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This is what Elon Musk wants after buying Twitter
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This is what Elon Musk wants after buying Twitter

Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Monday he wants to expand the reach of Twitter beyond the current “niche” until most Americans use the social media platform. Musk has signed a deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion, raising questions among employees and the public about his strategy for running the social media...

Samia to grace world’s free press day, government pledges firm corporation with journalists
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Samia to grace world’s free press day, government pledges firm corporation with journalists

As the world expects to celebrate the world’s Press Freedom tomorrow, May 3, 2022, Tanzania’s government has pledged to improve the country’s journalists and media working environment. Dr Jim Yonaz, the permanent secretary of the ministry of information and technology, made those remarks today in Arusha at the symposium ahead of the world’s free press...

Finance: Know the number of people with million dollars of wealth in Tanzania and Africa
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Finance: Know the number of people with million dollars of wealth in Tanzania and Africa

Tanzania has been ranked seventh in terms of dollar millionaires according to a report by a research firm, New World Wealth and Henley & Partners, which helps high-net-worth individuals to acquire resident citizenship through investment.  According to the African wealth report, 2022 indicates that Tanzania has 2,400 individuals with a net worth of over $1million...

Simiyu: Three captured for Gold smuggling
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Simiyu: Three captured for Gold smuggling

Simiyu region police force has reported holding three people in custody for smuggling 14.4 grams of gold.  Mr Aman Msuya, the minerals official, has confirmed that incidence today, April 19, 2022. Mr Msuy attested that the apprehension of the three culprits was successful after vigorous police inspection following intelligence information they had received that there...

‘Royal Tour’: Re-branding of Tanzania’s tourism and investment opportunities
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‘Royal Tour’: Re-branding of Tanzania’s tourism and investment opportunities

Most of Tanzania’s tourist attraction sites are famously known globally. Despite being some of the most iconic sites in Africa and the world, many of them are shallowly known. Today April 18, 2022, the Tanzania Royal Tour will be unveiled in New York, America, and President Samia Suluhu Hassan will be the guest of honour....

FIVE common scams of our time you should know, and how to avoid them
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FIVE common scams of our time you should know, and how to avoid them

Scamming is old as man himself. People have been scamming each other since the beginning of humankind. No matter how hard we try to prevent ourselves from being indulged in scamming, people will still forge new ways to get hold of your hard-earned money or property. With the rampant development of communication technology and the...

After BREXIT, France (FREXIT) could be next to leave the EU.
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After BREXIT, France (FREXIT) could be next to leave the EU.

Emmanuel Macron has accused election rival Marine Le Pen of hatching a secret plan to drag France out of the EU. The French President has cast this months’ showdown as a Brexit-style referendum on his country’s membership. His remarks come with polls showing a run-off contest between the pair is much closer than five years...

This is how much it will cost to re-build Ukraine.
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This is how much it will cost to re-build Ukraine.

When the war ended, the country resembled a wasteland. Air raids had flattened almost all industrial structures, and infrastructure was rendered unusable and large cities bombed out. Russian-led forces occupied the east, with millions fleeing their brutality. But West Germany’s economy recovered strongly after 1945, in what would soon be coined the Wirtschaftswunder (economic miracle). Unlike Nazi...

Why is moving goods across Africa still a misery?
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Why is moving goods across Africa still a misery?

If time is money, then Beitbridge must be the most expensive place. Late last year, lorries carrying, among other things, cobalt from Congo, copper from Zambia and tea from Malawi snaked for miles as they waited to cross the Limpopo River into South Africa. Many were there for days. Some drivers bribe to the front;...