Tanzanians marked the 60th anniversary of the Union in a colourful ceremony in Dar es Salaam.

Union Day is commemorated annually on the 26th of April, signifying the merger of mainland Tanganyika and Zanzibar Island.

Not even the heavy rain that poured in the port city of Dar es Salaam could stop Tanzanians from marking the 60th anniversary of the Union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar Island.

The Rundu Annual Trade Fair officially kicked off, attracting 114 companies and individuals, compared to 103 exhibitors last year.

Exhibitors came from all corners of the country as well as from Tanzania.

Some of them are taking part for the first time.

Officiating at the event, Rundu Trade Fair Patron and Minister of Works and Transport, John Mutorwa, encouraged the town council to invest the proceeds from the fair to maintain historic buildings and places in the region.

Former Brave Warriors goalkeeper and current Assistant Coach Ronie Kanalelo is set to return to Botswana on September 18th for the second phase of the Confederation of African Football Licence a Course. The first phase of the CAF A Licence Course took place in Botswana from August 21st to August 28th, with Kanalelo, who is also the UNAM Head Coach, in attendance.

The sound bilateral ties between Namibia and Tanzania have entered the stage of economic diplomacy.

President Hage Geingob commended the outgoing High Commissioner, Dr. Modestus Kipilimba, for actively promoting cooperation in this regard.

Dr. Kipilimba is ending his tour of diplomatic duty in Namibia, and as a satisfied Head of Mission, he outlined achievements during the last three years.

He is the first resident diplomat after the Tanzanian government opened its diplomatic mission in 2021, after years of concurrently serving Namibia from South Africa.

Namibian President Hage Geingob says the discussions at the BRICS summit will also include the aspect of inclusion since more countries have expressed interest in joining the grouping.

Namibia is among the more than 50 countries invited to the BRICS summit, which started today in Sandton, South Africa.

Dr. Geingob had a conversation on this during the farewell courtesy call by Tanzania's outgoing High Commissioner, Dr. Modestus Kipilimba, at State House.

The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) says Namibia needs to be vigilant and on high alert, on Marburg Viral Disease particularly at the main border crossings and at public and private facilities.  

The country has not detected any case of Marburg viral disease to date.  

However, due to increased activity related to international travel and trade, population displacement and migration, the country remains at risk of importation of Marburg Viral Disease.

The public is urged to remain calm while the ministry is activating its preparedness activities.

Namibia's Ohangwena Region and the Tanga Region in Tanzania are expected to sign a cooperation agreement in various areas.

The political leadership and several business representatives from Ohangwena attended an engagement as part of the Namibia-Tanzania Joint Commission on Cooperation.

The engagement was facilitated by Namibia's Ambassador to Tanzania, Lebbius Tobias, who said the partnership aims to strengthen the trade links and expand economic cooperation between the two regions.

At least nineteen people died after a commercial flight operated by Precision Air crash-landed in Lake Victoria in Tanzania this morning.

Earlier on, nbc News spoke to Anna Mwasyoke, the acting News Editor at the Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation.

The flight had taken off from Tanzania's commercial capital of Dar es Salaam and was headed to the city of Bukoba before it plunged into Lake Victoria as it was approaching the airport.

One end of the runway at Bukoba airport lies right next to the shore of Lake Victoria, Africa's largest lake.

Africa's urban population is anticipated to double over the next 25 years.

These findings were revealed by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Namibia at the launch of the Just City Namibia project.

The project aims to stimulate socio-political discussions that are sensitive to the Namibian context and focus on political processes to improve the situation of urban dwellers in times of increasing rural-to-urban migration.