A syndicate of law firms, local opposition politicians and RAID (a UK-based NGO) are accused of syphoning millions of Pounds from hundreds of Tanzania citizens who they represented in settlement cases against mining companies from January 2015. Settlement documents seen by Taifa Daily reveal several injustices where in one case, a local Tanzania claimant received...
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15 fun facts about the late Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II reigned for 70 years, from 1953 to 2022. Join us on a trip back through history to discover our favourite facts about the Queen. 1. Queen Elizabeth II was born at 2.40 am on 21 April 1926 To parents, the Duke and Duchess of York, who later became King George VI and...
Why did Boris Johnson Resign?
After squeaking through scandal after scandal, U.K. prime minister Boris Johnson finally resigned, taking his country to the brink of a full-blown constitutional crisis. Before he fell on his sword, no fewer than 59 members of his government departed in the space of some 48 hours: a mass exodus that made history books and boosted...
5 things you probably didn’t know about Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II became 96 years old on April 21 and was the longest-reigning monarch in British history. She uses her handbag to send signals to her staff. If there is one thing about The Queen, you never catch her without her purses and bags. She reported owning 200 types of the same type of...
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...
“Ukraine will not join NATO anytime soon” – Boris Johnson
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is on tour in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arabs Emirates, where he has been meeting the crown prince, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed. In an interview, Boris said there was no prospect of Ukraine joining NATO anytime soon. “I talked to Volodymyr [Zelenskiy] again yesterday. And you know, of course,...
Ugandan billionaire bids to buy Chelsea and change its name to Kongolo FC
Joel Jaffer A’ita, a billionaire from Uganda, has taken over international headlines after submitting an offer to purchase Chelsea F.C of London in the U.K. A’ita is a civil engineer from the Makerere University and owns Aura Hill Sports Club in the Uganda Premier League. He officially submitted his bid to take over the Blues,...
Queen’s first message after she recovered from COVID-19
Her Highness, Queen Elizabeth II, shared her first message after she reportedly recovered from the coronavirus. Buckingham Palace had shared her first message on its official Twitter and Instagram handles on mark St. David’s Day on Tuesday, March 1. The message reads: “Wishing all our followers celebrating in Wales and around the world a happy...