Prosecutors yesterday objected a bid by people who stood surety for former Singida East legislator Tundu Lissu to withdraw from the bond, saying they should continue obeying court orders.

Frank Lampard admitted Chelsea are struggling with nerves as they chase a place in the Champions League next season after Olivier Giroud scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over already relegated Norwich at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday.

The private sector has identified hurdles it experiences when participating in the implementation of Tanzania’s Second 10-year Agricultural Sector Development Programme (ASDP II).

Britain on Tuesday bowed to US pressure and approved the phased removal of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei from its 5G network despite warnings of retaliation from Beijing.

A former white supremacist convicted of murdering a family of three in 1996 was put to death by lethal injection on Tuesday in the first federal execution in the United States in 17 years, the Justice Department said.

Tanzania’s high reliance on wheat imports may have serious implications on the country’s food security in case of sharp price increase.

The Southern African Development Community (Sadc) warned that the challenges of money laundering and financing of terrorism among member states would scare aware investors, if not addressed apace.

Tanzania, Legal and Human Rights Centre Executive director Anna Henga has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the African Council of Non- Governmental Organisations (African NGO Council) which is based in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

The Supreme Court of the United States on Tuesday cleared the path for the first federal executions in 17 years, overturning an earlier order by a lower court to delay them.

Tanzania’s current account deficit is forecast to weaken further this year following Covid-19, which has ravaged economies across the world.

The name ‘Shamim Khan’ is probably new to many readers of my column. But to those of us who have known her for quite some time, Ms Khan is a distinguished Tanzanian who is the leader of the Muslim Women Association of Bakwata, and chair of the women’s league of the Inter-Faith Association.

The younger brother of Tottenham defender Serge Aurier was killed in a shooting in Toulouse on Monday, with the Premier League team confirming earlier French media reports on the incident.

Russia said Monday that Turkey's decision to turn the iconic Hagia Sophia in Istanbul into a mosque was the country's own business.

Former secular musician Cecilia Wairimu alias Amani together with her Nigerian husband Chinasa Udeala have welcomed their first child.

The TCCIA President further cited that the manual system also forced the local business community to incur extra costs in doing business attributed to manual processing of export documents in terms of administrative bureaucracies and transportation costs.

The government has outlined interventions intended to increase cashew nuts production as statistics indicate falling yields in the last five years.

President John Magufuli yesterday appointed a new head of the Tanzania Investment Centre (TIC) which is responsible for coordinating, promoting and facilitating investments in the country. This comes amid reports of some government officials leaving their posts to contest for political positions in the looming elections.

Zindzi Mandela, South Africa’s former ambassador to Denmark and daughter of Nelson Mandela has died aged 59.

Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina on Sunday said two lawmakers -- one member of the senate and one deputy -- had died after becoming infected with coronavirus.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday announced a fresh ban on the sale of alcohol and introduced a dusk-to dawn (9pm-4am) to curb the surge of coronavirus cases.

Traditional arch-rivals, Young Africans (Yanga) and Simba Sports Club, clash today in the semifinal match of the Azam Federation Cup at the National Stadium.

CCM plans to undertake several economic development endeavours during the next five years in efforts to create up to eight jobs if it wins the presidency in October elections.

While some East African countries are still under Covid-19 lockdown, a large number of Dar es Salaam residents flocked to the Saba Saba grounds, during the 44th Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair, the pandemic threat notwithstanding.

Diamond Platnumz was even spotted at some point dancing during AliKiba’s performance of hit single Dodo whose video features his former flame Hamisa Mobeto

Moshi. A Brazilian, Joao Candido De Oliveira, 62, will spend 30 years in jail in Tanzania after the High Court in Moshi, Kilimanjaro Region found him guilty of possessing illicit drugs.

Nairobi. Kenya on Wednesday launched talks to seal a free trade agreement with the United States which it hopes will transform its economy despite criticism that it would undermine regional integration.

The government said yesterday that it is finalizing a Covid-19 certification plan for international travellers requiring them to prove that they are coronavirus-free.

Across the world, the digital landscape is developing at a significant pace, driven in part by people’s use of mobile data and mobile phones.

Tanzania Labour Party (TLP) national chairman Augustine Mrema excited delegates to the CCM National Congress on Saturday July 11 over his party's recent resolution to endorse the ruling party's candidate in this year's Presidential Election.

Minister for State in the President’s Office - Regional Administration and Local Government, Mr Selemani Jafo on Thursday July 9, removed the Tanzania Rural and Urban Roads Agency (Tarura) manager in Arusha, Podia Mwankenja for failing to mobilize Citizens to witness the opening of the newly constructed road.

The ruling CCM National Executive Committe (Nec) on Friday, July 10 lifted the suspension that the party had imposed on former secretary general Abdulrahman Kinana for an alleged misconduct.  

One of the striking economic distortions in the Tanzanian economy created by the principal law relating to income tax, the Income Tax Act 2004, is that Tanzanian domestic firms and multinational companies often prefer debt financing over equity financing when constructing their capital structure for investments.

Issuance of loans to the private sector reached its 12-month slowest pace in May this year as Tanzanian banks faced low demand for credit following the outbreak of Covid-19 which severely hit some sectors of the economy.

Barcelona and Bayern Munich will meet in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League should both sides make it through, Friday's draw for the final eight confirmed.

Video may have killed the radio star, but on the reaction to the first ever digital Paris fashion week, the queens of the catwalk can breathe easy.