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Sep 30, 2024 | msn.com | Munira Hussein |Ronald Sonyo

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Sep 30, 2024 | yahoo.com | Munira Hussein |Ronald Sonyo

A court in Tanzania's capital has sentenced four men to life imprisonment for the gang rape and sodomy of a girl under the age of 18 in a case which caused outrage in the country. Among the convicts are Clinton Damas, a soldier with the Tanzania People's Defence Force, and Praygod Mushi, a prison officer. The other two convicts are Nickson Jackson and Amin Lema. In addition to the life sentences, the four men have each been ordered to pay 1m shillings ($370; £275) to the victim.

Sep 18, 2024 | voaafrica.com | Vincent Makori |Ronald Sonyo

EmbedThe code has been copied to your clipboard. widthpxheightpxNo media source currently available0:000:02:540:00A growing number of Tanzanians have reported falling victim to predatory loans that are made through mobile phones and leave them facing a variety of threats and penalties after struggling to repay. Ronald Sonyo has more in this report from Dodoma, Tanzania, and narrated by VOA’s Vincent Makori.

Jan 4, 2024 | trtafrika.com | Ronald Sonyo

By Ronald Sonyo TRT Afrika, Arusha, Tanzania Maasai herders in northern Tanzania are resorting to beekeeping after years of recurrent droughts devastated the number of their livestock. The predominantly pastoralist community has hitherto attached economic and cultural importance to owning herds of cattle, goats and sheep that are passed through generations.

Nov 2, 2023 | trtafrika.com | Ronald Sonyo

By Ronald Sonyo Alexandra Manyika and Noah Jotum are among the thousands of street vendors in Tanzania's capital, Dodoma, but they have found a away to stand out from their rivals. In a country grappling with high youth unemployment, the pair is selling perfume while elegantly dressed in suits. As they move on the city’s streets, their faces have now become familiar to the locals who have given them different nicknames. Some are even calling them mawakili - the Swahili name for lawyers.