Africa Matters

Tanzania lays the groundwork for issuing universal ID

Dar es Salaam. Tanzania is consulting the US-based Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on the possibility of establishing the Universal National Identification Card (ID), it was revealed yesterday in Parliament. A new move is meant to integrate the National ID card with other IDs and cut costs that the government is incurring in purchasing raw cards and printing of…

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Government calls on Tanzanians in exile to return home

Summary The number of Tanzanians living in exile remains unknown but some high profile names include former Presidential candidate Tundu Lissu and legislator Godbless Lema. Dar es Salaam. Minister for Home Affairs, Hamad Masauni has asked Tanzanians who left the country to seek refuge due their safety to come back because the country is safe He made the remarks…

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