Tanzania ni Salama kwa Watalii – Waziri

Kufuatia vitendo vya vurugu zilizozuka hivi karibuni katika maeneo kadhaa ya Mji wa Zanzibar baada ya mitandao ya kimataifa imekuwa ikiripoti taarifa za kuwepo kwa hali ya wasiwasi kwa watalii wanaotaka kuja kutembelea Visiwa hivyo. Kama Waziri mwenye dhamana ya masuala ya Utalii, ningependa kuwahakikishia wageni, ambao tayari wako nchini, na wale ambao wanajiandaa kuja, kuwa vurugu hizo ambazo…

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Sharp rise in community land rights in tropical forests, Africa lagging

*WASHINGTON, DC (30 MAY 2012)*—New research released today by the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) shows that hundreds of millions of forest peoples in tropical nations have, in the last 20 years, quietly gained unprecedented legal rights to the land and resources owned under customary law. The research also finds, however, that more than one-third of the rules governing…

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Tanzania: Apply for a fully funded course in Investigative Business Journalism

Investigative Business Journalism Course :: St. Augustine’s University Tanzania ::::: Background ::::::: SAUT in collaboration with BEST-AC and ANSAF is offering a fully funded course in Investigative Business Journalism for the experienced journalists in Tanzania. :::::::::::::::::::::::::: The course aims to equip journalists with the knowledge to successfully report on the business environment effectively and efficiently. At the end of…

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Tanzania can feed Africa – AGRA

Dar es Salaam: 28 May 2012: The Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has underscored the role of civil society in Tanzania in the realisation of a green revolution.Addressing AGRA –Civil Society three day dialogue meet yesterday in Dar es Salaam , Ms Sylvia Mwichuli, AGRA Director of Communications said Tanzania had the potential to feed the whole…

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Company brings enterprise resource planning software to life in Dar

By Beda Msimbe: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software in Tanzania is gaining traction, thanks to an aggressive marketing drive by Bluekey Tanzania. The firm opened an office in Dar es Salaam eight months ago and has quickly established itself as a major player in the provisioning of enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions to companies, enjoying exceptional growth since then….

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Airtel to invest USD 100 million in Rwanda

KIGALI, Rwanda, May 27, 2012/ Manoj Kohli, CEO (International) & Joint MD, Bharti Airtel (http://www.airtel.com), met with His Excellency the President of Rwanda to discuss the telecommunication company’s progress in the country. The courtesy visit comes two months after Airtel launched operations in Rwanda, expanding Airtel’s already significant footprint on the continent. Logo: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/logos/airtel.jpg During the conversation with H.E….

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The English Language Now Reigns Supreme

THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012, The Star, BY GWYNNE DYER : The second U.S. president, John Adams, predicted that English would become the world’s most dominant language. The second president of the United States, John Adams, predicted in 1780 that “English will be the most respectable language in the world and the most universally read and spoken in the next…

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Understanding Land and Investmentsin Tanzania

REPOA, Dar es Salaam: Land conflicts are not new to Tanzania, but with the increasing focus on the formalization of land ownership and a drive to increase foreign direct investments, tensions over land and disputed land are increasing. In response to a growing body of research, commentary and media reports documenting concerns over escalating levels of conflict associated with…

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Orange launches second edition of the Orange African Social Venture Prize

PARIS, France, May 22, 2012/ — Armed with the success of the previous edition in 2011, today Orange (http://www.orange.com) is launching the second edition of its Orange African Social Venture Prize. The goal is to promote social innovation that supports development through Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Logo Orange: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/logos/orange-logo.jpg With this prize, Orange will provide a financial endowment…

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