17 Tabora residents killed in superstition

17 Tabora residents killed in superstition-linked incidents
IPPmedia
At least 17 people have been killed over the course of the last two weeks (August 10-24) in various incidents related to superstitious beliefs. Tabora Regional Police Commander Hamis Issa told this paper that the victims were mostly women and the ...

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Habari Zinazoendana

11 years ago

IPPmedia

21 Apr

Three Dar residents killed by faulty lorry

Three Dar residents killed by faulty lorry
IPPmedia
Three people died on the spot yesterday while three other people were injured at Kongowe-Mjimwema Kitimosi Bridge in Temeke, Dar es Salaam, after being hit by a lorry whose brakes had failed. Temeke Regional Police Commander, Engelbert Kiondo ...

 

11 years ago

Daily News

02 May

Two Dar residents killed in separate incidents

Two Dar residents killed in separate incidents
Daily News
TWO people, including a fouryear- old boy, died in separate incidents in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday. The boy, Yunus Abidjan, a resident of Keko area in Temeke Municipality drowned in a well. The Temeke Regional Police Commander (RPC), Engerbelt ...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

21 Jan

Only non-juju believers can tackle superstition

A friend who is given to cracking jokes caught me off-guard the other day, when he proposed that I should travel to Bagamoyo one of these days.

 

10 years ago

IPPmedia

15 Sep

Money, not superstition, behind murder of elders

Money, not superstition, behind murder of elders
IPPmedia
Most murders of elderly folk in various parts of the country are not relate to superstitious beliefs as previously thought but shockingly, the cold blooded killings are financial related and committed by would be heirs, police have reported. The development ...

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

27 Jan

How bribery, superstition hamper TZ soccer growth

A random survey shows that no matter what the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) does, it would be extremely difficult for Taifa Stars to qualify for the Africa Nations Cup (Afcon) and the World Cup.

 

10 years ago

IPPmedia

01 Sep

Superstition claims life every month in Shinyanga

IPPmedia
Superstition claims life every month in Shinyanga
IPPmedia
At least one person is murdered each month in Tanzania's southern region of Shinyanga, police there have reported. Shinyanga Regional Police Commander Justus Kamugisha told reporters over the weekend that a total of 38 elderly persons were killed in ...

 

11 years ago

IPPmedia

11 Jun

'Acts of superstition scare teachers from new station'

IPPmedia
'Acts of superstition scare teachers from new station'
IPPmedia
Despite government's efforts to ensure its schools have enough teachers, the move is undermined by acts of superstition by some villagers, leading teachers to abandon their work stations. This was revealed recently by the Permanent Secretary, Prime ...

 

10 years ago

VICE News

28 Aug

Fueled by Superstition, People Are Violently Attacking Albinos in Tanzania

The Daily Star
Fueled by Superstition, People Are Violently Attacking Albinos in Tanzania
VICE News
In the past month, a spate of violent attacks in Tanzania targeting people with albinism for their body parts has highlighted a morbid practice linked to witchcraft. People with albinism, also known as albinos, are born with a deficiency of melanin pigmentation.
The tragic fate of albinos in TanzaniaThe Daily Star

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10 years ago

Mwananchi

28 Jun

KUELEKEA MAJIMBONI : Mkoa wa Tabora hali si nzuri kwa Ukawa majimbo ya Uyui, Tabora na Igalula

Wilaya ya Uyui ni moja kati ya wilaya saba za mkoa wa Tabora na inaundwa na kata 29, vijiji 156 na vitongoji 688. Kwa mujibu wa sensa ya watu na makazi ya mwaka 2012 wilaya hii ina jumla ya wakazi 396,623 kwa maana ya wanaume 196,446, wanawake 200,177 na kuna wastani wa watu 6.6 katika kila kaya.

 

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