Dar es Salaam. The Kisutu Resident Magistrate’s Court has freed six workers of Sinota Shipping Company, who were facing three counts including that of being allegedly found with a peacock bird species. The acquitted accused persons were Chinese nationals, namely, Jin Erhao, 35, who engages in logistics issues; Chengfa Yang,…
Dar es Salaam. Four days after Emilly Mutaboyerwa and her two daughters - Daniela Mutaboyerwa, 15, and Damita Mutaboyerwa, 13 were buried- police in Dar es Salaam say they are holding her ‘boyfriend’. The man (name withheld) who was among the last people who visited the deceased becomes the second…
Zambia's Kenneth Kaunda - who died Thursday - was one of a generation of African leaders who led struggles to break free from the continent's European colonisers. Here are profiles of him and his 10 most prominent peers. Zambia: Kenneth Kaunda Dubbed the "African Gandhi" for his non-violent independence-oriented activism,…
Moshi Mayor, His Lordship Juma Raibu has denied allegations of claims that he collaborated with troubled former Hai District Commissioner Lengai Ole Sabaya in some of the offences that are being investigated by anti-graft body PCCB. PCCB says among the allegations is one that was made by a prominent businessman…
The government is set to strengthen Tanzania’s performance on the digital front by investing more in scaling up the digital economy and providing a conducive environment to enable e-commerce businesses to thrive. This digital focus has prompted the government to come up with the national digital economy blueprint that is…
The National Council of NGOs (NaCoNGO) will begin holding its long overdue elections on June 21. This follows the release yesterday of the election schedule by the ten-member transitional National Election Committee appointed by the government recently. The electoral process will kick off on June 21 when aspirants will start…
Shortly after their release from remand prison, Muslim clerics recounted the ordeal that they had gone through during the past eight years - but thanked President Samia Suluhu Hassan for their release. Two top leaders of the civil society group known as the Association for Islamic Mobilization and Propagation, (commonly…
Zambia's founding father Kenneth Kaunda has died at the age 97 three days after being admitted to Maina Soko Medical Centre, a military hospital in the capital, Lusaka. Born in 1924, Kaunda or KK led Zambia for 27 years, taking the helm after the country gained independence from Britain in…
Businessman James Rugemalira will have to spend more time in remand prison after prosecution on Thursday June 17 claimed investigation into economic sabotage case number 27/2017, has not been completed. Rugemalira who is also is the Director of VIP Engineering and Marketing Company and former IPTL lawyer Joseph Makandege face…
The government has officially applied for a $571 million (about Sh1.3 trillion) loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to help in tackling economic challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic. Finance Minister Mwigulu Nchemba confirmed to The Citizen yesterday that the application had been lodged, promising to issue a detailed account…