Everton have signed defender Ben Godfrey from Norwich on a five-year contract for an initial fee reported to be around £25 million ($32 million) in the first major move of transfer deadline day.

A fall in global oil prices, occasioned by a drop in demand as countries employ lock downs to prevent the spread of coronavirus, could be good news to motorists in non-oil producing countries like Tanzania. However, the corona virus pandemic is forcing energy majors to tighten their belts on exploration, even if finding new deposits remain essential to their existence.

Kilimanjaro is among the regions whose 2020 elections will be more competitive considering its status as one of the opposition strongholds in Tanzania

Champions Liverpool suffered a humiliating 7-2 defeat at Aston Villa and Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho savoured a 6-1 win over his former club Manchester United in one of the most astonishing days in Premier League history.

Chadema and ACT-Wazalendo have pushed back declaration of cooperation plan in order to settle issues related to parliamentary and councillorship positions across the country.

The National Electoral Commission’s (NEC) Ethics Committee yesterday maintained that Chadema’s presidential candidate Tundu Lissu should serve his punishment or face stern measures.

CCM presidential candidate John Magufuli yesterday insisted that the Union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar was very strong defending the two-tier government structure saying this was the best compared to all other forms.

Unless you are in a violent relationship, keeping one’s mouth shut is a good idea. Not even your pastor, your Imam, your mother or any other confidant should be impaled with your relation-ship woes. I will explain. Many people in relationships, especially women will blurt out things that are not for a third party to hear. They will talk about their husbands and boyfriends – sexual prowess or lack of it, money problems and many things that one could easily iron out with their partners.

Uganda Airlines on Friday resumed flights to Tanzania since it grounded its operations in March due to the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic.

The Dar es Salaam Regional Commissioner, Abubakar Kunenge has commended the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), for implementing the directives by President John Magufuli to complete the construction of a road that links Nyerere bridge to Kigamboni, promising to use the bridge as an attraction for foreign and domestic tourists.

Sudan's government and rebel leaders gathered Saturday to drumming, singing and dancing as they prepare to sign a landmark peace deal aimed at ending decades of war in which hundreds of thousands died.

Every October 1 is celebrated as ‘International Day of Older Persons.’ Among the issues of concern for senior citizens in Tanzania has been universal pension. This piece is a contribution to the debate on universal pension.

The humanitarian world has pledged to combat the scourge of sexual abuse within its ranks following shock revelations of alleged exploitation in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The National Electoral Commission (NEC) Ethics Committee has suspended Chadema presidential candidate Tundu Lissu from campaigning for seven days following for allegedly contravening election rules during his campaign rallies.

A resident of Mbezi Luis in Dar es Salaam Region, Dorothy Tesha, harboured hope of owning at least 100 local breed chickens in two years, but she ended up counting losses.

Delays in executing the $30 billion Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project in Lindi is affecting investors’ decision-making processes.

Last week Russian President Vladimir Putin came forward with an ambitious and rather unexpected initiative, proposing the US authorities to resume cooperation in international information security.

The MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) is excited to launch the In Focus Masterclass Series hosted by South Africa-based film and TV veteran Ken Kaplan! The Series comprises of pre-recorded conversations now available on the MTF Portal.

The US embassy in Dar es Salaam has issued a statement saying it does not support any candidate or party in Tanzania’s upcoming elections - but warns of consequences for those found responsible for violence or frustrating the democratic process.

In the football world, there is this popular saying “Ukitia kichwa, natia mguu”, which can loosely be interpreted as man-to-man marking during a highly-contested match.

Opposition ACT-Wazalendo party leader Zitto Kabwe has said the bilateral relations between Tanzania and Mozambique should be improved to boost business and social activities between the two countries that share a common border.

During the 2010 polls, outspoken politician Halima Mdee of the Opposition Chadema quit being a Member of Parliament on Special Seats.

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa wants southern African countries to start holding their elections without international observers.

Jihadists have killed 10 Nigerian soldiers in an ambush near the town of Marte in the Lake Chad region, two security sources said Wednesday.

England international Ross Barkley hopes his move to Aston Villa on a season-long loan from Chelsea will revitalise his chances of making the European championships squad next June.

Azam TV has completed the migration of its video platform from the Eutesat 7B to Eutesat 7C satellite, with a multi-year extension of the existing contract and an incremental capacity commitment.

Mason Mount missed the final spot-kick as Tottenham beat Chelsea 5-4 on penalties to progress to the quarter-finals of the League Cup after a 1-1 draw.

2019 marked a major mobile industry as the number of registered mobile money accounts throughout the world surpassed the one billion mark.

Academics in Africa need to interrogate what value their publications actually contribute to society and focus on the quality of research rather than hyper-prolific scholarship, according to Professor Tade Aina, executive director of the Nairobi-headquartered Partnership for African Social and Governance Research.

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has collected arrears amounting to Sh447 million in two weeks at the Temeke District exhibition dubbed ‘One Stop Jawabu’. NSSF’s Temeke Regional Manager, Rebule Maira said the exhibition has helped the fund to create awareness and bring services closer to the people.

CCM’s presidential candidate John Magufuli on Tuesday asked security organs to quickly conclude investigations and consequently take action over killing of the party’s youth wing leader.

Veteran Tanzanian guitarist Said Mabera is dead.

It was just after midnight in Lagos, on a horse-racing track turned square, when Nigeria's new white and green flag was hoisted officially for the first time, replacing Britain's Union Jack.

The National Electoral Commission (NEC) said today September 29, that Defense and Security personnel in Zanzibar will vote a day earlier on October 27, as election campaigns end are set to end on October 26.

Ethiopian Airlines has lost more than $1 billion in revenue during the corona virus pandemic but has so far managed to avoid seeking a bailout or laying off any full-time employees, CEO Tewolde Gebremariam said in an interview with AFP.