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Ministry of Health steps up efforts to end leprosy by 2030

Tanzania has achieved the World Health Organisation benchmark for eliminating leprosy in 2006.

  1. How research is refining palm oil value chain to boost incomes

  2. When bridges become a grave hazard to people using them

  3. October 29 election violence inquiry hears harrowing survivor accounts

  1. Government orders Katoro land dispute resolved in 14 days

  2. WHO regrets US withdrawal, warns of global health risks

  3. Tanzania offers safe haven for Sudanese medical graduates

  4. Tanesco: No quick fix for fast-depleting prepaid electricity

  5. Dar pupils get new desks under Rotary project

  6. Chadema: Finish New Constitution to uphold Mtei’s legacy

Africa

Malema sentencing looms, raising stakes for South Africa’s EFF party

Thousands of supporters of South African opposition politician Julius Malema gathered outside the East London Magistrate’s Court on Friday as the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader awaited...

  1. Museveni’s son tightens grip on Uganda’s political future

  2. Uganda detains 2,000 opposition supporters, 30 killed after disputed election

  3. Guinea Bissau sets December 2026 election date after coup

  1. Nigerian troops rescue 62 hostages, kill two militants in northwest operations

  2. Army returns to strategic east Congo town after rebel withdrawal

  3. Uganda partially restores internet after Museveni election win

  4. Ugandans to know next president on Saturday

  5. Museveni sure of win in fraught election amid internet blackout

  6. South African rand buoyed by gold prices as markets mull US inflation prints

World

Trump threatens Canada with 100 percent tariff over trade deal with China

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 100 percent tariff on Canadian goods if the country moves forward with a trade deal with China, warning that such a deal would endanger...

  1. No compromise in sight as Russia, Ukraine resume UAE negotiations

  2. US warned against overstepping international law in immigration crackdown

  3. US control of Venezuelan oil sparks potential debt clash with China

  4. U.S. formally withdraws from World Health Organization

Business

What Tanzania’s credit mix says about growth

Tanzania’s private sector credit continues to expand above 20 percent annually, but analysts warn that dominance of personal loans underscores a growth model that is still heavily supported by...

  1. How Barrick North Mara royalties fund vital services in rural Tarime

  2. EACOP, REA in Sh7.5 billion deal to bring electricity to villages along pipeline route

  3. Stanbic Bank reinforces capital markets with Sukuk structuring

  4. Tanzania’s private sector poised for growth as credit hits Sh43 tr

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