EDITORIAL: There’s more at stake than heading to Ikulu

The whistle has been blown to start the 2015/16 Vodacom Premier League (VPL) season and the beautiful game kicks off this evening. Sixteen teams will be in action this weekend after a hiatus of four months.

>As the excitement over the entry into the new year is wearing off, political excitement is gathering momentum in the form of  the race to State House. Against its backdrop is the fact that, in compliance with constitutional requirements, President Jakaya Kikwete  is nearing the end of his second and final term.

A leading campaigner on head injuries in sport has called for a ban on children heading the ball when playing football.

Mareeg Media
Police Arrests Six Tanzanians Heading to Somalia
AllAfrica.com
Kenyan police seized six Tanzanian nationals and a cache of weapons in an operation in Garissa County Six Tanzanian nationals were arrested on Sunday and a cache of weapons seized from them by police in Garissa. Seven pistols and seven grenades ...
Kenyan police nab terror suspectIndependent Online
Guns, explosives seized as police arrest another terror suspect in GarissaMareeg Media

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Man-made famine looming in South Sudan

IPPmedia
Kenya police recover weapons, say suspects heading to Somalia
IPPmedia
The government has said it is yet to confirm whether six suspected terrorists nabbed by Kenyan police yesterday are Tanzanians. The government statement was made last night in an exclusive interview with Foreign Affairs minister Bernard Membe.
6 Tanzanian Terrorists Arrested In Garissa With Deadly WeaponsGhafla!Kenya
Marwa releases names of 'Shabaab operatives'K24 TV

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Sea of Thieves is leaving Microsoft-exclusivity, heading to Steam with crossplay  GamesRadar+View Full coverage on Google News

Daily Mail
Students Heading Off On Charity Trek Left At Airport As Travel Firm Goes Bust
Huffington Post UK
A group of students participating in a charity trek were about to check in for their flight to Tanzania when they received an email from their travel firm saying the company had gone bust. Around 40 Nottingham University students were left stranded at Gatwick ...
UoN Students Heading for Mount Kilimanjaro Left Stranded at Gatwick after ...Impact Magazine
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