The fight against malaria has received another breakthrough after scientists at Oxford University developed a cheaper vaccine that can be manufactured at a greater scale. The new vaccine can offer protection for two years and has been referred to as a ‘game changer in the fight against the disease. Malaria remains one of the top...
Kenyan grain traders seeking to import maize from Tanzania will now be required to register their companies in Dar es Salaam as the country imposes stricter rules to protect its commodities and jobs from shifting abroad. The new measure by Tanzania, which comes as a new trade barrier between the two countries, will impact Kenya’s...
According to the latest National Bureau of Statics released on 8th September 2022, Tanzania’s annual inflation for August has slightly increased to 4.6% in August from 4.5% in July. The increase headline inflation explains that the speed of the price change for commodities for the year ended August 2022 has increased compared to the speed...
Archaeologists working on Zanzibar’s famous Stone Town have discovered that the settlement was not built by Omani Arabs, who were major traders in the area in the 18th century. Instead, it was established by local Swahili people. “Our excavations found walls of houses, stone architecture and established it was urbanized in a much earlier period...
President Uhuru Kenyatta has reiterated his pledge to hand over power peacefully to president-elect William Ruto, whose election was upheld by the Supreme Court. Speaking during an Azimio parliamentary group at the Maasai Lodge on Wednesday, September 7, Uhuru affirmed that he will pass down the leadership button to Ruto as mandated by the law....
Six months before the contest begins, every family chooses one unmarried man to prepare for the challenge. He goes into a hut where he drinks cow’s blood and milk, and he must not have sex while he prepares for the contest. He drinks blood at sunrise quickly before it coagulates, but this is not a...
The content committee of the Tanzania Communications Authority (TCRA) has warned Broadcasting agencies in the country to focus on ethical broadcasting to protect society from inappropriate content. The Committee’s statement issued on August 29, 2022, explained that, in recent days, some social media users have been warning about the presence of television content on children’s...
President Samia Suluhu has said yesterday that she was deliberately raising the number of women judges to bridge the gender gap and also to tap into women god-s – given strengths in the delivery of Justice. Speaking during the swearing in ceremony of 22 High Court Judges about three weeks ago, President Hassan said women...
Over 150 children with heard diseases are currently on the waiting list for surgery at the Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute (JKCIA), with each to cost between Tsh 8m/- and 10m/-. it has been learnt. The number of call for support from stakeholders to cushion cost burden, according to Prof Janabi, the Executive Director of the...
Since President Samia Suluhu took office in 2021, one of her top agendas has been to ease investment and business environment for both domestic and private investors in order to attract more investments to create more jobs and generate government’s income. One of the notable measures in response to President Samia’s order in addressing the...