After a video circulated online this week showing the former Dar es Salaam regional commissioner Paul Makonda claiming the land owned by Mr Gharib, that is his, Mr Gharib’s lawyer came out with a statement testifying his client’s ownership of the land. Advocate Alex Mgongolwa, Mr Gharib’s lawyer, said that plot number 60, located at...
If Tanzania is not ready to seriously invest in edible oil production, at least it should reconsider its national security priorities. Tanzania’s situation on edible oil is not rocket science to discern that national security is at stake. Succinctly, Tanzania is not ready to encounter any imminent blow on that angle. To ease your frustration,...
Paul Makonda, the former Dar es Salaam regional commissioner, is under furnace for allegations of conspiracy to illegally seize a billion shilling property said to be owned by GSM tycoon Mr Gharib Said Mohammed. “Makonda is avid to own one of Mr Gharib’s bungalows located between Masaki and Oysterbay”. People close to Mr Gharib told...
Joel Jaffer A’ita, a billionaire from Uganda, has taken over international headlines after submitting an offer to purchase Chelsea F.C of London in the U.K. A’ita is a civil engineer from the Makerere University and owns Aura Hill Sports Club in the Uganda Premier League. He officially submitted his bid to take over the Blues,...
A staunch political leader in Tanzania and the head of the main oppositional party in Tanzania CHADEMA, Freeman Mbowe, has met with Iringa District Commissioner Queen Sendiga and Iringa Regional Police Commissioner RPC Allan Bukumbi. Mbowe met with the RC Sendiga and RPC Bukumbi at Iringa DC’s office today, March 9, 2022. Mbowe spoke before...
When asked who is the most intelligent person alive, the one with the highest IQ, most people will say Stephen Hawking. In fact, the Chinese-Australian Terence Tao is the person with the highest IQ in the world at present. With an outstanding IQ of 230, Terence Tao was born on July 17, 1975 in Adelaide,...
In 1965, Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara, the Argentinean revolutionary and critical member of the Cuban revolution, visited Zanzibar. This was at the tail end of his political and personal struggle two years before his assassination. Che’s visit included a dinner engagement with a young family whose own political journey had just begun. This visit marked an...
The Tanzania Railway Cooperation has stated that passengers boarding for the SGR during the whole trial time shall use electronic tickets on booking, while in the train, and on disembarking. The trial session will start on September 2022, beginning with the trip from Dar es Salaam to Morogoro. TRC’s statement was presented today, on March...
A few days have gone by since Freeman Mbowe was released from custody after controversial terrorism charges, economic sabotage and conspiracy against him were dropped by DPP. Mr Mbowe, known to be a staunch critic of the government and chairman of the leading opposition party in Tanzania, had opened up about his 227 days behind...
Summary: Tanzania’s decision to abstain the UN resolution of Ukraine sparked controversy across social media posing questions like Tanzania took that stance despite its traditional branding of being the advocate of peace and harmony? On March 2, 2022, United Nations General Assembly held an emergency session to respond to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The session purposely...