Tanzania got its first female president Samia Suluhu Hassan last year (2021), 59 years since independence. Before that, Samia was the first female vice president of the country. Here is a list of women who have held or are currently holding high-rank positions #taifadaily @suluhusamia In 2010 Anne Semamba Makinda became the first female Speaker...
From being the first female to anchor Dira ya Dunia, the first Tanzanian woman to anchor Focus on Africa, and the first BBC World News anchor wearing a hijab, Zuhura Yunus is about to become Tanzania’s first female Director of Presidential Communications. Earlier today, a statement from Ikulu announced that President Samia Suluhu Hassan had...
Dr. Tulia Ackson won the National Assembly Speaker election to lead the 12th Parliament succeeding Job Ndugai, who resigned on January 6, 2022. She got a 100% win after getting a yes for all 376 casted votes against eight other candidates. Before this position, Dr. Tulia was the Deputy speaker from 2015 until January this...
The United Arabs Emirates (UAE) has reopened its doors to Travellers from Tanzania starting tomorrow, January 29, 2022. Last December, UAE extended its ban imposed on flights from some African countries, including Tanzania, to end on Christmas eve indefinitely. The nation, on Wednesday, lifted the ban on 11 other countries; Kenya, Ethiopia, Botswana, Mozambique, Lesotho,...
Everyone hopes to be the best candidate for the job they are applying for. Your CV highlights everything the company wants, and sometimes you come from an interview thinking you nailed it, then oops. The trick is to know exactly what to ask and what not to ask. You might be collecting points, and one...
As Tanzania’s tourist attractions continue to catch the world’s interest, British Billionaire Richard Branson, co-owner of Virgin Group, a multinational venture capital conglomerate, shares photos of himself flying over Mount Kilimanjaro on a Hot Air Baloon. #royaltourtz
Following the death of the Bank of Uganda Governor, Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebilein, yesterday in Nairobi, Kenya, the government of Uganda has prepared a tentative burial program in his honour. Mutebile died at a hospital in Kenya from what is said to be diabetes-related complications. The program shows that the body of the late Mutebile will...
