Union day celebration scrapped
Union day, April 26, is the latest public holiday to be magufulified. “People should cerebrate this day at home or continue with their personal business,” says presidential spokesperson Gerson Msigwa,…
Articles by Daniel Hayduk
Abortion law killing women
Restrictive abortion laws are killing women, results from a new study say. Every year, 405,000 women have abortions and ‘almost all’ of them are done unsafely in secret and are…
Second bridge construction halts opening of first
The construction of a second Kigamboni bridge has halted the opening of the first. “We really want to open both bridges at the same time,” says construction project manager Wi Bildit. Bildit says their…
Gallery: festival of colours
Hundreds of people gathered at the Indian Cultural Centre on Friday, March 25, to celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of colours. The ancient festival, which is popular in non-religious circles…
Dar’s next mayor finally named
After two months of political wrangling, Dar’s next mayor has finally been named: Isaya Mwita Charles. Charles, a Chadema politician, received 84 votes on Tuesday, March 22, while his CCM…
Gallery: Zanzibar votes again
The situation in Zanzibar has been calm and quiet on Sunday (March 20) as Zanzibaris heads to the polls again. “It’s my right, and I believe I have to choose the…
Tanzania among least happy countries
Tanzania is now part of the ‘top ten’ no one wants to be a part of: the unhappiest countries in the world. Since last year’s report, Tanzania dropped three positions…
Student changemakers discuss global issues
Hundreds of students from across the continent have gathered at the International School of Tanganyika (IST) this weekend with one goal in mind: change. “Our theme is ‘Funguka’ — to…
Speed a factor in Upanga crash
Police say speed was a factor in a crash in Upanga on Saturday (March 12) afternoon. An SUV, reportedly driven by a lone male, plowed through a concrete compound wall…
Nuclear storm
Reader Dan Hartwright sent us this amazing photo of Wednesday’s storm. Click to see our March photo gallery and send your photos to news@darpost.com.