* * Despite steady rates of both economic and income per capita growth, charcoal and kerosene remain as the primary sources of energy for lighting and cooking in urban households, according to a report by Research on Poverty Alleviation (REPOA). The study, by Emmanuel Maliti and Dr. Raymond Mnenwa, is the result of an analysis of the 2007 Household…
A cross section of leaders of business associations have asked the government to make clarification about new business licensing regime expected to start 1st January 2012. According to The Finance ACT 2011, from 1st January 2012 all businesses across Tanzania are supposed to apply for new annual business licences. This is to enable the local government authorities up their…
9/12…Regional retailer, Nakumatt Holdings, will tomorrow (10th December 2011) morning officially open the doors to its latest outlet in the East Africa region, in the Tanzanian town of Moshi. The opening of the US$ 1.3million Nakumatt Moshi supermarket at the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro now pushes Nakumatt’s branch tally to 35 branches across Tanzania, Rwanda, Kenya and Uganda. The…
The ten finalists underscore the diversity of entrepreneurs in the competition, representing eight countries including Ethiopia, Gambia, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, Senegal, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. The top ten, which includes three woman-owned businesses, work in a range of industries, from software to entertainment to agribusiness. “The winners of the 2011 Africa Awards represent a diversity of backgrounds, industries, and geographies,…
British High Commission Dar eS Salaam: On the occasion of the United Republic of Tanzania celebrating 50 years of sovereignty, peace and stability, it gives me great pleasure in sending Your Excellency and the people of Tanzania my warmest congratulations on this very special occasion. The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall told me how much they enjoyed…
Fifty per cent of the world’s population is under the age of 27, but the voice of youth has been largely absent from global decision-making platforms and processes The World Economic Forum will bring its 41-year experience of building multistakeholder communities to a global platform for this dynamic generation Global Shapers are 20 to 30 years of age, with…
(Durban, 7 December 2011) As the World Bank, former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and President Zuma of South Africa promote ‘Climate Smart Agriculture’ at COP17, ActionAid has today warned that the initiatives on the table are false solutions, fraught with social, environmental and economic risks. The World Bank claims Climate Smart Agriculture – the latest proposal to slash carbon…
Scientists Reveal Where Growing Conditions Today Mirror Future Climates, as World Becomes Living Lab for Adaptation *Maize farmers in South Africa and soybean growers in China can see “climate analogues” for 2030 in present-day South America and other places * *DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA* (8 December 2011) — With climate change posing a threat to food production around the world,…
] SERIKALI imesema kwamba msongamano wa ndege zinazosubiri kutua au kuruka katika Kiwanja cha Ndege cha Kimataifa cha Julius Nyerere umepungua baada ya kufanyika kwa ukarabati mkubwa ambao umeongeza uwezo wa kuhudumia ndege 30 kwa saa badala ya nane. ** ** Kauli hiyo ilitolewa leo (jana) na Waziri wa Uchukuzi, Omari Nundu katika sherehe ya kuadhimisha siku ya kimataifa…
> ADDIS ABABA – With your indulgence, I’m going to deviate from the assigned > topic. I shall address the Millennium Development Goals, but not in the > way that was anticipated. There are two reasons. First, I want to speak in > an unusually personal way, and from the heart, and in a fashion that > leaves no…
Kama sehemu ya Maadhimisho ya mika 50 ya Uhuru wa Tanzania Bara, wanahabari 10 wanapanda Mlima Kilimanjaro kwa mwaliko wa Hifadhi za Taifa (TANAPA). Jana (Jumanne) wanahabari hao ambao wako chini ya uongozi wa Pascal Shelutete ambaye ni Meneja Uhusiano wa TANAPA, walifanikiwa kufika katika kituo cha pili cha kupanda Mlima huo kiitwacho Horombo. Wanahabari hao wanategemea kufika kileleni…
LONDON, UK; WASHINGTON, DC, December 8, 2011 – Heightened global risk perceptions in the aftermath of the financial crisis, fueled by sovereign credit risk in the developed world and political crises in the Middle East and North Africa, have increased investor\’s concerns, according to a new report by the World Bank\’s Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency. However, the report, World…
CNN MULTICHOICE AFRICAN JOURNALIST AWARDS 2012 **NOW OPEN FOR ENTRIES** CNN International and MultiChoice competition is now open to receive entries for CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2012 Awards. Over the past 17 years, the competition has grown in size and status to become Africa’s most prestigious media event. In 2011, a ‘Highlights Programme’ of the awards was broadcast in…
Moscow, 6 December 2011 – Renaissance Capital, the leading emerging markets investment bank, has issued a groundbreaking report analysing the eurozone crisis and the reasons that prompted it. When I’m 67 , authored by Charles Robertson, Renaissance Capital’s Global Chief Economist, and the Firm’s award-winning global research team, argues that excessive public pension spending (accounting for nearly one-third of…
News Release | KOFI ANNAN WELCOMES COMMITMENT TO INVESTMENT IN CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE Durban, South Africa, – In a keynote speech at the High Level Panel on Climate Smart Agriculture – Africa: A Call to Action, former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Chairman of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), will welcome investment in climate-smart initiatives in…
DURBAN (4 December 2011)—A new wave of deforestation is sweeping across Africa, decimating wildlife and threatening the resilience of its ecosystems to withstand the effects of climate change—especially in the area of food security, experts said. “Deforestation rates in Africa… are accelerating,” said Helen Gichohi, President of the African Wildlife Foundation, during a keynote speech at Forest Day 5…
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA (4 December 2011)—With declining conditions in forests looming as a threat to climate health and the well-being of a billion impoverished people, the world’s largest consortium of agricultural researchers announced today an ambitious 10-year global research program devoted to forests and agroforestry. The new 10-year CGIAR research program on Forests, Trees, and Agroforestry aims to reinvigorate…
*DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA* Bamboo, a plant not often associated with Africa, may be the key to combating soil degradation and massive deforestation on the continent as an alternative source of energy. A partnership among African nations and communities, the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR) and China are working to substitute bamboo charcoal and firewood for forest wood…
*Africa ‘let down’ by Busan aid agreement says charity ActionAid*** *01.12.11: *Africa’s priorities were sidelined in a ‘global partnership’ launched today at the fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, in Busan, says anti-poverty agency ActionAid. **** Donors did not agree a target for ending ‘tied aid’ – the practice where donor governments force countries to spend aid on…
Confederation of Tanzania Industries (CTI) has published a landmark report that presents gristly details of the huge financial and manpower losses the manufacturing sector bear due to intermittent power supply. Hard copies of the report titled “Challenges of Unreliable Electricity Power Supply to Manufacturers in Tanzania, ” will be available in Dar es Salaam, from today, December 1st 2011….
DAKAR, LAUSANNE, MUMBAI, December 1, 2011/ — The African Press Organization (http://www.apo-opa.org), the leading press release wire in Africa, announced today the signature of an important contract with France Telecom-Orange (http://www.orange.com), one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators. The APO will be responsible for the distribution of all press releases issued by the Orange group to their operating countries…