Tanzania has inked deals worth $667 million with three Australian companies to mine rare earth minerals and graphite, part of President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s drive to fast-track negotiations on long-pending mining and energy projects. Tanzania’s president has witnessed the signing of the deals at a function held at Chamwino State House in Dodoma. Under the […]
When a 21-year-old bus plunged off a bridge into the Oued El Harrach on August 15, killing 18 and injuring 24, it didn’t just crash into a river, it sank into a lake of sewage that has been left untreated since the country’s independence. The site, long known for its toxic pollution and foul stench, […]
Six South African cities topped the list of African cities with the highest criminality rates by mid 2024, Numeo platform said in a recent ranking. Pietermaritzburg came first as the most criminality plagued city followed by five other South African cities: Pretoria, Johannesburg, Durban, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town. Issues related to drugs, kidnappings, and […]
