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Robin Mandla, Pretoria, S.A, 27th May, 2019 President Ramaphosa is cheerful after receiving Kiswahili books SEVERAL weeks after some Kenyan officials and their South African counterparts signed an initial memorandum for the former to supply Kiswahili teaching experts to South Africa, Tanzania now seems to have won the heart and soul of the newly installed President Cyril Ramaphosa. Tanzania with its mixed population combining Arab descendants and coastal original Swahili speakers, is understood to be the source of pure and most authentic Kiswahili accent and has provided many experts to other countries for years now. Kiswahili, a heavily Bantu and Arabic worded language, is one of the most spoken languages of African origin in the continent. It has claimed the status of official languages of the African Union (AU) and the East African Community (EAC) and plans are underway to have its entry in SADC. At the end the two leaders briefed the media on their meeting...

President Magufuli inspect a section of the SGR By Special Correspondent, Washington 17 May, 2019: The story that Tanzania is set to test its first, maiden, cheaper and very superior own funded electric train, is both a smooth vibe to locals, but a bad news for some neighbours. The train is tipped to be one of Africa`s high speed trains with projected speeds of up to 160 mph. This however pushes for high criticism on some neighbours like Kenya whose diesel slow engine SGR was constructed from an expensive Chinese loan.  Through the nation’s policy and strategy to attain the middle income economy by 2025, it is obvious and necessary for the nation to have stable infrastructures.  The construction of a railway line is a big pillar in the stimulation and reduction of costs and time travel by both passengers and cargo, thanks to the government of Reformist President John Magufuli who is implementing the SGR using own taxpayers money.  Tanzania ...

  African Democratic Change leaders at the launch of the new political party. Left: Feziwe Ndwayana (spokesperson), Dr Makhosi Khoza (founder and president) and fundraiser Isaac Shongwe. File picture: Simphiwe Mbokazi/ANA Pretoria - The so-called “one man” parties performed poorly at the provincial and local elections. Barely 72 hours after the 2019 elections results were declared, the race has begun for small and new political parties in their bid to woo voters ahead for the 2021 local government polls. While some reacted to the shock of failing to clinch victory at the polls, other minor parties maintained that they had no time to lick their wounds and had started planning and strategising behind closed doors. This included lobbying those who experienced devastating outcomes to form alliances with them. “I’ve been approached by some parties who want to merge with me. But what I am saying to them is that they should instead join me so that we can become a...

By Eng. Davidson G.S Mramba* A Danish philosopher, Søren   Aabye   Kierkegaard , who lived in the 20 th century, had a famous quote thus says, “ There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.” The story of the Telegraph newspaper on Tanzania’s Rufiji Hydro Power Project in Tanzania, written by one Adrian Blomfield fits, exactly in what Kierkegaard tells. It is fooling. Needless to say, the Telegraph, has seriously negated journalism professionalism and used their newspaper as a racist tool to fool Africans, is a clear manifestation of a serious problem in European journalism. Politely, the newspaper should realize the dynamics of the times. Africa is no longer the same. Being on the threshold of change, the movement is irreversible. You will never fool us at all times. You had your time, now kindly bask in the history of your hegemony. Clearly this is a shame. Today, Africa has think...