Top Tanzanian religious leaders are Friday expected to make a tour of North Mara Gold Mine to assess the mine’s contribution to the surrounding communities and the nation’s economy.Ms Grace Masalakulangwa from the Christian Council of Tanzania (CCT) confirmed the tour by the religious leaders to the mine on Wednesday evening. However, she would not go into details about its aim.“It is a national interfaith committee and I have also been invited to join the mine’s visit. The tour has been organised in Dar es Salaam and the delegation will involve...
Friday, July 26, 2013
Plan to sharpen varsity students’ skills in pipeline
The Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA), in collaboration with the East African Business Council (EABC), will introduce a programme for providing skills to university students that suit their job demands in the East African Community states.Addressing journalists in Dar es Salaam on the second day of the Academia – Private Sector Partnership Forum and Exhibition 2013 which began on Wednesday and ends on Friday in Nairobi, Kenya, IUCEA Executive Secretary, Prof Mayunga Nkunya, said the aim was to develop skills for youths on...
Marie Stopes supports family planning services
Marie Stopes Tanzania (MST) has issued five tri-cycles (Bajaj’s) worth 25m/- as soft loan to five youth who have been dedicated to disseminating family planning service in the outskirts of Dar es Salaam city.over the Bajajis at Tandale Uwanja wa Fisi area in Manzese ward, the MST Director Ms Ulla Muller said the Bajajis will operate in all the three municipalities of Kinondoni, Ilala and Temeke. “The youth will visit local government health clinics as well as people’s homes to deliver the family planning services. All the youth are well...
Utilise resources to stir development, Makambako council leaders urged
Councillors and other leaders in Makambako Municipality have been challenged to work diligently and utilize resources they are endowed with to speed up the municipal’s progress.The challenge was given by the Director General of Rufiji Basin Development Authority (RUBADA), Mr Aloyce Masanja during a seminar to sensitize the municipal’s leaders on the government’s initiative on Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT) yesterday in Njombe Region.“Colleagues, let us workwe cannot achieve progress by blaming each other, each...
WMA adopts electronic weight inspection system
The Weight and Measure Agency (WMA) said in Dar es Salaam that the manual inspection applied for years has amicably stopped and was now inspecting electronically.The electronic system has been reported to record impressive improvement in increasing efficiency and simplifying work as opposed to the previous inspection whereby measurement calculation were done by using calculator.Speaking to reporters, WMA Acting Manager for Information, Education and Information, Ms Irene John said that the old system was too tedious as it was taking us two...
Kikwete: Don’t play with our security
President Jakaya Kikwete has warned that anyone who will breach the country’s peace and violate its territorial integrity is going to be dealt with squarely by the defence forces.“Our army (TPDF) is ready to defend the country’s borders at any time and under any circumstances,” the president, who is the Commander-in-Chief of Armed Forces, declared.Mr Kikwete sent out the stern message when addressing the nation from the Kaboya Military Barracks in Muleba District, Kagera Region, during the commemorations of the Heroes’ Day.In marking the...
GBV stifles basic human rights – TAMWA report
Gender-based violence (GBV) is a serious problem that limits the ability of men, women, and children to enjoy their basic human rights and fundamental freedoms, a report released by the Tanzania Media Women’s Association (TAMWA) has revealed.The TAMWA Executive Director, Ms Valerie Msoka, said during an occasion to launch the report, that GBV is rooted in gender inequality and gender norms which often serve to reinforce inequalities at different levels.She said that women’s subordinate social, economic and legal status often makes it difficult...
Kikwete: Building of Kajunguti airport to start soon
President Jakaya Kikwete has reiterated that construction of an international airport at Omukajunguti area in Misenyi District would start soon.President Kikwete disclosed this soon after his arrival at Bukoba Airport, where he laid a foundation stone on the ongoing expansion of the airport. The project is estimated to cost a total of 21bn/- upon completion. Meanwhile, the Minister for Transport, Dr Harrison Mwakyembe, has directed Tanzania Airports Authority (TAA) to speed up compensating residents in the village so they can relocate to another...
Kikwete: Thieving coops come under fire
President Jakaya Kikwete yesterday urged for transformation of cooperatives from its traditional role of crop procurement, inputs and credit provision to investment vehicles for members’ welfare.Mr Kikwete also lashed at some co-operatives which have turned out to be gangs of thieves. He made the remarks late Wednesday when launching the Kagera Cooperation Union (KCU) investment complex in Bukoba.“Kagera Region is among pioneers of the co-operative movement in the country; KCU should maintain that by leading in transforming our focus to...
Invaders beware: Kikwete says Tanzanian borders secure
Muleba. President Jakaya Kikwete assured the nation yesterday that the country’s borders are safe and secure from external threats and aggression.Mr Kikwete, who is the commander-in-chief of Tanzania’s armed forces, declared that security agencies were alert and ready to protect the sanctity of the borders.The head of state warned that those who dared violate the borders would face the music. He added: “Sleep soundly and ignore speculation that is rife out there. Our armed forces are able to protect the country and its borders. Anyone who...
Govt urged to act on firms’ social duties
Dar es Salaam. Stakeholders in natural gas and oil want the government to either create an Act or a policy that will guide companies on how they should be contributing towards development of communities surrounding their businesses.Concerned with the current situation whereby it is an individual company that decides how much to offer in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), dealers in natural gas and oil say it is high time the country came up with a law or policy on the same.Speaking at the opening of the two-day oil and gas suppliers...
Permit demands ‘hurting integration’
Arusha. Tanzania has once again come under fire for visa and work permit restrictions imposed on nationals of other East African Community (EAC) partner states.“The exorbitant work permit and visa fees hinder the free movement of people and labour within the EAC, yet some partner states might have a shortage of skilled manpower to run the investments,” the regional Manufacturers’ Forum was told in Kampala recently.The manufacturers said they were surprised Tanzania still insisted on visa requirement for EAC nationals entering its territory...
Schoolgirls bear brunt of rape epidemic, says report
Dar es Salaam. Most rape victims are schoolgirls, according to a new Tanzania Media Women Association (Tamwa) report. The report, which was launched in Dar es Salaam yesterday, said the incidence of rape was particularly high in Wete, Pemba as well as southern and southwest Unguja.In Tanzania Mainland, rape was found to be prevalent in Newala, Mtwara Region.The study covered 10 districts countrywide, and the findings show that 341 cases of sexual assault were reported in Zanzibar alone between 2011 and 2013. Of...
JK I do use greetings Kagame, Banda
PRESIDENT Jakaya Kikwete has said that whoever played the Tanzania border security, he saw a wood carver. He said that the Tanzania People's Defence Forces (TPDF) is established for protecting our borders at any time and at any. Information for media released yesterday by the Directorate of Communication of the President, stated that,President Kikwete, who is also the Commander in Chief, gave the same message yesterday deep in the region, he was talking to people during the celebration of the Day of Remembrance of the Heroes of the TPDF Camp...
Thursday, July 25, 2013
PDI backs initiative by youth to seek forgiveness
The Ideal Democratic Party (PDI) has backed the initiative by a group of young Rwandans that requested members of the Hutu ethnic group to apologise for the role atrocities committed by Genocide perpetrators in the name of their ethnic identity, which led to the massacre of over a million Tutsis.In a statement dated July 21, the party’s political bureau outlined six recommendations to the Rwandan community on this matter. “PDI supports the youth that took the initiative to apologise, because ideal reconciliation redeems people from shame that...
Regional MPs push for ceasefire in eastern DRC
Warring parties in eastern DR Congo should stop hostilities and give priority to peace talks, Parliamentarians from the Great Lakes Region have said.The lawmakers are meeting in Kigali for a two-day 7th Ordinary Session of the Executive Committee of the Forum of Parliaments for the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (FP-ICGLR). Yesterday, members of the Committee gave presentations and debated on the security and political situation in ICGLR member countries, with focus...
High Representative Catherine Ashton appoints new Heads of Delegation to Ethiopia and to Rwanda
BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, July 24, 2013 – Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice President of the Commission, announced today the appointment of two new Heads of Delegation. EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton . Chantal Hebberecht has been appointed Head of the EU Delegation to Ethiopia. Currently...
Marine accidents leave 245 dead
Marine accidents in Tanzanian territorial waters have claimed 245 lives between July 2012 and June 2013, while no incidents of piracy were reported during the period, it was said in Dar es Salaam.Surface and Marine Transport Regulatory Authority (SUMATRA) Director of Maritime Safety and Security, Capt King ChiragiThe Surface and Marine Transport Regulatory Authority (SUMATRA) Director of Maritime Safety and Security, Capt King Chiragi said during that period 19 accidents involving 625 people were reported.“Out of the 625 people involved in...
Dar to announce stand on DDT in malaria control
The summit opted to adopt the use of DDT as a strategy for eliminating malaria in Africa. Reliable sources said principally the leaders although differed in some aspects of DDT application, agreed to test it while taking maximum health precautions and care.The Acting Chief Medical Officer (CMO) at the Ministry of Health ad Social Welfare, Dr Donnan Mmbando, told the ‘Daily News’ before the Abuja meeting that Tanzania would be in the position...
TAA urged to speed up 21bn/- compensation to Kajunguti villagers
The Minister for Transport, Dr Harrison Mwakyembe, has directed the Tanzania Airports Authority (TAA) Management to speed up the exercise of paying 12bn/- compensation to people who would be affected by the construction of an international airport to be constructed at Kajunguti village.Minister for Transport, Harrison MwakyembeHe gave the directive when he toured Kajunguti village, in Misenyi District. The area has been earmarked for the construction...
Uganda Cranes under pressure
Uganda Cranes are under greater pressure ahead of their return leg match of the Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifier against Taifa Stars at Namboole this Saturday.Taifa Stars go into the encounter on the back foot having conceded a 1-0 defeat at home a fortnight ago but can exploit the attacking crisis in the Uganda Cranes’ set-up and overturn the first leg deficit. Cranes coach Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic reportedly regrouped with the rest of his Cranes team on Tuesday in a gruelling session and expressed his concerns with...
Handle investors with care, Kigoda urges
Industry and Trade Minister Abdallah Kigoda has cautioned Tabora regional authorities to handle prospective investors with care and work out measures to stem corruption and red tape that scare off potential investors into the region.The Minister for Trade and Industries, Dr Abdallah Kigoda“Investors hate excessive bureaucracy and time wasting practices because, to them, time is money,” Dr Kigoda said while closing Tabora Regional Investment...
Uranium project to buoy Tanzania’s economy
The Mkuju River Project, a uranium mining project in Namtumbo District, Ruvuma Region, is expected to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) amounting to US$ 1bn (about 1.6tri/-) over the project’s life. The project is owned by Mantra Tanzania and operated by Uranium One Incorporation. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Uranium One, Mr Chris Sattler, told a news conference in Dar es Salaam recently that operations at the project will be subjected...
Regional golf body releases Zone 5 fixtures
The East African Golf Federation has release fixture for the inaugural African Zone Five Golf Challenge Trophy.The first ever tournament is scheduled to tee off from October 30 to November 1st this year at the Great Rift Valley Golf Resort, Naivasha, Nairobi, Kenya. The fixture availed to the ‘Daily News’ by the Tanzania Golf Union (TGU) Vice-Chairman, Joseph Tango shows that all competing teams are expected to arrive in Nairobi on October 28, while flag raising ceremony will be staged the following day.Teams will battle it out in single match...
Rwanda, UN sign $400m deal
The government and One UN Rwanda have signed a five year agreement aimed at helping the country achieve the Millennium Development Goals, the Economic and Poverty Reduction Strategy (EDPRSII) as well as Vision 2020.The assistance, worth of US$400 million (Rwf264 billion), is a mid-term strategy running until 2018 under the United Nations Development Assistance Plan (UNDAP), through which the organisation seeks to consolidate its support to Rwanda’s development strategies. The initiative, according to Lamin Momodou Manneh, the UN Resident...
Rwanda face Egypt in a V-ball tourney
The Men’s volleyball team takes on Egypt in the opening match of the 2014 FIVB Sub-zonal world champinship this evening at Amahoro indoor stadium.The Pool I teams will play a two-legged match to decide the winner according to the Confederation of African Volleyball. The first match is due this evening while the second match will be played tomorrow. Head coach Paul Bitok is looking to use the Egyptian challenge as a platform of assessing the quality of his young troops who are set to surprise the North Africans and even secure a win which will...
Absa, Barclays to integrate African operations
Absa Group and Barclays will complete integration of their African businesses by 31 July 2013, following regulatory approvals in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.According to Banking Business Review, the integration, which is a part of its ‘One Bank in Africa’ strategy to strengthen pan-African financial operations, will boost Barclays’ stake in Absa from 55.5% to 62.3%. The integrated entity will operate under the brand name of Barclays Africa Group and serve nearly 14.4 million customers...
China charges politician Bo Xilai
China has charged disgraced politician Bo Xilai with bribery, corruption and abuse of power, state media say.Bo Xilai, formerly the Communist Party chief of Chongqing, was expelled from the party after a scandal surrounding the murder of a British businessman. His wife Gu Kailai was jailed in August for the killing of the Briton, Neil Heywood. Mr Bo was charged by prosecutors on Thursday in Jinan in Shandong province, state media said. The Bo Xilai...
Tunisian opposition member shot dead in Tunis
Tunisian opposition member Mohamed Brahmi was shot dead outside his home in the capital on Thursday, a political source and local radio said.Mohamed BrahmiMr Brahmi, 58, led the nationalist Movement of the People party. It is Tunisia’s second assassination of an opposition party leader this year. In February, prominent secular politician Chokri Belaid was also shot outside his house in Tunis. His murder sparked angry protests and prompted...
How CORD and Jubilee Leadership loose every Opportunity for Unity in the Wake of Tragedy in Kenya
In the aftermath of the Colorado movie theater shooting in the United States, the two leaders, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, who at that time were locked in the most heated campaigns, suspended their campaign evens called on all Americans to came together and show their good heart and love. There was no political signage or euphoria but rather silent reflection. Romney in a statement said “I stand before you today not as a man running for...
It’s Prince GEORGE of Cambridge! Kate and William proudly announce the name of their baby 50 hours after his birth
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have named their son George Alexander Louis, Kensington Palace has said.The Prince of Cambridge – ReutersGeorge had been the bookmakers’ favourite for the first name of the prince, who is third in line to the throne. He will be known as His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge. They are currently at the duchess’s family home in Bucklebury, Berkshire, after spending a night at Kensington Palace. The Duke and...
ICTR transfers last detainee to Rwanda
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) yesterday transferred to Rwanda Genocide suspect Bernard Munyagishari from its custody in Arusha, Tanzania.The former head of the genocidal party MRND in former Gisenyi prefecture, was in pre-trial detention and his transfer is part of the court’s completion strategy. He was the last suspect in the custody of the UN-backed court.Munyagishari’s transfer came after he lost a petition for a stay of his transfer from ICTR to Kigali. He was arrested in May 2011 in DR Congo and charged...
Kikwete presides over Heroes Day in Bukoba
Bukoba. President Jakaya Kikwete is expected to preside over the commemoration of National Heroes Day that will be marked at the Tanzania People’s Defence Forces (TPDF) barracks at Kaboya, Kagera Region, today.However, President Kitwete, did not deliver an address at Kaitaba Stadium yesterday as earlier scheduled, prompting a large crowd that had gathered to disperse.But President Kikwete inaugurated the Kagera...
'Gun maker’ operated near military training field
Acting Dar es Salaam Special Zone Police Commander Ally Mlege(center) and other official police, displays guns impounded by police at Kawe Mzimuni in the City at special operation.Dar es Salaam. The suspect of illegally making guns in his house in Dar es Salaam lives near an open field used for military training.The Citizen confirmed that the house from where the suspect was picked up is a stone’s throw away from a training ground...
Sitta: Govt probing theft of Sh8 billion during conference
East African Cooperation minister Samuel Sitta addresses a meeting of the Tanzania Youth Council in Dar es Salaam.Dar es Salaam. East African Co-operation minister Samuel Sitta said yesterday the government was investigating the embezzlement of Sh8 billion, allegedly by officials entrusted with organising the recent Smart Partnership Dialogue.“Eight billion was pocketed by unscrupulous officials who created ghost companies to...