Deutsche Welle multimedia opens in Dar es Salaam

Germany’s international broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) is opening a so-called DW-Punkt, or multimedia terminal, at the Goethe-Institut in Dar es Salaam. The facility will give users access to DW’s TV, radio and internet content in Kiswahili and German. The terminal...

East African Community studies Dar to Burundi railway

The East African reports that the African Development Bank has pledged $8.15 million to study the viability of a railway connecting Dar es Salaam with Burundi and Rwanda. The project is being overseen by the East African Community (EAC) development...

SMS for life

An innovative system using mobile phones has been set up in 135 rural villages in Tanzania, covering a population of about one million, to keep track of stocks of anti-malarial drugs. Each week the local health facilities are sent an...

UN-Habitat head Tibaijuka wins sustainable development award

Tanzania’s Dr Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka, under secretary-general of the United Nations and executive director of the Nairobi-based housing and urban development agency UN-Habitat, has won the Göteborg Award for sustainable development for her work to improve the urban environment. She...