Top Tanzanian religious leaders are Friday expected to make a tour of North Mara Gold Mine to assess the mine’s contribution to the surrounding communities and the nation’s economy.Ms Grace Masalakulangwa from the Christian Council of Tanzania (CCT)...
Plan to sharpen varsity students’ skills in pipeline
The Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA), in collaboration with the East African Business Council (EABC), will introduce a programme for providing skills to university students that suit their job demands in the East African Community...
Marie Stopes supports family planning services
Marie Stopes Tanzania (MST) has issued five tri-cycles (Bajaj’s) worth 25m/- as soft loan to five youth who have been dedicated to disseminating family planning service in the outskirts of Dar es Salaam city.over the Bajajis at Tandale Uwanja wa...
Utilise resources to stir development, Makambako council leaders urged
Councillors and other leaders in Makambako Municipality have been challenged to work diligently and utilize resources they are endowed with to speed up the municipal’s progress.The challenge was given by the Director General of Rufiji Basin Development...
WMA adopts electronic weight inspection system
The Weight and Measure Agency (WMA) said in Dar es Salaam that the manual inspection applied for years has amicably stopped and was now inspecting electronically.The electronic system has been reported to record impressive improvement in increasing...
Kikwete: Don’t play with our security
President Jakaya Kikwete has warned that anyone who will breach the country’s peace and violate its territorial integrity is going to be dealt with squarely by the defence forces.“Our army (TPDF) is ready to defend the country’s borders at any time...
GBV stifles basic human rights – TAMWA report
Gender-based violence (GBV) is a serious problem that limits the ability of men, women, and children to enjoy their basic human rights and fundamental freedoms, a report released by the Tanzania Media Women’s Association (TAMWA) has revealed.The TAMWA...
Kikwete: Building of Kajunguti airport to start soon
President Jakaya Kikwete has reiterated that construction of an international airport at Omukajunguti area in Misenyi District would start soon.President Kikwete disclosed this soon after his arrival at Bukoba Airport, where he laid a foundation stone...
Kikwete: Thieving coops come under fire
President Jakaya Kikwete yesterday urged for transformation of cooperatives from its traditional role of crop procurement, inputs and credit provision to investment vehicles for members’ welfare.Mr Kikwete also lashed at some co-operatives which...
Invaders beware: Kikwete says Tanzanian borders secure
Muleba. President Jakaya Kikwete assured the nation yesterday that the country’s borders are safe and secure from external threats and aggression.Mr Kikwete, who is the commander-in-chief of Tanzania’s armed forces, declared that security agencies...
Govt urged to act on firms’ social duties
Dar es Salaam. Stakeholders in natural gas and oil want the government to either create an Act or a policy that will guide companies on how they should be contributing towards development of communities surrounding their businesses.Concerned with...
Permit demands ‘hurting integration’
Arusha. Tanzania has once again come under fire for visa and work permit restrictions imposed on nationals of other East African Community (EAC) partner states.“The exorbitant work permit and visa fees hinder the free movement of people and labour...
Schoolgirls bear brunt of rape epidemic, says report
Dar es Salaam. Most rape victims are schoolgirls, according to a new Tanzania Media Women Association (Tamwa) report. The report, which was launched in Dar es Salaam yesterday, said the incidence of rape was particularly...
JK I do use greetings Kagame, Banda
PRESIDENT Jakaya Kikwete has said that whoever played the Tanzania border security, he saw a wood carver. He said that the Tanzania People's Defence Forces (TPDF) is established for protecting our borders at any time and at any. Information for media...
PDI backs initiative by youth to seek forgiveness
The Ideal Democratic Party (PDI) has backed the initiative by a group of young Rwandans that requested members of the Hutu ethnic group to apologise for the role atrocities committed by Genocide perpetrators in the name of their ethnic identity, which...
Regional MPs push for ceasefire in eastern DRC
Warring parties in eastern DR Congo should stop hostilities and give priority to peace talks, Parliamentarians from the Great Lakes Region have said.The lawmakers are meeting in Kigali for a two-day...
High Representative Catherine Ashton appoints new Heads of Delegation to Ethiopia and to Rwanda
BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, July 24, 2013 – Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice President of the Commission, announced today the appointment...
Marine accidents leave 245 dead
Marine accidents in Tanzanian territorial waters have claimed 245 lives between July 2012 and June 2013, while no incidents of piracy were reported during the period, it was said in Dar es Salaam.Surface and Marine Transport Regulatory Authority (SUMATRA)...
Dar to announce stand on DDT in malaria control
The summit opted to adopt the use of DDT as a strategy for eliminating malaria in Africa. Reliable sources said principally the leaders although differed in some aspects of DDT application, agreed to test it while taking maximum health precautions...
TAA urged to speed up 21bn/- compensation to Kajunguti villagers
The Minister for Transport, Dr Harrison Mwakyembe, has directed the Tanzania Airports Authority (TAA) Management to speed up the exercise of paying 12bn/- compensation to people who would be affected by the construction of an international airport...
Uganda Cranes under pressure
Uganda Cranes are under greater pressure ahead of their return leg match of the Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifier against Taifa Stars at Namboole this Saturday.Taifa Stars go into the encounter on the back foot having conceded a 1-0...
Handle investors with care, Kigoda urges
Industry and Trade Minister Abdallah Kigoda has cautioned Tabora regional authorities to handle prospective investors with care and work out measures to stem corruption and red tape that scare off potential investors into the region.The Minister for...
Uranium project to buoy Tanzania’s economy
The Mkuju River Project, a uranium mining project in Namtumbo District, Ruvuma Region, is expected to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) amounting to US$ 1bn (about 1.6tri/-) over the project’s life. The project is owned by Mantra Tanzania and...
Regional golf body releases Zone 5 fixtures
The East African Golf Federation has release fixture for the inaugural African Zone Five Golf Challenge Trophy.The first ever tournament is scheduled to tee off from October 30 to November 1st this year at the Great Rift Valley Golf Resort, Naivasha,...
Rwanda, UN sign $400m deal
The government and One UN Rwanda have signed a five year agreement aimed at helping the country achieve the Millennium Development Goals, the Economic and Poverty Reduction Strategy (EDPRSII) as well as Vision 2020.The assistance, worth of US$400...
Rwanda face Egypt in a V-ball tourney
The Men’s volleyball team takes on Egypt in the opening match of the 2014 FIVB Sub-zonal world champinship this evening at Amahoro indoor stadium.The Pool I teams will play a two-legged match to decide the winner according to the Confederation of African...
Absa, Barclays to integrate African operations
Absa Group and Barclays will complete integration of their African businesses by 31 July 2013, following regulatory approvals in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.According to Banking Business...
China charges politician Bo Xilai
China has charged disgraced politician Bo Xilai with bribery, corruption and abuse of power, state media say.Bo Xilai, formerly the Communist Party chief of Chongqing, was expelled from the party after a scandal surrounding the murder of a British...
Tunisian opposition member shot dead in Tunis
Tunisian opposition member Mohamed Brahmi was shot dead outside his home in the capital on Thursday, a political source and local radio said.Mohamed BrahmiMr Brahmi, 58, led the nationalist Movement of the People party. It is Tunisia’s second...
How CORD and Jubilee Leadership loose every Opportunity for Unity in the Wake of Tragedy in Kenya
In the aftermath of the Colorado movie theater shooting in the United States, the two leaders, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, who at that time were locked in the most heated campaigns, suspended their campaign evens called on all Americans to came...
It’s Prince GEORGE of Cambridge! Kate and William proudly announce the name of their baby 50 hours after his birth
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have named their son George Alexander Louis, Kensington Palace has said.The Prince of Cambridge – ReutersGeorge had been the bookmakers’ favourite for the first name of the prince, who is third in line to the throne....
ICTR transfers last detainee to Rwanda
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) yesterday transferred to Rwanda Genocide suspect Bernard Munyagishari from its custody in Arusha, Tanzania.The former head of the genocidal party MRND in former Gisenyi prefecture, was in...
Kikwete presides over Heroes Day in Bukoba
Bukoba. President Jakaya Kikwete is expected to preside over the commemoration of National Heroes Day that will be marked at the Tanzania People’s Defence Forces (TPDF) barracks at Kaboya, Kagera Region, today.However,...
'Gun maker’ operated near military training field
Acting Dar es Salaam Special Zone Police Commander Ally Mlege(center) and other official police, displays guns impounded by police at Kawe Mzimuni in the City at special operation.Dar es Salaam. The suspect of illegally making guns...
Sitta: Govt probing theft of Sh8 billion during conference
East African Cooperation minister Samuel Sitta addresses a meeting of the Tanzania Youth Council in Dar es Salaam.Dar es Salaam. East African Co-operation minister Samuel Sitta said yesterday the government was investigating the embezzlement...
