NEWS & UPDATES

Zanzibar halts fishing as storm Jobo approaches Tanzania

Apr 25, 2021

Zanzibar's authorities have halted all sea activities, including fishing and transport, until further notice as a tropical storm approaches the Tanzanian islands.

Jobo has been downgraded from a cyclone to a depression but is still forecast to bring heavy rain and strong winds.

It is due to hit the coast of Tanzania, including the biggest city, Dar es Salaam, on Sun...

Relief as tropical cyclone Jobo makes weak land fall in Dar es Salaam

Apr 25, 2021

Dar es Salaam. Tropical Cyclone Jobo reportedly made a weak land fall on Tanzania’s coast line on Sunday after losing its momentum in the last six hours, the Tanzania meteorological Authority has said.

As a result, normalcy has returned to the commercial capital Dar es Salaam  that had braced itself for the wrath of the storm for the first time in since independence.

In a statement...

Tanzania overtakes South Africa as Kenya’s top remittance source

Apr 25, 2021

Dollar inflows from African countries into Kenya dropped 65.9 per cent in the first three months this year, with Tanzania overtaking South Africa as the biggest source of remittances. 

New data by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows that Kenyans living across the continent sent home $39 million (Ksh4.2 billion) between January and March compared to $114.7 million (Ksh12.3 billion) in a...

Wisconsin Member BBQ Meeting

Apr 25, 2021

Dear Wisconsin Family, We will be meeting Friday May 7th, 2021. to gather , meet as PWC community.