]
Geneva — A human rights lawyer appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council reported to the body Friday that the war-torn Central African Republic’s civilian population is being battered by both armed groups and security forces meant to protect them. The Central African Republic has been in turmoil since rebels overthrew the government in […]
Mogadishu — At least nine people were killed and nine wounded Saturday in a suicide car bombing targeting a government convoy near two major hospitals in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu. “A deafening, huge blast sent plumes of smoke into the sky and destroyed business buildings including restaurants, and I could see the dead bodies of at […]
As the Official Opposition in KwaZulu-Natal, the IFP is extremely perturbed by the violence and chaos that rocked KwaZulu-Natal yesterday and overnight. While we understand some may feel aggrieved over the sentencing of the former President, we cannot condone chaos, the destruction of property, putting lives at risk, or economic sabotage. Our constitutional right to […]
Juba — When South Sudan gained independence ten years ago, the new nation’s constitution required the government to support those deeply impacted by the secession conflict. But some of those disabled war veterans and the widows and orphans of those killed say Juba has fallen short on that promise. The civil war between the Sudan […]
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his Ondo State counterpart, Rotimi Akeredolu, Friday eulogised the late Prophet T.B. Joshua as he was laid to rest in Lagos. The governors, who were at the burial ceremony of Joshua, Founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Ikotun, Lagos State, said the church should follow his […]
Harry Gwala Secondary School principal Gcinisile Mlungu laments how a pitch that was supposed to grow the sport in the school and surrounding areas now lies unused because of vandalism. Joy and enthusiasm marked the opening of the cricket pitch at Harry Gwala Secondary School in Khayelitsha, Cape Town – before vandalism rendered the field […]
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Tanzania: BoT to Pilot New Payment System
The Bank of Tanzania (BoT) will this month start to roll out the first phase of its new payment system -Tanzania Instant Payments System (TIPS), which has been developed to facilitate real-time payments across all financial service providers in the country. The system will enable Tanzanians to send money instantly to people in their mobile […]
Cape Town — As of July 10 confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 5,869,127 while over 37,004,431 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Reported deaths in Africa reached 150,483 and 5,067,406 people have recovered. South Africa has the most reported cases 2,157,687 and 63,873 people died. Other most-affected countries are Morocco (539,839), Tunisia (481,735), Egypt (282,864), […]
Traditional healer from Mpanda, Barnaba Changalo, is to remain behind bars for 30 years for raping a primary school girl. This followed a decision by the Court of Appeal to dismiss the appeal in part under which Changalo, the appellant, had lodged against the judgment given by the High Court, which confirmed his conviction of […]
The government has reassured its commitment of working together with the private sector on enhancing community development and welfare of the children. This was said yesterday by the Minister for Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children Dr Dorothy Gwajima shortly after she launched the children library at the Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute (JKCI). The […]
Spice producers have all reasons to smile following the launch of Tanzania spices label, a significant step forward for marketability, quality assurance and sustainability. The purpose of the label is to improve the reputation, quality and output of the spices industry across Tanzania. All farmers who take on the label are supposed to adhere to […]