Addis Ababa — TANZANIAN Foreign Affairs Minister and East African Cooperation, Mahmoud Thabit Kombo has joined other ministers from African nations in the 48th African Union Executive Council meeting underway in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The meeting brings together AU foreign ministers and senior officials to discuss development, peace and security, regional cooperation and implementation of…
Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy — U.S. downhill skiing champion Breezy Johnson, already the owner of one 2026 Winter Olympics gold medal, crashed out of contention in the women’s Super-G race on Thursday in Italy. Her right pole caught a gate shortly after she exited the speed-building chute on the course and she lost her balance, ending up…
Toyota South Africa Motors CEO Andrew Kirby. Image: Toyota South Africa’s motor manufacturing industry is on a path towards structural decline that mirrors the country’s broader deindustrialisation trend, Toyota South Africa Motors CEO Andrew Kirby has warned. Speaking at Toyota South Africa’s annual State of the Motor Industry briefing on Thursday, Kirby painted a picture…
Ahead of the April presidential polls, low voter turnout in legislative and local elections calls for an assessment of electoral laws. Just two months after a coup attempt, Benin’s new Members of Parliament (MPs) were sworn in on 8 February. They were elected in January and will serve a seven-year term, in accordance with the…
Kilimanjaro — TANZANIA has emerged as Africa’s leading producer of certified coffee after being ranked among the top producers globally, reaffirming the country’s growing influence in the international coffee market. Certified coffee refers to coffee produced under farming systems that promote environmental sustainability, biodiversity conservation and improved soil health through the use of approved inputs…
NewsFeed The UN Development Programme has begun clearing a massive wartime waste dump in Gaza City, created after access to the main landfill was cut off during Israel’s genocide on Gaza. The effort aims to reduce serious health and environmental risks facing nearly two million Palestinians. Published On 12 Feb 202612 Feb 2026 Click here…
Megan Langton, tax attorney (left) and Micaela Paschini, team lead of Tax Legal at Tax Consulting. (Graphic by Nicola Mawson, with images sourced from Tax Consulting and LinkedIn) The buzz around Starlink’s potential entry into South African orbit has been focused on broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE) but is also now raising questions about how…
Dar es Salaam — TANZANIA is quietly expanding its investment diplomacy beyond boardrooms and bilateral meetings into the arena of strategic global media influence. Discussions held on Monday, February 9, 2026, at the Office of the Treasury Registrar (OTR) in Dar es Salaam between Treasury Registrar Nehemiah Mchechu and Frederic Van de Vyver, Head of…
Failure to adhere to HIV treatment is costing lives The Ndovu Study is strengthening HIV treatment by redefining how treatment failure and drug resistance are detected, managed, and prevented across Africa and beyond. Nairobi, KENYA (12 February 2026) — A new study is generating critical evidence to guide the optimal management of HIV patients who…
Schroders soared to the top of the Stoxx 600 on Thursday, hitting a 52-week high, after U.S. fund management giant Nuveen said it would buy the U.K.’s largest standalone asset management. The deal, sized at £9.9 billion ($13.5 billion), will create one of the world’s biggest asset management groups. Nuveen — the investment management arm…
