Tanzania
Wed, 03 Nov 2021 09:20:54 GMTTanzania At 60 - Massive Reforms in Public Service Recorded
[Daily News] TANZANIA has recorded remarkable strides in creating strong public service system, since independence and that has greatly contributed to the development of the national welfare, it was disclosed.
Tue, 02 Nov 2021 16:56:54 GMTNew Forum to Boost Proper Internet Use Among Youth
[Daily News] INTERNET Society Tanzania Chapter (ISOC-Tanzania) has initiated a forum through which youth could earn skills and awareness over internet governance matters.
Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:29:46 GMTGovt Sets Out 39.4tri/ - Budget
[Daily News] THE government plans to collect and spend about 39.38tri/- in recurrent and development expenditure in the next 2022/2023 financial year.
Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:29:45 GMTMwalimu Nyerere University Planned for Butiama
[Daily News] THROUGH the US Dollars 44.5 (105bn/-) ambitious Higher Education for Economic Transformation (HEET) programme, the government plans to construct the Mwalimu Nyerere University of Technology and Agriculture.
Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:29:45 GMTNew Salary Scales for Public Employees in Offing
[Daily News] NEW employees in the public service may soon breathe a sigh of relief if the government honours its pledge to re-arrange new salary scales in an administrative exercise that is expected any time soon.
Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:29:45 GMTGovt Moves to Curb Water Deficit in Dar Region
[Daily News] THE Ministry of Water has formed a task force to control irrigation activities along the Ruvu River to secure adequate water supply in Dar es Salaam and the Coastal regions.
Thu, 04 Nov 2021 06:42:22 GMTTz Honours Continental Court's Decisions
[Daily News] TANZANIA has started taking various steps aimed at implementing certain decisions of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights (AfCHPR) by formulating regulations, policies and legislation which align with the continental court.
Thu, 04 Nov 2021 06:42:21 GMTSimiyu to Benefit From 23.4bn/ - for Poverty Reduction
[Daily News] SIMIYU region is expected to receive 23.4bn/- for implementation of the Tanzania Poverty Reduction Project Phase Four (TPRP IV) through Tanzania Social Action Fund (Tasaf).
Thu, 04 Nov 2021 06:42:21 GMTPuma Energy Tanzania Commits Support to Road Safety Campaigns
[Daily News] PUMA Energy Tanzania has expressed its determination and commitment to support government's efforts in reducing road accidents, which claim lives of Tanzanians and cause disabilities.
Thu, 04 Nov 2021 06:42:21 GMTJKT Embarks On Massive Production of Sisal
[Daily News] THE National Service (JKT) is implementing the first ever mega project for cultivating 200 hectares of sisal at its 835-KJ Mgambo Camp located in Handeni district Tanga region.
Thu, 04 Nov 2021 06:42:17 GMTRukwa RC Stresses On Quality, Standard Road Projects
[Daily News] LOCAL contractors in Rukwa Region have been urged to strictly adhere to work discipline and integrity while executing road projects supervised by the Tanzania Rural and Urban Agency (TARURA) in a bid to have quality, standards and sustai...
Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:12:35 GMTNo Trace Yet for Missing Plane, Pilot
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- The family of a missing pilot, Mr Samwel Gibuyi, rest their hopes on authorities to trace his whereabouts, as experts say it may take longer to find the plane that disappeared from the radar for nearly two weeks now.
Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:12:35 GMTUnlock Financing to Fight Climate Change Effects - Suluhu Hassan
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- President Samia Suluhu Hassan yesterday called for urgent unlocking of climate change financing, warning that inaction means that countries with low adaptive capacity such as Tanzania had no option but to brace for more adv...
Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:12:35 GMTMaking Tanzania Aviation Competitive
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- Tanzania's aviation sector can't find its wings even as the truth is once it takes off only the sky will be the limit. Tanzania's aviation sector has been tied to the same challenges since the collapse of the East African C...
Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:12:33 GMTGovernment, Fuel Firms Hold Talks On Sh10 Billion Compensation
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- Oil marketing firms and the government are currently negotiating possible compensation for losses of about Sh10 billion the companies claim to have incurred after fuel price increases were suspended two months ago, The Citi...
Thu, 04 Nov 2021 06:55:05 GMTSat Transforms Farmers With Modern Skills
[Daily News] SUSTANAIBLE Agriculture Development (SAT) has been applauded for transforming farming system in different parts of Morogoro, where farmers are equipped with modern skills to claim high yields.
Wed, 03 Nov 2021 16:07:08 GMTParliament Concerned With Government Pension, Insurance Handling
[Citizen] Dodoma -- The Parliament is unhappy with the government's 'dilly-dallying' approach on two key legislative pieces that directly touch on the lives of millions of Tanzanians.
Wed, 03 Nov 2021 16:07:03 GMTKenyan Drivers Face 20 Years in Jail for Illicit Business to Tanzania
[Citizen] Nairobi -- The two, Isaack Njama and Francis Njoroge, may become the first casualties of a tough law that criminalises the export of scrap metals.
Wed, 03 Nov 2021 16:07:00 GMTMwanza Prepare for East Africa's SMEs Exhibitions
[Citizen] Arusha -- Mwanza will next month host the 21st edition of the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in East Africa.
Wed, 03 Nov 2021 16:06:54 GMTCrdb Unveils Sh460 Billion Facility for Financing Tech On Climate
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- CRDB Bank Plc has officially unveiled a $200 million (about Sh459.9 billion) facility to finance climate-resilient and adaptation projects in the country, targeting six million beneficiaries in Tanzania's agriculture sector...
Wed, 03 Nov 2021 16:06:49 GMTSh747 Million to Save Lives of Newborns in Tanzania
[Citizen] Tanga -- Efforts to save newborn babies, children and mothers in Tanga and Mbeya regions received a boost here today when the German International Cooperation Agency ( Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit -GIZ Tanzania handed over...
Wed, 03 Nov 2021 16:06:40 GMTSearch for Missing Pilot Could Take Longer, Experts Say
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- The family of a missing pilot, Mr Samwel Gibuyi, rest their hopes on authorities to trace his whereabouts, as experts say it may take longer to find the plane that disappeared from the radar for nearly two weeks now.
Wed, 03 Nov 2021 15:43:51 GMTState Allocates 966bn/ - for Upgrading Strategic Roads
[Daily News] THE government has allocated about 966bn/- in the fiscal year 20201/2022 to the Tanzania Rural and Urban Road Agency (TARURA) to upgrade all roads that have economic benefit to the country as well as to increase efficiency within the Sta...
Wed, 03 Nov 2021 15:43:51 GMTDodoma Braces for New Five-Star Hotel Investment
[Daily News] THE Louvre Hotels Group and Golden Tulip based in Paris, France on Wednesday launched a major investment project involving five-star hotel to be known as Golden Tulip Dodoma, which will be constructed in Dodoma Capital City starting earl...
Wed, 03 Nov 2021 15:43:48 GMTMwalimu Nyerere Varsity Construction Project Gets 105bn/ - Boost
[Daily News] OVER 105bn/- has been allocated by the government under the Higher Education for Economic Transformation (HEET) programme to construct the Mwalimu Nyerere University of Technology and Agriculture in Butiama district in Mara.
Wed, 03 Nov 2021 09:20:57 GMTMwinyi Wants Investments Benefit Surrounding Communities
[Daily News] ZANZIBAR President Dr Hussein Mwinyi on Tuesday directed investors to ensure that their projects' implementations benefit people surrounding them.
Wed, 03 Nov 2021 09:20:57 GMT'Unlock Climate Change Financing'
[Daily News] PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has extended a call for developed nations to unlock climate change financing to the low-income countries, including Tanzania for the latter to achieve the Nationally Determinations Contributions (NDCs).
Wed, 03 Nov 2021 09:20:55 GMTGovt Intervention Stabilizes Fuel Prices
[Daily News] MOTORISTS have all the reasons to smile after the government intervened in price negotiation to stabilize fuel pump prices effectively from today.
Wed, 03 Nov 2021 09:20:52 GMTUDSM, Norway 5bn/-Project to Boost Research On Climate Change
[Daily News] UNIVERSITY of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) Centre for Climate Change Studies and the Government of Norway have launched a joint project of 5bn/- in Dar es Salaam for research on climate change, and energy resources sustainability.
Wed, 03 Nov 2021 09:20:49 GMTMore Boost for Dar Port Efficiency As New Equipment Arrive
[Daily News] EFFORTS to up efficiency of the Dar es Salaam Port got major boost as the port Tuesday started receiving modern work equipment purchased from 210bn/- that the government had disbursed for that purpose.