Dar es Salaam: Lord David Sainsbury, the British philanthropist behind Tanzania Gatsby Trust is in the country to look at some of the activities undertaken by his charitable trust. Lord David Sainsbury of Turville, is the Founder of the Gatsby Charitable Foundation and former Minister of Science in the UK Government, has been funding a number of programmes in…
Growing Group lending risks: A threat to microfinance sector- TAMFI Dar es Salaam, 25th April 2012: It has been revealed that Microfinance institutions, which vastly ride on group lending methodology in Tanzania are experiencing increase in credit risks.. “If this situation is not properly addressed many microfinance institutions will get badly hit with increasing credit risk leading to fatal…
Dar es Salaam, 25, April, 2012: The Newly launched ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN IN TOURISM TANZANIA (AWOTTA) has been urged to promote gender equality, women’s empowerment and take proactive steps to mainstream gender in tourism policies, planning and operations. Director of Tourism in the Ministry of Natural resources and Tourism, Mr Ibrahim A. Mussa, who was the guest of honour…
** ** * * The fight to control contamination of key staple foods in Africa by mycotoxins – poisonous chemicals secreted by naturally occurring fungi which attack crops in the field and during storage, making them unfit for human and livestock consumption at high levels of contamination – has been stepped up in Tanzania with the launch of two…
We, the undersigned , are a group of civil society organizations working in Tanzania and in the Greater Serengeti Region in particular. We mainly work in the areas of human rights and good governance.We take note of the Serengeti highway stamped misnamed debate following the Tanzanian Government announcement that it has plans to build a highway through Serengeti National…
John Lusingu, Tanga, Tanzania: Growing up in the early 1970s in the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania, I used to wake up early in the morning with my siblings and hike the trail from the cool highlands to cultivate our fields in the lowlands. My parents would tell us that we must go down the mountain in the morning, work…
Geneva, Switzerland, 23 April 2012 – The energy systems of 124 countries are currently not ready for a transition to a sustainable and secure energy architecture required to harness economic growth, according to the reportNew Energy Architecture: Enabling an Effective Transition, released today by the World Economic Forum. Tanzania is included (see http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_NewEnergyArchitecture_CountryPerformanceIndex_2012.pdf) The way energy is produced, distributed…
Dar es Salaam : Sikika is deeply concerned with the shocking reports by the Controller and Auditor General (CAG), revealing high rate of tax exemptions and misappropriation of public funds. The report shows that tax exemptions granted increased from Tshs. 680.7 billion in 2009/2010, to Tshs. trillion 1. 016 in 2010/2011. This is 18% of the actual revenue collection…
Ikulu inapenda kukanusha taarifa zilizonukuliwa na baadhi ya vyombo vya habari kudai kuwa Rais ametofautiana na Waziri Mkuu kuhusu aina ya hatua za kuwachukulia Mawaziri wanaotuhumiwa na ubadhirifu katika Wizara zao. Napenda kueleza Umma kuwa taarifa hizo si za kweli. Pia nitumie nafasi hii kuwatahadharisha waandishi wa habari kuwa makini, waangalifu na wachambuzi wakati wa kupokea, kusikiliza na kuandika…
Rais Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete amewasili mjini Blantyre ,Malawi leo jioni kuhushuria Mazishi ya Profesa Bingu wa Mutharika, aliyekuwa Rais wa Malawi., aliyefariki tarehe 5 April, 2012 Kufuatia matatizo ya Moyo Rais Kikwete ni miongoni mwa Viongozi wakuu Saba kutoka nchi jirani na Malawi. Nchi hizo ni Afrika Kusini, Benin, Kenya, Msumbiji, Zimbabwe na Zambia. — Sent from my mobile…
Dar es Salaam, 22nd April 2012: East African Law Chambers (EALC), one of the fastest growing medium sized law firms in Tanzania has repositioned itself to tap into the wider African market by becoming a member of one of the oldest, biggest and most credible law firm in South Africa- Bowman Gilfillan. Speaking at a cocktail attended by a…
WASHINGTON, April 20, 2012 — The developing world’s progress is seriously lagging on global targets related to food and nutrition, with rates of child and maternal mortality still unacceptably high, says the Global Monitoring Report (GMR) 2012, released today by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Recent spikes in international food prices have stalled progress across…
Accra, Ghana. As the gap widens between the yields of African farms and those in the rest of the world, leading experts and policymakers in Accra today warned that weak government support and lack of private capital is stifling farm research innovations that are vital if the African continent is to achieve its ambitious economic growth and development targets….
Elly Kimbwereza, Tanzania: \”I was born in poverty but poverty was not born in me.\” I vividly remember my childhood days in the Pare mountains of Tanzania as a child of a church Minister.We comparatively lived a better life than our neighbors and this disturbed me very much because all my play friends belonged to the neghborhood . I…
NAIROBI – As global leaders prepare to discuss food security and agriculture at the Rio+20, G8 and G20 Summits, two of the world’s leading experts on food security on rural development hosted a panel discussion yesterday outlining the practical solutions necessary for Africa to feed its growing population. Sir Gordon Conway, Professor of International Development at Imperial College London,…
Nairobi: As recurring food crises and other challenges continue to impact efforts to end destructive cycles of food insecurity, two of the world\’s leading experts on food security and rural development will host a panel discussion focused on the question: Can Africa feed itself? Sir Gordon Conway, Professor of International Development at Imperial College, London and Dr Namanga Ngongi,…
TANZANIA ASSOCIATION OF MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS – TAMFI 1st Microfinance Breakfast Debate- Dar es Salaam Chapter—- Sector based business breakfast debates are a healthy platform for problem solving discussions and sharing experiences. In the upcoming debates for microfinance sector, – we will address hot topics, which are instrumental for the development of the whole sector. Our first discussion will be…
JAMHURI YA MUUNGANO WA TANZANIAWIZARA YA MALIASILI NA UTALIITAARIFA KWA UMMA: Dar es Salaam, 13, April 2012: Wizara ya Maliasili na Utalii na TAMISEMIzimeazimia kushirikiana kwa karibu zaidi katika masuala ya kukusanya maduhuli ya Serikali yanayotokana na mazao ya misitu. Ili ukusanyaji ufanikiwe Wizara ya Maliasili na Utalii kupitia Wakala wa Huduma za Misitu Tanzania (Tanzania Forest Service –…
Dar es Salaam 11th April 2012: Stanbic Bank Tanzania has announced an annual growth of 63.3% on headline earnings for the year 2011. The headline earnings were achieved with return on earnings (ROE) increasing to 20% in 2011 from 13.8% for 2010. Commenting on the financial report Stanbic Bank Managing Director Bashir Awale said that 2011 was a good…
Every year Tanzania sacrifices TShs 381 billion ($141 million) to tax incentives given to companies. Worse still, research shows that these incentives are not necessary to attract investments to Tanzania. Government needs to remove excessive tax incentives, promote transparency on the tax incentives they give, and coordinate with the East African Community to avoid harmful tax competition. A new…
Geneva, Switzerland, 12 April 2012 – Confidence in the state of the global economy has reached its highest level since the World Economic Forum began its Global Confidence Index four quarters ago. One third of global experts from business, government and civil society say they are confident or very confident in the state of the economy over the coming…
Dar es Salaam, 5th April, 2012: For a number of years Tanzania has failed to reach the projected forecast of one million tourists arriving annually. According to the Director of Tourism Ibrahim Musa, last year the nation was short of the magic number, by about 200,000. “We failed to reach a million tourists because of the economic crisis that…
NAIROBI — Kofi Annan, Chair of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), announced today the appointment of a renowned African business leader from Kenya, Ms Jane Karuku, as the new president of the organization. Ms Karuku was selected after an exhaustive international search process. She joins AGRA from Telkom Kenya a subsidiary of France Telecom-Orange where…
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, April 10, 2012/ — Vodacom Tanzania customers can expect huge roaming savings when travelling to 9 African countries where Vodacom ( http://www.vodacom.com) and it\’s various Partners operates. These countries include South Africa (Vodacom), Mozambique (Vodacom), Lesotho (Vodacom), DRC Congo (Vodacom), Ghana (Vodafone), Kenya (Safaricom), Rwanda (MTN), Uganda (MTN), Uganda (UTL) and Burundi (UCOM). Customers can…
JAMHURI YA MUUNGANO WA TANZANIAWIZARA YA MAWASILIANO, SAYANSI NA TEKNOLOJIATANGAZO LA USITISHWAJI WA MATANGAZO YA TELEVISHENI KWA KUTUMIATEKNOLOJIA YA ANALOJIA NA KUHAMIA TEKNOLOJIA YAUTANGAZAJI YA DIJITALI: Nchi yetu itasitisha rasmi matumizi ya teknolojia ya utangazaji ya analojia na kuhamiateknolojia ya dijitali ifikapo tarehe 31 Desemba, 2012 saa sita usiku.Lengo la kufanya hivyo ni kuendana na kasi ya ukuaji wa…
*New York, USA, 4 April 2012* – Despite efforts over the past decade to develop information and communications technologies (ICT) infrastructure in developing economies, a new digital divide in terms of ICT impacts persists, according to the latest rankings of *The Global Information Technology Report 2012: Living in a Hyperconnected World*, released today by the World Economic Forum. Sweden…
Dar es Salaam, Mikocheni: Adult Beginners Art Class Time: Friday afternoon 14.00-16.00 starting in April 2012 Subjects: Still life drawing Figure drawing Water colours And other techniques Price: 25.000 per lesson or 200.000 for ten lessons 10 weeks, 2 hours per class Paper, charcoal, pencils provided Paints, brushes by participants Minimum 5 people Teacher: Paul Ndunguru, is a painter,…
*Dar es Salaam: *In order to sustain development in the tourism industry, availability of reliable tourism information for policy formulation and decision making is crucial. – Realizing this importance, participating institutions namely; the Ministry of National Resources and Tourism, Bank of Tanzania, National Bureau of Statistics, Immigration Department, the Zanzibar Commission for Tourism and Tourism Confederation of Tanzania; agreed…
Dar es Salaam, 1st April 2012: MUVEK Development Solutions launch of Research Into Use (RIU) Programme knowledge outputs on 28th and 29th March, 2012 has been very successful. At the launch Prime Minister Honourable Miz engo Pinda commended RIU knowledge innovations in making indigenous poultry keeping an important economic venture that could play key role in poverty eradication.He said…