Veteran American rapper Da Brat has tied the knot with her partner Judy Dupart. The couple walked down the aisle on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at the Horse Mansion in Fairburn, Georgia. According to People, the event was attended by one hundred close friends and family members of the couple. It was a beautiful ceremony...
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‘Women are less likely to corrupt than men’, research says
Transparency International released its annual report on corruption worldwide in January 2022. The report shows that the corruption situation is getting worse in developing countries; however, developed countries have problems too. The author’s recommendations include strengthening anti-corruption agencies, advocating for transparency in public spending and cracking down on financial crime. Some countries have taken a...
Why sanctions on Russia won’t change Putin’s behavior
As the U.S. and its allies in Europe are currently designing sanctions determined to combat Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, there are a lot of references suggesting that sanctions have been ineffective in bringing Russia in order. E.U. swiftly responded with a raft of sanctions after Russia recognised the separatist groups and deployed its military troops. ...
Op-ED: How can Tanzania benefit from Swahili diplomacy?
Understanding diplomacy is not as complex as understanding rocket science. It’s simply the government’s methods and tools to engage with other governments. I presume you must have come across the term diplomacy. Etymologically, it comes from the Greek word diplōma, meaning “an object folded in two”. At the beginning of the 18th C, the use of...
The govt finally decides the fate of Ngorongoro dispute
As the fate of the Maasai’s living in Ngorongoro remains undecided, the government has vowed to compensate those who will voluntarily leave the park. The Prime Minister, Hon Kassim Majaliwa, made those remarks on Friday 18, 2022, at the Parliament in Dodoma. Last week the Ngorongoro issue had stirred an intense debate in the parliament...
Ten movies to watch before turning 30
The age between 20 to 30 is called the quarter-life crisis. That phase in our life is characterised by uncertainty, questioning, and intense soul searching. People undergo those weird feelings because they feel trapped, uninspired, and disillusioned. Everyone has their image about the life they wish to have when they turn thirty. For most, they...
Dialysis go cheaper in Tanzania, the government announces
In the bid to bring about relief to the citizens on the expenses of hemodialysis treatments in Tanzania, the government, through its chief spokesperson, Mr Gerson Msigwa, said the Medical Store Department has entered a contract with suppliers and manufacturers of hemodialysis equipment. Mr Msigwa said the manufacturer agreed to sell a single set of...
CCM MPs divided over the Ngorongoro saga
As the debate about relocating the Maasai who have lived on the valleys of the mighty Ngorongoro for over five decades ago continues, the saga has been getting more controversial as days kick ahead. After an intense debate over an issue at the Parliament in the country’s capital, Dodoma, the saga ended dividing the MP’s...
Ndugai’s wife breaks the silence over her husband’s whereabout.
The former speaker, Job Ndugai has disappeared from the public scene since he tendered his resignation on 6th January 2022 after his controversial remarks over the country’s debt that subsequently ended with a bare-knuckled brawl with President Samia. Ndugai’s absence from the public eye has sparked a lot of questions. Unprecedently, he hasn’t been spotted...
Opinion: Will evicting the Maasai preserve or destroy Ngorongoro?
The eviction of Maasai from their ‘ancestral land’, as referred by many, has sparked an intense debate amongst Tanzanians and decried by many international human rights and environmental organizations. A big part of this debate is across social media platforms, particularly on Twitter, with others initiating online petitions to denounce the eviction of the indigenous...