In Tanzania there is a prevailing assumption that if a single woman or a couple of women enter a hotel alone without being accompanied by a man, they are ‘prostitutes.’ The profiling of ‘prostitutes’ is deep-seated in many African societies and needs to be challenged head on

Elizabeth Michael, better known in the Tanzanian film industry as Lulu, is a prime suspect in the death of famous actor Steven Kanumba early this month. The 17-year-old has been charged and will appear in court on May 7.