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Tanzania

Kikwete: Africa inherited poor education from colonial masters
Africa
/ 6 May 2017

Kikwete: Africa inherited poor education from colonial masters

Ex-Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete has said improving the education system in Africa will replenish the continent’s skills gap.

By Manuela Kasper Claridge
People living with disabilities forced into marriage and sexual violence
Article
/ 12 October 2016

People living with disabilities forced into marriage and sexual violence

A new report uncovers the sad stories of Tanzanians with albinism and disabilities.

By Adri Kotze
Tanzania pushes for delay to regional EU trade deal amid concerns over their industry
Africa
/ 9 September 2016

Tanzania pushes for delay to regional EU trade deal amid concerns over their industry

‘The trade deal with the EU gives East African Community member states duty- and quota-free access for their goods to the EU’

By Staff Reporter
In Tanzania, a new weapon in the war on rabies: mobile phones
Article
/ 14 April 2016

In Tanzania, a new weapon in the war on rabies: mobile phones

Rabies kills more people in sub-Saharan Africa than anywhere else besides India. But a new rabies monitoring app could change that.

By Katie Hampson
Bees deployed in Tanzania’s skirmish with elephants
Africa
/ 7 January 2016

Bees deployed in Tanzania’s skirmish with elephants

The concept of a bee fence offers a holistic approach to humans living in harmony with elephants in search of food or following migratory routes.

By Oliver Milman
Africa can rise if we cast off our shackles
Article
/ 20 September 2015

Africa can rise if we cast off our shackles

A true rebirth will come about if we go back to the land and find African solutions for our problems.

By Staff Reporter
‘Bad’ children condemned as witches
Africa
/ 10 September 2015

‘Bad’ children condemned as witches

Youngsters in Tanzania who are suffering from epilepsy or who are just ‘naughty’ face exorcisms, beatings and even death.

By Victoria John
Tanzania’s elephants under siege
Africa
/ 4 June 2015

Tanzania’s elephants under siege

Poaching linked to crime syndicates has seen 85 000 tuskers being slaughtered in five years.

By Staff Reporter
Albinos in Tanzania fear death as polls near
Africa
/ 14 May 2015

Albinos in Tanzania fear death as polls near

Thought to bring luck, people with albinism are hunted in Tanzania – often by family members.

By Staff Reporter
Tanzania parliament votes to sack ministers over corruption
Africa
/ 30 November 2014

Tanzania parliament votes to sack ministers over corruption

Two cabinet ministers and several other top officials implicated in multi-million dollar energy sector graft scandal must go, say Tanzanian MPs.

By Sapa Afp
Diplomatic indignation in ivory row
Africa
/ 14 November 2014

Diplomatic indignation in ivory row

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

By Florence Majani
Tanzania: Marriages of convenience
Africa
/ 13 November 2014

Tanzania: Marriages of convenience

Tanzanian women are marrying each other to escape domestic violence.

By Florence Majani
Two more suspected ‘witches’ hacked to death in Tanzania
Africa
/ 17 October 2014

Two more suspected ‘witches’ hacked to death in Tanzania

Two women had their throats slit and were hacked on suspicion of being witches, a week after seven people were burned to death on the same suspicion.

By Staff Reporter
Seven accused of witchcraft burned alive in Tanzania
Africa
/ 10 October 2014

Seven accused of witchcraft burned alive in Tanzania

Police in Tanzania say 23 people were arrested in connection with the crime of seven people, accused of witchcraft, have been burned alive.

By Sapa
Tanzania finance minister dies in SA
Africa
/ 2 January 2014

Tanzania finance minister dies in SA

Tanzania’s Finance Minister William Mgimwa has died in a Pretoria hospital after undergoing treatment for an unnamed illness, says the SA government.

By Sapa Afp
Kikwete says Tanzania won’t pull out of troubled EAC
Article
/ 8 November 2013

Kikwete says Tanzania won’t pull out of troubled EAC

Tanzania’s President Jakaya Kikwete says his country will not pull out of the East African Community despite having issues with the organisation.

By Staff Reporter
Tanzania ponders regional ouster
Africa
/ 7 November 2013

Tanzania ponders regional ouster

The East African Community has been accused of forging trilateral deals that exclude the country.

By Staff Reporter
Media blackout for Tanzania minister, director
Africa
/ 9 October 2013

Media blackout for Tanzania minister, director

Media organisations will not publish anything from Tanzania’s information department in protest of three local newspapers being banned.

By Staff Reporter
Tanzania scraps visas for SA visitors
Africa
/ 8 October 2013

Tanzania scraps visas for SA visitors

South African travellers wishing to visit Tanzania for holiday or business have been exempt from applying for a visa for stays up to 90 days.

By Staff Reporter
China drops anchor in Tanzania
Article
/ 4 October 2013

China drops anchor in Tanzania

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

By Florence Majani
Removal of ‘foreigners’ from Tanzania met with outrage
Africa
/ 27 September 2013

Removal of ‘foreigners’ from Tanzania met with outrage

Tanzania’s repatriation campaign has been criticised because several deportees have spent their entire lives in the East African country.

By Staff Reporter
Tanzania’s opposition leaders reject contentious Bill
Analysis
/ 20 September 2013

Tanzania’s opposition leaders reject contentious Bill

Tanzania’s opposition heads have rejected a Bill, which, according to them, allows the president to appoint 166 of the Constituent Assembly members.

By Staff Reporter
Create drugs, create self-reliance
Article
/ 6 September 2013

Create drugs, create self-reliance

A young pharmacist is driving a project to get Tanzania to make more of its own medicine.

By Mara Kardas-Nelson and Bhekisisa Team
Making hairdo: Paucity and proverbs in Durban
Article
/ 6 September 2013

Making hairdo: Paucity and proverbs in Durban

A story of two beauty salons run by Tanzanian women in Durban unravels a tale of migration, survival and community in a foreign land.

By Staff Reporter
Tanzania’s ‘mules’ ply Jozi streets
Africa
/ 30 August 2013

Tanzania’s ‘mules’ ply Jozi streets

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

By Florence Majani
Tanzania: The ideal destination for drug gangs
Africa
/ 30 August 2013

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.

By Florence Majani
Child gold miners risking their lives in Tanzania – report
Africa
/ 29 August 2013

Child gold miners risking their lives in Tanzania – report

Human Rights Watch has highlighted the plight of thousands of child labourers as young as eight who are mining gold in grim conditions in Tanzania.

By Staff Reporter
Tanzania cracks down on acid sales after tourist assault
Africa
/ 16 August 2013

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.

By Florence Majani
Want revenge? R240 will buy a lightning bolt
Africa
/ 26 July 2013

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.

By Florence Majani
Tanzania: Where ‘something small’ goes far
Africa
/ 12 July 2013

Tanzania: Where ‘something small’ goes far

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

By Florence Majani
Obama, Bush to honour bombing victims in Tanzania
Africa
/ 1 July 2013

Obama, Bush to honour bombing victims in Tanzania

The White House says US President Barack Obama and former President George W Bush will meet while both leaders are in the East African country.

By Julie Pace
More than 30 killed in Dar es Salaam building collapse
Africa
/ 1 April 2013

More than 30 killed in Dar es Salaam building collapse

A Tanzania official says rescuers pulled more bodies from the rubble of a building that collapsed in Dar es Salaam, bringing the death toll to 34.

By Staff Reporter
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