Zanzibar, Tanzania News

AS the controversy over the efficacy of an Indian-made diabetes drug, Wosulin, hots up at Zanzibar's Mnazi Mmoja main hospital, patients are being put in danger.

THE Mail's got itself all in a tither about a find of African money off the coast of Australia.

THE Confederation of Tanzania Industries and the Ministry of Finance are contemplating the best way to curb smuggling and tax evasion along the Zanzibar channel and save local industries from collapsing due to unequal competition in the domestic market.

In yet another shocking incident in Zanzibar a local leader, popularly known here as sheha, has been attacked with acid.

RESIDENTS in some parts of Unguja and Pemba islands currently facing water shortage will have the problem minimised by August, this year, when a project to construct 50 boreholes/wells will be completed.

Paradise lost? No, in fact it's closer than you think. From a tree-climbing butterfly to Beach Boys, from spices to snorkelling and giant tortoises, Zanzibar's accessibility makes it an attractive tropical island get-away. In recent years, it has become a destination that offers South Africans a chance to experience tropical paradise for a ... (more)

THE government suffers over 15bn/- loss annually in revenue due to smuggling and improperly taxed cement imports through Zanzibar, an industry source said in Dar es Salaam over the weekend.

Zanzibar is a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania comprising an archipelago off the mainland.

ZANZIBAR champions Stone Town succumbed to a 89-90 defeat at the hands of Rangers in a thrilling Unguja Zone Basketball League encounter at the Maisara courts here on Monday evening.

WAM ZANZIBAR, May 14th, 2013 -- The President of Zanzibar, Dr. Ali Mohamed Shein, has received in his Zanzibar City office the UAE Ambassador to the Republic of United Tanzania, Abdullah Ibrahim Al Suwaidi.

THE European Union will provide 19bn/- to Tanzania to support Non-State Actors in Zanzibar and the sugar sector.

Tanzania released three Emiratis and one Saudi held in connection with the bombing of a church earlier this month, officials from the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia said.

THE Head of the Roman Catholic Church in Tanzania His Eminence Polycarp Cardinal Pengo has called on Tanzanians to exercise restraint and avoid retaliatory actions which may upset peace and stability of the country.

Tanzanian President, H.E. Dr Mrisho Jakaya Kikwete to inaugurate IITA Science Building dedicated to the fight against hunger and poverty The President of the United Republic of Tanzania, His Excellency, Dr Mrisho Jakaya Kikwete, will, on 13 May, inaugurate the IITA Science Building in Dar es Salaam.

Seaweed farmer Nyafu Juma Uledi ties her crop to string in tidal pools near the village of Bwejuu on Zanzibar island, Tanzania, on December 2, 2007.

Tanzanian Erick Kabendera dreamed of being a journalist from his earliest childhood days.

Three giants of popular music passed away recently: US guitar maestro Bob Brozman; taarab icon Bi Kidude from Tanzania; and US country legend George Jones.

Bomb experts from the military secure the scene of an explosion at the new Catholic church in the northern Tanzanian town of Arusha, May 5, 2013.

POOR mobile phone and internet connection may soon be a thing of the past should the ongoing efforts to address challenges of broadband access in rural and underserved areas succeed.

AS members of the newly reconstituted Zanzibar Electoral Commission brace themselves to take up their responsibilities after being swornin, the absence of women in the team has irked gender activists in Zanzibar, particularly the Tanzania Media Women's Association .