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Published by The CitizenOne of Tanzania’s top chemistry professors is pushing for scientific evidence on the use of herbal medicines as part of the efforts to fight non-communicable diseases. Professor James Mdoe, a specialist in green chemistry technology says that herbs, if well researched, could complement modern medical interventions against…

Published by PM NewsIt is possible that the first contact was made in 1601 between the French and the people of “Guinee” – the name for the lands we know today as Nigeria. Only a few years before, the then Protestant King of France Henry had devised a plan for…

Published by Global VoicesPortrait of Fiston Mwanza Mujila by Jürgen Fuchs, used with permission The 2021 Nobel prize in literature went to Tanzanian writer Abdulrazak Gurnah — it looks like African literature is finally getting the attention it deserves. However, Congolese-Austrian author Fiston Mwanza Mujila, asserts that visibility for African…

Published by The CitizenAs Tanzania Mainland is about to mark 60 years of Independence from foreign rule, health experts yesterday made four recommendations that could save Tanzanians from dying of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The recommendations – which were made in a televised programme ‘Tanzania at 60’ whose focus for this…

Published by Daily Guide Network“Just as we were the first country, south of the Sahara, to gain our independence, Ghana’s distinguished diplomat, Patrick Seddoh, was the first African to be elected chairperson of the Executive Board of UNESCO in 1983. We were also the first African country to have a…

Published by Sunday StandardCompared to her peers in Africa, Botswana spends more than most as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) providing basic education to young people. But once in and even out of class, native Batswana now encounter an economic system that is ineffective by global standards. The…

Published by Sunday StandardDigital video piracy costs the entertainment industry up to $71 billion every year, according to the US Chamber of Commerce’s Global Innovation Policy Center – harming businesses, destroying lives and livelihoods, and stifling economic growth. This huge industry loss – more than the annual gross domestic product…

Published by Business DailyI recently met a senior executive of a UK-headquartered, global fast moving consumer good (FMCG) company whose experience reminded me why such companies will always lead in driving the emotive part of consumerism. The executive [let’s call him Joe for now] earned his career stripes as a…

Published by Daily Guide NetworkBRITISH-BORN Ghanaian education activist and media personality, Peace Hyde, is the recipient of the ‘African Growth Story’ award at Sanlam Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism held at a socially-distanced gala event on October 28, 2021 at Marriott Hotel in Melrose Arch, Johannesburg. Established in 1974,…

Published by Business DailyJeremiah Onyango has nostalgic memories of the Kisumu Inland Port having worked in the maritime industry for years. About 44 years ago, the Kisumu port played a critical role in the East Africa Railway and water transport system. Passengers would come all the way from Mombasa, Nairobi,…