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- NMB bags Tanzania’s safest bank award for 2021 December 22, 2021
- “The tale of a multifaceted man”-Madenge December 16, 2021
- EQUITY BANK (T) PARTNERS WITH NALA PAYMENTS FOR SEAMLESS REMITTANCE TRANSFERS TO TANZANIA December 14, 2021
- DIGIMALI IS ENHANCING DIGITAL SKILLS FOR YOUTH AND WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS December 14, 2021
- WorldRemit, CRDB Bank Plc Partnership eases money transfers December 8, 2021
- WORLD GOLD COUNCIL REPORT UNDERSCORES BARRICK’S LEADING ROLE IN SHARING THE BENEFITS OF MINING December 2, 2021
- Michael Carrick celebration shows Man United caretaker can silence coaching critics November 23, 2021
- President Samia to officiate Financial Institutions’ conference in Dodoma November 23, 2021
POLITICS
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Facebook removes Ethiopian Prime Minister’s post for inciting violence as rebel troops advance to capital in final siege
Facebook says it has removed a post by Ethiopia’s prime minister that urged citizens to rise up and “bury” the rival Tigray forces who are now advancing towards the capital, Addis Ababa. “The obligation to die for Ethiopia belongs to all of us,” Abiy said in the now-deleted post that called on citizens to mobilize […] More
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Ethiopian citizens, diplomats, and government officials flee Addis Ababa
Ethiopian citizens, government officials, foreigners and diplomats are hastily fleeing Addis Ababa as rebel forces close in on the country’s capital. Tigray fighters and Oromo rebels are said to have surrounded the capital. George Anderson, a freelance journalist, tweeted that airlines departing Addis Ababa were fully-booked as people flee Addis Ababa. He wrote: “BREAKING NEWS: Airlines […] More
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Tanzania: TDB set aside 200m/- to construct four milk collection centers
BY VALENTINE OFORO, DODOMA THE Tanzania Dairy Board (TDB) has set aside at least 200m/- to implement a project for the construction of four major Milk Collection Centers (MCC) in an effort to improve the performance of the vital economic sector in the country. The milk collection centre is designed for the dairy farmers to […] More
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Nigeria is in a mess. It’s disintegrating before our very eyes- Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, has said that Nigeria is “in a mess” and that the country is currently ”disintegrating before our very eyes”. Soyinka said this when he spoke at a media briefing held at the Freedom Park in Lagos on Thursday, October 28. Soyinka who sounded disturbed by the state of the nation said the problem […] More
BUSINESS
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WorldRemit, CRDB Bank Plc Partnership eases money transfers
○ This partnership makes it possible to send money to CRDB Bank accounts and its network of 260 locations. ○ WorldRemit now offers the Tanzanian diaspora community 288 cash pick centres. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, – 7 December 2021 – Leading financial services provider in Tanzania, CRDB Bank Plc, and digital payments company, WorldRemit, today […] More
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in BUSINESS NEWS, Economy, Events, FINANCE
Mwinyi hails CRDB on Islamic banking offer
Launching the ‘CRBD Al Barakah Banking,’ he said the new product will mobilize many Muslims who have no bank accounts to open one so that they can access interest free credit. “I know that there are many people who have no bank accounts simply because there was no product and services conforming to teachings of […] More
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in Economy, TRENDING NOW
Mastercard rewards NMB Bank for national card payments leadership
Although Tanzania remains largely a cash economy, the progress it is making towards inclusive digital finance is impressive with NMB Bank playing a decisive role in promoting growth of a robust retail payments market, Mastercard International has said. Late last week, the global pioneer in payment innovation and technology recognised the bank for its unrivalled […] More
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EQUITY BANK (T) AND POSTAL SIGN MOU FOR USING POSTAL OUTLETS TO PROVIDE BANKING SERVICES
Dar es Salaam, Thursday 11 October 2021. Equity Bank (T) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Tanzania Postal Corporation to use the Corporation’s facilities provide its banking services in form of Super Agents, a move geared to bring banking services closer to its customers and Tanzanians in general. Speaking at the signing ceremony […] More
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African Energy Awards 2021 Winners Announced
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, November 10, 2021/ — The African Energy Chamber (AEC) is proud to announce the winners of the first annual African Energy Awards 2021. Sponsored by Sasol, the Awards celebrate Africa’s energy industry pioneers, promoting the accomplishments made by African energy professionals and companies. Announced during the Award Ceremony on Tuesday the […] More
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in BUSINESS NEWS, Economy
Ecobank Group Announces the Top Five Finalists in its 2021 Fintech Challenge
LOME, Togo, November 11, 2021/ — Finalists to compete for the top prize and could be inducted into the coveted Ecobank Fintech Fellowship to pursue commercial partnerships with the Ecobank Group (www.Ecobank.com), with access to 33 presence markets across Africa; opportunity to pursue integration with Ecobank and potentially launch products with the Group; mentoring and […] More
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in Africa, BUSINESS NEWS, Economy
How Regulators can Shape the Future of the Oil and Gas Industry
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, November 10, 2021/ — Africa Energy Week 2021’s Day 2, held on 10 November at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town – organized by Energy Capital & Power (www.EnergyCapitalPower.com) – hosted a number of discussions and speeches about the future of Africa’s oil and gas industry and the energy transition. Key […] More
Technology
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Abdul Latif Jameel Health, Butterfly Network enter strategic distribution partnership
The Butterfly iQ+ is the world’s only single-probe, whole-body, handheld imaging device with the potential to bring medical imaging to remote communities often for the first time and assist physicians in difficult medical situations. The innovative device has been described as ‘the stethoscope of the future – a true window into the body’ – […] More
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Meet Nigerian-born Tyough Beetseh who led one of the teams that designed new 2022 Range Rover
Benue-born Tyough Yohanna Beetseh, led the applications delivery and integration project – Global IT Manufacturing team for the build of the new Range Rover. TY, as he is fondly called, was born in Makurdi. He is an Entrepreneur, Senior Management Consultant and a seasoned global industry professional who has consulted for some of the world’s biggest organisations, […] More
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Facebook changes name to Meta
Facebook has changed its name to “Meta”. Mark Zuckerberg, founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Facebook, announced the name change in a statement issued on Thursday, October 28. According to him, the change of name will reflect the company’s efforts on rebranding its future operations. “To reflect who we are and the future we […] More
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Facebook expands its third-party fact-checking fact-checking programme to 10 countries across Sub-Saharan Africa
Wednesday, October 9, 2019 — Joining third-party fact-checking programmes in Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Cameroon and Senegal, Facebook today announced the expansion of its Third-Party Fact-Checking programme to 10 additional African countries. In partnership with Agence France-Presse (AFP), the France 24 Observers, Pesa Check and Dubawa, this programme forms part of its work in helping assess the […] More
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Instagram now has dark mode. Here’s how to turn it on.
Instagram is the latest big app to make the leap to dark mode Image: Carl Court / Getty Images Instagram isn’t about to let everyone else have all the fun. Yep, now it has a dark mode option. The new feature comes with the latest update to the app (version 114.0, for what it’s worth) […] More
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Facebook co-founder says Zuckerberg is ’embracing the philosophy behind Trumpism’
Zucking things up.Image: Francois Mori/AP/Shutterstock As President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign revs up, Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes shared some harsh words for Mark Zuckerberg. He tweeted on Tuesday morning that by allowing lies to spread on Facebook, Zuckerberg is “embracing the philosophy behind Trumpism.” Chris Hughes ✔@chrishughes I have a feeling that many people in […] More
Events
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KIKWETE AND CO-CHAIR MICHELLE JEAN SUBMIT ICPD25 FIRST REPORT TO THE UNFPA
By a Correspondent By a Correspondent The first report of the High-Level Commission on the Nairobi Summit of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD25) Follow-up has been submitted to the UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Natalia Kanem, during the second anniversary of the conference held on Monday in New York. The report was presented by co-chairs of the Commission, former President of […] More
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in Events
Tanzania pavilion at Expo 2020, attracts UAE
BY MUTAYOBA ARBOGAST MINISTER of State in Ministry of Foreign affairs and International Cooperation, Sheikh Shakhbout Bin Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan has recently, paid a visit to the Tanzania exhibition pavilion at Expo 2020 fair in Dubai and showed interest in doing business with the East African country. Sheikh Shakhboub said his country has […] More
Health
SPORTS
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Manchester United reportedly lining up Zinedine Zidane to replace Ole Solskjaer, with C. Ronaldo and Raphael Varane to play key roles in move
Manchester United football club of England are reportedly working to persuade former Real Madrid manager, Zinedine Zidane to replace Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as their new manager. According to a new report by The Times, after a series of poor results and performances, options are being explored to replace Solksjaer. Zidane, who won two La Liga […] More
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Update: France and Barcelona legend Eric Abidal ‘to be questioned by French police’ in relation to attack on PSG women’s star Kheira Hamraoui
Former France and Barcelona defender, Eric Abidal is reportedly set to be questioned by police investigating the attack on Paris Saint-Germain women star Kheira Hamraoui. 31-year-old Hamraoui was attacked on November 4, while being driven home by PSG team-mate Aminata Diallo, 26, before two masked men stopped the car and beat her with iron bars that she required stitches. According to Le Monde on Monday November 15, the […] More
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Barcelona to confirm Xavi as their new boss on Thursday
Barcelona are expected to announce their club legend, Xavi Hernandez, as their new coach on Thursday November 4. The Catalan giants sacked Ronald Koeman of his duties in October, and interim manager Sergi Barjuan has overseen a draw with Alaves with a narrow Champions League win over Dynamo Kiev on Tuesday. Xavi will be in charge of what […] More
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Alisson v Oblak: Liverpool’s Atletico Madrid clash sees world’s two best goalkeepers go head to head
The last time Atletico visited Anfield, Diego Simeone compared his goalkeeper to Lionel Messi and Liverpool’s No.1 is no less influential, Neil Jones of Goal.Com reports. When Liverpool and Atletico Madrid meet at Anfield this week, all eyes will be drawn to the sidelines. Jurgen Klopp and Diego Simeone, two of football’s most charismatic and […] More
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UEFA CL’s Big Match: Atalanta v Man United
Atalanta let slip a two-goal lead to lose at Manchester United on Matchday 3 and now welcome the new Group F leaders to Bergamo. The teams’ first ever meeting on Matchday 3 proved to be a thriller, Atalanta taking a 2-0 half-time lead through Mario Pašalic (15) and Merih Demiral (29). United came roaring back […] More
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Tottenham 0-3 Man United: Cristiano Ronaldo, Rashford and Cavani help reduce pressure on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with commanding win
On Saturday, October 30, Manchester United produced the perfect response by claiming a convincing 3-0 win over Tottenham courtesy of goals from Cristiano Ronaldo, Edinson Cavani and Marcus Rashford. This comes after the terrible 5-0 loss to Liverpool last week that led to strong calls for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to be sacked. After a cagey […] More
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LIFESTYLE/FASHION /BEAUTY
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in LIFESTYLE
It’s time to embrace natural beauty
By PERIS WAMBUGU After nearly a decade of using makeup, award-winning singer and songwriter Alicia Keys finally decided to go makeup-free in 2016. Why, you ask? It’s simple. She became addicted to it. She shared this in an interview with Glamour UK magazine late last year. “Makeup was a big thing for me; I had […] More
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in LIFESTYLE
Here’s why you feel anxious after drinking
The morning after a night of drinking can bring a lot of unpleasant experiences. There’s the pounding headaches, nausea, the dehydration, and the charmingly named “DADS,” aka day-after-drinking shits. However, for some, there’s also the overwhelming onset of anxiety—also known as hangxiety. Hangxiety (or hangover anxiety) might feel like a racing mind, excessive worrying about […] More
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in LIFESTYLE
Here are rules for children on video games
Video games can be great babysitters, but as a parent or a caregiver our biggest concern should be what and how our children consume the information online. It is not strange to hear a child using a swear word they have learnt online. This only points to how important it is that parents carefully vet […] More
