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Home ‘mad’ beef burger at Mlimani City and a ‘hip’ of garbage with cows feasting on banana peelings in Kampala
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- Published on Saturday, 11 May 2013 03:58
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MLIMANI City, on the land belonging to, and not far from the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, is the largest shopping mall in the country. with an area of 19,000 m2 (200,000 sq ft).
At hotel ‘V’ in Dodoma, breakfast which includes ‘toasted sandwichies’ is severed from 6.30 am
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- Published on Saturday, 04 May 2013 00:55
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A CHANCE to travel to Dodoma, Tanzania, any of these days should not be squandered since you might get a chance to attend a session of Parliament and witness the Honourable MPs hurling strong words at each other; words that can hardly be distinguished from insults.
Fatuma Binti Baraka Hamisi alias Bi Kidude was also a ‘heeler’ of asthma and a ‘global trotter’
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- Published on Saturday, 27 April 2013 01:24
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News of the death of a famous female Zanzibari artist, Fatuma binti Baraka Hamisi, also known as Bi Kidude, on 17th April, spread like wild fire throughout the Nation and beyond, and the following day all newspapers carried items and features on this icon of taarab.
Was Uhuru Kenyatta invested? Was the ceremony a coronation? Did he experience ‘ascend’ to presidency?
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- Published on Saturday, 13 April 2013 00:20
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KENYA has a new President in the person of Uhuru Kenyatta. The Custodian (9 April) had this front page feature on the event that took place on 9th April, titled: “Raila, Kalonzo retreat to SA as Uhuru in ‘invested’”.
Government ‘alleys’ fears over ‘in healing’ Namtumbo Uranium dust
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- Published on Saturday, 06 April 2013 03:07
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On the morning of Friday 29th March 2013 a 16-storey building under construction in the heart of the city of Dar es Salaam collapsed. At the final tally, 36 people were declared dead as a result.
Stars displayed a brilliant ‘display of’ attacking football which would ‘longer’ long in the minds of fans
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- Published on Saturday, 30 March 2013 03:45
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ON Sunday March 24th Taifa Stars, the national soccer team for Tanzania beat visiting Morocco 3-1 in the World Cup qualifier series of matches.
‘Horde’ of bees sighted at ‘bride’ police station in ‘coat’ region
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- Published on Saturday, 23 March 2013 17:45
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Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda recently (March 6) officiated at the occasion to mark the National Day for Beehive Hanging held at Aghondi Village, Manyoni District.
A truck attempting to navigate through ‘mad’: Was the driver mad?
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- Published on Saturday, 09 March 2013 01:59
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The Minister for Vocational Education and Culture has vowed not to resign his position, despite the worst Form Four Examination Results in the country’s history. The hullabaloo wanting the Minister to resign is subsiding, what with new and challenging events including the Kenyan general election; the resignation of the Pope; the abducting and torturing of a famous Tanzanian newsman, torrential rains, power cuts, and others.
Party secretary general inspects a ‘275km -bridge’ erected over river Malagarasi
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- Published on Saturday, 02 February 2013 00:00
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Members of the ruling party secretariat have been reported to be in Kigoma, inspecting various development projects in the Region.
