Eternal life, in heaven or through reincarnation on Earth, is promised by many faiths. For a simple reason: it eases the fear of death. The idea of living forever has other devotees, too. It is now pursued by a motley crew of fringe scientists, cultish groups and tech billionaires, united by a conviction that a...
Over 4500 NGO licences are vulnerable to being revoked following the violation of the country’s laws and regulations. Deputy Secretary-General of Minister of Gender and Social Welfare Mr Amon Mpanju has ordered NGOs whose licences are immanent to termination to provide tangible justification not to revoke their licences. Many NGOs have failed to submit their...
National Insitute for Medical Research (NIMR) has revealed intentions to produce vaccines in Tanzania to fight diseases and mitigate vaccine dependency, including COVID-19 vaccines. Prof Yunus Mgaya, NIMR Executive Director, made those remarks in Kilimanjaro when he toured Kibong’oto Infectious Disease Hospital in Siha District to supervise the ongoing construction of the modern laboratory. Professor...
In as little as two weeks to three months, signs and reactions to an HIV infection can occur in your body. If you have recently engaged in unprotected sex or shared an injectable needle with someone whose HIV status you cannot confirm, you should consider being tested for the HIV. An early HIV test is...
While the New Constitution debate dominated the debates and speeches of various leaders in the CHADEMA General Assembly, a Ugandan opposition politician who was an official guest at the council said the new constitution alone could not solve the problem. Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, the National Unity Platform party leader, has said...
The government of Tanzania has revived the Bagamoyo Special Economic Zone (BSEZ) that was scrapped in 2018 by the former President, the late John Magufuli, who claimed the agreement of the contract to be commercially unviable following its unrealistic conditions. In June 2016, shortly after President Samia Suluhu assumed power, said she is keen...
Rage has engulfed social media amongst internet users following an increase of data bundle services by some giant telecommunications operating in Tanzania. Users have also claimed not to be informed by their internet service providers about the recent changes, that users have protested and claimed to be unfair and expensive. After Dar Mpya, an active...
Island close to eliminating killer disease on World Malaria Day Zanzibar, off the coast of Tanzania, has drastically reduced malaria cases in the past decade thanks to multiple interventions. They include public education, insecticide spraying, and treated bed nets that have helped prevent the deaths of pregnant women and children under the age of 5....
