Ministry moves to stop wild price fluctuations in Dar markets

The Ministry of Industries, Trade and Marketing has issued directives on people involved in the food products industry and buyers to seek out information given by the ministry in order to ensure that they make no errors in sales and purchasing decisions. The Communication Department of the ministry says it has prepared information for use by traders in city…

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Is 900 billion sufficient to finance Kilimo Kwanza?

Theo Mushi Tanzania has adopted “Kilimo Kwanza” strategy to modernize the agricultural sector in order to increase the production of cash and food crops. It targeted to give priority to five regions which lead in production of grains which include Mbeya, Ruvuma, Iringa and Rukwa Corridor and the National Food basket. It will enable Tanzania to meet one of…

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The thin line between media freedom and money speaks

Access to information has been a big challenge to journalists around the world. CHELU MATUZYA interviewed a number of members of the fourth estate who participated in a short course on Media Responsibility in Hamburg, Germany concerning the issue. This is what they said… GRACEY CHURUMANZU Journalist, The Zimbabwean Newspaper; Zimbabwe Journalists need a lot of support because they…

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IMF quarrel with Mkulo shows deficits not cyclical but structural matter

JOHN KIMBUTE: THERE is an expression among the coastal people in Tanzania, arising from a more fatalistic outlook in religion than is usually the case in Christianity, mixed with Greek scepticism and American probability in its centuries long formation of attitudes, that ‘payment is right here in the world.’ This view tallies with what most Scriptures contain, but clergy…

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TBL vows to scale up energy efficiency

Dar es Salaam: Tanzania Breweries Limited (TBL) has introduced a policy that seeks to make the brewer achieve high levels of water and energy efficiency. The brewer will reduce the use of water and electricity in its plants across the country, while increasing the output. The efforts involves educating workers to be use water and energy efficiently at the…

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Italy commits Tsh5.4bn to train women engineers in Tanzania

Dar es Salaam: The number of women engineers in science and technology field is expected to rise, on the basis of a plan to increase enrollment at three institutes of technology, thanks to Italian International Development Agency support. Total funding committed by the agency is Tsh5.4 billion spread over three years (2010-2013) for the Dar es Salaam Institute of…

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World Bank unveils $100m fund for local carbon trading schemes

World Bank: Developing countries wanting to use market instruments to scale up their mitigation efforts will soon have access to financial and technical support arising from a new global partnership launched today. World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick announced the establishment of the Partnership for Market Readiness at an event on the sidelines of the UN Framework Convention…

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African herbs healing power according to Dr LUCY SAMKY

Rafiki Herbalist : African herbs heals- Dr LUCY SAMKY Suffering from sexual problems, HIV/Aids, cancer or medical problems that have made your life a hell? P.O Box 12755 ARUSHA, Tanzania CONTACT DR. LUCY SAMKY TEL; +255754 436 031 EMAIL: samkylucy@yahoo.co.uk 1. K.V KICHAKURA125. Our medicine can cure many more than 125 diseases- ranging from chronic cancer, Goiter, Amoebiasis, Aids…

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We can all make a difference- Francis Ndegwa

Engineers, doctors, teachers, preachers, reporters, scholars, all and sundry, we can help in filling up the holes that characterize our everyday experiences by doing quality jobs that will speak volumes to posterity. By Francis Ndegwa As the majority of local tourists travelled to the coast and other towns for the Easter Holidays, I preferred the bounty of the Rift…

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