Category: Local News
Tanzania challenged to invest in new water tech
Duduzile Myeni, African Water Associations (AfWA) President Tanzania has been challenged to invest in new and modern water technologies to attain its 2015/2016 water target for all. African Water Associations (AfWA) President Duduzile Myeni said in Dar es Salaam at the weekend that it was high time the government committed itself in investing in new
Cement smuggled via Z’bar Channel denies govt billion
Tanga Cement Co Ltd managing director Erik Westerberg speaks at the company’ s 2013 annual general meeting in Dar es Salaam at the weekend. Looking on are board member David Lee and acting chairman Prof Samuel Wangwe. The government is losing at least 15bn/- per year in taxes due to smuggling of cement from Zanzibar
Why TFF changed Dar derby referee
The Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) has replaced referee Israel Nkongo who was supposed to officiate today’s Mainland premiership derby between archrivals Young Africans and Simba for bonafide reasons. Nkongo has been replaced with Martin Saanya following an advice from a FIFA watchdog whose name has been withheld, so says the source. The reason to make
Loliondo Maasai elders want to meet President Kikwete
Laanoi Munge, secretary of Maasai traditional council in Loliondo, represents members of the council in reading a report on land disputes in the area at a press conference held in Dar es Salaam. Maasai elders from Loliondo in Ngorongoro District and their secretary are in Dar es Salaam where they were demanding to convene with
Trade ministry to create over 18,000 jobs
The Minister for Industry and Trade, Dr Abdallah Kigoda, has tabled his ministry’s budget estimates for the financial year 2013/2014, promising to create at least 18,004 job opportunities. Dr Kigoda told the House that: “Any country without a vibrant manufacturing sector isn’t healthy.” He mentioned some of the sectors under his ministry which would help
New vehicle tracking system ready soon
Traffic Police Chief, Mohammed Mpinga The government is at an advanced stage in establishing a new vehicle tracking system in a move to minimise deaths and injuries that occur due to road crashes. This is after the earlier proposed system was rejected by transporters late last year. It is understood that technology caused driver distraction,
Public access to information on mining sector very limited’
Members of the public are given very limited opportunity to scrutinise the country’s mineral industry despite the introduction of new audit mechanisms. According to the 2013 Resource Governance Index report by the Revenue Watch Institute released in Dar es Salaam yesterday despite the new audit requirements and policies aimed at reducing corruption, the government does
8 bidders vie for Dar commuter train services project
Eight bidders have shown interest in investing in Dar es Salaam commuter train services and would submit their proposals later this month, Parliament was informed, Transport minister Dr Harrison Mwakyembe said that the move is aimed at ensuring the city provides quality services to the public. “We want to improve service delivery. The investor will
Dar has over 5,000 ‘street children’ – minister
Rev Luckson Ndaga Mwanjale (Mbeya Rural, CCM) Dar es salaam Region had a total of 5,580 children living and working on the streets as of June 2012, Health and Social Welfare deputy minister Dr Seif Rashid revealed before the House yesterday. He was responding to a question raised by Rev Luckson Ndaga Mwanjale (Mbeya Rural,
TEF suspends Mullinda’s membership indefinitely
TEF chairman, Absalom Kibanda The Tanzania Editors Forum has suspended indefinitely the membership of the Editor of Mtanzania Jumatano Charles Mullinda following a news article published on his newspaper dated April 17 this year which did not abide by professional ethics. According to a statement availed to The Guardian yesterday TEF reached the decision after
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