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Burundians’ hopes live – and die – on the MV Liemba

Scores of Burundian refugees, many of them ill or at death’s door, are travelling by ship to Nyarugusu camp in Tanzania in search of a better life.

Spoils: Almost four tonnes of elephant tusks were found

Diplomatic indignation in ivory row

Tanzania claims the report about Chinese diplomats smuggling ivory was ‘cooked up’.

Madonsela cast her vote at the Lynnwood Ridge Laerskool in Pretoria and urged South Africans to use their vote to promote our democracy.

Tanzania: Marriages of convenience

Tanzanian women are marrying each other to escape domestic violence.

Firm grip: Presidents Xi Jinping and Jakaya Kikwete have signed deals worth $6-billion. (Khalfan Said/AP)

China drops anchor in Tanzania

The clandestine nature of many colossal and high-level deals is alarming many in the country.

China drops anchor in Tanzania

The clandestine nature of many colossal and high-level deals is alarming many in the country.

Tanzania’s ‘mules’ ply Jozi streets

Tanzania is a transit point for drugs, the United Nations says, and South Africa is a prominent destination.

Tanzania: The ideal destination for drug gangs

Tanzanian authorities battle to curb rise in drug smuggling into and out of the country.

Tanzania: The ideal destination for drug gangs

Tanzanian authorities battle to curb rise in drug smuggling into and out of the country, Florence Majani reports.

Tanzanians say many of the jobless survive by smuggling. (Katrina Manson, Reuters)

Tanzania’s ‘mules’ ply Jozi streets

Tanzania is a transit point for drugs, the United Nations says, and South Africa is a prominent destination.

Tourists walk in Stone Town past the spot where two young British women suffered an acid attack on the Indian Ocean island of Zanzibar.

Tanzania cracks down on acid sales after tourist assault

The Tanzanian government has launched a task force to track down those responsible for throwing ­sulphuric acid in the faces of two British women.

Tanzania’s elephant killing fields

Government research shows that 30 elephants are slaughtered a day by poachers in the country.

Corrupt officials ensure the battle against poaching remains futile

What evidence there is supports claims that some of those involved in Tanzania’s elephant massacre are prominent citizens.

Africa’s ecosystems now run on less than two-thirds of their historical energy, with the decline of elephants, lions, and rhinos reshaping landscapes and livelihoods

Corrupt officials ensure the battle against poaching remains futile

What evidence there is supports claims that some of those involved in Tanzania’s elephant massacre are prominent citizens.

President Zuma’s eldest son Edward at his wedding on October

Tanzania’s elephant killing fields

Government research shows that 30 elephants are slaughtered a day by poachers in the country.

Albino children

Want revenge? R240 will buy a lightning bolt

The increase in number of traditional healer advertisements in every corner of Dar es Salaam indicates the reliance Tanzanians feel towards them.

Worst offenders: Tanzanias cops [Photo: Marco Longari]

Tanzania: Where ‘something small’ goes far

Bribery is rife in Tanzania, but there appears to be little political will to end the widespread practice.

Tanzania’s police force.

Tanzania: Where ‘something small’ goes far

Bribery is rife in Tanzania, but there appears to be little political will to end the widespread practice.