Rare ‘planes’ on Tanzania roads

Telegraph.co.uk
Just Back: A near miss on the roads of Tanzania
Telegraph.co.uk
A big red X. I never expected my death to be so clearly marked, let alone spray-painted onto a sheet of rusting corrugated iron. Yet here I was, trapped in the back of a minibus that was supposed to be bound for Arusha, Tanzania, not hurtling towards the side ...

BBC News
Worries over new roads in Tanzania's Serengeti
BBC News
For many, Tanzania's Serengeti National Park is the essence of Africa, a wide, sweeping savannah ruled by lions, buffalo and zebra, barely interrupted by human presence. Except of course for the herds of camera-toting tourists in jeeps, huddled around ...

Independent Online
Tanzania floods kill at least 38, damage roads
The Star Online
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Flash floods have killed at least 38 people in north-western Tanzania after strong winds and hail battered villages, the president's office said on Wednesday. At least another 82 people have been injured in the floods that occurred ...
Death toll in Tanzania flooding hits 50Peninsula On-line
Floods kill 38 in TanzaniaIndependent Online
Floods leave 38 dead in TanzaniaZee News
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Throughout the day today millions of voters will be streaming towards polling centres to cast their votes for the fifth elections in both Zanzibar and Tanzania Mainland since the restoration of multi-party politics in 1992.

Tanzania: Cross Roads - Mega Scandal Exposed, as Men Fail to Feed Families
AllAfrica.com
This week, like the previous few weeks, kick started with a drama. This was no other but another mega corruption scandal. Its gravity can only be compared to the famous EPA, Escrow, BAE, Kiwira/Meremeta and Richmond/Dowans. The amounts involved are ...

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