Sodje football fix claims probed

The Ghana Football Association calls for police to investigate two men over match-fixing claims made in the UK's Daily Telegraph newspaper.

MP wants all hunting companies probed
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SHADOW Natural Resources and Tourism Minister Peter Msigwa asked the government to extensively probe all hunting companies in the country, saying some of the licensed firms were violating legislation and regulations governing wildlife conservation.

The International Criminal Court opens a formal investigation into war crimes in the Central African Republic where religious conflict has displaced thousands.

Irresponsibility and negligence by local authorities and school administrators have been cited as the main reason for bad performance during last year’s Standard Seven National Examinations in the region.

Two piglets are being examined by police in Uganda for "terrorism-related material" after being let loose in parliament by protesters.

Donors to Tanzania’s general budget support programme include the UK, Canada, Denmark, the European Commission, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Norway, Sweden and the World Bank. Photograph: Daniel Hayduk/AFPInternational donors have suspended nearly $500m (£311m) in budget support to Tanzania in response to claims that senior government officials siphoned off funds from the country’s central bank under the guise of energy contracts.
The chair of Tanzania’s public accounts committee, Zitto...

Pron officer being probed over inmates' torture
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THE Tanzania Prons Service has resolved to take dciplinary measures against its officer, Inspector Constantino Tairo, for h alleged mbehaviour of torturing inmates at Ukonga Pron in Dar es Salaam. Commsioner for Legal and Prons Affairs, Dr Juma Malewa, ...

Mwanza pharmacy worker stripping probed
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MWANZA regional authorities have formed a five-member committee to investigate a pharmacy inspector who allegedly stripped naked a pharmacy attendant in Mkolani ward, Nyamagana district here, during an inspection tour mid last December.

The brutal killing in Geita last Saturday, of the region’s Chadema chairman, Mr Alphonce Mawazo, is most shocking and damnable.