African influence has been one of the most prominent traits in world music. Being a music lover, you must know about the faces behind these influences that have changed the course of world music. Here are 10 names of incredibly famous African artists who greatly impacted world music with their unique and charming musical qualities....
Tanzania’s and Kenya’s passports are now the eighth most powerful in Africa and 71 globally. The Henley Passport Index Report shows that the number of countries that Tanzanias can visit without a visa or obtain it on arrival has increased to 72 from 64 in January last year. The country’s mobility score improved six places...
The below report is the summary from the National Bureau of Statistics of Tanzania released on July 11, 2022 Tanzania’s annual inflation rate accelerated in June, the country’s national bureau of statistics said Monday. The 12-month headline inflation rate rose to 4.4% in June from 4.0% in May, the statistics bureau said in its July...
A form Two student of Malava Girls’ Secondary School in Kakamega County has allegedly committed suicide after her transfer request was rejected. The 15-year-old student, Dorothy Kageha, allegedly took poison on Tuesday, July 12, at her parents’ home in Kimang’eti Village, Malava Sub-County. She’d been taken to Kimang’eti Health Centre, where first aid was administered...
Amos was notified of the result while in Eugene, Oregon, where he was scheduled to compete in the 800m heats on July 20 The drug found in the 28-year-old’s system, GW1516, “modifies how the body metabolizes fat,” and the World Anti-Doping Agency has said it poses a health risk to athletes, AIU said in a...
Energy Minister January Makamba will begin a 21-day tour of 14 regions to bring services to the people and explain the ministry’s plans to address the sector’s challenges. Speaking before the press yesterday, Hon Makamba revealed that he plans to break down the Tsh.500 billion allocated by the government in this 2022/23 financial year to...
The High Court has approved Special Seats MP Halima Mdee and 18 others to file a counterclaim against the expulsion of their CHADEMA membership after the court agreed with five arguments stated by Halima and 18 others. Similarly, it has given Mdee and his colleagues 14 days to file the case as required by law,...
Their numbers are growing faster than the transactions they handle. A decade ago, Jackeline Muheirwe was the only mobile-money agent in her patch of Kampala, the Ugandan capital. These days there are ten others within a minute’s walk, taking in and giving out cash from shopfronts or colourful kiosks. “You can’t make money out of...
After squeaking through scandal after scandal, U.K. prime minister Boris Johnson finally resigned, taking his country to the brink of a full-blown constitutional crisis. Before he fell on his sword, no fewer than 59 members of his government departed in the space of some 48 hours: a mass exodus that made history books and boosted...
The weekend looms and you cannot wait. It’s been a hectic week, what with deadlines, your boss throwing a tantrum on Tuesday, a parents’ meeting at the school and your partner’s birthday. All you want to do is relax a bit and let your hair down. A couple of days of reasonable peace and quiet....