CUF – CHAMA CHA WANANCHI TAMKO LA WANACHAMA WA CUF MKOA WA DAR ES SALAAM JUU HALI YA KISIASA NDANI YA CHAMA. Sisi wanachama mkoa wa Dsm,baada ya kuona hali mbaya ya kisiasa ndani ya chama na mwelekeo wa kunyongwa kwa Demokrasia ambapo maamuzi kandamizi yamejitokeza na yanatarijiwa kufanyika katika vikao vinavyoendelea hivi sasa ambavyo mazingira ya kuitishwa kwake…
SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY, Benjamin Mkapa, THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA AT EAST AFRICA LAW SOCIETY (EALS) ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2010, BUJUMBURA 19 NOVEMBER, 2010 (Delivered by Ambassador Liberata Mulamula) Democracy, Constitutionalism and Good Governance in East Africa: Which Way Forward? Between June of 2010 and December of 2013 the five members of the East African…
(Reuters) – The number of elephants in two wildlife sanctuaries in Tanzania has fallen by nearly 42 percent in just three years, a census showed on Tuesday, as poachers increasingly killed the animals for their tusks. The census at the Selous Game Reserve and Mikumi National Park revealed elephant numbers had plunged to 43,552 in 2009 from 74,900 in…
An economic snapshot on Kenya by Charles Robertson, Global Chief Economist at Renaissance Capital………………………………….. Kenya’s economic experience in 2011 is worth watching in the context of larger peers such as Turkey and India. In all three countries, currencies have come under great weakening pressure. In all three, inflation has risen strongly. In all three, the central banks suffered criticism. But…
Geneva, Switzerland, 3 January 2012 – Josette Sheeran, Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), will join the World Economic Forum as Vice-Chairman and Member of the Managing Board. In this role, she will work with world leaders from government and business to help the Forum forge ideas and discussion that will support policy-makers worldwide. She will take…
The partnership between Danida, US ministry of Foreign Affairs and the investment bank Goldman Sachs aims to promote growth in Tanzania by giving women entrepreneurs access to education and loans. Danish Minister for Development Cooperation says Denmark wants “women to be in a position, where they can exercise their rights and utilize their true economic potential”. Minister for Development…
* * Despite steady rates of both economic and income per capita growth, charcoal and kerosene remain as the primary sources of energy for lighting and cooking in urban households, according to a report by Research on Poverty Alleviation (REPOA). The study, by Emmanuel Maliti and Dr. Raymond Mnenwa, is the result of an analysis of the 2007 Household…
A cross section of leaders of business associations have asked the government to make clarification about new business licensing regime expected to start 1st January 2012. According to The Finance ACT 2011, from 1st January 2012 all businesses across Tanzania are supposed to apply for new annual business licences. This is to enable the local government authorities up their…
9/12…Regional retailer, Nakumatt Holdings, will tomorrow (10th December 2011) morning officially open the doors to its latest outlet in the East Africa region, in the Tanzanian town of Moshi. The opening of the US$ 1.3million Nakumatt Moshi supermarket at the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro now pushes Nakumatt’s branch tally to 35 branches across Tanzania, Rwanda, Kenya and Uganda. The…
The ten finalists underscore the diversity of entrepreneurs in the competition, representing eight countries including Ethiopia, Gambia, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, Senegal, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. The top ten, which includes three woman-owned businesses, work in a range of industries, from software to entertainment to agribusiness. “The winners of the 2011 Africa Awards represent a diversity of backgrounds, industries, and geographies,…