Unguja Archive

From reports coming from a source on Zanzibar’s main island of Unguja it appears that the bodies of a French couple, who intended to settle on the Spice Island and retire there, were found yesterday …

Zanzibar faces a shortage of court buildings and magistrates, according to a recent survey. The islands of Unguja and Pemba have only 13 court buildings which are unevenly distributed to serve 1.3 million people. …

PEMBA MAKES HISTORY WITH FIRST UNDER WATER BEDROOM IN AFRICA (Posted 16th November 2013) If you are not scared to have tropical fish and perhaps even sharks peep through your bedroom window, 4 metres …

Tourism stakeholders in Zanzibar have hailed the move by the islands’ government to introduce dedicated tourism police patrols, aimed to reassure visitors of their safety after some less than desirable negative publicity over incidents involving …

Power rationing has returned to Zanzibar according to reports received from the Spice Island following a series of technical faults discovered in the set up of the new 100 MW power cable link with the mainland, which …

News of a significant drop in revenues from tourism, reportedly now standing at some 150 billion Tanzania Shillings versus 165 billion Tanzania Shillings for the previous year, have raised added concerns among tourism stakeholders on …

An acid attack on the eve of the Eid holiday, which marks the end of the Holy Month of Ramadan, against two young British tourists on the Zanzibari island of Unguja swiftly brought out condemnation …