LAKE ZONE: Over 950 children forced to marry

Zambian child bride tells of being forced to marry a stranger

>Three men have appeared before the district court here charged with defiling six children aged between nine and 13 years old at different times.

BBC News hears from a 17-year-old in Zambia who was forced into marriage against her will.

>Brutal killings of elderly people have been reported in the Lake Zone ahead of the festive season, The Citizen has learnt.

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Kagera. Local residents are asking the government to speed up the implementation of a project to hook up Lake and Central Zones to a safe water reservoir at Lake Victoria.

Little-known Mugini Private Primary School in Magu District, Mwanza Region, has entered Tanzania’s education record books after producing seven of the top ten girls in this year’s national Standard Seven examination.

Mwananchi Communications Limited (MCL), the publishers of The Citizen, Mwananchi and Mwanaspoti has opened a new chapter in the history of the media history in this country with its decision to print its papers in Mwanza city. This is expected to guarantee quality news on time for thousands of readers in the Lake Zone.

>Emmanuel Faustine, a businessman in Igunga Township has been gunned down by suspected bandits who raided his shop and escaped with a substantial amount of cash whose value is yet to be announced.