Raila promises to make things tough for Uhuru

- The National Resistance Movement wing in the National Super Alliance has promised to pile pressure on the Jubilee government to step aside - NASA leader Raila Odinga said the opposition has several legal means to ensure President Uhuru will not have it easy to rule Kenya following the October 26 poll - Raila clarified that he will lead a peaceful and not armed resistance...

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How betting drives Tanzanians

Betting in Tanzania is a practice that existed since even before the establishment of formal betting stations. Fans usually placed informal bets whenever the fierce rivals, Yanga and Simba, played. After the establishment of the formal betting stations especially in Dar es Salaam, as unbelievable as it may sound too many, sports betting became and still is a source of income...

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Why America Must Find a Diplomatic Solution to the North Korea Crisis

It should be painfully evident by now that the strategy the United States has pursued toward North Korea since the early 1990s regarding that country’s nuclear ambitionshas not worked, is not working, and is unlikely ever to work. Trying to isolate and punish the so-called Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has been futile and counterproductive. Despite rounds of...

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Lissugate: Why we must call in foreign investigators

There are still cries for justice against the culprits in Tundu Lissu’s assassination attempt. Mr Lissu is suffering from the pains inflicted on him by these criminals, who may have been hired to finish him. Since this sacrilegious act was committed over a month ago, he has been bedridden in Kenya. As a result, his constituency doesn’t have a representative in Parliament....

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Doctors in Tanzania call for centralisation of national health

Dar es Salaam. The Medical Association of Tanzania (MAT) has asked the government to put in place a central coordination system that would harmonise provision of healthcare services in the country. MAT President, Dr Obadia Nyongole, said this on Wednesday October 25 during the 49th National Health Conference held in Dar es Salaam. Dr Nyongole said the lack of a central...

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Why JPM picked non economist to head BoT

PRESIDENT John Magufuli yesterday appointed a new Central Bank governor in style, breaking a norm of choosing an economist; instead, he has opted for taxation law Professor Florens Luoga. His appointment to replace Prof Benno Ndulu was a surprise -- emerging in the course of another event to reward the members of the three committees he formed to investigate the mining...

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Barrick in $11m loss after securing money for Tanzania

Dar es Salaam. Barrick Gold Corporation has reported a net loss of $11 million in the third quarter after increasing a tax provision related to the “good will” payoff of $300 million agreed with Tanzania. The mining giant made a net income of $175 million over the same period last year. Barrick produced 1.243 million ounces of gold in the third quarter, at a cost of sales of $820 per ounce compared to 1.381 million ounces, at a cost of sales of...

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Two police officers held over assaults on civilians in Dar’s Ukonga-Mazizini

Ilala Regional Police Commander Salum Hamduni  In Summary The officers were arrested following a directive by Ilala District Commissioner Sofia Mjema, who went to the scene to calm residents, who were protesting against police assaults. Dar es Salaam. Two police officers from the Field Force Unit have been arrested for allegedly assaulting civilians in Ukonga-Mazizini,...

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No plan to sell Nakumatt TZ operations to Manji: official

The Nakumatt Tanzania saga took a new twist yesterday as the company’s management distanced itself from reported negotiations with tycoon, Yusuf Manji. On Tuesday, the chairman of hundreds of suppliers, who are owed billions of shillings in arrears by Nakumatt, Mr Joseph Mlay, revealed that Mr Manji was in talks with the giant retailer to take over the business in the country. A...

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Tanzania’s new governor says appointment took him by surprise

Newly appointed Bank of Tanzania (BoT) governor Florens Luoga  Dar es Salaam. Newly appointed Bank of Tanzania (BoT) governor Florens Luoga has said he was taken by surprise over President John Magufuli’s announcement allocating him the post. Prof Luoga made this revelation when briefing journalists shortly after the announcement at a State House function Monday, October...

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Russia test-launches 4 ballistic missiles from submarines and space centre

Russia launched four ballistic missiles on Thursday (26 October) as part of large-scale war games involving the country's strategic forces, the country's defence ministry said in a statement. Three of the projectiles were fired from submarines and the fourth from the Plesetsk Space Center, located 800km north of Moscow. In addition to firing missiles, the military exercise...

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