Author: Mwasa Katunzi (Mwasa Katunzi)

Prison fire in Burundi claims dozens of lives
Post

Prison fire in Burundi claims dozens of lives

At least 38 people are killed and 69 others seriously injured after a fire outbreak in a jam-packed prison in Gitega, capital of Burundi today, December 7, 2021, Burundi’s Vice President, Prosper Bazombanza stated. The Interior Ministry of Burundi via Twitter tweeted that the cause of the fire was an electrical short-circuit. The incident happened...

Mind-blowing facts you didn’t know
Post

Mind-blowing facts you didn’t know

It is said that as long as you are alive you are a student of life. You will always learn something completely new now and then and the more you know, the more you realize you don’t know. Some of these things are shocking and others will entice you to want to know more about...

5 best rated 2021 whiskeys
Post

5 best rated 2021 whiskeys

“There is no bad whiskey. There are only some whiskeys that aren’t as good as others.” — Raymond Chandler Whiskey making is probably among the easiest processes to follow after orange juice, of course, that is if you follow the YouTube DIYs. Well, it might be easier but a little mistake and the whiskyholic would...

The prevalence of HIV/AIDs in Tanzania
Post

The prevalence of HIV/AIDs in Tanzania

HIV knocked on at the borders of Tanzania, two years after it has been shaking the world, affecting many people in the process. 38 years later, scientists are still searching for ways to create a cure for HIV/AIDS.   Just like other nations, Tanzanians were affected not only by the disease but also the prejudice...

CNN’s Chris Cuomo suspended over sexual allegations involvement
Post

CNN’s Chris Cuomo suspended over sexual allegations involvement

Cable News Network (CNN) primetime anchor Chris Cuomo was suspended indefinitely after CNN learned of his deep involvement in a sexual allegation case facing his brother, former New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo. Cuomo was intimately involved in crafting his brother’s defense according to documents released on Monday. “The New York Attorney General’s office released transcripts...

Omicron coronavirus variant did not start in South Africa
Post

Omicron coronavirus variant did not start in South Africa

The claims of COVID-19’s new variant – Omicron initially announced to have started in South Africa have been denied as the virus was already in the Netherlands, Europe before it was detected by South African scientists. The claims led to nations banning flights from Southern African countries, an action criticised by South Africans, the World...

Muhimbili begins offering bone marrow transplants
Post

Muhimbili begins offering bone marrow transplants

The Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH) has started conducting bone marrow transplantation ahead of other hospitals in East Africa. The medical treatment has been a piercing issue for a while as patients had to be sent abroad for treatment at a higher cost sometimes not able to attain. Last month Benjamin Mkapa Hospital in Dodoma announced...

7 died and 24 were hospitalised after eating a turtle
Post

7 died and 24 were hospitalised after eating a turtle

Seven residents of Msuka Taponi, Micheweni District in Pemba, Zanzibar died from eating the meat of a poisonous turtle while 24 others are still fighting for their lives at a hospital in Pemba. The President of the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar, Hussein Ali Mwinyi has shared his grievances with the families of the deceased via...

When should your boyfriend give you money?
Post

When should your boyfriend give you money?

Money has always been a controversial topic in most relationships, be it among family members, colleagues, neighbors, or friends but the ones most affected are those who are dating. Society is currently against men giving the ladies they are dating money but why is it like so? Why is the emphasis on money and not...