ANZISHA PRIZE FINALIST FOR TANZANIA Frederick Swai, Tanzania The Dreamer Center City: Mbeya Age: 19 Industry: IT Services Quote: “I got the idea for the Center when I was seventeen. It has been a dream come true to see it finally here. But this is just the beginning.” During secondary school Frederick Swai often noticed his neighbors’ frustration when…
*EIGHT INNOVATIVE YOUNG AFRICAN ENTREPRENEURS SELECTED AS FINALISTS FOR THE INAUGURAL ANZISHA PRIZE* :Press release: African Leadership Academy and The MasterCard Foundation are proud to announce the finalists for the inaugural *Anzisha Prize* ( www.anzishaprize.org), the premier award for Africa’s young entrepreneurial leaders. These remarkable young entrepreneurs, hailing from eight nations across the continent, will converge in Johannesburg on…
By Rawlings Otieno (standardmedia.co.ke) The Government has been urged to set aside funds for the development of Kiswahili language, which is rapidly gaining popularity in East and Central Africa . Academy for African Languages (Acalan) has lauded Kenya for elevating Kiswahili to an official language and entrenched it in the Constitution. It challenged the Government to make available funds…
* *By YAKOBE CHIWAMBO (Businesstimes.co.tz) * * HITHERTO, both local and international investors had been making a beeline for long-term bonds – mainly because of their relatively higher yields and secure nature as an investment. That scenario is rapidly changing, with prospective investors now sitting on their money and furiously reading signs of the (economic) times. Observers attribute this…
> *Addis Ababa, Ethiopia*.*18 August 2011 *– The African Union (AU) and the > NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency, convened a special consultation of > the Steering Group of the Africa Food and Nutrition Security Day as part of > a plan to firm up the implementation of activities that will lead up to the > continent-wide commemoration of…
*AWARD announces winners of 2011 fellowships 70 top African women agricultural scientists from 11 countries chosen * * *NAIROBI, KENYA (AUGUST 18, 2011)—As discussions of drought and famine in the Horn of Africa continue to dominate global headlines, it is clear that ensuring the continent’s food security will require mobilizing the best minds from every discipline, including women agricultural…
Bernard Baha Kususu Mjadala wa Bajeti ya Ardhi: Nimefuatilia kwa karibu mjadala wa Wizara ya Ardhi Nyumba na Maendeleo ya Makazi na hasa kilio cha wabunge walio wengi kuhusiana na mashamba yaliyotelekezwa na ama ambayo wawekezaji au wanaoitwa wawekezaji badala ya kuyaendeleza sasa wanayakodisha kwa wananchi jirani na mashamba haya ambao bila shaka wangekabidhiwa wangeyaendesha pasi na shaka. Nimefuatilia…
*TAARIFA KWA UMMA* *MAELEZO KUHUSU MAKALA ILIYOTOLEWA NA GAZETI LA MWANANCHI KUHUSU UBOVU WA MAJENGO UDOM TAREHE 12 AGOSTI 2011* Gazeti la Mwananchi la tarehe 12 Agosti 2011 ukurasa wa 8 liliandika makala kuhusu Chuo Kikuu cha Dodoma yenye kichwa cha habari:*Ubovu wa Majengo UDOM; tatizo linalohitaji kumulikwa haraka *na mwandishi Habel Chidawali.**** Katika makala hii kuna mambo ambayo…
By Victor Bwire: Tanzania’s human rights records come up for review by the United Nations Human Rights Council under the 12th session of the newly established mechanism called the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on 3rd October, 2011 in Geneva. Through the UPR mechanism, a country’s holistic achievement or violation of human rights is addressed and Government’s asked to give…
* HOTUBA YA MSEMAJI MKUU WA KAMBI YA UPINZANI BUNGENI WIZARA YA ARDHI NYUMBA NA MAENDELEO YA MAKAZI MHE. HALIMA JAMES MDEE (MB) KUHUSU MAPITIO YA UTEKELEZAJI WA BAJETI YA MWAKA 2010/2011 NA MAKADIRIO YA MATUMIZI YA WIZARA YA ARDHI, NYUMBA NA MAENDELEO YA MAKAZI MWAKA WA FEDHA 2011/2012** * * UTANGULIZI** Mheshimiwa Spika* , napenda kuchukua nafasi hii…