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Next supercontinent to form in Arctic
The new study suggests that Amasia will be formed over the Arctic. A new study by Yale University scientists says in 50 to 200 million years, continents on Earth will merge and form a new supercontinent around the North Pole. The study published in the journal Nature indicates that the Americas and Eurasia will be
Simba, Azam fight for top place
Vodacom Premier League giants Simba Sports Club and Azam Football Club will be aiming to topple the defending champions Young Africans from the top of the standings table when they meet at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam. Second-placed Simba, who start the 17th round today with 34 points, need a win or any
Brain drainage in health sector cost Tanzania $2 billion
Tanzania is among nine sub-Saharan countries that invested about $2 billion in educating doctors it finally didn’t benefit from, due to brain drainage, a new study has revealed. According to study published in the British Medical Journal in November, 2011, nine sub-Saharan countries, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe invested
Faulty HIV/Aids reagents collected
The invalid HIV/Aids reagents ‘SD Bioline’ recalled by the government have all been returned to the Medical Stores Department, the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare spokesperson Mwamwaja said. In an exclusive interview with The Guardian Mwamwaja said all 1178 disqualified HIV/Aids reagents of batch numbers 023418B and 023419 set to expire on August 2nd,
Students to benefit from Rwandan scholarships
Rwanda will give scholarships to students from the East African Community (EAC) to study at Carnegie Mellon University in the capital, Kigali, according to an announcement by the Ministry of Education. “The scholarships will be offered to students who fulfill the academic requirements and acceptance to the CMU Rwanda programmes upon completion of an evaluation
Suarez and Dalglish issue apologies
Liverpool striker Luis Suarez and manager Kenny Dalglish apologised for the handshake row against Manchester United after the direct intervention of the club’s US owners, BBC Sport learns. “I have spoken with the manager since the game at Old Trafford and I realise I got things wrong,” Suarez said. Dalglish reacted angrily to questions about
Mancini ‘hopes’ Tevez comes back
Manchester City manager Mancini has opened the door for exiled striker Carlos Tevez to return to the club. Tevez has not played for City since Mancini claimed the player refused to warm up against Bayern Munich in September, but is expected to return to England in the next few days. Asked about the prospect of
Bali bombing suspect on trial
Umar Patek is accused of assembling the devices in the 2002 Bali bombing Umar Patek, an alleged mastermind of the 2002 Bali bombing that killed 202 people, was put on trial in Indonesia. The charges against him, some carrying the death penalty, were read out in a Jakarta court on Monday. He faces six counts
Police, fans blamed for Egypt deaths
Egyptian protesters hold a banner reading “Port Said is innocent, this is a dirty conspiracy” and depicting military ruler Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi (C) splitting Egypt in half as they protest in Port Said on February 3, 2012. An Egyptian parliamentary inquiry into the country’s recent soccer stadium tragedy in the northern city of
DRC plane crash kills presidential aide
DRC President Joseph Kabila’s close aide, Augustin Katumba Mwanke A plane crash in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has killed five people, including President Joseph Kabila’s close aide, and seriously injured the country’s finance minister. The plane was carrying nine people when it overshot the runway at Bukavu airport in the east of the





