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Filip: Czech explorer’s unfiltered view of Tanzania and the world
The Citizen
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The turbulent voyage in Lake Victoria when he was in Mwanza did not faze Filip; it is a part of his adventurous life. For a man who recently went to Iraq as a tourist, he has had his share of eventful adventures. Filip Vodicka is half of the ‘Live...
My Colon
New York Mag
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August 27, 2025
My colon, like yours, is a muscular five-foot-long tube arranged in the abdomen in the shape of a box. Also called the large intestine, it looks like a fleshy, segmented snake surrounding a bunch of twisty worms; the worms are the tubes of the...
New Foundation eyes putting community wellness at heart of development
The Citizen
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Dar es Salaam. Tanzania has taken another bold step in promoting wellness and inclusive development with the official launch of the Bloom Wellness Foundation, a new initiative aimed at addressing health and well-being challenges among women,...
Construction of Sh2.5 billion hospital to help lessen burden of sickle cell patients
The Standard
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August 21, 2025
Migori County Governor Ochilo Ayacko at Kadika primary during President William Ruto Migori County tour. [File, Standard] Migori County Government in partnership with the Journey By Grace Mission of Compassion, a United States of America (USA)...
Tanzania seeks safe energy to preserve medicinal plants
Daily News Tanzania
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August 18, 2025
DAR ES SALAAM: TANZANIA has insisted on the use of safe energy as a means to fight pollution, which experts claim to the major source of climate change. The country’s campaign on safe energy aims to safeguard the environment, whose main components...
Tanzanians brighten Serengeti Bonanza in Belgium
Daily News Tanzania
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August 18, 2025
ANTWERP: The Kilimanjaro, a team of Tanzanians living in Sweden, won the Serengeti Sports Bonanza held in Antwerp, Belgium, over the weekend. Besides sports, the bonanza served as a platform for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to share information...
Wife stabs husband to death in jealous rage in Mufindi, Tanzania
The Citizen
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Iringa. Police in Iringa Region are holding a woman who confessed to killing her husband in a suspected jealousy-driven incident in Mufindi District. Iringa Regional Police Commander (SACP) Allan Bukumbi said the incident occurred on August 20,...
Tanzania’s insurance beneficiaries hit 25.9m in 2025
Daily News Tanzania
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August 18, 2025
DAR ES SALAAM: THE Commissioner of the Tanzania Insurance Regulatory Authority (TIRA), Dr. Baghayo Saqware, has said that the beneficiaries of insurance services in the country have increased from 14 million in 2021 to 25.9 million in 2025 as the...
Tanzania, India cherish ties in health, education, trade, defense sectors
Daily News Tanzania
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August 18, 2025
DAR ES SALAAM: THE relationship between Tanzania and India in various areas, including health, water, education, defense, infrastructure, trade, and international diplomacy, has continued to be strong and stead,y benefiting both countries....
Tanzania’s path to sustainable finance leadership
The Citizen
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By Mbazi Gabriel Marisa, Forestry and Development Expert The age of free money is over. The era when overseas aid flowed unconditionally from the 1960s through the 2000s—has ended, and it may never return. For Tanzania, this is not a crisis, but...
Cross-border TB fight hampered by patient mobility, family secrecy
Star
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A cross-border meeting on TB that brought together key stakeholders from Kenya and Tanzania held in Mabera town, Migori county /KNA Health officials from Kenya and Tanzania have raised an alarm over the daunting challenges in managing tuberculosis...
How maternity kit transforms maternal health in rural Tanzania
Daily News Tanzania
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August 21, 2025
TABORA: IN the heart of Tabora’s Uyui District, a quiet revolution in maternal health was underway. It didn’t arrive with fanfare or flashing headlines, but with gloves, razor blades and a neatly folded mat tucked inside a modest bag. This was the...
UN reaffirms pledge to deepen ties with Tanzania
Daily News Tanzania
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August 21, 2025
DODOMA: THE United Nations (UN) in Tanzania has reaffirmed its commitment to deeper collaboration, early action and honouring the dignity and strength of every person affected by humanitarian crises in the country. The pledge was made by World...
Tanzanian trio triumph at CRDB Marathon in Dar
Daily News Tanzania
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August 18, 2025
DAR ES SALAAM: JOSEPH Panga from Tanzania won the men’s half marathon, while his fellow Tanzanians Silia Ginoka and Boayi Maganga excelled in the 10km race in the men’s and women’s categories, respectively, during the CRDB Bank Marathon held in...
Uganda Waragi named Africa’s brand of the year at AMC awards
Independent (Uganda)
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August 27, 2025
Accra, Ghana | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Waragi has been named Brand of the Year at the African Marketing Confederation (AMC) Awards held recently in Ghana. The Uganda Breweries product Uganda Waragi also got a gold medal for Most Effective...
1st malaria medicine for infants brings hope
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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August 21, 2025
KAMPALA, Uganda -- The development of the new malaria medicine from the Basel-based pharmaceutical company Novartis for babies weighing 4½ to 11 pounds has given hope to many, with health workers in Nigeria, Congo and Uganda and others saying the...
Tanzania police hunt traditional healer linked to student’s death
The Citizen
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Arusha. Police in Manyara Region are hunting for a traditional healer alleged to have provided misleading divination that led to the killing of a Form Four student, Yohana Konki (17), at Qash Secondary School in Babati District. The student is...
Tanzania leads Africa’s clean cooking revolution in climate push
Daily News Tanzania
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August 18, 2025
DAR ES SALAAM: TANZANIA is once again positioning itself at the forefront of Africa’s climate diplomacy, with clean cooking energy now firmly embedded in its national development and climate mitigation priorities. Against the backdrop of...
Minister tells stakeholders to back community wellness drive
Daily News Tanzania
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August 21, 2025
DAR ES SALAAM: STAKEHOLDERS across various development sectors have been urged to prioritise community well-being as a key pillar for inclusive growth and sustainable national development. Minister for Community Development, Gender, Women and...
LRF project transforms lives across Tanzania through food security and gender empowerment
Daily News Tanzania
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August 21, 2025
DAR ES SALAAM: THE Livelihood and Right to Food (LRF) programme aims to contribute to the realisation of the right to food for women, men, young people and children in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda by 2027. This will be achieved through enhanced...