COVER: Shelda the shining Tanzanite

 Mwanasoka Shelda Boniface amewapiku bondia Francis Cheka na nyota wa Azam, Erasto Nyoni kwa kunyakua Tuzo ya Mwanamichezo Bora wa Mwaka wa Taswa.

The global tanzanite market is only worth $50m
The drive from the nearest town, Arusha, was not too long, but the last stretch on a gravel road littered with ditches made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.
Once we got to the mine, we were given an induction and a quick briefing on the safety rules. After that we were off to the actual shaft, where we were allocated overalls, helmets and yellow plastic boots.
When I saw the contraption that would carry us 460 metres (yards) below ground,...

Efforts to emancipate women from oppression shackles started many years ago. The efforts centred on challenges women face economically, gender based violence and outdated norms, to name but a few.

The small boy (or, is it a girl?) has grown big, and now can run in the league of peers in and outside Tanzania.

The 18th annual Zanzibar International Film Festival got off to a star-studded start with an evening of magical and memorable entertainment.  The evening played host to two South African icons, the legendary singer Dorothy Masuka (pictured) and the beloved star of Sarafina, Leleti Khumalo. Masuka had the crowd enraptured with her acapella performance that included a tribute to the late Nelson Mandela on the occasion of his birthday, Mandela Day. The day’s festivities started earlier with the...

>I hear the rains have enraptured our city; I am guessing plenty of cuddling is ensuing. What with temperatures cooling and body warmth preferred. You see I’m out visiting my soul sister Shukria in Kenya; she’s a journalist like me.

>The road to Mamas party is here this weekend; it is a show that brings the rest of the East African nominees together as they kick start their continental campaign for awards.

The daughter of Nelson Mandela, Makaziwe Mandela, has paid tribute to BBC presenter Komla Dumor who died suddenly on Saturday at the age of 41.

p>TIMU ya taifa ya wanawake chini ya miaka 20 ya Tanzania, ‘The Tanzanite’ jana ilishindwa kutamba kwenye dimba la nyumbani baada ya kukubali kichapo cha mabao 4-1 kutoka kwa Afrika...