DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania | Xinhua | Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Friday pardoned 1,082 prisoners to mark the 60th anniversary of the union between Tanganyika and Zanzibar that formed the United Republic of Tanzania on April 26, 1964. A statement by the Ministry of Home Affairs issued late Friday …
Read More »Tanzania’s Zanzibar airport named one of the best in Africa
ZANZIBAR, Tanzania | Xinhua | The Abeid Amani Karume International Airport in Tanzania’s Zanzibar has been declared one of the best airports in Africa, an official said on Thursday. Seif Abdalla Juma, director general of the Zanzibar Airports Authority, said the annual Airport Service Quality awards declared by Airports Council …
Read More »Uganda endorses measures to improve access to Justice
Zanzibar, Tazania | THE INDEPENDENT | Commonwealth countries, including Uganda, endorsed a new set of measures at the Commonwealth law ministers meeting in Zanzibar, designed to improve people’s access to justice. The measures were the result of four-day deliberations among law ministers at their biennial meeting in Tanzania. They were also …
Read More »Zanzibar crowned CECAFA U-15 Champions
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Zanzibar are the regional 2023 CECAFA U-15 Boys champions. The Zanzibar team defeated Uganda Rhinos 4-3 in the penalty shootouts to be crowned as CECAFA U-15 champions at the Njeru based FUFA technical center on Thursday. The match had ended 1-1 in the allotted 90 …
Read More »The Neela Boutique Hotel: Zanzibar’s new flavor
HOTEL REVIEW | THE INDEPENDENT | Newly opened The Neela Boutique Hotel Stone Town offers exciting new food and beverage outlets to entice the palates of visitors and locals enjoying a weekend away in Zanzibar’s ancient city The Neela Boutique Hotel Stone Town recently opened in the heart of Zanzibar’s …
Read More »Igniting the circuit: Zanzibar’s Formula 1 revolution
Zanzibar has emerged as an audacious contender for an African event on the Formula 1 motorsport calendar. Backed by the government, revered competitors, and the sport’s management, there is unanimous agreement on the significance of bringing this thrilling event to the continent. The presumption so far has been that South …
Read More »Tanzania’s Zanzibar hosts 6th Kiswahili international conference
Dar es salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | Tanzania’s Zanzibar President Hussein Ali Mwinyi on Sunday opened the 6th Kiswahili international conference and urged delegates to make the language global. Mwinyi urged the delegates from across the world to support efforts aimed at demonstrating the importance of Kiswahili for Zanzibar, Tanzania, and the …
Read More »Tanzania’s Zanzibar launches research project on herbal medicines
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | Tanzania’s Zanzibar authorities on Saturday launched a research project aimed at enhancing the use of herbal medicines as an alternative cure for non-communicable diseases. The research will also involve adding value to herbal medicines through manufacturing processes and marketing. “Research and developing herbal …
Read More »Who is Tanzania’s Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan?
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | Reports that Tanzania’s President John Pombe Magufuli has been flown abroad for treatment are surprising, because left on his own, he rarely travels outside the country’s borders. What that means is that his Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been the most noticeable …
Read More »UN Peacekeeping chief honours Tanzanian troops in Zanzibar
Zanzibar, Tanzania | UN | A year on from the brutal killings of 15 United Nations peacekeepers from Tanzania in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the head of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) paid a visit to some of the victims’ families on Friday, to honour the memory of the soldiers …
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