2014-12-27 Tanzania Health

Bugando handles tricky surgeries in 2014   
Daily News
BUGANDO Medical Centre (BMC) performed neurosurgery on 282 patients in 2014, with the Neurosurgery Department receiving about 300 children annually in need of the operation. Dr Gerald Mayaya told the 'Daily News' here th week that the referral ...

2014-12-27 Tanzania Science

The Independent   

The year in space exploration: 9 spaceships, 3500 hours of research, and ...   
VentureBeat
While the public's image of what goes on aboard the International Space Station (ISS) may be mostly superb photos of Earth or Christmas stockings hanging over doorways, let's not forget that there's a whole lot of work being done by the rotating cast of six ...

2014-12-27 Tanzania Sports

Local envoys should start CAF club preps now   
Daily News
THE Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) Club Championship Cup involving champions from participating countries and the Confederation Cup that pits runners-up will kick off th weekend. Tanzania will parade Azam and Young Africans from the Mainland ...

2014-12-27 Tanzania Entertainment

U.S. News & World Report   

Text of pope's Christmas Day message   
San Jose Mercury News
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Here is the official Vatican English-language translation of Pope Francis' "Urbi et Orbi' Christmas Day message, which he delivered in Italian from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica on Thursday: Dear Brothers and Sisters, Happy ...

2014-12-27 Tanzania Technology

Kansas City Star   

Meet Lizard Squad, the group that says it took down Microsoft and Sony's ...   
Sydney Morning Herald
Washington: Microsoft's online network for its Xbox gaming console has been restored to nearly full service after an allegedly co-ordinated hack brought it and Sony's PlayStation network down in the United States. The PlayStation network remained down as ...

2014-12-27 Tanzania Business

TAZARA to resumes cross-border operations   
spyghana.com
Both express and ordinary passenger trains will no longer terminate or make a U-turn at the Tanzania/Zambia border station of Nakonde, but will instead run through all the way to Dar es Salaam and New Kapiri-Mposhi as used to be the case since the ...

2014-12-27 Tanzania World

VP Vows to Reject Ceremonial President   
Sudan Tribune
Nairobi — South Sudanese vice president, James Wani Igga, has vowed his government would not accept a ceremonial president even if violence had to continue unless the armed opposition faction of the SPLM-In-Opposition (SPLM-IO), led by former ...

2014-12-27 Tanzania Africa

Channel News Asia   

In Ivory CoastFormer first lady goes on trial   
Pulse Nigeria
Simone Gbagbo is being tried for her alleged role in stealing an election which her husband, former President, Laurent Gbagbo lost in 2010 and the post-election violence which followed. Published: 1 minute ago; 'Jola Sotubo. Print; eMail · Former First Lady ...

2014-12-27 Tanzania Tanzania

Head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania, (ELCT), Arch-Bishop Dr ...   
IPPmedia
As Tanzanians joined the world in Christmas celebrations yesterday, religious leaders have urged President Jakaya Kikwete to be bolder and observe the law in taking measures against government officials violating leadership ethics. The calls were made at ...