Police in Uganda are investigating circumstances under which a Tanzania truck driver died behind the steering wheel at Bajja Village, Lukaya Town Council along Masaka-Kampala highway.

Lisbon. Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for the coronavirus, the Portuguese FA have announced. 

The Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) presidential candidate, Dr John Magufuli, yesterday reminded voters of the hard times he faced in making decisions during the last five years - and said he had become the Number One enemy of the “imperialists” affected by the government reforms.

Three former Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) officials and one businessman appeared at the Kigoma Resident Magistrates Court to face five counts of corruption and economic sabotage. The three included a former Kigoma Port manager, Mr Morris Mchindiuza, an accountant, Mr Herman Shimbe, and Human Resource officer, Mr Lusubilo Mwakyusa.

For more than two decades, Kenya was under the control of a chosen few from the Rift Valley. Guided by the self-styled ‘professor of politics’, the inner circle of former President Daniel arap Moi gained political and economic power.

Chadema presidential candidate Tundu Lissu yesterday said the government cannot account for the Sh30 billion collected from petty traders from selling them Identification Cards (IDs).

The National Electoral Commission (NEC) yesterday clarified Chadema’s concerns on a company contracted to prepare ballot papers ahead of this year’s General Election, slated for October 28.

Tanzania’s General Election is a fortnight away, Facebook has announced its commitment to protect the integrity of democracy on its platforms during the Tanzanian elections.

It has been close to 30 hours since the wild fires broke on Mount Kilimanjaro, and the hungry flames are still raging even as fire brigade and volunteers give their all to contain the hungry flame which is at some 2700 metres above sea level.

Chadema  presidential candidate Tundu Lissu yesterday said  development projects implemented by the fifth-phase government have neither increased money circulation in the economy nor improved people’s living standards.

Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) presidential candidate John Magufuli is expected to engage voters in the commercial capital for three consecutive days starting today. Dr Magufuli - who is seeking re-election in the polls scheduled for October 28 this year - will hold three rallies in different city locations, also market the party’s ten parliamentary candidates.

The government has extended deadline for submitting applications for registration or license of microfinance service providers to April 30, 2021.

Vodacom Tanzania Plc’s revenue increased by a slight 0.8 percent during the year which ended on March 31, 2020, fuelled primarily by strong growths of M-Pesa and mobile data streams.

 The Pan African Mathematics Olympiads which was supposed to be held in Tunisia has been cancelled.

Turnover at the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE) rose by 1.06 percent last week, courtesy of foreign investors’ strong buying appetite.

US President Donald Trump will give a public speech at the White House Saturday for the first time since testing positive for Covid-19, as he prepares a rapid return to the campaign trail just three weeks before the election.

Several volunteers including residents of the nearby villages have joined firefighters in efforts to extinguish the wild fires that broke out yesterday afternoon on Africa’s highest peak, Kilimanjaro.

Mountain Kilimanjaro which Africa’s highest peak is on fire, the cause of the fire which is believed to be at hundreds of metres above sea level is yet to be established.

Chadema on Saturday demanded answers from the National Electoral Commission (NEC) and the Police regarding seven issues linked to the October 28, General Election.

ACT–Wazalendo’s Zanzibar presidential candidate Seif Sharif Hamad on Saturday expressed his confidence on Chadema’s Union presidential candidate Tundu Lissu.

Shanta gold miner revealed recently it has started construction work together with updated project economics for the Singida Gold Mining Project in central Tanzania

South Sudan’s Council of Ministers has approved a change of currency in an attempt to find hoarded cash it claims is aiding the economic decline.

Freedom of the press has been a contentious issue in recent years, as such, in the run-up to the General Election on October 28, almost all parties have manifested keen interest on press freedom.

According to research, we spend, on average, around three hours a day on social media.

Algeria extended an unbeaten run to 19 matches with a 1-0 victory over Nigeria Friday in an international friendly between two of the top five ranked African countries.

The France embassy in Tanzania  is expected to hold three conferences that will underline the opportunity for Tanzania to scale up agroecology for increased productivity for achieving food sovereignty, security and safety, poverty reduction, and enhancing the green and resilient economy.

Tanzania Tourism Board (TTB) has entered into a partnership with Clouds Media Group and Precision Air to promote domestic tourism.

Chadema said yesterday they were resuming presidential campaigns amid heightened police surveillance on its candidates, cadres, members and supporters.

CCM presidential candidate John Magufuli yesterday made promises to change Dar es Salaam City as he marketed the ruling party’s candidates in the first day of campaigning in the commercial capital. Ranging from transport infrastructure to health and sanitation projects, Dr Magufuli said he would make sure that the city changes by improving the facilities, finishing the ongoing development projects as well as addressing the existing challenges.

Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto was put on the defensive over polarising premature political campaigns and recent utterances against State agencies during a stormy Cabinet meeting on Thursday in which some members dared him to resign.

Mbowe is defending the parliamentary seat he has held for three five-year terms: from 2000-2005; 2010-2015 and 2015-2020. In the October 28 elections this year, Mr Mbowe - who doubles as the national chairman of the biggest opposition party Chadema - faces the same decades-old rivalry from the veteran rul-ing party CCM.

The World Food Programme won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its efforts to combat hunger and improve conditions for peace in conflict areas, the Nobel committee said.

Shaaban Robert. Who in East and Central Africa has never heard of the legendary Swahili writer and thinker?

A compound sentence can mix up the writer and, even more seriously, the reader. Look at this sentence on Page 2 of the tabloid closely associated with this columnist, entitled ‘Kabuga to be tried in Arusha’. Writes the scribbler about Felician Kabuga, the alleged mastermind of the 1984 genocide that left over 800,000 Rwandan citizens dead:

I am delighted to have recently arrived as the United Kingdom’s new High Commissioner to the United Republic of Tanzania. The warm welcome I have experienced has confirmed the well-deserved reputation that Tanzania and its people have for friendliness and hospitality. My family and I are looking forward to becoming part of your community.