Comrade, Once again, millions of African citizens face famine and the destruction of their livelihoods. At this moment, 12 million men, women and children in Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia are in dire need of food, clean water and basic sanitation. Tens of thousands of Somali children have died in the last 90 days and over 500,000 are now at…
Dear Leaders, As a responsible citizen who wants to see quick development of his country and prosperity of its people I feel constrained to air my views and offer advice on any public issue that concerns the development of this country and its people. On 18th July 2011 a very serous event took place in Parliament during its debate…
This was shortly after President Kikwete was elected for a second term; Q. Judge Bomani you have been involved in public affairs for nearly half a century, what would your comments be at this stage of Tanzania’s political life? A. Thank you very much for giving me this opportunity to air my views on some of the burning issues…
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, 9 August 2011 – The results of a pioneering survey led by the Government of Tanzania released today reveal an urgent need to address violence against children across all sectors and in settings where children spend most of their time, particularly in their homes, communities, and schools. “I am so pleased that Tanzania is taking…
By Lilian Msambichaka: Help me! Someone help me please! My child is dying, please someone help me! A woman holds her convulsing son outside a café a few steps from the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The café is frequented by patients and their family members and MUHAS staff. I…
The Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO), in conjunction with the Tanzanian Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology and the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority will be holding the sixth annual Connecting Rural Communities Africa Forum in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on 24 – 26 August 2011. With a milieu of ICT organisations such as Ericsson and Helios Towers Nigeria, the event…
Balozi Morwa : Why is Tanzania shilling depreciating- I suspect, among other things is a a loose control from the government on the currency trading in the interbank foreign exchange market (IFEM) as one of great source for the dwindling shilling! There should be an inevitable monitoring of the government on IFEM as some local foreign banks have been…
Geneva, Switzerland, 8 August 2011 – The World Economic Forum has announced that Elsie Kanza, the Personal Assistant (Economic Affairs) to President Jakaya M. Kikwete of Tanzania, is to become the Forum’s new Head of Africa. Kanza will visit Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, later this month in preparation for the 2012 World Economic Forum on Africa. “After six fruitful years…
Geneva, Switzerland, 8 August 2011 – The World Economic Forum has announced that Elsie Kanza, the Personal Assistant (Economic Affairs) to President Jakaya M. Kikwete of Tanzania, is to become the Forum’s new Head of Africa. Kanza will visit Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, later this month in preparation for the 2012 World Economic Forum on Africa. “After six fruitful years…
Mkemimi Mungi, Dar es Salaam: Entrepreneurship entails establishing a business and managing it in order to make profit. Most of the Tanzanians, fortunately, are quite industrious and have positively embraced doing business. They earn their livelihood and that of their children from it. Starting or running a business successfully, however, is not as easy as it sounds. Just like…