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PM Budget Up 59 pc

The Prime Minister's Office budget estimates have been raised by 52.5 per cent. This emerged as Premier Kassim Majaliwa yesterday highlighted four priority key areas to be implemented in the 2020/21…

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House Stresses On COVID-19 Crusade

Speaker of the National Assembly yesterday assured the public that the organ was taking all required precautions against the spread of deadly novel virus. Mr. Job Ndugai told lawmakers that the House will…

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A Tanzanian, Aged 49, Dies From Coronavirus

Tanzania has recorded first death from #Coronavirus pandemic at Mloganzila Hospital in Dar es Salaam, early Tuesday. The Minister of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elders and Children, Ms. Ummy…

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EA Mourns Fallen Shamte

The East African Business fraternity suffered yet another blow after another of its moguls, Mr. Salum Shamte, who was the Chairman of Tanzania Private Sector Foundation (TPSF), passed on on Monday while…

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Congo’s Ex-President Yhombi-Opango Dies of COVID-19

The former President of the Republic of Congo, Jacques Joaquim Yhombi-Opango, has died in Paris from complications related to coronavirus. He was 81 years old. His family said he had been ill before…

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Jerusalem Has Most Virus Cases, Followed by Bnei Brak

The city with the most coronavirus patients is Bnei Brak at 34% of those tested, according to data shared by the Ministry of Health to the Hebrew website Ynet. Some 10% of Jerusalemites and 6% of Tel…

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Israel Virus Death Toll Reaches 18; 4,831 Cases in All

A 50-year-old woman has died at the Sheba Medical Center and a 49-year-old has passed away at the Assaf Harofeh Hospital from coronavirus on Tuesday, bringing the tally of deaths related to the virus to…

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Government Issues Updated Restrictions, Including Ban On Outside Prayers

The cabinet on Monday night approved a set of new measures further tightening restrictions on the public amid efforts to limit the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the country, including a ban on prayer…

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