Former Dar es Salaam regional commissioner, Paul Makonda to appear before court anytime from now for misuse of power allegations. As reported by Raia Mwema, the case is being instituted by a private practicing advocate whose name remains anonymous. All procedures for Makonda to be called before the court are to be completed this week....
Two truck drivers are facing charges with the exportation of scrap metal without a license from the Kenya environmental authority (NEMA). Isaack Njama and Francis Njoroge broke the country’s law enacted in 2015 that banned the exportation of scrap metals including spent-lead-acid–batteries (SLABs). According to the Scrap Metal Act, the owners of the trucks will...
Shakhtar Donetsk floored by Real Madrid 2 -1 in the European Cup on November 3, making Madrid achieve a landmark of 1000 goals in the Champions League. Karim Benzema’s scored the 100th goal which enhanced his legendary status as he set the history of Madrid being the first team to score 1000 goals in the...
A cargo plane carrying fuel for the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to Maban County crashed minutes after take-off from Juba International Airport. The plane had 28 barrels of fuel to Maban were WFP houses over 100, 000 refugees According to the Airport Director, Kur Kuol the plane hit a mango tree and caught...
President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan has urged world leaders to commit to ways to combat causes and effects of climate change. While delivering a speech at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 26) in Scotland, President Samia emphasized on the importance of working together to change the world...
Rescuers are still searching for survivors following a 22-storey building in Ikoyi district in Lagos, Nigeria collapsed during construction. Local authorities are still investigating the cause of the collapse before giving out the final report. A special advisor to President Muhammadu Buhari, Femi Adesina said the president “commiserates with families who have lost loved ones.”...
From December 2021, fuel prices in Tanzania are expected to drop following as the government adapts an economical system of importing petroleum products. With the new system, the government will directly import the products from refineries owned by countries through Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) rather than the current way of private companies importing the...