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Tanzania: At Least 100 Die in Lake Victoria Ferry Disaster
DW, 21 September 2018
It is unknown how many passengers were aboard, and authorities have said the death toll could reach 200. The Tanzanian government said the passenger ferry capsized near the dock… Read more »
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Tanzania: Plea of Lawmaker Who Predicted MV Nyerere Tragedy
Citizen, 21 September 2018
Few weeks ago, a lawmaker in Tanzania spoke in parliament, urging the government to rehabilitate the MV Nyerere ferry which, as fate would have it, sank days later in Lake… Read more »
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Tanzania: Opposition Leader Faults Government Authorities Over Ferry Disaster
Citizen, 21 September 2018
The National Chairman of the opposition political party-NCCR Mageuzi, Mr James Mbatia, has faulted government authorities over inconsistencies in connection to a ferry disaster in… Read more »
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Tanzania: Victoria Tragedy Update - 94 Bodies Retrieved
Daily News, 21 September 2018
About 94 bodies have so far been retrieved from capsized MV Nyerere ferry. The ferry was sailing from Bugolora to Ukara in Ukerewe Island in Lake Victoria on Thursday afternoon. Read more »