EAC audit reveals peculiar spending
Auditors of the East African Community Secretariat are having a hard time making sense of some of the most peculiar findings unearthed in it’s financial books. The audit has found that up to $10…
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Tanzania makes top-100 in Swiss Leaks
It’s probably not the best top-100 to be a part of, but at least Tanzania can reassure itself that it’s lower on the top-100 in Swiss Leaks than Kenya (58.)…
Tourism battle takes to Twitter
Officials from both Kenya and Tanzania have taken to Twitter, accusing each other of playing foul in the ‘tourist van ban’ saga. The questioning started innocently enough, with Kigoma North MP…
Neighbours lock horns in tourism spat
On Friday, Kenya re-established it’s ban on Tanzanian tourist vehicles at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi and at any parks in the country using a 30-year-old agreement. The two tourism-driven nations have recently…
Kigamboni Bridge over troubled water
The Kigamboni Bridge may be on Google Maps, but the Community Development Committee has told Parliament that the government has yet to cough up its share of the costs. In…
Readers of banned paper encouraged to go online
Tanzania continues to justify it’s circulation ban of the regional weekly newspaper The EastAfrican as readership simply moves online. In an unexpected move, President Jakaya Kikwete also spoke publicly about…
Petrol stations close citing shortage
Fuel prices may have dropped in Dar, but some petrol stations say they have nothing left to sell. Other than saying more diesel and petrol were “coming soon” gas station…
Observe, listen, understand: key to German state visit
German President Joachim Gauck wraps up his state visit to Tanzania today after appointments in Dar, Zanzibar, Arusha and of course, a bit of work and pleasure in the Serengeti….
Maintenance work power outages in Kinondoni today
It’s time to fire up the generator: planned power outages in Kinondoni will take place today (February 6) between 09:00 to 17:00. The temporary outages will affect various parts of…
Police ban ruling party youth rally
Citing a potential for violent clashes, police in Dar have banned a proposed rally by ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi’s (CCM) youth organization. The youth organization had planned to rally…