Tag: Zanzibar
World
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...
Independent Africa
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...
World
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....
Independent Africa
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...
Sports
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...
Independent Africa
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...