In pictures: Hairstyles and identity

Heritage stakeholders here on Friday criticized the National Housing Corporation (NHC) for what they described as its part in defacing the old centre of the city by replacing characteristic historical structures with concrete and glass high rise buildings.

Controversy over identity cards continues
Daily News
MEMBERS of the Zanzibar House of Representatives from the Civic United Front (CUF) are complaining over the difficulties facing their party members in obtaining the national identity card. Mr Saleh Nassor Juma (CUF-Wawi) said people, particularly those ...

Row Over Identity Cards Rages Again in Zanzibar
AllAfrica.com
Zanzibar — AS the referendum on the proposed union constitution gets closer, a cracking row over the right of Zanzibar Resident Identity (ZanID) is raging again, with local government leaders (Shehas) facing allegations of discrimination. The Civic United ...

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'Jihadi John' says sorry to family after identity revealed
Al-Arabiya
'Jihadi John, recently identified as Mohammed Emwazi, did not show remorse for beheading at least five westerners previously held hostage by ISIS. (Reuters). Text size A A A. By Staff writer | Al Arabiya News Sunday, 8 March 2015. Infamous ISIS ...
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>Burundi has started a pilot programme on the issuance of machine readable national identity cards.

Satirist asks whether Morocco wants to be African or European

>This week, a certain local organisation Media For Development International announced a triple release of DVD feature films named Swahiliwood enter-educate films.

Country Director, AMREF, Dr. Festus Illako cutting the ribbon during the AMREF Health Africa launch new identity. The frame Ceremony held yesterday April 10, 2014 AMREF office in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Country Director, AMREF, Dr. Festus Illako with Amref Health Africa staff during the new identity launch

AMREF, the leading international African organisation in health today rebranded to Amref Health Africa after 57 years as the African Medical and Research Foundation.

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Tanzanian jailed in Belize for identity theft
Daily News
A 55 year-old woman from Tanzania has been sentenced to a year in jail after failing to pay a fine of 4,000 US dollars after she was found guilty of four different immigration offences, including identity theft. The woman, identified as Ms Teena Issac, was ...