FEMALE Genital Mutilation (FGM) also known as female circumcision is prohibited by law in Tanzania. This is a destructive operation, during which the female genitals are partly or entirely removed or injured, purportedly to inhibit sexual desires among women.
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MAINLAND Premier League clubs are now getting back to business, ready for the next season’s league starting next month.
IT is good to hear that Tanzania has reduced the child mortality rate significantly. According to Health and Social Welfare Minister, Dr Seif Rashid, child mortality has been curtailed from 147 deaths in 1999 to only 54 in 2013 for every 1,000 live births.
THERE are reports that some unscrupulous traders had hiked prices for beer – both locally produced and imported even when the fiscal year had not yet begun.
THE 38th Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair (DITF) at the Mwalimu Nyerere Grounds in the city, opened its gates to the public on Saturday, amid complaints of poor preparations for the crucial event in the country’s annual business calendar.
MUSLIMS in Tanzania on Sunday joined their fellow faithful all over the world in marking the Holy Month of Ramadhan, with the accompanying dawn to dusk fast.
THE marathon budget session ended officially on Saturday. The Prime Minister, Mr Mizengo Pinda, presented an elaborative speech to wind up House activities in Dodoma.
THE 2014/15 Mainland Premier League campaign is less than eight weeks away and players are heading back to their clubs for pre-season.
THE revelation in the National Assembly early this week that some financial opportunists use socially disadvantaged people to make money through begging must have surprised many socially upright Tanzanians.
THE National Assembly has been told that illegal fishermen have nearly depleted fish stocks in Lake Victoria. Fish populations in the lake at the moment are so low that factories that process and export fish fillet have cut down on production.