We, the undersigned , are a group of civil society organizations working in Tanzania and in the Greater Serengeti Region in particular. We mainly work in the areas of human rights and good governance.We take note of the Serengeti highway stamped misnamed debate following the Tanzanian Government announcement that it has plans to build a highway through Serengeti National…
John Lusingu, Tanga, Tanzania: Growing up in the early 1970s in the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania, I used to wake up early in the morning with my siblings and hike the trail from the cool highlands to cultivate our fields in the lowlands. My parents would tell us that we must go down the mountain in the morning, work…
Geneva, Switzerland, 23 April 2012 – The energy systems of 124 countries are currently not ready for a transition to a sustainable and secure energy architecture required to harness economic growth, according to the reportNew Energy Architecture: Enabling an Effective Transition, released today by the World Economic Forum. Tanzania is included (see http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_NewEnergyArchitecture_CountryPerformanceIndex_2012.pdf) The way energy is produced, distributed…
Dar es Salaam : Sikika is deeply concerned with the shocking reports by the Controller and Auditor General (CAG), revealing high rate of tax exemptions and misappropriation of public funds. The report shows that tax exemptions granted increased from Tshs. 680.7 billion in 2009/2010, to Tshs. trillion 1. 016 in 2010/2011. This is 18% of the actual revenue collection…
Dar es Salaam : Sikika is deeply concerned with the shocking reports by the Controller and Auditor General (CAG), revealing high rate of tax exemptions and misappropriation of public funds. The report shows that tax exemptions granted increased from Tshs. 680.7 billion in 2009/2010, to Tshs. trillion 1. 016 in 2010/2011. This is 18% of the actual revenue collection…
Ikulu inapenda kukanusha taarifa zilizonukuliwa na baadhi ya vyombo vya habari kudai kuwa Rais ametofautiana na Waziri Mkuu kuhusu aina ya hatua za kuwachukulia Mawaziri wanaotuhumiwa na ubadhirifu katika Wizara zao. Napenda kueleza Umma kuwa taarifa hizo si za kweli. Pia nitumie nafasi hii kuwatahadharisha waandishi wa habari kuwa makini, waangalifu na wachambuzi wakati wa kupokea, kusikiliza na kuandika…
Rais Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete amewasili mjini Blantyre ,Malawi leo jioni kuhushuria Mazishi ya Profesa Bingu wa Mutharika, aliyekuwa Rais wa Malawi., aliyefariki tarehe 5 April, 2012 Kufuatia matatizo ya Moyo Rais Kikwete ni miongoni mwa Viongozi wakuu Saba kutoka nchi jirani na Malawi. Nchi hizo ni Afrika Kusini, Benin, Kenya, Msumbiji, Zimbabwe na Zambia. — Sent from my mobile…
Dar es Salaam, 22nd April 2012: East African Law Chambers (EALC), one of the fastest growing medium sized law firms in Tanzania has repositioned itself to tap into the wider African market by becoming a member of one of the oldest, biggest and most credible law firm in South Africa- Bowman Gilfillan. Speaking at a cocktail attended by a…
WASHINGTON, April 20, 2012 — The developing world’s progress is seriously lagging on global targets related to food and nutrition, with rates of child and maternal mortality still unacceptably high, says the Global Monitoring Report (GMR) 2012, released today by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Recent spikes in international food prices have stalled progress across…
Accra, Ghana. As the gap widens between the yields of African farms and those in the rest of the world, leading experts and policymakers in Accra today warned that weak government support and lack of private capital is stifling farm research innovations that are vital if the African continent is to achieve its ambitious economic growth and development targets….