SAUMU JUMANNE: To venture into business it’s a basic requirement to decide on which type of ownership to adopt. Purchasing a franchise is one of the several avenues to becoming an entrepreneur. A franchise is basically a legal agreement that gives an individual the right to market a company’s product or services in a particular geographical area. A person…
By Humphrey Makussa: It is not unusual for a person to harbour feelings of fear. Actually, humans’ mind is naturally hesitant to new things and as a result we tend to retreat from unfamiliar events. Many Tanzanians, for instance, have come to accept poverty as a normal way of life despite having great ideas that can turn their lives…
Humphrey Makussa : For a long time now, traders and business people in the country have been doing everything to maximize their profits without considering possible economic and health impact of their actions towards their customers. Unfortunately, the government does not seem to address this issue seriously. For instance, right now there is an influx of the fake vehicle…
KIGALI, Rwanda, March 30, 2012/ — Committed to adding value to the economy and community: • 83 days to build network from start – fastest Greenfield launch in history of Sub-Saharan Africa • To invest USD 100 million over the next three years • Operation to generate direct and indirect employment opportunities in the country • Airtel to contribute…
New York, USA, 29 March 2012 – Inaccurate measurement of investment values, returns, risks and liabilities can create substantial distortions to long-term investment strategies and drive long-term investors to adopt a short-term orientation, according to the Measurement, Governance and Long-term Investing report, released today by the World Economic Forum. Since long-term capital can play an important role in helping…
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 28 March 2012-After a decade of transformative economic, research and development efforts, Africa is poised to achieve its vision for progress – if policymakers, researchers, civil society and the media are able to properly analyze and communicate the continent’s ongoing development challenges and successes. That’s a key message of this week’s New Partnerships for Africa’s Development…
LONDON (28 March 2012) — Nearly one billion people in the world are undernourished, while millions suffer from chronic disease due to excess food consumption. Global demand is growing for agricultural products and food prices are rising, yet roughly one-third of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted. Climate change threatens more frequent drought, flooding and pest…
Pune, India, 26 March 2012: Nihilent, a leading global consulting and solutions Integration Company today announced a strategic partnership with Equip Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC), an advisory firm that provides governance, risk management and internal audit transformation solutions. Nihilent and Equip will combine their expertise to address the business challenges faced by organizations in the Financial Services, Government…
SAUMU JUMANNE, Dar es Salaam: Some of the key fundamental prerequisites to success in business are creativity and flexibility. Creative entrepreneurs always keep their eye open for any unmet need because to them, this becomes a business opportunity they can exploit to their advantage. Indeed businesses exist because people have needs and wants that have to be satisfied in…
Dar es Salaam, 25th March 2012: MUVEK Development Solutions has organised a two-day event to launch Research Into Use (RIU) Programme knowledge outputs. The outputs will be launched by Prime Minister Honarable Mizengo Pinda on Wednesday 28th March 2012. The knowledge outputs are lessons and recommendations from implementing the RIU Programme in Tanzania between June 2008 and June 2011….
Waziri wa Maliasili na Utalii, Mhe. Ezekiel M. Maige (MB) kwa Mamlaka aliyonayo amewateua wajumbe watano kuunda Bodi ya Wakurugenzi ya Bodi ya Utalii (TTB) kuanzia tarehe 23 Machi, 2012. Uteuzi huo unafuatia Mhe. Rais Jakaya M. Kikwete kumteua Balozi Charles A. Sanga kuwa Mwenyekiti wa Bodi ya TTB mapema wiki hii. Walioteuliwa kuwa Wakurugenzi wa Bodi hiyo itakayodumu…
London, UK: Next week, an independent commission of scientific leaders from thirteen countries will deliver a detailed set of recommendations to policymakers on how to achieve food security in the face of climate change. In its report, the Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change proposes specific policy responses to the global challenge of feeding a world confronted by…
London, 21 March 2012 The Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards are once again attracting high-quality entries from around the world and 2012 promises to be another influential showcase for the best business journalism from and about Africa. All journalists, writers, reporters and media houses are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. In order to provide every opportunity for…
YAKOBE CHIWAMBO: RUSSIANS are among the potential investors identified to boost the country\’s Kilimo Kwanza (Agriculture First) Initiative. Industries and Trade Minister Mary Nagu said Russia had advanced in science and technology and machinery and this is what is required to boost agriculture as well as agro-business. “If we collaborate well with Russians the Kilimo Kwanza Initiative will succeed….
A new report released by the Earth Security Initiative puts the question of arable land at the center of a new security agenda. The risks to national economies, political stability and social cohesion, it argues, must now be acknowledged and dealt with. As the interest in farmland and commodities investments accelerates over the next decade, a new risk management…
By Byase Luteke, Dar es Salaam: There’s a general notion that cheap things quite often end up being expensive. I’ll expound on this belief. We’re always cautioned, for instance, by the Tanzania Bureau of Standards not to buy cheap items like motor vehicle spares, tyres, drugs, and other consumables you can think of, because pocket-friendly as they may be,…
By Enock Nyorekwa Twinoburyo, Ugandan based Economist: With proven reserves of 2.5 billion barrels of oil so far confirmed in the Albertine Rift exploration areas, Uganda could be the nextimportant oil producer in Africa. The discovery could elevate Ugandafrom a low income country to a lower middle income country within thenext 25 years making Uganda more of an independent…
By Bob Wekesa, is a journalist studying international communication at theCommunication University of China in Beijing. ****************************************** Historically it was the Arabs who not only made the earliest contactwith Africa but actually eventually became part of Africa’s diverseracial and ethnic mix. Then followed the Portuguese and Spaniards atthe height of their naval power. After the scramble and partition ofAfrica…
All indications show that Heineken is setting the stage for a market share war with East Africa Breweries Limited (EABL) and SABMiller. Dar es Salaam, 21 March 2012: Global beverage giant, HEINEKEN has established a new regional office for East Africa, based in Nairobi, so as to capitalise on the growth of the premium beer volume in the region….
Thirteen diplomatic missions in Tanzania are jointly organising cultural and sport events to celebrate the International Week of the “Francophonie†starting from March 20th to March 31st, 2012, as well as the International Day of Francophonie on the 20th of March, 2012. Fifty Six member states of the International Organisation of Francophonie (OIF) and 19 observer members who share…
Mhe. Ezekiel M. Maige (Mb)WAZIRI WA MALIASILI NA UTALII, Dar es Salaam: Ndugu Wadau wa Misitu, Natumia fursa hii kuwafahamisha kuwa kuongezeka kwa mahitaji ya mazao ya misitu, kumesababisha msukumo mkubwa kwa wananchi kutaka kuvuna mazao ya misitu kutoka kwenye mashamba ya misitu ya serikali. Kutokana na msukumo huo wa mahitaji ni dhahiri kuwa mabadiliko ya haraka yanahitajika ili…
By Prof Issa Shivji, Dar es Salaam: We are in the final stages of preparing our 4th Julius Nyerere Intellectual Festival. Some of you would recall that at the last Festival we had announced that it had been decided to have the Festival every two years. However, that decision was changed because the Steering Committee of the Chair felt…
Washington, March 20, 2012 – Every two seconds, an area of forest the size of a football field is clear-cut by illegal loggers around the globe. A new World Bank report released today shows how countries can effectively fight illegal logging through the criminal justice system, punish organized crime, and trace and confiscate illegal logging profits. The report, Justice…
NEW DELHI (19 MARCH 2012)—Over 700 participants including ministers, World Food Prize laureates, gender experts, international and non-governmental organizations, and farmer’s groups from 50 countries rallied for increased investments and improved policies targeting women farmers at the first-ever international conference on women in agriculture. The majority of formal processes and policies now in place to lift up women farmers…
GENEVA: A United Nations report launched today spotlights the need to address unequal water access in Europe, stressing that certain populations such as rural communities and marginalized groups are still not getting this vital resource. The report, which was produced by the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), provides guidance on how to address water access disparities, and showcases…
SAN DIEGO, C.A., and Research Triangle Park, N.C. – March 16, 2012 – Stiefel, a GSK company, announced today that Hats On For Skin Health, its global campaign with the International League of Dermatological Societies (ILDS), has raised enough funds to produce 15,000 sun-protective hats for albinos living in East Africa and has already distributed more than 2,000 hats….
*Mburi Yedi,sa vuntu yeandikwe* *MATAYO* *Lukolo Iwakwe Yesu Kristo * * * 1* kitabu cha lukolo Iwakwe Yesu Kristo, mwana David,Mwana Abrahamu.2 Abrahamu emmoghie Isaki, Isaki akammogha Yakobo,Yakobo akammogha Yuda na Vajinawe; 3 Yuda he Tamari akammogh Peresi ne Zera; Peresine akammogha Hesrom; Hesrom akam- mogha Aramu; 4 Aramu akammogha Aminadabu; Aminadabu akammogha Nashon ;Nashon akammogha Yese ; 6…
NA MAGRETH KINABO- MAELEZO : WATU zaidi ya 500, 000 wanatarajiwa kunufaika baada ya Kampuni ya Bia ya Serengeti (SLB) kutenga zaidi ya sh.milioni 300 kwa ajili ya miradi salama ya maji na usafi kwenye mikoa minne nchini . Hayo yalisemwa leo(jana) na Meneja wa Uhusiano na Mawasiliano kwa kampuni hiyo, Teddy Mapunda wakati akizungumza na waandishi wa habari kuhusu…
MARSEILLES, FRANCE (12 MARCH)—As food and energy production intensify around the world, their demands on dwindling water resources have prompted the search for an innovative and collaborative solution. On Friday, March 16, a High Level Panel convened by the EDF Group and the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF) will gather in Marseilles at the Sixth World…
Dubai : Emirates, one of the world’s fastest growing airlines, and YouTube, partners on Your Film Festival, reported today the addition of acclaimed actor Michael Fassbender to the project. Fassbender will serve as a competition film juror in Venice and co-executive producer of the winner’s next film along with renowned director Ridley Scott. Your Film Festival, a global competition…
âDar es Salaam: Seventeen years after it was recorded in London in 1995, “Heaven Said†by Tanzanian pop singer Joett is officially released on CD nationwide, and digitally around the world via Island Def Jam Digital Distribution, USA. WEBWIRE – Monday, March 12, 2012 Seventeen years after it was recorded in London in 1995, “Heaven Said†by Tanzanian pop…
Dar es Salaam, 12th March 2012: The Hotels Association of Tanzania (HAT) has secured funding from the Business Environment Strengthening in Tanzania – Advocacy Component (BEST-AC) – to undertake a two-month study, which will consider the legal and economic impacts of tourism licensing in the country and highlight the challenges local tourist industry professionals face. The licensing regime being…
MARSEILLES, FRANCE (12 MARCH)—As food and energy production intensify around the world, their demands on dwindling water resources have prompted the search for an innovative and collaborative solution. On Friday, March 16, a High Level Panel convened by the EDF Group and the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF) will gather in Marseilles at the Sixth World…
(Unguja, Zanzibar, 8 March 2012) As the globe gears up to commemorate International Women’s Day – the .scourge of violence against women still remains. Despite numerous international and national laws, violence against women and girls is one of the most widespread abuses of human rights worldwide. One in five women globally will face rape or attempted rape in her…
New York, USA, 7 March 2012 – The energy sector has a major role to play in global economic growth and recovery, with its indirect contributions outweighing the already considerable direct effects, according to a new World Economic Forum report launched today at the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston, Texas. The report, Energy for Economic Growth – Energy Vision…
Geneva, Switzerland, 6 March 2012 – The World Economic Forum has announced its Young Global Leaders (YGLs) for 2012. The honour, bestowed each year by the Forum, recognizes up to 200 outstanding young leaders from around the world for their professional accomplishments, commitment to society and potential to contribute to shaping the future of the world. Past YGLs include…
Recent new oil and gas discoveries all over Africa are attracting investors and developers from around the world. Russia is the latest country to show an active interest in the continent’s oil and gas industry. The country will be sending a trade delegation to attend Oil & Gas Africa 2012, which takes place from 13 to 15 March at…
New York, March 6, 2012: Media Development Loan Fund (MDLF), the leading impact investment fund for independent news businesses in the developing world, today launched an early-stage fund for digital news and information businesses, Digital News Ventures. Digital News Ventures will provide early-stage equity finance from $30,000 to $300,000 to entrepreneurs whose ideas can be used to provide news…
*First International Conference to Comprehensively Examine the Gender Gap in Agriculture 13-15 March, 2012, NASC Complex, New Delhi, India. *India President H.E. Pratibha Devisingh Patil Expected to Attend ********************************************************************** Next month, hundreds of participants, including ministers, World Food Prize Laureates, farmers, gender experts, leading scientists, community development organizations and innovators will gather in New Delhi, India for the first…