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Beach cleanup in the name of love

Over a hundred Dar residents gave up their Saturday morning — Valentine’s Day, no less — to clean up Msasani Beach, of Dar’s few public beach-fronts. Car tires, the front…


Updated: fire consumes Libya St. building

A three-storey building on the corner of Libya and  Mosque streets has been gutted by fire. The downtown building, home to Consolidated Investments Limited and several other shops, reportedly started…


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…


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…



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…


Fuel free fall lowers pump price 9.6%

In reaction to global market rates, fuel prices were lowered 9.6 percent by the Energy and Water Regulatory Authority (Ewura) yesterday. Petrol prices for Dar es Salaam dropped by 187…


Updated: Multi-car crash blocks UN Rd

08:45 – The accident has been cleared and traffic is moving along both UN and Malik Roads.   08:15 – There are reports of a multi-car crash blocking UN Road…


Angry residents block Old B’moyo Rd

Residents upset by the number of pedestrian fatalities along the Mwenge – Tegeta corridor blocked Old Bagamoyo Road in protest Monday afternoon, creating chaos of Dar’s already congested afternoon rush…