Money, not superstition, behind murder of elders

Money, not superstition, behind murder of elders
IPPmedia
Most murders of elderly folk in various parts of the country are not relate to superstitious beliefs as previously thought but shockingly, the cold blooded killings are financial related and committed by would be heirs, police have reported. The development ...

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Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

TheCitizen

21 Jan

Only non-juju believers can tackle superstition

A friend who is given to cracking jokes caught me off-guard the other day, when he proposed that I should travel to Bagamoyo one of these days.

 

9 years ago

Linked Incidents

27 Aug

17 Tabora residents killed in superstition

17 Tabora residents killed in superstition-linked incidents
IPPmedia
At least 17 people have been killed over the course of the last two weeks (August 10-24) in various incidents related to superstitious beliefs. Tabora Regional Police Commander Hamis Issa told this paper that the victims were mostly women and the ...

 

11 years ago

IPPmedia

11 Jun

'Acts of superstition scare teachers from new station'

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'Acts of superstition scare teachers from new station'
IPPmedia
Despite government's efforts to ensure its schools have enough teachers, the move is undermined by acts of superstition by some villagers, leading teachers to abandon their work stations. This was revealed recently by the Permanent Secretary, Prime ...

 

10 years ago

IPPmedia

01 Sep

Superstition claims life every month in Shinyanga

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Superstition claims life every month in Shinyanga
IPPmedia
At least one person is murdered each month in Tanzania's southern region of Shinyanga, police there have reported. Shinyanga Regional Police Commander Justus Kamugisha told reporters over the weekend that a total of 38 elderly persons were killed in ...

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

27 Jan

How bribery, superstition hamper TZ soccer growth

A random survey shows that no matter what the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) does, it would be extremely difficult for Taifa Stars to qualify for the Africa Nations Cup (Afcon) and the World Cup.

 

10 years ago

VICE News

28 Aug

Fueled by Superstition, People Are Violently Attacking Albinos in Tanzania

The Daily Star
Fueled by Superstition, People Are Violently Attacking Albinos in Tanzania
VICE News
In the past month, a spate of violent attacks in Tanzania targeting people with albinism for their body parts has highlighted a morbid practice linked to witchcraft. People with albinism, also known as albinos, are born with a deficiency of melanin pigmentation.
The tragic fate of albinos in TanzaniaThe Daily Star

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10 years ago

TheCitizen

12 Apr

CROSSROADS: Whatever happened to respecting our elders?

>The spate of murderous acts in which elderly women are hunted down and killed in cold blood is an unfathomable barbarism. In the areas where the heinous crime is committed, growing old has become a curse.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

19 Mar

Elders call for recognition in constitution

Elders in the country have urged members of the Constituent Assembly to recognize them as a special group just like people with disabilities, women and others who are often given special treatment including representation in Parliament.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

01 Mar

Union puts some elders on the spot

Some Constituent Assembly members have criticised elderly delegates who are opposed to the two-government union structure, saying they should have rejected the merger the day it was established 50 years ago.

 

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