Crises Offer Unique Opportunities to Lay Foundation For Sustainable Global Growth, says Private Equity Leader. *Investors will both do good and maximize their chances of locking in attractive long-term returns by investing in businesses that provide solutions to some of the greatest challenges of our age, said the chairman of Africa’s largest private equity firm* The myriad global challenges…
*REPOA Library to introduce Electronic Document Delivery Service: Dar es Salaam: REPOA’s library is now offering an e-document delivery service. This service is introduced to help our users who mainly live outside of Dar es Salaam to access our print material without having to visit our library physically. Users can access bibliographic information of library material including abstracts in…
Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 29 January 2012 – The 42nd World Economic Forum Annual Meeting closed today, with business leaders urging resolute action to promote growth and employment, particularly among young people. \”Jobs should be our number one priority,\” declared Annual Meeting Co-Chair Vikram Pandit, Chief Executive Officer of Citi, in a session on the global agenda for 2012. \”Ultimately it…
By Sima Bateyunga: We the members of MenEngage Tanzania proclaim that working with men is critical to the struggle to eradicate gender-based violence. In recent years, there has been heightened awareness and advocacy related to the plight of gender-based violence, particularly violence against women. November 25 to December 10 marks the 16 Days of Activism on Gender Violence, a…
by Chika Ezeanya: On the 28th of January, 2012 African countries will collectively descend to a new low on the global index of state sovereignty, territorial integrity and actual independence of nations. On that day, Chinese President Hu Jintao will be in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to commission the new $124 Million African Union Headquarters built and donated to the…
Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 26 January 2012 – African leaders called for greater market integration on the continent, the freeing-up of border controls and more coordination in developing infrastructure, with Alpha Condé, President of Guinea, advocating the establishment of several pan-African ministries to drive this process.“At the next African Union meeting, we must consider establishing three or four ministers for all…
On 26 January 2012, the Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Honourable Mr Ezekiel Maige together with the Swedish Minister for Trade, Dr Ewa Björling, will host an international roundtable discussion in Dar es Salaam on how to prevent illegal trade with endangered species. The purpose is to enhance partnerships for the enforcement of national legislation and international treaties,…
PARIS, France, January 24, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ – In the first partnership of its kind, Orange and the Wikimedia Foundation will provide more than 70 million Orange customers in Africa and the Middle East (AMEA) with mobile access to Wikipedia – without incurring data usage charges. Orange (http://www.orange.com) and the Wikimedia Foundation today announced a major partnership designed…
Over the course of the past semester, I teamed up with fellow RPI IT student, Lorena Nicotra, to develop a project that would promote curriculum-driven technology use in primary schools in Tanzania. In response to the problem of neglected computer donations in Tanzanian schools, we wanted to come up with an idea that would help schools make effective, intuitive…
Davos, Switzerland, 23 January 2012 – A group of Young Global Leaders will pilot a non-profit initiative this spring, which aims to give the 1 billion mobile phone users living in poverty access to educational phone apps. Currently under development, AppBridge is an online platform to encourage talented software developers to link up with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and community…
Dar es Salaam (IITA) – The push to increase the production of cassava in Tanzania has received a major boost with the recent official release of four new varieties that are tolerant to the deadly rot disease of the crop, the Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD) and resistant to the equally devastating Cassava Mosaic Disease (CMD). The two diseases…
Davos, Switzerland, 23 January 2012 – The Open Forum Davos 2012 celebrates the 10th anniversary of the World Economic Forum’s open debate with the general public, with a programme this year that includes a timely discussion on the future of capitalism.Against a backdrop of increasing anger at the perceived failings of the current financial system, the Open Forum gives…
MIKI TASSENI: _ AFRICAN universities are in a perennial search for relevance, where theoretical work is conducted within known parameters of what is being sought, and that it conforms or otherwise reflects problems arising from being in Africa, rather than constituting an extension of problems which troubled people elsewhere. It is however uncertain that Africa can build a foundation…
MIKI TASSENI: THERE used to be no doubt in the past as to who was the global leader, namely the United States, but recent cataclysms which in actual fact were touched off by the failure of Lehman Brothers, a major US investment bank, put that into question. When the crisis broke out, competition started as to who would get…
Tigo Tanzania, a telecom operator in Tanzania and a subsidiary of Millicom International Cellular has announced the launch of Voice SMS, a non-obtrusive and easy-to-use service that’s geared towards addressing the needs of new-age consumers.A first of its kind in the country, Tigo is using the pioneering Voice SMS technology from Kirusa which is the world’s leading vendor of…
By MIKI TASSENI: IT is becoming routine to hear that the greatest threat to world economy is the growing gap between the rich and the poor, which largely refers to such phenomenon in western countries, where it appears panic gathering pace, if one pays close attention to profound social disruption in Greece, and possibly various other areas. In some…
Beijing, January 18, 2012 – Developing countries should prepare for further downside risks, as Euro Area debt problems and weakening growth in several big emerging economies are dimming global growth prospects, says the World Bank in the newly-released Global Economic Prospects (GEP) 2012. The Bank has lowered its growth forecast for 2012 to 5.4 percent for developing countries and…
Geneva, Switzerland, 16 January 2012 – A new World Economic Forum Report says up to US$ 2 trillion could be saved through resource-efficient measures across just three sectors – carbon, steel and iron – in the major economies alone. The report, More with Less: Scaling Sustainable Consumption and Resource Efficiency, outlines the opportunity and imperative for industry-led action for…
Michael Dalali: Kamanda Umechanua na kunyauka.Pumzika kwa amani! “Tuache masihara, hakikisha unaninunulia ukiwa unarudi vitabu hivi; Balance Scorecard na Iron Lady cha Margeth Thatcher maana nimesikia upo nje ya bongo” aliniambia Regia, name nikamjibu “sawa. usijali nitakununulia”! Sikufahamu kuwa ndiyo yalikuwa mawasiliano yetu ya mwisho kati yangu na rafiki yangu Regia tuliyofanya tarehe 12.01.2012 na hata wala hatutoonana name…
World Youth to Shape the Global Agenda: Half of the world’s population is under the age of 27, making it vital that young voices are heard at the Annual Meeting. Geneva, Switzerland, 13 January 2012 – A group of 70 exceptional individuals under the age of 30 will be engaging with world leaders and shaping the agenda at the…
JAMHURI YA MUUNGANO WA TANZANIA WIZARA YA MALIASILI NA UTALII TAARIFA KWA UMMA MSIMAMO WA WIZARA KUHUSU UGAWAJI WA VITALU VYA UWINDAJI UGAWAJI WA VITALU HAUTARUDIWA Wizara ya Maliasili na Utalii haina mpango wa kurudia ugawaji wa vitalu. Mchakato wa ugawaji ulikamilika mwezi Septemba mwaka jana (2011) na matokeo yake kutangazwa wazi. Mapema mwezi Septemba 2011, Wizara ilitoa orodha…
Dar es Salaam: Wizara ya Maliasili na Utalii inasikitika kutoa taarifa kwa umma kuwa tarehe 03/01/2012 mnamo saa 6.20 usiku, askari wa Wanyamapori aitwaye Dorcas K. Rumbagi alipigwa risasi na watu wanaosadikiwa kuwa ni majangili katika Pori la Akiba la Maswa. Marehemu alifariki njiani alipokuwa akipelekwa hospitali. Mwili wa marehemu ulisafirishwa kwenda Kibara – Bunda mkoani Mara ambako alizikwa…
Dar es Salaam: About 48 microfinance institutions in Tanzania have assented to a code of conduct that will greatly improve delivery of services to micro-borrowers, a statement issued in Dar es Salaam on Sunday 8th January 2011 has said. The statement issued by Tanzania Association of Microfinance Institutions (TAMFI) board of directors, affirms that the document is the first…
Sauti za Busara music festival, a five-day music event held annually in Zanzibar, has grown in leaps and bounds since its first edition in February 2004.This week the festival is recognised as number 2 of Africa\’s best music festivals,according to About.com, a leading on-line travel magazine for Africa. Sauti za Busara aims to build appreciation for East African music…
New York, USA, 5 January 2012 – A report released today by the World Economic Forum highlights that collaboration in talent mobility among stakeholders on all sides of the employment equation are most effective in addressing labour market failures and enhancing job creation. The report, Talent Mobility Good Practices – Collaboration at the Core of Driving Economic Growth, is…
Outlook on the Global Agenda 2012 Report Identifies Top Global Issues and Proposes New Models for Crisis-ridden Economy Geneva, Switzerland The world needs to embrace new ways of running its institutions to rise to the challenges of 2012, concludes the World Economic Forum’s Outlook on the Global Agenda 2012. The report is the private, academic, civil society and public…
MEDIA RELEASE Carrier withdraws the two CRJ-200s from fleet with immediate effect Kigali: RwandAir has formally announced its plans to replace the two 50 Seater CRJ200s with brand new regional jets. This announcement comes after the airline reached an agreement with a buyer for the two aircraft it purchased in 2009 at the start of its fleet acquisition process….
CUF – CHAMA CHA WANANCHI TAMKO LA WANACHAMA WA CUF MKOA WA DAR ES SALAAM JUU HALI YA KISIASA NDANI YA CHAMA. Sisi wanachama mkoa wa Dsm,baada ya kuona hali mbaya ya kisiasa ndani ya chama na mwelekeo wa kunyongwa kwa Demokrasia ambapo maamuzi kandamizi yamejitokeza na yanatarijiwa kufanyika katika vikao vinavyoendelea hivi sasa ambavyo mazingira ya kuitishwa kwake…
SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY, Benjamin Mkapa, THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA AT EAST AFRICA LAW SOCIETY (EALS) ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2010, BUJUMBURA 19 NOVEMBER, 2010 (Delivered by Ambassador Liberata Mulamula) Democracy, Constitutionalism and Good Governance in East Africa: Which Way Forward? Between June of 2010 and December of 2013 the five members of the East African…
(Reuters) – The number of elephants in two wildlife sanctuaries in Tanzania has fallen by nearly 42 percent in just three years, a census showed on Tuesday, as poachers increasingly killed the animals for their tusks. The census at the Selous Game Reserve and Mikumi National Park revealed elephant numbers had plunged to 43,552 in 2009 from 74,900 in…
An economic snapshot on Kenya by Charles Robertson, Global Chief Economist at Renaissance Capital………………………………….. Kenya’s economic experience in 2011 is worth watching in the context of larger peers such as Turkey and India. In all three countries, currencies have come under great weakening pressure. In all three, inflation has risen strongly. In all three, the central banks suffered criticism. But…
Geneva, Switzerland, 3 January 2012 – Josette Sheeran, Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), will join the World Economic Forum as Vice-Chairman and Member of the Managing Board. In this role, she will work with world leaders from government and business to help the Forum forge ideas and discussion that will support policy-makers worldwide. She will take…
The partnership between Danida, US ministry of Foreign Affairs and the investment bank Goldman Sachs aims to promote growth in Tanzania by giving women entrepreneurs access to education and loans. Danish Minister for Development Cooperation says Denmark wants “women to be in a position, where they can exercise their rights and utilize their true economic potential”. Minister for Development…