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….
Elly Kimbwereza, Tanzania: \”I was born in poverty but poverty was not born in me.\” I vividly remember my childhood days in the Pare mountains of Tanzania as a child of a church Minister.We comparatively lived a better life than our neighbors and this disturbed me very much because all my play friends belonged to the neghborhood . I…
Elly Kimbwereza, Tanzania: \”I was born in poverty but poverty was not born in me.\” I vividly remember my childhood days in the Pare mountains of Tanzania as a child of a church Minister.We comparatively lived a better life than our neighbors and this disturbed me very much because all my play friends belonged to the neghborhood . I…
NAIROBI – As global leaders prepare to discuss food security and agriculture at the Rio+20, G8 and G20 Summits, two of the world’s leading experts on food security on rural development hosted a panel discussion yesterday outlining the practical solutions necessary for Africa to feed its growing population. Sir Gordon Conway, Professor of International Development at Imperial College London,…
Nairobi: As recurring food crises and other challenges continue to impact efforts to end destructive cycles of food insecurity, two of the world\’s leading experts on food security and rural development will host a panel discussion focused on the question: Can Africa feed itself? Sir Gordon Conway, Professor of International Development at Imperial College, London and Dr Namanga Ngongi,…