In the process of building capable leaders, Mwalimu Nyerere Leadership School was inaugurated in Tanzania to start polishing up Southern Africa leaders starting March this year. The institution was established n honour of Tanzania’s founding father, Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere, aiming to provide comprehensive training to political party leaders and train youths to be patriots....
Why sanctions on Russia won’t change Putin’s behavior
As the U.S. and its allies in Europe are currently designing sanctions determined to combat Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, there are a lot of references suggesting that sanctions have been ineffective in bringing Russia in order. E.U. swiftly responded with a raft of sanctions after Russia recognised the separatist groups and deployed its military troops. ...
Areas to invest your money for maximum profit
Financial education is still needed and essential in the African community as many people tend to increase their expenses when they earn more instead of saving more. One rule to help you become financially stable is not to touch the excess money in your earnings but rather find a suitable way to put it away...
A polio case in Malawi leaves Kenyans alerted
Following the outbreak of Polio in Malawi, Kenya has intensified its polio surveillance amid concerns of the spread of the disease to other African countries. Kenya’s Director-General of Health, Patrick Amoth, said since the country shares borders with Somalia, it has always been on high alert on a potential outbreak. Last week, the index case...
Kenyan doctors successfully perform penile surgery
Erectile dysfunction, a taboo topic among many African men, has finally gotten a permanent solution as Kenyan doctors successful performed a penile surgery on a man battling impotence. The man in his 40s was battling impotence for years and had opted for other treatments without success. In this case, Dr Ahmed Yousef, a consultant urologist...
Opinion: President Samia’s tactics of dealing with rivals
“We have no eternal allies, and we have no perpetual enemies. Our interests are eternal and perpetual, and those interests it is our duty to follow.” Said the former UK Prime Minister, Lord Palmerston, when he was delivering a speech in the House of Commons on March 1848 Since President Samia assumed office on March 19,...
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
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...