In an Extraordinary Meeting held yesterday, Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) resolved to endorse President Samia Suluhu Hassan and Dr Hussein Mwinyi as the party’s presidential candidates for the Union Government and Zanzibar, respectively, for the 2025 General Election. The resolution that was passed unanimously by over 1,900 members present was read by Ng’wasi Kamani, member […]
The old saying of history repeating itself came true when this year, Kabale University School of Medicine for the second year running emerged winner of the African inter-medical school quiz competition, bringing 39 other participating universities to their knees. Last year, Kabale beat 53 competing universities in the prestigious quiz organized by the Federation of […]
The Director of a Mukono primary school initially started to provide education and humanitarian care services to disabled children is stranded with four disabled children who were brought into the country by Tanzanian nationals to use them for collecting alms on streets. Good Samaritan Inclusive Primary School, located at Nassuuti in Mukono Central Division, was […]
Ugandans living in Tanzania have held a two-category marathon run as a gesture of joining fellow Ugandans in celebrating the 62nd independence anniversary which will be celebrated in Uganda on Wednesday, October 9th. The marathon held in Dar res Salaam in Tanzania on Saturday had two categories of 2.5 and 5 kilometers. Among the runners, […]
Former Presidents, Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria and Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania have been acknowledged as icons of peace in Africa. This was during the 20 years’ celebrations of the African Union Peace and Security Committee. The colorful function was held in Dar es Salaam Tanzania and presided over by the host President, H.E Samia Suluhu […]
Uganda’s Football fraternity is grieving after the loss of one of its towering figures, Fred Kajoba, a former goalkeeping coach who passed away on a Monday evening. Kajoba’s sudden demise occurred in Tanzania, where he served as the goalkeeping coach for the Tanzanian Premier League team, Ihefu SC. He joined the club last October, working […]
Tanzania’s former President Ali Hassan Mwinyi passed away on Thursday at the age of 98, the country’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan said. Mwinyi served as the second president of Tanzania from 1985 to 1995, succeeding the country’s founding president, Julius Nyerere. Hassan announced Mwinyi’s death on state-owned Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation, revealing that he passed away […]
President Yoweri Museveni has arrived in Zanzibar at the invitation of Her Excellency Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, the Tanzanian President, to attend the 60th Anniversary Celebrations of the Zanzibar Revolution. The President was received at Abeid Amani Karume International Airport in Zanzibar by Dr. Khalid Salum Mohammed, the Tanzanian Minister of Construction and Communications. Also […]
Severe flooding and landslides have killed at least 47 people, leaving over 80 wounded in northern Tanzania, local officials say. It happened near the slopes of Mount Hanang, where President Samia Hassan has now deployed national security forces to help rescue efforts. Homes and infrastructure were also damaged by the adverse weather. Flooding is said […]
Somalia Joins the East African Community The East African Community (EAC) Summit of Heads of State has formally admitted the Federal Republic of Somalia as its 8th Member. Somalia joins Kenya, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania in the bloc. “The Somali people are honoured to be part […]