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Africa’s leading satellite, broadcast and telco show awaits…...

With South Africa being one of the fastest growing countries in Africa it seems only fitting that the demand for communications and internet access is growing at a rapid rate. SatCom Africa, now in its 16th year of operation, is the largest satellite communications conference and exhibition focusing on the…
Fashion

Is The 7-Minute Workout Too Good To Be True?

Hey, have you heard about the new “scientific” 7-minute workout? It’s making big news. Big enough that this is the second article I’ve been asked to write about it in just a few days. I’ll sum up the current hype in one word: bullsh*t. If you want to get some…
World News

SECRETARY GENERAL URGES STUDENTS TO TAP EAC OPPORTUNITIES

ARUSHA, Tanzania, May 21, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- It starts with your mindset, Amb. Sezibera tells youth The Secretary General of the East African Community Amb. Dr. Richard Sezibera has challenged students in the region to take advantage of the opportunities created through EAC integration to better their communities…

Fashion

This Is What Kate Upton Looked Like In High School

Remember that really hot girl you went to high school with? Remember what she looked like in your yearbook? (We don't blame you if you still pull it out from time to time.) Well, once again, Kate Upton has managed to infiltrate our fantasies, even the ones from our past.…
Fashion

How To Be A Badass, Starring Michelle Rodriguez

When we started The Fast & The Furious, I had no clue what we were getting ourselves into. But we obviously touched a chord in people that resonated in them enough to make it last so long -- for good and for bad.It shows what kind of influence the audience…

World News

Niger: Emergency aid for 2,400 people fleeing violence in Nigeria

GENEVA, Switzerland, May 21, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Several hundred families fleeing violence in northern Nigeria and taking refuge in the Diffa area of south-eastern Niger are being provided with emergency supplies and food aid by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Red Cross Society…
World News

IOM Trains Sudanese Electoral Commission Staff

GENEVA, Switzerland, May 21, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- IOM has started training new facilitators among 22 selected commissioners and officials of the Sudan National Elections Commission (NEC) on Building Resources in Democracy, Governance and Elections (BRIDGE) at the Judiciary Training Centre in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum. The European-Union (EU)-funded…

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South Africa: Winnie Mandela forced auction flops
Yahoo News

South Africa: Winnie Mandela forced auction flops

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — There were no bidders and no locksmiths willing to force entry for a scheduled auction Tuesday to[…]
Yahoo News

New Egypt tax law: cuts for poor, business hikes

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's president has signed a new tax law that cuts the amount paid by poorer Egyptians while[…]

TheCitizen

Needles, guts, blood, Aids: A healthcare job not for the faint of heart

By Syracus Buguzi The Citizen Correspondent Dar es Salaam. Some health workers usually harbour scaring memories of events that happened[…]
TheCitizen

TRA to collect Sh19tr in 2017/18

By The Citizen Reporter Dar es Salaam. In a bid to ensure the government attains financial independence, the Tanzania Revenue[…]

Tanzania pegs growth on farming research
East African Business Week

Tanzania pegs growth on farming research

DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA- President Jakaya Kikwete has said economic growth in most African countries hinges on increased agriculture production[…]
Dutch grant Burundi $12m for fertilizer
East African Business Week

Dutch grant Burundi $12m for fertilizer

BUJUMBURA, BURUNDI - The Netherlands government has given €10 million (about $12 million) to the National Fertilizer Subsidy Program in[…]

All Africa

East Africa: Tanzania Could Boost Its Economy By Reforming the Port of Dar es Salaam - World Bank

[World Bank]DAR ES SALAAM, May 21, 2013 -Tanzania and its East African neighbors could boost their annual Gross Domestic Product[…]
All Africa

Kenya: My Life Is in Danger - Kalembe

[The Star]THE Independent Party leaders Kalembe Ndile, yesterday morning narrowly escaped death after bandits allegedly stormed his Syokimau estate home[…]

Times Live

Judge warns bin Laden's son-in-law on lawyer choices

The son-in-law of Osama bin Laden and former spokesman for al Qaeda, who has pleaded not guilty to charges of[…]
Times Live

Nigeria to release all women held for 'terrorism'

Nigeria said Tuesday it would release several suspects held for "terrorist activities," including all women in custody, in what it[…]

In2EastAfrica

Trainee accountant’s Twitter boast about ‘knocking cyclist off his bike’ sparks police probe

A cyclist has said he is lucky to be alive after being hit by a car whose driver is believed[…]
In2EastAfrica

50 years later, political union evades East Africa

As President Uhuru Kenyatta called for the integration of the African Continent in his address at the just concluded World Economic Forum held in[…]

All Africa

Tanzania Could Boost Its Economy By Reforming the Port of Dar es Salaam - World Bank

[World Bank]DAR ES SALAAM, May 21, 2013 -Tanzania and its East African neighbors could boost their annual Gross Domestic Product[…]
All Africa

LTE Insurgent Challenger Smile Does a Hard Launch and Will Open Its Network On a Wholesale Basis to Other Operators

[Balancing Act]London -Smile Communications has put in place the first public roll-out in Africa of LTE in 800 MHz spectrum[…]

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