US rapper Kanye West broke down in tears on Sunday at the chaotic launch of his unlikely campaign to oust Donald Trump as president in November elections.

CCM presidential candidate for Zanzibar, Dr Hussein Ali Mwinyi, on Sunday started his tour of Pemba where he is set to be introduced as the ruling party’s Zanzibar top office aspirant.

Dar es Salaam. President John Magufuli on Sunday, July 19, 2020 made a u-turn in the appointment of the new Regional Commissioner (RC) for Njombe.

Mikel Arteta hailed Arsenal's «great chemistry» as the secret to their shock 2-0 win over Manchester City as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang fired his club to a record 21st FA Cup final.

Leading NGOs have written to the National Electoral Commission (NEC) to seek reasons for their disqualification from observing the forthcoming General Election.

At just nine years old, Abigail Chamungwana, better known by her stage name Abby Chams, could already play three musical instruments – the piano, the violin and the guitar, all the while learning to sing from an even younger age – or as Abby puts it, as soon as she could speak. This talent and passion for music is something Abby believes she was born with, and comes from her family’s relationship with music – her late grandfather was a musician and a conductor in an orchestra. She names him as one of her biggest inspirations, and he was her first piano teacher when she turned five years old.

I don’t think in any universe people would mention Nandy and Gigy Money in the same breath. So diverse are their characters that they seem completely cut from different cloths.Are Gigy Money and Nandy the latest Bongo Flava arch-rivals?

Key Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) have been left behind in a list of 96 local institutions approved by the National Electoral Commission (NEC) to oversee the 2020 General Elections.

Television star Charles Bukeko, popularly known as Papa Shirandula dies in Nairobi, family confirms. The comedian, who burst into the public limelight with his popular TV show Papa Shirandula, died at a Nairobi hospital.

John Lewis, the civil rights warrior who died Friday aged 80, excelled at what he liked to call “good trouble” -- standing up against racial injustice to forge a better United States.

Tanzania’s main opposition party, Chadema on Thursday called upon the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Simon Sirro to take action against the District Police heads for allegedly writing to the party demanding the names of its parliamentary aspirants.

 Sections of the public on Friday, July 17 reacted against Registrar of Political Parties (RPP’s) intention to take stern measures against opposition political party ACT-Wazalendo.

Over one million individuals in Tanzania have accessed HIV testing services as part of a Sh83billion ($36million) project carried out for six years in 106 councils across the country. 

Manchester United beat Crystal Palace 2-0 to keep the pressure on Leicester after their top-four rivals defeated Sheffield United as the battle for Champions League qualification heated up on Thursday.

Real Madrid were crowned La Liga champions for the 34th time on Thursday after Karim Benzema scored twice in a 2-1 victory over Villarreal which clinched the title with one game to spare.

Zindzi Mandela, youngest daughter of former South African President Nelson Mandela and anti-apartheid activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, tested positive for Covid-19 the day she died.

Uganda on Thursday began the mass testing of its 426 legislators and their staff for the new coronavirus, a parliamentary spokeswoman said.

The National Identification Authority (NIDA) will with effect from July start charging all public and private entities that use the authority’s information to serve the public.

Tight security, arrests and confiscation of firearms has managed to eliminated organized criminal poaching in the Ruaha National Park.

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has called for the crafting of a joint European Union and Africa Covid-19 response strategy.

A forum held in Dar es Salaam recently on Tanzania’s social entrepreneurship – and themed Social Entrepreneurship: Doing Business in Tough Times – identified obstacles and other challenges that bedevil business startups in Tanzania.

Last week, the more radically-spirited Kenyans marked Saba Saba day, commemorating the moment 30 years ago, on July 7, 1990, when the Saba Saba movement was formed. Protests, riot police baton, teargas, and arrests were served.

Type the phrase ‘How Reliance Jio_’ into Google and you will be presented with suggestions such as ‘How Reliance Jio is monopolising the telecom sector’, ‘How Reliance Jio changed the Telecom landscape’, and ‘How Reliance Jio is revolutionising the Telecom sector’. If you wonder what Reliance Jio is, and why is it being described by such illustrious terms, then, unless you are from India, you are not alone.

A bronze bust in a Cape Town park honouring 19th-century British imperialist Cecil Rhodes has been decapitated, the South African government said Wednesday.

Ethiopia on Wednesday acknowledged that water levels behind its mega-dam on the Blue Nile River were increasing, though officials said this was a natural part of the construction process.

Arsenal ended Liverpool's bid to set a new Premier League points record with a 2-1 win over the champions, while Manchester City pushed Bournemouth closer to relegation on Wednesday.

Dar es Salaam. President John Magufuli on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, appointed Mr Aboubakar Kunenge the new Dar es Salaam Regional Commissioner, replacing Paul Makonda who is seeking an elective post.

Dar es Salaam. The Human Development Innovation Fund (HDIF) has awarded Sh100 million to five innovators to scale their solutions that address the effects of Covid-19 in the provision of health, education, wash or early childhood development (ECD) services in Tanzania.

Airtel Tanzania the Smartphone Network has today July 15, yet proved its innovation and uniqueness in the market by launching an Airtel Money customer drive campaign where Airtel customers will get Free minutes with every transaction they make on Airtel Money.

Dar es Salaam. Dar es Salaam Water and Sewage Authority (Dawasa) has been handed over two decentralised faecal sludge treatment plants (FSTPs) constructed at Mburahati-Ubungo and Miburani-Temeke. Further, a team of professional service providers has been established to empty and transport the contents of pit-latrines and septic tanks to nearby treatment facility.

Nicosia. Oil-rich Libya has been torn by violence since the 2011 toppling and killing of longtime dictator Moamer Khadafi in an uprising backed by a NATO bombing campaign.

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was ending preferential trade treatment for Hong Kong and had signed into law an act that authorises sanctions on banks over China's clampdown in the international finance hub

Zambia's government on Tuesday rejected claims President Edgar Lungu had bankrolled a Rwandan rebel leader accused of orchestrating deadly attacks in his country's border regions

Didier Drogba's bid for the presidency of the Ivorian Football Association (FIF) received a further set back on Tuesday when the nation's player association (AFI) announced it was backing a rival.

Mabior Garang de Mabior, the eldest son of South Sudan’s founding father, the late Dr John Garang de Mabior, has refuted media reports claiming that he has quit SPLM-IO.