January can be a dark, miserable, and very long month after the festive fun of Christmas. Some of us may have eaten too much, drunk too much, or spent too much (and maybe all three)?! The start of the year can be pretty challenging sometimes. Many people experience financial hardships in January as many life...
Ruto plans to abolish HELB, offer alternative funding
President William Ruto, while ushering New Year at State House, Mombasa, announced that his government planned to abolish the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) that has sustained millions of university students for decades. The President remarked that he sought to provide a better alternative to address university students’ challenges. Subsequently, he announced that the government will expunge...
10 important things to do before 2023
It is only a few days to 2023, and this year becomes history. There have been goodies as well as challenges in 2022, but next year can be better off with proper things to do. The remaining days in 2022 can be used to make next year a better one. Here are 10 things you...
10 little behaviours that attract people to You
I studied ways to be less awkward and learned some exciting things that improved my relationships. I’ve spent most of my life awkward and in my head. I always wanted to make a good impression, so I learned a ton from my mistakes and did everything possible to improve my relationships. Here are some curious...
Tanzania sets five-year plan to end Malaria endemic
Tanzania is now banking on support from the USA to end the scourge of Malaria – one of the world’s biggest killer diseases – by 2027. The new five-year anti-malaria programme to combat malaria infections, both in Tanzania mainland and in Zanzibar, targets destruction of breeding points for mosquitoes, the vectors that help malaria parasites...
President Samia’s statement on World’s Democracy Day
By President Samia Suluhu In 2007, the United Nations General Assembly decided to announce countries worldwide to celebrate Democracy Day every day, 15 September of each year. This day is celebrated for promoting democracy in every country with sound systems. So, today, we as a country should discuss facing our democracy. In celebrating this day,...
15 Warning Signs You Are Living Above Your Means
1. People influence your spending This is one of the clearest signs you are living above your means. Are you swayed by your friends or family to spend money on things you have not planned for? It could be going out to dinner, buying the latest phone or even going on an unplanned vacation. Many...
7 things you should never do on a first date
Who hasn’t got a bad date story these days? For anyone trying (and failing) to get their head around dating apps or online dating, these constant nightmare scenarios can feel like a sick joke some evil witch is playing on you. To stop us all from becoming everything we hate (a.k.a. The Date From Hell), Harmony...
In an Ethiopian tribe, the man with the biggest pot belly is a champion and handsome.
Six months before the contest begins, every family chooses one unmarried man to prepare for the challenge. He goes into a hut where he drinks cow’s blood and milk, and he must not have sex while he prepares for the contest. He drinks blood at sunrise quickly before it coagulates, but this is not a...
There are NO absolute ways to Prevent Prostate Cancer. But here are 5 Ways to reduce your risk of prostate cancer
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could prevent prostate cancer? Unfortunately, we’re not there yet—but we understand what measures can be taken to help reduce your risk of developing prostate cancer. One way is through a blood test to determine the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in the blood. The higher the level of PSA in...