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The right way to use emergency contraceptives (P2)
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The right way to use emergency contraceptives (P2)

In the past few years, the spread of HIV/AIDs among youths between the age of 15 and 24 in Tanzania has gone up. About 28% of new HIV cases are from youth within that age group, said TACAIDS Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Nyangusi Laiser earlier this month. These infections are somehow associated with using emergency...

Umasaini children’s long walk to education cut short
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Umasaini children’s long walk to education cut short

In the quest to build 15000 classrooms in the country by order of President Samia Suluhu Hassan, the move seem to be received with the great accolade by the people in different places across the country. The residents of Umasaini suburbs at the outskirts of Pangani District in the Tanga region couldn’t hide their excitement...

ACT speaks for the Maasai in Ngorongoro
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ACT speaks for the Maasai in Ngorongoro

Tanzania’s opposition party, the Alliance for Change and Transparency (ACT-Wazalendo), has urged the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism to open talks with the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority and the Maasai pastoralists community living in the park for a fruitful reconciliation over Maasai’s displacement. Since the proposal to vacate the Maasai from the NCAA came...

Czech aircraft manufacturer to establish a camp in Tanzania
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Czech aircraft manufacturer to establish a camp in Tanzania

According to a credible source, the Czech aircraft manufacturer “Skyleader” plans to put up its station in Tanzania’s coastal region of Mtwara. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of ultralight ready-to-fly aircraft. “The investor has shown interest in establishing its base in coastal areas. In this case, the company is likely to set...

Tanzania built Silos to help neighbours fight starvation
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Tanzania built Silos to help neighbours fight starvation

About 50 million people are at risk of starvation as East African countries are hit by a drought, particularly Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, as the region received poor rainfall. Tanzania has opened grain storage facilities in Lubumbashi, DR Congo, and in Juba, South Sudan, to facilitate the sale of surplus food to the affected areas....

Dialysis go cheaper in Tanzania, the government announces 
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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
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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...