Growing cancer was discovered when it was too late

Some 44,000 Tanzanians are diagnosed with cancer every year, but only 8,800 can be fully cured, a cancer specialist has said.

1.Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few billion. When doctors tell cancer patients that there are no more cancer cells in their bodies after treatment, it just means the tests are unable to detect the cancer cells because they have not reached the detectable size.

2. Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a person’s lifetime.

3. When the person’s immune system is strong the cancer...

We now leave the most exciting period in human history, Life has been simplified with the existing technology – Our life today depends on information technology, from our communication and transports, finance and banking, energy and education, and other services in our daily life.

 As we become more reliant on information technology which off course simplifies our life, we also put ourselves vulnerable to cyber-attack which exposes our sensitive personnel and business information, disrupting...

Mommy, what did the news used to be about before it was about terrorism?”

It is a breezy evening by the Indian Ocean. A couple of people in casual wear are walking with professional cameras and some have smartphones, taking photos of whatever seemed interesting to them. Was it a tourist destination? 

Reports indicating that Tanzania’s economy is one of the fastest growing in the world today, earning the country accolades in international circles, are apparently making little sense to te common man as it is yet to impact positively on the quality of his life, a new study has established.

The villagers who are losing out to sugarcane

Tanzania’s insurance sector is bound to grow during the next few years, experts said on Friday, banking their hopes on massive untapped potential in rural areas.

Poverty is often associated with Africa and this is with good reason, but it is safe to say Africa’s middle class is rising and so is their spending power. According to data from the Africa Development Bank, “About one third of the continent spends around $4 to $20 a day and this group is expected to grow to 42% by 2060”. This is more than a billion people.
Consumption on the continent had risen to more than $1 trillion in 2012, from $364 million in 2000, an annual rate of growth of 10.7% and...