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A new ranking has placed the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) fourth among 100 top African universities. UDSM has been placed behind the University of South Africa, University of Cape Town and University of Stellenbosch, all of South Africa, according to the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities. The ranking, also known as Ranking Web of World Universities, aims at providing reliable, multidimensional,...

She caught people's attention this summer, when she was spotted frolicking on the beach, looking a lot 'curvier' than usual.But Vicky Pattison is clearly out to prove what a bit of dieting can do as she shows off her post-Geordie Shore before and after weight loss, where she dropped from a size 16 to an 8. The 25-year-old's strict weight loss programme saw the...

There are no immediate plans to extend the Arusha airport runway although a new apron will be built, the airport manager, Ms Esther Dede, has said.Also in pipeline is the construction of a new terminal building to accommodate the increase in passenger traffic, but the length of the runway will remain the same for now.She said the expansion and modernisation of facilities at...

Army Sgt. 1st Class Joseph E. Gantt went off to war 63 years ago, leaving behind a wife who never gave up on his return.On Friday, 94-year-old Clara Gantt stood up from her wheelchair and wept in the cold before the flag-draped casket. Sgt. Gantt was finally home.The faithful widow spoke to the journalists saying,"He told me if anything happened to him he wanted...

Parks officials in Florida have been fighting a losing battle to rid the Everglades of invasive Burmese pythons, not realizing that their secret weapon may be the state reptile.A remarkable photo posted on the Facebook page of Everglades National Park Monday depicted a death match between a massive gator and a python - with the former coming out on top.The picture of the tenacious reptile...

 Livestock herding communities and activists supporting them are happy about last Friday’s cabinet shake-up in which four ministers were sacked over alleged atrocities committed against the pastoralists.“I am happy because some of my brothers were victims of excessive force used by the police and game rangers”, said Mr. Elikarim Mangi from Babati when reached on phone.He said it was appalling that nothing had...

The model shared the goofy online video with her Instagram fans which saw her face placed onto the body of a dancing Santa's little helper.Sporting red stripey stockings and a small hat, the 34-year-old certainly looked different compared with the racy, nude snap.She captioned the short clip: 'Happy Holidays', which received more than 700 likes in less than 24 hours.'Happy Holidays': Kelly Brook...

The Speaker of the National assembly, Ms Anne Makinda, has told ministers to change to escape frequent cabinet reshuffles.Speaking shortly before adjourning the 14th Parliament seating yesterday, Ms Makinda noted that MPs, through their standing committees, have shown that they were determined to keep the ministers on their toes.“As much as we will continue to have standing committee reports here, be assured that...

Parliament yesterday scrapped the controversial sim card tax and agreed to raise excise duty on telecommunication services by a further 2.5 per cent. The move will raise internet costs and puts to an end six months of confrontations between wananchi and pressure groups and the government.The intention of mobile phone companies, which also opposed the sim card tax and moved to court to...

Patients here will now pay six times more in charges at mid-level public hospitals as the authorities move to decongest Muhimbili National Hospital, which serves more than 1,000 people every day.Mwananyamala hospital, in Kinondoni district, has hiked the registration fee from Sh1,000 to Sh6,000 for out-patients beginning December 1.The Citizen on Sunday has learnt that Temeke and Amana hospitals will also announce new fees...

Tanzania has to pull up its socks and back words with commitment if the country wants to triumph against corruption, says Transparency International (TI).The organisation recently ranked Tanzania at 111 out of 177 countries on its 2013 Corruption Perceptions Index, nine places down from the 2013 index.Since the publication of the 1996 Warioba report assessing the state of corruption in Tanzania, the country...

The district commissioner here, Halima Dendego, has announced plans by the local government to undertake an improvement on the current public cleanliness exercise in Tanga popularly known as “Kalembo Day,” conducted every first Saturday of the month to ensure that it does not become a nuisance to businessmen.Announcing plans at the first inaugural meeting of the Tanga District Business Council (TDBC), Dendego said...

The discovery of natural gas reserves, apart from elevating Tanzania’s economic status, has also triggered heated debate, putting the country’s future at a crossroads. While the government has maintained that its policy aims to create what it calls ‘a win-win situation’, some observers believe Tanzanians have been locked out of the $500 billion gas bonanza.Energy and Minerals minister Sospeter Muhongo did not take...

 In re-crafting the Cabinet,  the engine of  running government affairs,  President Jakaya Kikwete  faces a two-in-one challenge: filling  vacant posts, and determining whether the current governance systems are, or aren’t  good enough to enable even the best brains and dedicated individuals to operate efficiently.That, some analysts, say, is apparent, in the wake of four ministers being sacked, and a looming reshuffle that could...