The government has been challenged to be careful when implementing project plans and evaluate experiments besides learning from different failures, in an effort to improve cashewnut farming. Speaking recently when presenting her research findings titled “The Diverging South: Comparing the Cashewnut Sectors of Tanzania and Vietnam,” Dr Blandina Kilama, a researcher with Research on Poverty Alleviation (Repoa) said the…
Africa must be proactive on corruption-Dr Mengi BY DICKSON NG`HILY IPP Executive Chairman Reginald Mengi has underscored the need for Africans to be proactive and evaluate themselves accordingly in the face of pervasive corruption on the continent instead of endlessly blaming the government or multinational corporations. In remarks on Tuesday at the just-ended two-day Fourth Pan-African Anti-Corruption Conference held…
(Eleuteri Mangi –MAELEZO) Dar es Salaam 01June, 2013 The Controller and Audit General (CAG) of The United Republic of Tanzania Mr. Ludovick Utouh has signed an agreement of Euro 3.5 million equivalents to about 3.75 billion Tanzanian shillings between National Audit Office of Tanzania (NAOT) and Country Director of Deutsche Gesellschaft fü Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Regine Qualmann from Germany…
Arusha: 29th May 2013: Pan-African security company Warrior Security has launched polygraph tests in East Africa, as fraud surges, with reports indicating a 13 per cent increase in global fraud between 2009 and 2011, causing companies losses of more than $5m (KSh420m) in the last year. Kenya and South Africa lead in economic crimes, with 66 per cent and…
By Odimegwu Onwumere: Like a marriage celebrated in heaven, that was how I felt when I saw the report on the Internet: “Farafina Trustholds its 2011 creative writing workshop in Lagos, from June 23 to July 2 2011.” I was so elated when I saw that it was organized by award-winning writer and creative director of Farafina Trust, Chimamanda…
Nairobi May 24, 2013……Since its launch in January 2013 by the Nairobi Securities Exchange, the new investment segment has elicited optimism among growing companies who have always struggled to find avenues for raising capital to finance their growth and expansion plans. The segment dubbed GEMS (Growth Enterprise Market Segment) will enable companies to raise substantial capital to drive their…
Geita Gold Mining Ltd (GGM) regrets to confirm the death of a 14 year old child who was tragically killed in a fall from a mining bench in the Nyankanga Pit at 04h00 yesterday morning (23 May 2013). The Geita Police and Regional Mines Officer (MADINI) were called to the scene to investigate the incident. It is believed the…
WASHINGTON, May 16, 2013 – Seventeen years from now, half the global stock of capital, totaling $158 trillion (in 2010 dollars), will reside in the developing world, compared to less than one-third today, with countries in East Asia and Latin America accounting for the largest shares of this stock, says the latest edition of the World Bank\’s Global Development…
WASHINGTON, May 16, 2013 – Seventeen years from now, half the global stock of capital, totaling $158 trillion (in 2010 dollars), will reside in the developing world, compared to less than one-third today, with countries in East Asia and Latin America accounting for the largest shares of this stock, says the latest edition of the World Bank\’s Global Development…
Sub-Saharan African security company Warrior Security Limited has launched tailored mining security services in East Africa, as finds in oil, gas, niobium, rare earths and gold in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania expose companies to increasing risks from intruders. “Most mining sites are in remote areas making them vulnerable to attacks by intruders,” said Maj. Tony Sugden, Chief Executive Officer…