Dar es Salaam

Dicko makes Black Stars bow

footy247 (Free subscription) | yesterday

Chris Dickson made his international debut for Ghana against Tanzania on Wednesday night - and watched the Black Stars snatch a draw in amazing fashion.The striker played the full 90 minutes in the newly-built stadium in Dar es Salaam and joined in the celebrations near the end when goalkeeper Richard Kingson salvaged a 1-1 draw.The ex-Birmingham City custodian came up for a free-kick around six m...

Stage Set for Basketball League

All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday

The basketball league for Dar es Salaam-based secondary schools gets underway at the National Indoor Stadium in Dar es Salaam on Saturday.

'Olele' Header Saves Black Stars

All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday

Ghana goalkeeper Richard Kingson turned goal scorer in Dar-es-Salaam on Wednesday, as he rescued a draw for the Black Stars against Tanzania.

Black Stars Hold Stars

All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday

Taifa Stars playmaker Mrisho Ngasa (blue jersey) goes airborne to evade a tackle by Ghanaian defender Yeboah Godfrey during a friendly international match played at the new National Stadium in Dar es Salaam yesterday.

Zambia: It`s Africa`s Big Loss

Palapye.com News Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday

source: allAfrica The Citizen (Dar es Salaam) EDITORIAL 21 August 2008 Posted to the web 21 August 2008 Zambia has been plunged into national mourning. The death of President Levy Mwanawasa comes at a time when he was playing a key role in the affairs of his country, the southern African region and the continent as a whole. In fact, [...]

Sudanese Teenagers Triumph

All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday

Sudanese teenager Nouredin Yahya beat Tanzanian Ibrahim Shabani by 7-5, 6-3. sets to win the International tennis Federation's sanctioned under-13 championship at the Dar es Salaam Gymkhana Club yesterday.

What Tanzanians Want JK to Sort Out

All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday

The chairman of the Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance,Judge Amiri Manento makes a point during the 16th conference on the state of politics in the country in Dar es Salaam yesterday.

Tanzania: Cheap Imitation Goods Are Flooding Markets

All Africa (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008

The mishmash of shops in Tanzania's central Kariakoo market in Dar es Salaam stock an infinite array of brand name fakes. Throngs of customers snap up mobile phones, designer gear, high-tech electronics and gadgets -- all imitations being sold at unbelievably low prices.

Redet - JK Govt Facing More Complaints Than Mkapa's

All Africa (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008

University of Dar es Salaam vice-chancellor Rwekaza Mukandala opens the 16th conference on the state of politics in the country yesterday. The conference has been organised by the Research and Education for Democracy in Tanzania (Redet). Photo/Deus Mhagale

Organisers Change Goats Race Venue

All Africa (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008

The Dar es Salaam charity Goat race will be held at Kenyatta Drive on Saturday instead of its traditional venue of Leaders Club as confirmed by the organisers yesterday.

Stars Host Black Stars

All Africa (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008

Part of the Black Stars players who arrived at the Julius Nyerere International Airport yesterday. The Ghanaians are playing Taifa Stars at the new National Stadium in Dar es Salaam this afternoon.

Tanzanian in Tennis Final

All Africa (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008

Tanzanian teenager Ibrahim Shabani cruised into this year's singles final of the International Tennis Federation's (ITF) backed championship to meet Sudanese Nouredin Yahya at the Dar es Salaam Gymkhana Club courts today.

Prehistoric Weapons Factory found in Tanzania

Archaeonews (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008

The Isimila stone age site in Tanzania provides fascinating insights into how ancient man developed the tools to master his environment. Stone tools and artefacts found at Isimila near Iringa town, over 500 kilometres from Dar es Salaam, show that the Hehe -- one of the ethnic groups in the region -- used the site as a sort of Stone Age weapons factory. Excarvation in Iringa region, especially

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Air Cargo Handler Swissport Posts $2.5 Million Profit

All Africa (Free subscription) | 19/08/2008

Swissport Tanzania Ltd -- the majority shareholders of Dar es Salaam Handling Company (Dahaco) -- has registered a pre-tax profit of Tsh2.9 billion ($2.5 million) in the six months ended June 30, up from Tsh2.7 billion ($2.3 million) in the same period the previous year.

Ready for the Terror Next Time?

All Africa (Free subscription) | 19/08/2008

COULD IT BE TRUE THAT KENYA REMAINS A TARget for future terrorist attacks? It was disturbing, to say the least, to find the Kenyan media marking the 10th anniversary of the terrorist bombing of the US embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam with the revelation that the alleged mastermind of the 1998 attack in Nairobi, Fazul Abdullah, had sneaked into Kenya unnoticed.