“The world has made great progress in the last quarter-century in reducing extreme poverty – it was cut by a stunning two-thirds – and now we have the opportunity to end poverty in less than a generation,” said World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim. WASHINGTON, October 8, 2014 – Much more work needs to be done to end…
Equity Bank becomes the first financial services institution in Kenya that is also licensed to provide telecommunication services. NAIROBI, Kenya, October 7, 2014/ — Today, Taisys Technologies Co., Ltd. (http://www.taisys.com) announced that Kenya’s leading bank Equity Bank will be issuing a ultra-thin mobile banking smart SIM with patented technology from Taisys. Equity Bank customers can now enjoy funds transfer,…
We will now map the structural leads the survey has identified at the basin margins with the aim of identifying potential drilling locations for the next phase of operations Swala Oil & Gas S(Tanzania) Plc (DSE:SWALA) (‘Swala’ or ‘the Company’) is pleased to announce the successful completion of its 2D seismic acquisition programme (“programme”) over the Moshi Basin in…
Dar es Salaam, 1 October 2014. The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and the pan-African Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST) have further strengthened their collaboration on agriculture research and capacity building in Tanzania by signing an agreement on banana research. This agreement, which spells out how the two institutions will work together to tackle…
Dar es Salaam, 30 September 2014. An initiative to enhance the capacity of the Tanzania Government to develop and implement policies on climate change adaptation in relation to food security in the country was launched at the end of last week, in Dar es Salaam. The four-year project, Policy Action for Climate Change Adaptation (PACCA), is led by the…
New project launched by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa aims to encourage more investment from the private sector into Tanzanian Agribusinesses > DAR ES SALAAM (30 September 2014)— An initiative launched today, by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), will create the change needed to encourage more private sector investment into the Tanzanian…
He dreams big-that a future Bill Gates will rise from the idea of feeding the world. By Anthony Muchoki He dreams big-that a future Bill Gates will rise from the idea of feeding the world. It does not matter whether it will be him or another man or woman. “But I want it to be from Africa…. it is…
Dr Reginald Mengi, Executive Chairman, IPP Limited, is among four finalists nominees for the annual All Africa Business Leaders Awards (AABLA) in the category of ‘East Africa Business Leader of the Year 2014.’ The AABLA regional awards for East Africa ceremony will take place on Saturday the 20th September 2014 in Nairobi and will be televised across the African…
We are delighted to be operating 14 flights per week on the Johannesburg to Dar Es Salaam route using a combination of our state of the art Airbus A320, and Boeing 737-800series or Airbus A319 aircraft. This is in line with our focus on growing our footprint on the continent . Dar es Salaam. South African Airways (SAA) is…
NBC Tanzania announces the appointment of Pius Tibazarwa as Interim Managing Director of NBC Tanzania. Effective 1 October 2014, Pius will succeed Mizinga Melu, who has been appointed Chief Executive of Barclays Africa Regional Management. NBC Tanzania is a subsidiary of Johannesburg listed Barclays Africa Group Limited (BAGL). Pius is currently the Treasurer for NBC Tanzania and has recently…