Dar es Salaam: The hotel industry in Tanzania has been hit hard by the ongoing power crisis, says a statement issued by Hotel Association Tanzania (HAT) today (27th July 2011) in Dar es Salaam. According to Damasi Mfugale, Chairperson, Hotel Association Tanzania, hoteliers’ long term goals have been thrown into disarray by the power crisis. “The hotel industry, just…
UNCTAD has launched World Investment Report (WIR) 2011. Below is brief Highligh by BAN Ki moon – GS UnGlobal foreign direct investment (FDI) has not yet bounced back to pre-crisis levels, though some regions show better recovery than others. The reason is not financing constraints, but perceived risks and regulatory uncertainty in a fragile world economy.The World Investment Report…
By Byase Luteke : Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) has been going places recently. In 2008 the tourism body launched a major marketing campaign worldwide particularly in the United States of America (USA). In the third quarter of 2008 the government through TTB launched an aggressive promotion of Tanzania on CNN and world channel of ABC Television. The message was…
By Byase Luteke : Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) has been going places recently. In 2008 the tourism body launched a major marketing campaign worldwide particularly in the United States of America (USA). In the third quarter of 2008 the government through TTB launched an aggressive promotion of Tanzania on CNN and world channel of ABC Television. The message was…
* * *(London, 25 July 2011)* Following an emergency meeting of the UN’s food agency in Rome on the drought crisis in the Horn of Africa, **** ** ** Soren Ambrose from Action Aid says:**** ** ** *“The world should not have to wait until there are starving children on TV before action is taken on hunger. * *…
Mallen Baker: Every successful endeavour is built on a history of failure. That is pretty much universally true throughout human history. But we have become intolerant of failure – and that is a big problem. Prof Yotaro Hatamura at the University of Tokyo is the founder, of all things, of the Association for the Study of Failure. Rather handily,…
*TAARIFA KWA VYOMBO VYA HABARI KUTOKA FEMACT: * * * Sisi Muungano wa Asasi za Kiraia zinazotetea Usawa wa jinsia, haki za binadamu, demokrasia na ukombozi wa wanawake kimapinduzi (FemAct) tumepokea kwa mshtuko, mshangao na masikitiko makubwa, tuhuma kuwa Katibu Mkuu, Wizara ya Madini na Nishati, ameandaa mpango mahususi wa kukusanya pesa kutoka idara na wakala walio chini ya…
Francis Muguro: Of all cases of abuse, none is more saddening than child abuse. With all tender feelings people have towards children, one wonders why an adult would succumb to such beastly act as molesting a child. The world is racing fast towards civilization yet with all this advancement, we daily hear horrifying incidents of child maltreatment. Every day…
Ellen Manyangu: NISHATI ni mhimili mkuu wa maendeleo ya uchumi wa nchi yoyote duniani. Kwa karne nyingi mafuta asilia (petroli na dizeli) yamekuwa vyanzo vikuu vya nishati katika sekta za viwanda, usafirishaji na kilimo. Matumizi ya nishati asilia yanakabiliwa na changamoto mbalimbali zikiwemo kusababisha kwa kiasi kikubwa mabadiliko ya tabia nchi na uchafuzi wa mazingira utokanao na hewa za…
Deogratias Sarufu: Chanzo cha mufumuko wa bei hapa nchini ni chakula. Wataalamu wa uchumi wa Benki kuu ya Tanzania wanasema iwapo bei ya chakula itapungua, mfumuko wa bei nao hupungua. Ukweli huu unaambatana na ukweli mwingine kwamba taifa hili asilimia 80 ya watu wake ni wakulima wadogo wanaokabiliwa na changamoto nyingi zinazosababisha kuzalisha nafaka kidogo na hivyo kuleta uhaba…