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TOTAL DARKNESS: Over 700 Reportedly Dead In Tanzania’s Post-Election Protests.

TOTAL DARKNESS: Over 700 Reportedly Dead In Tanzania’s Post-Election Protests.

Some 700 people have been killed in three days of election protests in Tanzania, the main opposition party said Friday, with protesters still on the streets in the midst of an internet blackout.“As we speak the figure for deaths in Dar (es Salaam) is around 350 and for Mwanza it is 200-p

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Hassan expected to retain Tanzania’s presidency as main opponents barred.

Hassan expected to retain Tanzania’s presidency as main opponents barred.

Motorists drive past an electoral campaign billboard of Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi Party (CCM) ahead of the general elections in Ilala district of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Tanzanians will vote on Wednesday in an election that President Samia S

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3 countries exempted from participating in 2026 World Cup – and why

3 countries exempted from participating in 2026 World Cup – and why

Three countries will not feature at the 2026 FIFA World Cup after being excluded from the competition for different reasons.Russia remains barred from international football following the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.Both FIFA and UEFA have

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Hudu Hussein Says NRM Primary Loss as a 'Defilement of Democracy'

Hudu Hussein Says NRM Primary Loss as a 'Defilement of Democracy'

Former Masaka Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Hudu Hussein has broken his silence following a defeat in the NRM party primaries for the Northern Division parliamentary seat in Mbale City, describing the exercise as a “defilement of democracy” and vowing to formally petition the outcome.

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What happens during a water cremation?

What happens during a water cremation?

Officially known as water cremation or alkaline hydrolysis, the process involves rapidly decomposing a corpse in water and alkaline chemicals under high temperatures in a big steel vessel (pictured) 

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I was drinking in church - Grace Nakimera recounts struggle with addiction after turning to God

I was drinking in church - Grace Nakimera recounts struggle with addiction after turning to God

The Anfukuula hitmaker admitted that while she had turned to God, her transformation took time, and it wasn’t an instant change. "I was born-again but total transformation took a while. At times we get saved when deep inside

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NUP Elects New Executive Committee Amid Legal Challenge by Founding Members

NUP Elects New Executive Committee Amid Legal Challenge by Founding Members

The National Unity Platform (NUP) has elected a new National Executive Committee (NEC), retaining most of its top leadership, during a closed-door delegates’ conference held at the party headquarters in Kamwokya.The highly restricted event was attended by 127 accredited delegates, even a

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Court of Appeal Strips Tycoon Mohan Kiwanuka of Business Control Over Mental Health Concerns

Court of Appeal Strips Tycoon Mohan Kiwanuka of Business Control Over Mental Health Concerns

The Court of Appeal has stripped city tycoon Mohan Musisi Kiwanuka of his managerial powers over a vast business empire, citing mental illness as the overriding factor behind its latest decision.The ruling, delivered this week, marked a turning point in a years-long legal and familial batt

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Trump bans travel from 12 countries to the US

Trump bans travel from 12 countries to the US

US President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping new executive order banning entry to the United States from 12 countries and imposing partial travel restrictions on seven more, in a move critics liken to his controversial 2017 travel ban.The announcement, made on Thursday, comes just days

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Stella Nyanzi Claims She Was Blocked From Returning to Germany

Stella Nyanzi Claims She Was Blocked From Returning to Germany

Ugandan academic and outspoken political activist Dr Stella Nyanzi says she was barred from returning to Germany despite possessing official documentation confirming her refugee status.In a social media post made on Saturday, Nyanzi accused a German migration officer based in Nairobi of pr

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