S African is oldest channel swimmer

The Belgian director of the Democratic Republic of Congo's famous Virunga National Park is shot and critically wounded in an ambush.

Tanzania’s fast-rising swimmer Kassam Sabrina made a poor start at the Africa Youth Games as she finished a distant 22nd in the girls’ 50m breaststroke at the University of Botswana swimming pool. She clocked 43:64 seconds in the competition that has attracted 151 young swimmers from 38 nations across the continent.

Tanzania’s up-and-coming swimmer Sonia Tumiotto has been invited for a training development programme in England.

Tanzania: Teenage Swimmer Lands Scholarship Offer
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Dar es Salaam — Tanzania's up-and-coming swimmer Sonia Tumiotto has been invited for a training development programme in England. Sonia too, is delighted by the invitation and promised to work hard to improve on her skills. The talented player secured ...

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KNCU (1984) Limited, the oldest cooperative union in the country and one of the earliest to be formed in sub-Saharan Africa, is in dire financial problems which can threaten its survival, it was learnt last week.

A man believed to be the oldest school pupil in Nigeria has died at the age of 94, his family says.

Ninety-year-old Kenyan student Priscilla Sitienei says she wants to inspire children, especially girls, to get an education.

When you think of a 85-year old man, an image of a bed ridden person, waiting for death  might come to mind . If your image changes a bit, it might be of a person who stays at home, plays with their grandchildren and uses some of their time to do some gardening if they have the strength. But Robert Wheeler does not embody either of  these stereotypes.  Although the name ‘Robert Wheeler’ hasn’t made headlines in Tanzania, it has become quite popular all over the...