TANZANIA LEADING RECIPIENT OF AID FROM DENMARK

From ambdaressalaam.um.dk Tanzania is once again by the country that receives most development assistance from Denmark, according to the recently published Danida Annual Report. In 2010 Tanzania received more than $140 Million from Denmark. DAR ES SALAAM: For the third year in a row, Tanzania is the country in the world that receives the most assistance from Denmark. This…

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Airtel Kenya appoints new boss as Meza moves to Vodacom Tanzania

By Jevans Nyabiage (.standardmedia.co.ke) Airtel Kenya managing director Rene Meza has quit to join Vodacom Tanzania, at a time when the industry is witnessing stiff competition. In his place, the firm has appointed Shivan Bhargava, who joined the operation recently as Chief Operating Officer “He will assume the responsibility of running the Kenya unit, as Meza moves on to…

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SMS Testing: Text Message Delivery Time and Reliability in Tanzania

I am Michael Benedictand while working with SMS-based applications I’ve noticed an air of mystery around the issue of reliability. I hear colleagues say ambiguous things like “carriers consider SMS to be lower priority than voice”, or “SMS delivery isn’t guaranteed”. My personal experience has been that messages are almost always delivered quickly and correctly, but I’ve heard stories…

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THE INAUGURAL SOUTHERN AFRICAN INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM (SAIGF)

THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS, SOUTH AFRICA, WITH THE ENDORSEMENT OF THE SOUTHERN AFRICA DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY (SADC) WILL HOST THE INAUGURAL SOUTHERN AFRICAN INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM (SAIGF) **** Pretoria, South Africa – SAIGF is jointly convened by the NEPAD Agency, the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) and the Southern Africa NGO Network (SANGONeT). Key outcomes of the forum will be…

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Tanzania rattles tourism industry with huge hike in fees

By ERIC TOROKA (businesstimes.co.tz): THE decision by the Tanzania National Parks Authority (TaNaPA) to steeply hike the ‘concession fee’ it charges for customer accommodation at local tourist establishments from US$10 to $60 per person beginning this year has rattled stakeholders in the tourism industry. The fee is collected by tourist hotel operators from their guests in Tanzania and passed…

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HOTUBA YA RAIS KIKWETE DODOMA, TAREHE 30 AGOSTI, 2011

HOTUBA YA MH. JAKAYA MRISHO KIKWETE, RAIS WA JAMHURI YA MUUNGANO WA TANZANIA, KWENYE BARAZA LA EID-EL-FITR, DODOMA, TAREHE 30 AGOSTI, 2011 Mheshimiwa Sheikh Issa bin Shaaban Simba, Sheikh Mkuu na Mufti wa Tanzania, Mheshimiwa Mkuu wa Mkoa, Mwenyekiti wa Halmashauri Kuu ya BAKWATA; Wajumbe wa Baraza la Ulamaa; Waheshimiwa Masheikh na Viongozi wa BAKWATA; Waheshimiwa Viongozi wa Dini…

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Sikika: MSD\’s new medicine and supplies delivery system not up to task

Sikika Press Release: The availability or ‘unavailability’ of medicines for suffering patients in Tanzania is many times the distance between life and death especially for those living upcountry. It is a fact that the lack of a highly cohesive countrywide medicine & supplies distribution system continues to afflict public health facilities and could be leading to preventable suffering and…

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Sikika: MSD\’s new medicine and supplies delivery system not up to task

Sikika Press Release: The availability or ‘unavailability’ of medicines for suffering patients in Tanzania is many times the distance between life and death especially for those living upcountry. It is a fact that the lack of a highly cohesive countrywide medicine & supplies distribution system continues to afflict public health facilities and could be leading to preventable suffering and…

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