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Zambia court told HIV prisoners denied drugs, proper food
Dec 03, 2012 14:07 EST
Zambia's High Court on Monday heard that HIV-positive prisoners were being denied access to life-prolonging drugs and a balanced diet, on the opening day of a landmark human rights case.
Zambia court told HIV prisoners denied drugs,food
Dec 03, 2012 11:47 EST
Zambia's High Court on Monday heard that HIV-positive prisoners were being denied access to life-prolonging drugs and a balanced diet, on the opening day of a landmark human rights case.
First Pan-African budget airline Fastjet takes off
Nov 30, 2012 08:08 EST
The world's first pan-African low-cost carrier Fastjet enjoyed keen demand on its first day of commercial operations, it said in a statement on Friday.
3,000 'witches' lynched in Tanzania in six years
May 29, 2012 09:56 EDT
Some 3,000 people suspected of witchcraft, mainly old women, were lynched in Tanzania from 2005 to 2011, a leading local rights group said Tuesday.
Critics lament conservative win at Berlin film fest
Feb 19, 2012 08:16 EST
The Berlin film festival wrapped up Sunday after handing its Golden Bear top prize to Italian prison docu-drama "Caesar Must Die" in what commentators called a worthy but conservative choice.
Berlin film fest crowns Italian prison docu-drama
Feb 18, 2012 21:05 EST
The 62nd Berlin film festival wraps up Sunday after awarding its Golden Bear top prize to Italy's veteran directors Paolo and Vittorio Taviani for their gripping prison docu-drama "Caesar Must Die".
New film shows African conflict through eyes of girl
Feb 17, 2012 07:17 EST
BERLIN (Reuters) - Canadian director Kim Nguyen looks at the traumatic life of a child soldier in an unspecified African conflict through a young girl's eyes in "War Witch," a harrowing film that nonetheless carries with it an element of hope.
Malawi sex workers sue govt after forced HIV test
Nov 13, 2011 09:09 EST
Some 14 Malawians sex workers arrested by police and forced to undergo HIV tests two years ago have sued the government for "unfair action and violating their privacy", a high court official told AFP Sunday.
Kenya, Uganda ramp up security after bus blast
Dec 21, 2010 12:38 EST
Kenya and Uganda tightened security Tuesday and probed a grenade blast that killed three people on a Kampala-bound bus here after Ugandan police warned of heightened terror risks over Christmas.
Tension mounts in Tanzania over delayed vote results
Nov 01, 2010 16:14 EDT
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Tanzanian police fired tear gas to disperse opposition supporters in the commercial capital Monday as tension rose over delays in releasing the results of Sunday's presidential and parliamentary elections.
Kenyan jailed for trying to sell albino in Tanzania
Aug 19, 2010 09:50 EDT
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - A Kenyan man has been sentenced to a total of 17 years in prison for trying to sell an albino man to witchdoctors in Tanzania, local media reported on Thursday.
18 Tanzanian children drown in Lake Victoria
Aug 06, 2010 07:52 EDT
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Eighteen Tanzanian children drowned when their crowded boat capsized in strong winds on Lake Victoria, a regional official said Friday.
20 Tanzania children feared dead in boat capsizing
Aug 06, 2010 07:15 EDT
Police: 20 children feared drowned after boat capsizes on Tanzanian side of Lake Victoria. Police say 20 school children are feared drowned after a boat they were traveling in capsized on the Tanzanian side of Lake Victoria.
18 Tanzanian children drown in Lake Victoria boat accident
Aug 05, 2010 13:36 EDT
Eighteen Tanzanian school children drowned Thursday when their boat capsized on Lake Victoria, the third such disaster in the region in a month, a top local official said.
At least 33 drown in Uganda lake accident
Aug 02, 2010 06:54 EDT
An overloaded boat capsized on the Ugandan side of Lake Albert overnight, killing at least 33 people, in the second such disaster to strike the country in two weeks, police said Monday.
At least 33 drown in Uganda lake accident
Aug 02, 2010 06:40 EDT
An overloaded boat capsized on the Ugandan side of Lake Albert overnight, killing at least 33 people, in the second such disaster to strike the country in two weeks, police said Monday.
Tanzania to hang blood-drinking killer of albino girl
Jul 28, 2010 12:11 EDT
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - A man has been sentenced death by hanging for killing a five-year-old albino girl in Tanzania by hacking off her legs with a machete and then drinking her blood, media reported on Wednesday.
Lake Victoria ferry capsizes
Jul 22, 2010 04:36 EDT
A ferry has capsized on Lake Victoria off the Ugandan shore, leaving several passengers feared dead as officials struggled to establish how many were missing.
Lake Victoria ferry capsizes: police
Jul 21, 2010 08:16 EDT
A ferry capsized on Lake Victoria off the Ugandan shore Wednesday, leaving several passengers feared dead as officials struggled to establish how many were missing.
Lake Victoria ferry capsizes: police
Jul 21, 2010 08:05 EDT
A ferry capsized on Lake Victoria off the Ugandan shore Wednesday, leaving several passengers feared dead as officials struggled to establish how many were missing.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Mwanza | |
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  Mwanza
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| Coordinates: 2°31′S 32°54′E / 2.517°S 32.9°E | |
| Country |  Tanzania |
| Admin. division | Mwanza Region |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | |
| Population (2002) | |
| - City | 476,646 |
| - Urban | 476,646 |
| Time zone | GMT + 3 |
