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9 people dead and 78 hospitalised after consuming sea turtle meat in Zanzibar

Eight kids and one grown-up passed away after they ate sea turtle meat on Pemba Island in the Zanzibar archipelago, and 78 other people...

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Zuchu banned from Zanzibar Performances for 6 months over ‘inappropriate’ concert

Zuchu, one of Tanzania's prominent musicians, has been prohibited from staging performances in Zanzibar for six months after a concert that was considered inappropriate....

Independent Africa

Zanzibar exempts VAT on imported sugar to alleviate financial strain during Ramadan

Zanzibar is taking measures to alleviate financial strain during the holy month of Ramadan by removing value-added tax (VAT) from imported sugar, aiming to...

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Ex-minister of Zanzibar questioned in light of lack of alcohol

Tanzania's ruling CCM party has asked the former Zanzibar tourism minister why he quit his job when there wasn't enough alcohol on the islands....

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Minister of Tourism in Zanzibar steps down over terrible conditions for work

Zanzibar's Minister of Tourism and Heritage, Simai Mohamed Said, has resigned, citing "unfavourable and disruptive working conditions" in the Tanzanian archipelago. "I have made this...

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Zanzibar boxing: First fight to bring an end to 60-year ban

Boxing fans in Zanzibar will finally be able to watch their first fight in almost sixty years on Sunday, as the ban on boxing...

Independent Africa

Men with braided hair face harsh penalties in Zanzibar

Authorities in Zanzibar are forcibly banning males from wearing their hair in braids, telling the BBC that doing so violates the law, local customs,...

Independent Africa

Zanzibar goes hard on men with braided hair, imposes 6-month jail term

Zanzibar authorities have implemented a prohibition on men wearing braided hairstyles, stating that it violates both local customs and the law while posing a...

Independent Africa

Zanzibar to host first overseas campus of prestigious IIT

Indian authorities have recently entered into an agreement with Tanzania to establish a worldwide branch of the esteemed Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in...

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Zanzibar sells a ship to reduce loss

After accruing repair bills of almost $1.5 million, the government of Zanzibar has sold a passenger-plus-cargo ship that has been undergoing repairs in Kenya...

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