Give more to Tanzanite hero
Tanzania is not particularly good at honouring its heroes and heroines, so we get excited whenever there is an opportunity for us to make amends.Â
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Habari Zinazoendana
9 years ago
Vijimambo28 Sep
Tanzanite: The hidden treasure of Tanzania We arrive at Tanzanite One on a cool September morning.
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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,...
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Michuzi05 May
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TheCitizen19 Aug
Cricketers get hero’s welcome
>A warm welcome greeted the national youth cricket team’s arrival from Lusaka, Zambia where they won the 2014 Pepsi International Cricket Council (ICC) of Africa Under-19 Division Two title.
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TheCitizen05 Oct
Is Sitta a hero or no-hoper?
So the Constituent Assembly has wound up precisely the way Samuel Sitta wanted it to go. He must be in high spirits at this moment. After all, he got the two-thirds majority he so badly needed from both sides of the union.
9 years ago
BBC01 Sep
Hero's welcome for Kenyan athletes
Victorious Kenyan athletes return home to a hero's welcome after they topped the medal table at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing for the first time.
10 years ago
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Senegal's Sy ready to be hero again
Senegal's Ibrahima Sy says he can continue his heroics if needed in Wednesday's Under-20 World Cup semi-final against Brazil.
9 years ago
TheCitizen06 Oct
Lowassa gets hero’s welcome in Monduli
Police and other security officers had a difficult time to control hundreds of thousands of Monduli residents who turned out at Police grounds here to welcome Chadema presidential candidate, Mr Edward Lowassa for a campaign rally in his home constituency.
10 years ago
TheCitizen31 May
One hero down: The untold story of peacekeepers
On May 29 every year, the United Nations marks the UN Peacekeepers Day, where it holds events to honour the fallen peacekeepers.
10 years ago
TheCitizen13 Aug
Hero’s burial for Kisumo today
For the expansive Usangi Village, high on the hills east of Mwanga Town, it will be one of the largest crowds of mourners seen in recent years during the burial of Mzee Peter Kisumo, 80, one of the early independence days’ politicians.
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