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A worker who texted the president alleging embezzlement by his employer has been suspended. Paul Mhumba, who works in the finance office at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC) in Moshi…

A minister and his permanent secretary absolved of wrongdoing in the Escrow scandal by a presidentially appointed investigative committee aren’t in the clear yet, says the Prevention and Combating of…

The Prime Minister’s office says the general election will be held on schedule at the end of October, as the Civic United Front (CUF) opposition party continues to express concerns…

Seven Burundi refugees in Tanzania have died and hundreds are sick as the United Nations braces for a cholera outbreak. The UN refugee agency is working with the Ministry of…

A woman accused of bringing ‘major trouble’ to her village by ‘breaking and destroying’ a community god is now the focus of an informal nation-wide manhunt. An ad placed by…

Illegal possession of a firearm is what brought down wanted rebel leader Jamil Mukulu when he was captured in April. Upon realizing man they detained on the weapons charge looked…

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) says they’re expecting ‘tens of thousands’ more refugees who are making their way to Tanzania as the region braces for a humanitarian crisis in the…

The East African Community (EAC) on Wednesday condemned the violence and coup in Burundi during an extra-ordinary summit in Dar es Salaam. “The summit condemns the violence and calls on…

East African leaders are expected to meet in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday (May 13) to assess the details of a fact finding mission sent to Burundi by President Jakaya…

The criteria for redrawing constituency boundaries has been laid out on mainland Tanzania while accusations of attempted rigging fly on Zanzibar. In a statement issued earlier today, the The National Electoral…