News

Kwimba opens Tanzania’s largest neonatal unit, set to save 1,300 premature babies annually

Tanzania’s largest neonatal care facility has opened in Kwimba District of Mwanza region, with capacity to save an estimated 1,300 prematurely born babies each year.

  1. Dream job turns nightmare as Tanzanian worker pleads for rescue from UAE

  2. Airlines suspend Middle East flights after US, Israel strikes on Iran

  3. Iran retaliates after Israel, US launch attacks

  1. Mass graves discovered in eastern Congo after rebel withdrawal

  2. Netflix withdraws as Paramount Skydance leads $111 billion Warner Bros. Discovery bid

  3. Government unveils plan to end Dar es Salaam’s transport woes

  4. Hundreds attend funeral of departed Cardinal Polycarp Pengo in Dar es Salaam

  5. Former US president Bill Clinton tells Congress he knew nothing about Jeffrey Epstein crimes

  6. Israel launches pre-emptive strike on Iran as US joins military action

Africa

Mass graves discovered in eastern Congo after rebel withdrawal

Two mass graves containing at least 172 bodies have been discovered in the eastern city of Uvira following the withdrawal of the AFC/M23 rebel group, according to provincial authorities.

  1. Malian Justice Sacko steps down from African Court presidency ahead of time

  2. South Africa says most of a group of 17 men lured into fighting for Russia set to return home

  3. M23 rebel spokesperson killed in Congo army drone strike

  1. Over 1,000 Kenyans recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine, report says

  2. AngloGold earnings surge on record prices, reports 5 million ounce US gold reserves

  3. Tunisia jails lawmaker for eight months for mocking president

  4. Five miners presumed dead after mudslide in South African diamond mine

  5. 5 bodies of migrants washed ashore in east of Libya's capital Tripoli, police officer says

  6. Zambia Vice President Nalumango hosts Africa’s richest Indian Prateek Suri in prestigious courtesy meeting

World

Airlines suspend Middle East flights after US, Israel strikes on Iran

Global airlines suspended flights across the Middle East on Saturday after the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran, plunging the region into a renewed military confrontation.

  1. Iran retaliates after Israel, US launch attacks

  2. Former US president Bill Clinton tells Congress he knew nothing about Jeffrey Epstein crimes

  3. Israel launches pre-emptive strike on Iran as US joins military action

  4. US aims to bring in 4,500 white South Africans per month as refugees, document says

Business

US investors show renewed interest as Tanzania’s reforms gather pace

Numerous reforms have already been implemented, making Tanzania increasingly attractive to foreign investors

  1. Zanzibar to tighten customs tax oversight

  2. Kariakoo streets decongested as traders begin relocation

  3. Tanzania farmers earn Sh2.4 trillion as warehouse receipt system expands nationwide

  4. Ndejembi to Pura: Prepare locals to reap LNG project benefits

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