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What Form Six national exam results mean for Tanzania’s tech agenda
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
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...
Activist, diplomat and ex-Cape Town mayor Theresa Solomon dies aged 79
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...

Gambia eyes Tanzania model for skills training overhaul
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...

Mobile-First Innovation and Cultural Strategy Drive SBC Summit 2025’s Focus on Africa
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....

Malawi trail Tanzania in rally patronage—survey
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
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...

Like in Construction Projects, Let’s Also “plan strategies” to Grow God’s Kingdom: Catholic Bishop in Tanzania
“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
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...

Women's AFCON champions South Africa kick off with Ghana win
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Govt: NMB, Save the Children to address unemployment
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
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...

Ghana Women vs Mali Women Prediction and Betting Tips | July 11th 2025
Ghana Women and Mali Women will battle for three points in a 2024 CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations clash on Friday (July 11th). The game will be played at Stade Municipal de Berkane. The Black Queens began their tournament with a disappointing...
EU lauds Tanzania as beacon of peace
DAR ES SALAAM: THE European Union (EU) has praised Tanzania for maintaining its status as a beacon of peace in the Eastern African region, while wishing the country a smooth and fair electoral process in the upcoming General Election to...

How Tanzania can create more dollar billionaires
Dar es Salaam. Tanzania is being urged to adopt deliberate economic policies to create dollar billionaires and strengthen its international economic influence. According to a new wealth report, the country has only one dollar billionaire and a...

How a Tanzanian startup is moving over $1 billion to Africa and Asia
Oftentimes, ideas are born to address challenges. What were the early challenges you faced, and what opportunity did you see in the market? I began building NALA in 2017. It wasn’t a smooth ride, I built, failed, rebuilt, and failed again. In...
Tanzania conducts research to review ethics, gambling, legislation laws
DAR ES SALAAM: The Law Reform Commission of Tanzania has announced that it is currently conducting seven critical legal research studies aimed at reviewing laws in various areas, including ethics, gambling, criminal offenses, and legislation...

TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-TRADE FAIR-CHINA DAY
(250707) -- DAR ES SALAAM, July 7, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Tanzania Chen Mingjian speaks at the opening of China Day during the 49th Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair (DITF) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, July 6, 2025. The 49th...

All 65 countries where it’s illegal to be LGBTQ+ in 2025, including the UAE and Mali
How many countries is it still illegal to be gay in 2025? More than you’d think, probably. Since we last updated this list, Mali has criminalised LGBTQ+ activity and Trinidad and Tobago have re-criminalised it, although more positively, Namibia...

Civil Society Feels the Squeeze as Reform Era Unravels
Six years ago, Ethiopia was the darling of international liberal commentators. A year earlier, crowds filled Mesqel Square, chanting slogans celebrating the dawning of an era away from what was an authoritarian state and towards political openness...