‘If Africa does not invest in Food and Nutrition Security, the consequences will be too big…NEPAD

> *Addis Ababa, Ethiopia*.*18 August 2011 *– The African Union (AU) and the > NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency, convened a special consultation of > the Steering Group of the Africa Food and Nutrition Security Day as part of > a plan to firm up the implementation of activities that will lead up to the > continent-wide commemoration of…

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Three Top Tanzanian Scientists Win Prestigious AWARD Fellowship

*AWARD announces winners of 2011 fellowships 70 top African women agricultural scientists from 11 countries chosen * * *NAIROBI, KENYA (AUGUST 18, 2011)—As discussions of drought and famine in the Horn of Africa continue to dominate global headlines, it is clear that ensuring the continent’s food security will require mobilizing the best minds from every discipline, including women agricultural…

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“Tanzania ni yetu wote haijalishi upo katika nafasi gani ikiwaka moto itawaka…”

Bernard Baha Kususu Mjadala wa Bajeti ya Ardhi: Nimefuatilia kwa karibu mjadala wa Wizara ya Ardhi Nyumba na Maendeleo ya Makazi na hasa kilio cha wabunge walio wengi kuhusiana na mashamba yaliyotelekezwa na ama ambayo wawekezaji au wanaoitwa wawekezaji badala ya kuyaendeleza sasa wanayakodisha kwa wananchi jirani na mashamba haya ambao bila shaka wangekabidhiwa wangeyaendesha pasi na shaka. Nimefuatilia…

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Ubovu wa Majengo UDOM; tatizo linalohitaji kumulikwa haraka

*TAARIFA KWA UMMA* *MAELEZO KUHUSU MAKALA ILIYOTOLEWA NA GAZETI LA MWANANCHI KUHUSU UBOVU WA MAJENGO UDOM TAREHE 12 AGOSTI 2011* Gazeti la Mwananchi la tarehe 12 Agosti 2011 ukurasa wa 8 liliandika makala kuhusu Chuo Kikuu cha Dodoma yenye kichwa cha habari:*Ubovu wa Majengo UDOM; tatizo linalohitaji kumulikwa haraka *na mwandishi Habel Chidawali.**** Katika makala hii kuna mambo ambayo…

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Tanzania Government Human Rights Report to the Universal Periodic Review falls short of expectations

By Victor Bwire: Tanzania’s human rights records come up for review by the United Nations Human Rights Council under the 12th session of the newly established mechanism called the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on 3rd October, 2011 in Geneva. Through the UPR mechanism, a country’s holistic achievement or violation of human rights is addressed and Government’s asked to give…

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Forget payments technology, Tanzanians still prefer to send cash by bus transport

By Yakobe Chiwambo (www.businesstimes.co.tz) DESPITE the rapid growth of telecommunication technologies the world over in the area of money transfers, many Tanzanians still prefer to send money to relatives, friends and other dependents by passenger bus countrywide – the ready availability of other methods such as bank transfers, money grams/Western Union and mobile telephony transfer services notwithstanding! The reason(s)…

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CTO Ventures to Launch Borderless Commonwealth Roaming Platform

LONDON, August 15, 2011 – The inaugural meeting of the Board of Directors of the CTO Ventures endorsed the launch of a low-cost `borderless Commonwealth’ mobile data roaming service for its member countries and beyond. CTO Ventures is a commercial subsidiary of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation initiated to develop, expand and enhance CTO’s existing operations to facilitate transactional business…

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Near Record High Food Prices Keep Poorest People on the Edge

WASHINGTON, August 15, 2011−Global food prices are at high levels and when combined with continued volatility, put the poorest people in the developing world at continued risk, according to the World Bank Group’s Food Price Watch released today. While the emergency in the Horn of Africa was triggered by prolonged droughts, especially in areas struggling with conflict and internal…

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