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How a young Tanzanian farmer built promising poultry tech startup
The Citizen
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Dar es Salaam. In 2021, in Arusha, a young man named Brayan Kimaro stood on his poultry farm staring at a coop full of half-grown chickens. The chickens were still short of the right weight for selling, and yet, the feed had run out; worse still,...
How Kiswahili builds cultural bridge between China, Tanzania
Borneo Post
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July 10, 2025
Legonga (second right) helps Chinese students study Kiswahili in Dar es Salaam in Tanzania on July 4, 2025. – Xinhua photo DAR ES SALAAM (July 11): On a quiet morning, inside a sunlit classroom at the Confucius Institute at the University of Dar...
Solar-Charging Backpacks Are Helping Children To Read After Dark
The San Diego Voice and Viewpoint - California
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July 10, 2025
Soma bag. Credit: PHOTO: Facebook via @SomaBagsTanzania By Joshua Korber Hoffman, CNN When Innocent James completed his chores after school, he would light a kerosene lamp and lay down to read his books. There was no electricity in James’ part of...
Nigeria has Africa’s worst record on women representation – PLAC
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 10, 2025
The Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC) has expressed dissatisfaction over the low level of women representation in government, both at the state and national level. PLAC Executive Director, Clement Nwankwo, who made this observation in Abuja...
Tanzania caps transaction fees to promote digital financial inclusion
The Citizen
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Dar es Salaam. In a bold move to accelerate digital financial inclusion and ease the burden of transaction costs on citizens, the government has introduced sweeping reforms in the financial sector. Effective July 1, 2025, transaction fees for both...
Immigration crackdown hurts small businesses in Kansas dependent on migrant customers
NPR
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July 8, 2025
Mom-and-pop stores in Kansas City catering to recent immigrants are facing a sharp downturn, with sales falling since Trump took office. Owners say customers are scared and holding onto their cash. Sponsor Message MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: President...
Dutch embassy in Tanzania launches ‘No Waste’ campaign to promote recycling, protect marine life
The Citizen
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Dar es Salaam. The Embassy of the Netherlands in Tanzania has launched a new public awareness campaign dubbed No Waste, aimed at promoting environmental cleanliness through improved waste management and recycling practices. The initiative, which...
What Form Six national exam results mean for Tanzania’s tech agenda
The Citizen
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Dar es Salaam. The 2025 Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education Examination results for have painted a complex picture for the country’s ambitions in science and technology. While the Basic Applied Mathematics (BAM) subject posted a...
Retention in HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Tanga, Tanzania
Dove Medical Press
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July 10, 2025
Introduction Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection remains a global public health challenge, with an estimated 39.9 million people living with the virus worldwide by 2023. 1 The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) global...
Mobile-First Innovation and Cultural Strategy Drive SBC Summit 2025’s Focus on Africa
European Gaming
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July 10, 2025
Reading Time: 3 minutes As part of its Emerging Markets conference focus, SBC Summit 2025 will shine a spotlight on Africa’s booming gambling ecosystem, offering stakeholders targeted insights and real-world strategies for growth in the region....
Gambia eyes Tanzania model for skills training overhaul
The Citizen
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Unguja. The Gambia has sent a high-level delegation to Tanzania to learn from its progress in vocational education and training, as the West African nation prepares to establish a similar framework with support from the World Bank. The nine-member...
Mondy G: Tanzanian artiste living in Nairobi praises beauty of Kenyan women, but...
TUKO
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July 5, 2025
Nairobi-based Tanzanian musician Mondy G has been living in Kenya for 14 years and calls it his home Speaking to TUKO.co.ke, he praised Kenyan music, politics, and food, and admires Bien Baraza's talent Mondy G also spoke about his new EP Tatu...
Malawi trail Tanzania in rally patronage—survey
The Nation Malawi
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July 10, 2025
Malawians have ranked second to neighbouring Tanzania out of 34 African countries in terms of patronising election campaign rallies organised by various political parties, an Afrobarometer survey has shown. Findings of the survey released in Ghana...
2024 CAF Women’s AFCON: Playing Mali is a difficult, tricky game- Kim Bjorkegren on Friday Matchup
Citi Sports Online
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July 10, 2025
Ahead of Friday July 11’s game against Mali in the 2024 CAF Women’s AFCON at 16:00 GMT, Black Queens head coach Kim Lars Bjorkegren has described the upcoming game as a “difficult” and “tricky” one. He said this in a pre-game interview with CAF as...
Tanzania earns 4.79bn US dollars from the Barrick-Twiga partnership
Daily News Tanzania
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July 8, 2025
KAHAMA: TANZANIA has reaped $ 4.79 billion from the Twiga-Barrick partnership, which marks its fifth year today. The partnership has earned Tanzania 558m US Dollars in the first half of 2025 alone. The Twiga partnership with Barrick Mining...
Like in Construction Projects, Let’s Also “plan strategies” to Grow God’s Kingdom: Catholic Bishop in Tanzania
ACI Africa
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July 9, 2025
“What strategies are we putting in place to grow the nation of the Almighty God?” he posed, and continued, “You live next to a neighbour who does not pray, what have you done to help them realize that responsibility? They aren’t baptized and...
Mbane urges focus as Banyana eye crucial WAFCON clash against Tanzania
IOL
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Banyana Banyana stalwart defender Bambanani Mbane has cautioned her teammates against underestimating their next opponents, the Twiga Stars of Tanzania, in Friday's Women's Africa Cuo of Nations Group C fixture (kick-off 9pm). In their opening...
Activist, diplomat and ex-Cape Town mayor Theresa Solomon dies aged 79
Times LIVE
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The City of Cape Town has paid tribute to former mayor and anti-apartheid activist Theresa Solomon, who died on Monday evening surrounded by her family at the age of 79. “Former mayor Solomon will be remembered for her dedication to justice and...
Govt: NMB, Save the Children to address unemployment
Daily News Tanzania
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July 10, 2025
DAR ES SALAAM: THE government has said the new youth empowerment initiative by NMB Foundation and Save the Children Tanzania focused on entrepreneurship and skills development is a timely, strategic boost to national efforts to reduce unemployment...
Dlamini: Women’s Football “On Its Own” Despite Banyana Success
News Ghana
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July 10, 2025
Former Banyana Banyana captain Amanda Dlamini has criticized systemic neglect of women’s football in South Africa, declaring the sport “deliberately stifled” despite the team’s continental achievements. Speaking to Showmax Premier League, the...