Sikika Press statement, Tuesday 19 July 2011: The withdrawal of the Ministry of Energy and Minerals’ budget during the Parliamentary debate is evidence that the responsible Parliamentary Committee either intentionally or unintentionally, did not perform their prerogative role of scrutinizing the budget well. An independent investigation inquiry should be set up to look into the possibility that Parliamentary Standing…

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* * * * * * *Over 3.5 million health workers urgently needed to end crisis of “healthcare deserts” – say 250 organisations for the launch of coalition campaigning activities on 20 July* Last Friday, 15 July Tanzania Midwives Association (TAMA) joined the massive action and started with distribution of the petition asking their colleagues across Tanzania to take…

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Ludacris Headlining Tanzania’s Serengeti Fiesta 2011 LUDACRIS Hiphopwired: *Ludacris To Perform In East Africa* *Ludacris* is scheduled to headline Tanzania’s annual*Serengeti Fiesta 2011*, taking place July 30. The event, held at Leaders Club Grounds, Kinondoni, Dar es Salaam, marks the 10th year of the Fiesta. *“All preparations…

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*By Emmanuel Kihaule: *“THE people of East Africa should not be denied the right to deliberate on the federation. Leaders come and go, but the people will always be there.” This is how President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania cautioned about the fast-tracking exercise of the East African Political Federation during the 7 th Summit of the East African Community…

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 Age is not often associated with speed. But Africa, the world’s oldest continent, now has more of the world’s fastest-growing economies than any other. Over 2000-2009, 11 African countries grew at an annual rate of 7% or more – a rate sufficient to double the economy in 10 years. This is a big shift from the 1980s and 1990s,…

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The Royal Commonwealth Society will hold a Malaria Youth Summit in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday 20th July. The Summit will take place at the British Council and be attended by 30 secondary school students. The event will include a panel discussion, featuring a wide range of speakers from organisations working on the malaria prevention programme in Tanzania, a…

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*By Hebron Mwakalinga: * Everyone is complaining about Dar es Salaam port, I think what is happening at the Port has two important causes: – – Lack of or weak accountability system – Limited infrastructure capacity. Everyone contends that investment in the expansion of the Port has not kept pace with economic expansion of the Region espacially backhaul operations…

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The Embassy of Italy in Tanzania is glad to announce the inauguration of a “Deaf-Blind Unit Construction Project”, called UHURU MCHANGANYIKO, at the Uhuru School located in ILALA MUNICIPALITY, Dar-es-Salaam. The school is opposite Tanzania Breweries, along Uhuru road, Kariakoo Area and the inauguration ceremony will be held on July 20th at 10.30 a.m. at the presence of Government…

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BAJETI YA MWAKA 2010/2011 NA MAKADIRIO YA MATUMIZI YA WIZARA YA NISHATI NA MADINI KWA MWAKA WA FEDHA 2011/2012 UTANGULIZI Mheshimiwa Spika; awali ya yote namshukuru Mwenyezi Mungu kwa kuniwezesha kuwasilisha maoni haya ya kambi rasmi ya upinzani kuhusu makadirio ya matumizi ya Wizara ya Nishati na Madini kwa mwaka wa fedha 2011/2012 kwa mujibu wa kanuni za Bunge…

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*Press Release No:*021/MNA *WASHINGTON, July 14, 2011* – Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the Middle East and North Africa are key to driving employment for millions of young citizens but businesses on the smaller end of the scale in this region have some of the lowest levels of access to finance in the world. Today’s approval of…

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