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,…
British High Commission Dar eS Salaam: On the occasion of the United Republic of Tanzania celebrating 50 years of sovereignty, peace and stability, it gives me great pleasure in sending Your Excellency and the people of Tanzania my warmest congratulations on this very special occasion. The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall told me how much they enjoyed…
Fifty per cent of the world’s population is under the age of 27, but the voice of youth has been largely absent from global decision-making platforms and processes The World Economic Forum will bring its 41-year experience of building multistakeholder communities to a global platform for this dynamic generation Global Shapers are 20 to 30 years of age, with…
(Durban, 7 December 2011) As the World Bank, former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and President Zuma of South Africa promote ‘Climate Smart Agriculture’ at COP17, ActionAid has today warned that the initiatives on the table are false solutions, fraught with social, environmental and economic risks. The World Bank claims Climate Smart Agriculture – the latest proposal to slash carbon…
Scientists Reveal Where Growing Conditions Today Mirror Future Climates, as World Becomes Living Lab for Adaptation *Maize farmers in South Africa and soybean growers in China can see “climate analogues” for 2030 in present-day South America and other places * *DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA* (8 December 2011) — With climate change posing a threat to food production around the world,…
] SERIKALI imesema kwamba msongamano wa ndege zinazosubiri kutua au kuruka katika Kiwanja cha Ndege cha Kimataifa cha Julius Nyerere umepungua baada ya kufanyika kwa ukarabati mkubwa ambao umeongeza uwezo wa kuhudumia ndege 30 kwa saa badala ya nane. ** ** Kauli hiyo ilitolewa leo (jana) na Waziri wa Uchukuzi, Omari Nundu katika sherehe ya kuadhimisha siku ya kimataifa…
> ADDIS ABABA – With your indulgence, I’m going to deviate from the assigned > topic. I shall address the Millennium Development Goals, but not in the > way that was anticipated. There are two reasons. First, I want to speak in > an unusually personal way, and from the heart, and in a fashion that > leaves no…
Kama sehemu ya Maadhimisho ya mika 50 ya Uhuru wa Tanzania Bara, wanahabari 10 wanapanda Mlima Kilimanjaro kwa mwaliko wa Hifadhi za Taifa (TANAPA). Jana (Jumanne) wanahabari hao ambao wako chini ya uongozi wa Pascal Shelutete ambaye ni Meneja Uhusiano wa TANAPA, walifanikiwa kufika katika kituo cha pili cha kupanda Mlima huo kiitwacho Horombo. Wanahabari hao wanategemea kufika kileleni…
LONDON, UK; WASHINGTON, DC, December 8, 2011 – Heightened global risk perceptions in the aftermath of the financial crisis, fueled by sovereign credit risk in the developed world and political crises in the Middle East and North Africa, have increased investor\’s concerns, according to a new report by the World Bank\’s Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency. However, the report, World…