Tanzania Releases South African Press Freedom Activist, Colleague

Former Mail & Guardian editor Angela Quintal is safe and is back at her hotel after being detained by Tanzanian authorities on Wednesday night, the Department of International Relations has confirmed. Speaking to News24 on Thursday morning, spokesperson Ndivhuwo Mabaya said that while there is still much uncertainty about her detention, she and her colleague, […]

Tanzania Makes Enticing Offer to Investors

By Alfred Zacharia [e-mail] Dar es Salaam — The government will provide free land to investors who would be interested in establishing industries involved in making building and construction materials, a cabinet minister has revealed. Opening the 21st Buldexpo yesterday, the minister for Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Development, Mr Wlliam Lukuvi, told the business […]

Africa’s Youngest Billionaire Returns Home After Kidnapping

  The company contracted to provide security at the hotel where billionaire businessman Mohammed Dewji was abducted last week has spoken out for the first time since the incident. Read more » By Syriacus Buguzi Dar es Salaam — A sigh of relief has greeted the release of Africa’s youngest billionaire Mohammed Dewji , who was abducted 11 […]