Dar es Salaam: To mark the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, British International Ministerial Champion and Equalities Minister, Lynne Featherstone said: “Violence against women and girls is a global problem that affects every country. Around the world one in three women and girls has been beaten or sexually abused in her lifetime, a…
By Wietze Lindeboom and Valerie Leach (REPOA): The elderly and children have been identified as especially vulnerable groups in society. This concern has grown partly because of the impact of HIV and AIDS, which has led to an increase in the numbers oforphaned children, some of whom are cared for by their grandparents. A REPOA policy brief titled ‘Poverty…
Dar es Salaam Serena has 230 rooms * Value of transaction not disclosed NAIROBI Nov 24 (Reuters) – Kenya’s TPS Eastern Africa , operator of the Serena Hotels chain, has bought a five-star hotel in the Tanzanian capital Dar es Salaam, giving the chain a presence in one of the region’s fastest-growing economies. TPS said it had acquired the…
Dar es Salaam, 23 November 2011: Tanzania Chamber of Minerals and Energy (TCME) today launched a brand new website, set to improve the Chamber’s ability to support its members as well as providing a useful source of relevant and current information to local and international stakeholders in the mining industry, media and other website users. The website features a…
*‘Normalisation’ of child marriage and violence holding back sub-Saharan girls’ education, reports ActionAid* ** ** Parents’ approval of forced, under-age marriages and general acceptance of domestic violence and corporal punishment are major obstacles to girls in sub-Saharan Africa completing their primary education, new ActionAid research has revealed**** ** ** Over 5000 respondents (including children, parents, teachers, traditional leaders and…
Dar es Salaam, 21 November 2011: MultiChoice Tanzania today announced the call for entries for the 2012 CNN MultiChoice Africa Journalist Awards. The company called upon Tanzanian journalists to participate in the awards, which culminate in a ceremony that is one of Africa’s most prestigious events. The competition, now entering its 17thyear, saw the 2011 top prize go to…
By Anthony Muchoki: The magic that could propel farmers to better lives across Africa seems to be improved seeds and access to assured markets for their produce, and there lies the rock and hard place. Visiting rural farmers in Tanzania, Kenya, Ghana and Malawi the picture is the same- access to improved seed varieties, which holds one of the…
COPENHAGEN (16 November 2011) — In the lead up to UN global climate talks in Durban, South Africa later this month, an independent global commission of eminent scientists today released a set of concrete recommendations to policy makers on how to achieve food security in the face of climate change. Based on a thorough review of existing research, the…
Africa / Orange launches widest range of exclusive affordable phones with dedicated Facebook® functionality in Africa and Europe PARIS, France, November 16, 2011/ — Three new phones with deep Facebook integration and dedicated ‘F’ key available in Africa and Europe from Q4 2011 – offering the widest portfolio of affordable phones with deep Facebook functionality launched by an operator…
This week, an independent global commission of senior scientists and high-level government advisers will announce via an audio press briefing the immediate and simultaneous action steps necessary to confront the threats to food security brought on by climate change, rising populations, chronic poverty and volatile markets. The recommendations—a result of a rigorous 11-month process by the Commission on Sustainable…