African 2018 World Cup qualifiers announced
The top 20 ranked African national football teams will avoid each other in the first and second qualifying rounds for the 2018 World Cup, FIFA confirmed Thursday. A spokesman in Zurich for the world football governing body said the draws would be made on July 25 in Russian city Saint Petersburg, subject to approval at […]
Serengeti Named Best Safari Park in Africa
Tanzania’s second largest National Park, the Serengeti has scored highest in the latest grading of Africa’s best Safari destination beating 140 other entries, according to an in-depth study of over 3,000 reviews by global tourists, safari companies and industry experts. An online marketplace for African travel industry the ‘SafariBookings.com’ launched a mission to determine which […]
Tanzania Bank M Plans to Raise 30bn/ – On Right Issue
Bank M is planning to raise 30bn/- through right issue and senior note in this second half, in a bid to boost its core capital to drive expansion. The right issue expected to raise 20bn/- while senior debt or senior note — a bond 10bn/- which will see the core capital and total capital increased […]
Sir Richard Branson Meets African Billionaires In Kenya
Kenya is a model investment destination in Africa, founder and CEO of the Virgin Group Sir Richard Branson said Saturday. Sir Branson made the remark when he led a group of investors in talks with President Uhuru Kenyatta at his Harambee House office. The meeting explored how to make the most of Kenya’s abundant potential […]
ISIS linked Boko Haram shows the beheading of Nigerian troops
Boko Haram has set a terrifying new precedent by releasing its first gruesome video of a beheading since it pledged allegiance to ISIS. The video adopts many of the same style-points as the hundreds of barbaric videos released by ISIS over the last year. The ‘west Africa’ insignia in the top-left corner suggests the terror […]
Tanzania Lines Up $U.S.100 Million for Southern Circuit Tourism
THE government expects to secure a 100 million US dollar loan to be invested in a special campaign for the promotion and development of conservation and tourism activities in the Southern Circuit. Deputy Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Mr Mahmoud Mgimwa, said here that the government, in collaboration with the World Bank, had launched […]
Tanzania’s Law, System Changes to ‘Promote Vibrant Cooperatives
CHANGES in law and system of regulating cooperatives sector will lead to formation of cooperative desk in each ministry to replace the current system, where cooperative issues are being solely handled by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives. Deputy Registrar of Cooperatives, Peter Kasuga said here over the weekend that formation of Tanzania […]
Jonas Mkude Awaits SA Trial Results
SIMBA midfielder Jonas Mkude is waiting to learn his fate after completing his trials with South African side, Bidvest Wits. The robust midfielder has returned to the country from the rainbow nation following a two-week stint at the Braamfontein based club and is set to link up with his club. “I returned yesterday and the […]
Ray C Receives 500 Proposals After Appealing for Husband On Instagram
Tanzanian musician Ray C said on Monday that she had received over 500 marriage proposals since making a public appeal for a husband. Ray C appealed for a husband, whom she plans to share a single phone and number with, through her Instagram account last week. The singer, whose name is Rehema Chalamila, said she […]
WWI Claimed More Than One Million African Soldiers
More than one million people died in East Africa during World War One. Some soldiers were forced to fight members of their own families on the battlefield because of the way borders were drawn up by European colonial powers, writes Oswald Masebo. I was born and raised in a simple home in the rural district […]
