News

Are fans now easing their boycott of local music?

Several high-profile artistes, including Diamond Platnumz, reportedly lost followers as boycott calls gained momentum online

  1. Govt averts Sh400m loss after impounding contraband cooking oil

  2. What US travel curbs mean as Tanzania seeks solution

  3. How UDSM Kagera Campus is reshaping investment decisions

  1. Spokespersons urged to focus on institutions, not individuals

  2. Artistes shouldn’t be punished for political gigs, says PM Nchemba

  3. The Weeknd secures landmark $1 billion catalogue financing deal, retains ownership

  4. South Africa arrests Kenyans working on US refugee applications

  5. Parents hospitalised in shock after two children die in Kilimanjaro house fire

  6. Gender-based violence against men on the rise in Iringa

Africa

South Africa arrests Kenyans working on US refugee applications

South Africa on Wednesday said its authorities had arrested and would deport seven Kenyan nationals illegally working on processing refugee applications for the U.S. government.

  1. M23 says it will withdraw from seized Congo town after US request

  2. M23 says hundreds of Burundi soldiers captured in latest Congo offensive

  3. Oil tensions rise as Dangote targets Nigerian regulator over fuel imports

  1. US ends temporary legal status for Ethiopians

  2. Food rations to Sudan to be reduced due to funding shortages, WFP says

  3. IMF reaches staff level agreement on Ethiopia's fourth review, unlocks $261 million

  4. Uganda to receive up to $1.7 billion of US funding under Trump health plan

  5. Congo rebels enter strategic town as peace deal crumbles

  6. 200,000 flee new advance of Rwanda-backed rebels in Congo despite Trump peace deal

World

Ex-Harvard morgue boss gets eight years for selling body parts

From 2018 to 2020, he transported stolen body parts—including brains and faces—from the Harvard morgue to his home in for resale.

  1. Trump orders 'blockade' of sanctioned oil tankers leaving, entering Venezuela

  2. Pakistan's military chief Asim Munir in spotlight over Trump's Gaza plan

  3. Bondi gunmen were inspired by Islamic State

  4. Trump sues the BBC for defamation over editing speech

Business

Rollout of universal health insurance on the horizon

Specifically tailored for Tanzanians, the packages align coverage with disease burden and income levels, and are now in the final stage of preparation

  1. West Africa pushes for cheaper flights as bloc cuts fees and taxes

  2. Tanzania’s Amsons Group to set up $250 million clinker plant in Kenya

  3. Asahi Group to acquire Diageo’s majority stake in EABL

  4. Stakeholders demand shift to agroecological farming for food safety

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