Humanitarian Crisis Looming As Burundians Refugees Stream into Tanzania
A serious humanitarian crisis is looming as thousands of Burundi refugees stream into Tanzania and neighbouring countries to escape rising political tensions and violence at home, Tanzanian and international officials said on Wednesday. Tanzania’s home affairs ministry spokesman Isaac Nantanga said more than 4,000 Burundi nationals have crossed the border into Tanzania through various entry […]
41 People killed in Tanzania as two lorries and a bus collided
Two lorries and a bus have collided in Tanzania’s highland region of Iringa, killing 41 people, police say.The accident happened after a lorry driver swerved to avoid a pothole, the regional commander confirmed. One of the lorries’ containers fell on to the bus that had been heading to Dar es Salaam, crushing many passengers to […]
Tanzanian police arrests 32 witchdoctors to halt the killings of albinos
Tanzanian police have arrested 32 witchdoctors in the north-western Geita region as part of efforts to halt the killings of albinos.On Thursday, four people were sentenced to death for the 2008 murder of an albino woman in the same area.The government outlawed witchdoctors in January as part of a campaign to halt the killings.Witchdoctors believe […]
Mother of albino baby Recovering from injuries sustaining while trying to protect her child
The mother of a kidnapped child with albinism, Ms Esther Thomas, has confirmed that her condition is getting better at the Bugando Medical Centre (BMC) where she is admitted after sustaining severe injuries, while protecting her child from the abductors.Ms Thomas, (30) mother of a one-year baby with albinism Yohana Bahati who was abducted and […]
Albinos being abducted and killed in Tanzania for black magic
The abduction of an albino child in Tanzania sparked calls on Tuesday for greater action to enforce a newly-imposed ban on witch doctors to stop the killing of albinos whose body parts are prized in black markets.The one-year-old boy was grabbed from his mother in his home in the Geita region of northwestern Tanzania on […]
Tanzanian government to curb dishonest traders who smuggle sugar
Days are numbered for dishonest traders who smuggle and dump sugar that is meant for transit in the local market as well as diverting subsidised sweetener imported for industrial for human consumption, as the government is working on measures to curb the practice. The move is part of efforts to check against losses of taxes […]
Poaching leads to a massive increase in tuskless elephants in Tanzanian
The Ministry of Tourism and Natural Resources will in 2015/2016 fiscal year allocate funds for research aimed at finding the reasons leading to the increase of tuskless elephants in Tanzanian national parks.The Ministry’s Deputy Minister, Mr Mahmoud Mgimwa, said that a number of elephants without tusks is emerging at alarming rate thus such research was […]
Africa’s most amazing places to visit
With its expansive landscapes and formidable animal life, the world’s second-biggest continent is arguably the best for photographers. Throw in that sense of being in a place that hasn’t changed for centuries and sometimes millennia, and you get some of the most inspiring, and inspired, spots on the planet. The great migration, TanzaniaA photo won’t […]
More than 1,500 Tanzanian workers strike,paralysing the Tanzania-Zambia train route
Train services between Tanzania and Zambia have been paralysed by a strike by more than 1,500 Tanzanian workers.A union official said workers had not been paid for five months by Tanzania’s government because of a financial crisis at the railway authority.The government has not yet commented on the strike. China funded the building of the […]
