By Veneranda Sumila, BusinessWeek reporter *Dar es Salaam.* When cargo is discharged from the ship, it must be tallied- and there emanates a multi-billion industry for Tanzania, one of the richest “port” nations in Africa, enjoying 10 major Indian Ocean ports and a host of others in Lake Nyasa, Lake Tanganyika and Lake Victoria. The shipping industry in Tanzania…
“Who does not know Mt Kilimanjaro? Who doesn’t know our marvellous game parks so rich and stunning? After all they are in every travel guide about East Africa safaris you will ever come across. They offer the richness of our biodiversity but there are more attractions beyond that few travellers know about. ” This is Elly D. Kimbwereza or…
United-Kingdom, Yesterday UNICEF and the WHO launched a new action plan tackling for the first time two of the three biggest killer diseases of children under five in Africa – pneumonia and diarrhoea. The plan aims to end preventable deaths of children in Africa from these diseases by 2025, which would save over 1 million lives a year. *Nelson…
Dar es Salaam, 08 April 2013. His Excellency Dr Ali Mohamed Shein, the President of the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar, has praised IITA for its work with the isle’s Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources (MANR) in boosting the production and productivity of root and tuber crops, especially cassava and yam, and appealed for more support in cassava value…
AMSTERDAM, Netherland, April 8, 2013/ — Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653) (http://www.gemalto.com), the world leader in digital security, has been appointed as prime contractor and turnkey supplier to provide Ghana Immigration Services (GIS) with a highly secure electronic visa and border management solution. This initiative is part of the eGhana project, an ambitious plan with backing from the World Bank to…
Media Association of Tanzania (MOAT) has congratulated the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Infrastructure for responding positively to an advice it made that called for the government to suspend its decision of switching off analogue broadcasting in regions that are lined up for the new digital broadcasting. According to a press statement issued yesterday by MOAT Chairman Dr Reginald Mengi…
Nairobi Kenya, 5 April 2013- PesaPoint Limited has today clarified that its fleet of ATMs deployed across the country have been EMV –Chip compliant for over three years now. The market leaders in payment networks said its focus was now upgrading the agency banking network which serves over 30 banks to be in compliance with the standard. “We upgraded…
The South African government’s impending Carbon Tax, to be implemented in January 2015, will affect all industries and medium to large businesses. The country’seconomy will be hit by one of the single biggest new taxes in its history. Carbon Tax will greatly increase the cost of doing business, and erode company profitability. Smaller carbon emitters in the manufacturing, mining,…
——- GENEVA, Switzerland,** April 4, 2013/ *– *The fourth annual African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF), organized by the Internet Society, will be held 3-5 September 2013 in Casablanca, Morocco. A unique regional forum, AfPIF facilitates discussions on African Internet infrastructure challenges, including terrestrial capacity issues, national and regional Internet Exchange Point (IXP) development, local content development, measures to…
VP stresses removal of barriers to revitalise economy BY DICKSON NG`HILY, THe GuardIAN 4th April 2013 Email Print Vice-President Dr Mohamed Billal Vice-President Dr Mohamed Billal said yesterday that Tanzania needs the existence of appropriate policy instruments, public investment and mechanism to ensure that people engage in productive economic activities. “Our government has continued to put emphasis on policy…