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A 35-year-old farmer was trampled to death by an elephant in Southern Tanzania’s District of Tunduru, local leaders said on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Zuberi Maocha of Mishaje village in Tunduru District, Ruvuma Region, about 1,205 km from Tanzania’s commercial capital Dar...

A suspected thief was, today, forced to surrender himself to the police in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, after a stolen bag of maize got stuck to his head. According to reports, the suspect stole a bag of maize from a farmer, not knowing that the man had … Read more via Gossip Mill Nigeria –...

Accoding to trending reports, the government of Tanzania through its Music Regulatory Board, popularly Known as BASATA, has banned posting of indecent photos on social media. Those affected by the ban include musicians like Gigy Money, Pretty Kind, Model Sanchoka, Video Vixen Amber Lulu among...

No fewer than than 13 people have been killed after an earthquake rocked North-West Tanzania. GUARDIAN UK reports that Deodatus Kinawilo, district commissioner for Bukoba, the town close to the epicentre of the quake that struck on Saturday, said “The toll has climbed from 11 people dead to...

Super Eagles midfielder, Kelechi Iheanacho scored a magnificent goal as coach, Genort Rohr's recorded first victory against the Taifa Stars of Tanzania in Saturday's 2017 Africa Cup of Nations at the Akwa Ibom International Stadium. Nigeria defeated Tanzania by a lone goal. The encounter which...

Tanzania's President John Magufuli has cancelled celebrations to mark Union Day as part of his cost-cutting efforts. "People should cerebrate this day at home or continue with their personal business", said a statement by his office. He said the money government had set aside for the...

A pastor in Tanzania reportedly preaches while standing on top of his church members because his feet must not touch the ground during ministering, according to Facebook user Sidney Sidney who shared the pictures. See photos: See post: Source: AfricanSpotlight

A Nigerian woman, Edigin Vivian was yesterday sentenced to life imprisonment in Tanzania after being found guilty of trafficking drugs worth Sh289 million, The Citizen reports. Justice Aishiel Sumari convicted Vivian of trafficking 797.56 grams of cocaine worth Sh39.8 million, through...

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Tanzanian President, John Magufuli has banned wearing of mini skirts, in the country Kenya's Standard media, reports. The move comes just a few months after the country banned "twerking". According to The Net, the provocative dance was banned following an announcement by Cultural Development...

Former president, Goodluck Jonathan was applauded yesterday by the leadership of the Commonwealth for his role in Nigeria's peaceful election and that of other countries. Jonathan, who paid a courtesy visit to Kamalesh Sharma, the Commonwealth secretary-general, at the headquarters of the...

Africa trails just behind Asia as the most Populous Continent in the World with a staggering population of over 1.1 billion people living in this large continent. Boasting of an enormous diversity of ethnicities, languages, cultures and tradition. She has witness some of the bloodiest uprisings...

Tanzania is holding its most tightly contested general elections, as a new opposition coalition tries to end the governing party's 54-year grip on power. There has been a high turnout at voting stations, reports say. Opinion polls have put the governing Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party ahead...