By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1411 EAT on Friday 6 November 2026 Uganda has been urged to enact specific legislation criminalising demands for sexual favours by people in positions of authority in exchange for jobs, promotions, examination marks or preferential treatment, following Tanzania’s example, which introduced a law addressing the practice in 2007. A…
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The place for available men: Apostle Grace Lubega urges believers to answer God’s call
By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1349 EAT on Friday 6 November 2026 Apostle Grace Lubega has challenged Christians to make themselves available for God’s work, saying divine assignments require people who are willing to respond when God calls. Preaching under the theme “The Place for Available Men” during the Dunamis Conference in Dar es…
Middle East Crisis: Museveni considers Funding Oil Refinery in Tanzania to Secure Stable Fuel Supply.
By HICGI News Agency at 1526 EAT on Monday 27 April 2026 Kampala, Uganda — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is reportedly weighing options for stronger regional cooperation in fuel supply, as tensions in the Middle East raise fears of global oil disruptions and rising prices. Uganda, which depends heavily on imported refined petroleum products, is…
Benni McCarthy Appointed as Head Coach of Kenya’s Harambee Stars
Updated at 21:05 EAT Tuesday 04 March 2025 Coach Benni McCarthy has officially been named the new head coach of the Kenya national football team, also known as the Harambee Stars. This announcement was made by the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) during a formal media launch at the Serena Hotel in Nairobi. McCarthy, a South…
Tundu Lissu Elected Chairman of Tanzania’s Main Opposition Party, Chadema.
Prominent Tanzanian politician Tundu Lissu has been elected as the new chairman of Chadema, the country’s main opposition party. In a tightly contested election, Lissu ousted Freeman Mbowe, the party’s long-serving leader, who had held the position for over two decades. The election highlighted significant internal divisions within Chadema, with Lissu campaigning for changes in…
Kidnapped Tanzanian Activist Maria Sarungi Tsehai Found Hours After Abduction in Nairobi.
Prominent Tanzanian activist Maria Sarungi Tsehai was found and released hours after being abducted by armed men in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, on Sunday afternoon. Tsehai, a fierce critic of Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan and a staunch advocate for land rights and freedom of expression, shared a video on her social media platform, X…
African court gives Tanzania ultimatum to scrap death penalty.
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights has reiterated its longstanding order to Tanzania to revoke the death penalty in line with the continental charter on the right to life. Delivering judgment on two separate cases, the court sitting in Arusha emphasised again that mandatory capital punishment was a violation of the African Charter…
Tanzanian soldiers killed in DR Congo by missile attack.
A mortar attack in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed three soldiers from a southern African military force. All of those who died were from Tanzania. Three others were hurt. “Hostile” missile fire “fell near the camp where they were staying,” said the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) on Monday. None…
