President William Ruto, while ushering New Year at State House, Mombasa, announced that his government planned to abolish the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) that has sustained millions of university students for decades. The President remarked that he sought to provide a better alternative to address university students’ challenges. Subsequently, he announced that the government will expunge...
It is only a few days to 2023, and this year becomes history. There have been goodies as well as challenges in 2022, but next year can be better off with proper things to do. The remaining days in 2022 can be used to make next year a better one. Here are 10 things you...
Kenya has promised to ease trade transactions with its neighbour country Tanzania by January next year. The decision was made to bolster trade between the two nations and increase the volume of locally made goods exchanged between them. According to Kenya’s High Commissioner to Tanzania, Mr Isaac Njenga, both governments have already set plans in...
Cargo handled by Tanzanian ports increased by 14.9% to 19.8 million tonnes in the last financial year as businesses rebounded from the COVID-19 outbreak in the wake of improved port infrastructure. According to the Bank of Tanzania (BoT), cargo handling at sea and lake ports in the country amounted to 19.8 million tonnes in the...
The Bank of Tanzania’s (BoT) latest Monthly Economic Review (MER) for November 2022 has put Tanzania’s stock of external debt – for both the public and private sectors – at $27.482 billion as at the end of October 2022. While the amount symbolises a $140.4 million increase compared to what it was at the end...
Tanzania’s foreign exchange reserves can now cover only 4.2 months of imports, the shortest five-year period. The Bank of Tanzania has attributed this to the economic consequences of the war in Ukraine. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 triggered rising energy costs, surges in commodities prices, and significant damage to the global value chains....
President Samia Suluhu’s 4Rs philosophy, which includes Reconciliation, Resiliency, Reforms, and Rebuilding, seems to sit well with Chadema’s supreme leader, Freeman Mbowe, as he believes to be the cornerstone toward resolving contemporary issues affecting the country’s social, political and economic issues. Chadema national chairman Freeman Mbowe has revealed his party’s decision to continue holding discussions...
From Moroccan-based rule of Iberia to a Portuguese fortress in the Maghreb, the two former foes share a bloody past. After a sensational victory over Spain in the last 16, Morocco will take on Portugal in the World Cup quarter-final on Saturday. The match against the Spanish, which the Atlas Lions won in a penalty shootout, was layered...
I studied ways to be less awkward and learned some exciting things that improved my relationships. I’ve spent most of my life awkward and in my head. I always wanted to make a good impression, so I learned a ton from my mistakes and did everything possible to improve my relationships. Here are some curious...