Tanzania has threatened to arrest and deport those campaigning for gay rights and de-register organisations protecting homosexual interests, local media reported Monday. “I would like to remind and warn all organisations and institutions that campaign and pretend to protect homosexual interests … we are going to arrest whoever is involved and charge them in courts … Read more
A high school student in Tanzania has built a robot that can walk, turn its head, speak and perform other functions with the help of a remote control. Gracious Ephraim, a form six student of Ilboru High School in the northern Tanzanian city of Arusha built the robot using local materials including aluminium box, wires, … Read more
Zimbabwe has appealed for $100m (£82m) to help people affected by floods that have killed 246 and left nearly 2,000 people homeless since December. After suffering a crippling drought last year that left more than four million in need of food aid, heavy rains began pounding parts of the south and south-west of the country … Read more
A U. S. Marine was killed and another was injured last week during a live-fire training exercise at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms. The Marines were participating in small arms live-fire training Friday just after 5 p.m. in preparation for an integrated training exercise, said Lt. Karen Holliday, a spokeswoman … Read more
It appears Lindsay Lohan is at peace with herself again. The 30-year-old troubled star has removed all posts from her Instagram account and replaced them with the Islamic saying “Alaikum salam,” meaning “peace be unto you,” in her bio line. Her rep did not return an email from the Daily News for comment. Back in … Read more
When Jasmine Tookes modeled the coveted “fantasy bra” at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show on Monday, it marked only the third time in the show’s 21-year run that a woman of color was chosen to make the brand’s ultimate fashion statement. That disparity reflects a pattern rampant in high fashion, where diversity is on the … Read more
President Robert Mugabe’s panicking administration, which is struggling to contain growing civil unrest over the country’s worsening rot, faces a new crisis after angry civil servants warned yesterday that they would stage another crippling strike to protest his broke government’s unilateral decision to retrench workers and freeze bonuses. The threat of another ginormous strike by … Read more
Tanzania has begun building its own helicopters that will be taking to the skies soon. A Tanzanian-made two-seater chopper is in its final stages of production and will start flying trials once it is granted permission by the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority, reports Daily news. Arusha Technical College’s department of mechanical engineering initiated the programme, … Read more