12+ hour, 10+ min ago   (692+ words) SOMEWHERE across the sun-baked expanse of southern Africa, three brothers set off on a journey that would eventually rewrite what scientists thought they knew about the resilience of the continent's wild places. By the time they were done, they had…...

12+ hour, 10+ min ago   (586+ words) China will push large companies to pay smaller suppliers faster and in cash, combining clearer payment rules with tougher oversight and financing support to ease cash flow pressures on small businesses, government officials have said. The move targets practices by…...

12+ hour, 10+ min ago   (350+ words) MORE than 5,000 pupils and students from primary and secondary schools in Dar es Salaam are set to benefit from a water safety training programme scheduled for October and November this year. The programme is being organised by the Agnes Swimming…...

15+ hour, 16+ min ago   (321+ words) IMPORTING used refrigerators and air conditioners that use gases known to deplete the Earth’s ozone layer and contribute to global warming is dangerous, the government has affirmed. Hamad Yusuf Masauni, the Union and Environment state minister in the Vice President’s…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (952+ words) TANZANIA’S smallholder dairy farmers are set to benefit from a new US$2.8 million prize competition designed to spur private-sector innovation and expand access to improved animal health, breeding, nutrition and fodder services. The AgResults Tanzania Climate-Smart Dairy Prize Competition, officially…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (576+ words) THE value of gold bullion held by the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) increased sharply in August. An update on the financial position for the month ended August 31 shows gold bullion rising to 7.081trn/-, from 6.485trn/- at the end of July, an increase…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (325+ words) POLICE in Arusha Region have arrested seven people,including a woman allegedly used by a criminal gang to lure motorcycle taxi operators into traps where they were robbed and assaulted. The suspects are being investigated over alleged involvement in a…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (610+ words) YOUNG Africans (Yanga) head coach Manqoba Mngqithi has warned his players not to underestimate Geita Gold when the two sides meet in the Mainland Premier League at KMC Complex in Mwenge this evening. Young Africans enter the match at 7:00pm looking…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (398+ words) THE United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Monday called for safe, predictable and sustained humanitarian access to conflict-affected communities in South Sudan. In a statement issued in Juba, UNICEF said it and its partners had restored life-saving aid to conflict-isolated…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (697+ words) Chinese President Xi Jinping said here on Saturday that the BRICS cooperation mechanism has become the world's most influential platform for cooperation among emerging markets and developing countries. When addressing the Session I of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi,…...