Thirsty Tanzanian commercial capital ravaged further by water acute shortages and soaring temperatures
The burden is compounded by soaring costs. According to Ntaula, the cost of a 1,000-litre water delivery has risen from Tsh20,000 (about $8.2) to Tsh30,000 (about $11.7 ) in just a few weeks, putting it increasingly out of reach for low-income households.
PMI: Kenya closes 2025 on positive note as private sector business environment expands
Kenyan firms also reported a strong increase in sales volumes in December. Anecdotal survey reports pointed to several factors enhancing growth, such as improved tourism and demand in general, greater advertising and passing on subdued cost pressures to customers via more affordable prices.
Trump to be ‘president’ of Venezuela aided by his defence and foreign ministry as US ‘fixes’ Latin America oil industry
At the same time, María Corina Machado, considered the main leader of the opposition to Maduro and Hugo Chávez and recent winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, issued a statement in which she said that opposition party figure Edmundo González Urrutia must immediately assume the presidency of the country.
Tourism agency says Kenya is on course to hitting five million visitors target as cruise ship lands in Mombasa
Speaking at the port, Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) Chief Executive Officer June Chepkemei said the year had begun on a high note, with notable growth being recorded in cruise tourism.
Missing link: Why Uganda’s once vibrant society needs public intellectuals to bridge academia and public life
Academia produces unparalleled expertise. Peer-reviewed journals detail the nuances of climate models, the historical roots of inequality and the complexities of vaccine development. Yet, this knowledge often remains entombed in specialised jargon.
Trump announces America will run Venezuela ‘until such time that we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition’
Officials told CBS News and the BBC that Trump ordered airstrikes on various sites in Venezuela. Among the locations struck were the main military base, Fuerte Tiuna, and the main airbase, La Carlota, as well as El Volcán, a signal antenna site, and La Guaira Port, a seaport on the coast of the Caribbean, David Smolansky, a spokesman for Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, told CBS News.
Lost decade: Why Raila’s loss of AU chairmanship and death means Africa’s failure to recover from punitive IMF and World Bank economic policies
Africa’s heads of states have been emboldened in their transformative campaign by some astonishing turn of economic and political events. In 2023, the IMF forecast that in 2024, the world’s seven fastest growing economies, and 12 of the top 15, would be African. This is a result of many factors, but primarily because the continent’s vast natural and mineral resources have emerged as an indispensable engine of growth for the increasingly hi-tech orientation of industrialised economies.
Wealth: When Jeff Bezos moved from Seattle to Miami, he shook Washington’s entire budget
Washington’s capital gains tax is unusual by American standards. The state does not tax wage or salary income, but since 2022, it has imposed a 7 per cent tax on long-term capital gains above roughly $262,000 from assets such as stocks and bonds. Real estate sales are exempt.
Freedom of Expression: Sudan, Tanzania make macabre list of 128 journalists killed in the world as China named world’s top jailer
The updated list documents 17 additional cases confirmed after December 10, underscoring a particularly deadly year for journalism and the continued prevalence of impunity. The Federation had released a preliminary list on December 9, reporting 111 killings, including one accidental death.
Some 30,000 clinical workers paralyse health services in Kenya over unmet Collecting Bargaining Agreement
The clinicians have planned to march to Afya House, the Salaries and Renumeration Commission offices, parliament and the Delta House where the CoG secretariat is housed to protest until their demands are met.
