The Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (Tanesco) has announced postponement of the maintenance exercise of their database communicated earlier today, August 17. “We will let you know when we will be ready to carry out the exercise. We apologize for any disturbance caused,” Tanesco said in their statement from the…
Dar es Salaam. As Tanzania celebrates 30 years of political plurality, there are several key tenets of democracy that it can learn from Kenya’s just concluded elections. And as the country tries to draw lessons from Kenya’s electoral democracy it would be wise to understand that Kenya, for its part,…
Passengers requesting for transport services with Bolt car operators in Tanzania may this week find it hard to get the service as the cars will only be available to corporate passengers. This means that all retail cash travellers will be barred from the service, as part of the ride-hailing firm’s…
Virgil van Dijk said new Liverpool forward Darwin Nunez must learn to "control himself" after being sent off for a reckless headbutt during Monday's 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace. The 23-year-old Uruguayan, who signed from Benfica in June, was shown a straight red card in the 57th minute at Anfield…
Viewed from afar, the extent of Ukrainian corruption appears to go far deeper than the recent shift in the narrative might suggest, and it might come back to bite the West as weapons sent to Kiev's forces are disappearing with no account of their whereabouts. Just as it was with…
The Taliban marked the first anniversary of their return to power in Afghanistan with a national holiday Monday, following a turbulent year that saw women's rights crushed and a humanitarian crisis worsen. Exactly a year ago, the hardline Islamists captured Kabul after their nationwide lightning offensive against government forces ended…
We recently read of 22-year-old, Lightness Shirima and the ordeal she endured at the hands of the Muhimbili Mloganzila Hospital when they declined to return her national identification card after she explained that she was unable to settle her late father’s hospital bill which stood at a whooping Sh9 million.…
Coffee, which used to be black gold in Tanzania, is on rebound, due to rising demand globally. According to global agricultural polls, there will be shortage of over 80,000 tonnes of coffee beans worldwide in the fiscal year 2022/2023. Senior Product Researcher from the Tanzania Coffee Research Institute (Tacri) Amani…
The 2022 CRDB Marathon held in Dar es Salaam yesterday raised Sh470 million that will support children suffering from heart diseases and women with risky pregnancies at the Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation in Tanzania (CCBRT) Hospital and Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute (JKCI). The guest of honour at the marathon which…
When Enteshi John (not her real name) was 13 years old, her father was hellbent on trying to marry her off for a second time. He had tried once before, in 2018, when Enteshi was 11 years old, but the little girl escaped under cover of night, hiding in bushes…