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Iowa's Joni Ernst not seeking re-election in 2026, leaves key GOP seat open

India, Aug. 30 -- Senator Joni Ernst is not seeking re-election in 2026, with the Republican's decision throwing Iowa wide open. The 55-year-old told people close to her that she is stepping aside, th... Read More


SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST

Sri Lanka, Aug. 30 -- Several spells of showers will occur in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts today (30), according to the Department of M... Read More


Morocco, Madagascar to clash in historic final

NAIROBI, Aug. 30 -- THE TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) PAMOJA 2024 will reach its grand finale today at the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani in Nairobi, Kenya, as two s... Read More


INEC clears 38 legislative candidates for Kilimanjaro

KILIMANJARO, Aug. 30 -- A TOTAL of 38 parliamentary candidates from five out of the nine constituencies in Kilimanjaro Region have been officially approved by the Independent National Electoral Commis... Read More


ZEC urges parties to submit forms on time

ZANZIBAR, Aug. 30 -- THE Zanzibar Electoral Commission (ZEC) has called on political parties to ensure that their candidates for the presidency, House of Representatives and council positions collect,... Read More


Zuchu, Savara, Eddy Kenzo to headline CHAN grand finale

DAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 30 -- THE Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed that Tanzanian singer Zuhura Othman Soud, better known as Zuchu, will headline the entertainment line-up for the gra... Read More


Inclusive growth and climate action in Zanzibar

ZANZIBAR, Aug. 30 -- ZANZIBAR government, the United Nations, and partners have started implementing two integrated joint programmes that will advance sustainable development across the islands. Toge... Read More


Jozani-Chwaka boasts of tourism as primary economic activity

ZANZIBAR, Aug. 30 -- JOZANI-CHWAKA Bay National Park is a national park in Tanzania, with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) category II and UNESCOs Man and the Biosphere Progra... Read More


Zanzibar charts path to become EA new trade hub

ZANZIBAR, Aug. 30 -- ZANZIBAR is positioning itself as East Africas next major trade and logistics hub through a sweeping programme of modernising and expanding its ports. A move the government said ... Read More


GOVERNMENT'S ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS PRAISED BY TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL

Sri Lanka, Aug. 30 -- The Secretary to the President, Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, met yesterday with the Chair of Transparency International, Francois Valerian, who is on a brief visit to Sri Lanka... Read More