The death of former Bank of Tanzania (BoT) Governor, Prof Benno Ndulu, brings the total number of prominent Tanzanians who have died over the past three weeks to 10.
Prof Ndulu died at dawn Monday while recieving treatment at the Hubert Kairuki Hospital in Dar es Salaam.
Details about the cause of his death were scanty but close relatives say he had been unwell for weeks before he was admitted 10Â days ago.
Prof Nduluâs death came just two days after Tanzania lost its former Finance and Planning permanent secretary, Dr Servacius Likwelile.
The two had some issues in common. Apart from their economics background, while Dr Likwelile once served as Treasury PS, Prof Ndulu served as BoT Governor for 10Â years from 2008.
The East African
Tuesday February 23 2021
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Silas has performed on various platforms in the country and abroad in places like S. Korea, South Africa, Uganda, Netherlands, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Senegal and Germany.
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“I learnt to accept the present moment whatever it brings.”
This is his most cherished lesson from living on the streets for more than 10 years.
Silas, now in his early thirties (he doesn t know his exact age), is a professional dancer and a rising star in the contemporary dance field in Tanzania. He has performed on various platforms in the country and abroad in places like South Korea, South Africa, Uganda, Netherlands, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Senegal and Germany.
THE death at the age of 71 of former Bank of Tanzania (BoT) governor Prof Benno Ndulu as he underwent treatment at the Hubert Kairuki Hospital in Dar es Salaam has shocked a legion of experts in the banking community and economic research regionally and abroad.
Tanzania’s President John Magufuli appears to be acknowledging the problem of COVID-19 in the country, after months of claiming the virus had been defeated through prayer and steam treatments. While not specifically naming the virus, Magufuli on Sunday urged Tanzanians to begin wearing face masks for ârespiratoryâ illnesses that are becoming a problem.
It is almost a year since Magufuli declared his country to be free from COVID-19 and said prayer helped to defeat the virus.
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