*Press Release No:*021/MNA *WASHINGTON, July 14, 2011* – Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the Middle East and North Africa are key to driving employment for millions of young citizens but businesses on the smaller end of the scale in this region have some of the lowest levels of access to finance in the world. Today’s approval of…
By Jackie Karanja: The budget has many interesting aspects, but one that I believe was most commendable was the minister indicating that they would be taking a confessional loan of 127bn/- from the financial markets in Tanzania for infrastructure developments is an indication that the financial markets have growth commendably that they can provide such assistance to government. It…
Drs. Camillus D. N. Kassala: The recent tenth edition of the 2011 *African Economic Outlook* claims to find that the African continent is on the rebound and expects its growth performance in the next years to resume at pre-crisis levels. The focus of this 2011 Outlook is Africa’s Emerging Economic Partnerships, presenting a comprehensive review of Africa’s expanding economic…
* By Michael Mjinja:* * * Social security is very important for the well-being of workers, their families and the entire community. It is a basic human right and a fundamental means for creating social cohesion… It is an indispensable part of government social policy and an important tool to prevent and alleviate poverty. The right to social security…
*By Emmanuel Kihaule : *IF there is anything that amuses me most about my beloved country Tanzania is the manner in which authorities react immediately after a problem has occurred such as an accident in which many lives were lost. The following day the police will call a press conference in which they will enlist a windful of measures…
*By Emmanuel Kihaule: *How much has Africa benefited from development aid from donors? Is Africa anyhow better now than it was say fifteen or twenty years ago? These are questions which normally dominates discussions on the state of poverty in Africa versus development aid. To some people, including myself nothing much, in terms of development, has been recorded out…
The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for GOD to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming.* * Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the elements, and to store his new…
Tanzania National Parks and Game Reserves Tanzania is home to some of the best National Parks in the world. The primary role of Tanzania National Parks is conservation. There are 14 National Parks in Tanzania, which form the core of a much larger protected ecosystem that has been set aside to preserve the country’s rich natural heritage, and to…
TBL boosts Lugarawa community in Ludewa THE community around the Lugarawa secondary school would have no reason but a smile after the construction of water reserve tank with a storage capacity of 50,000 cubic litres financed by the Tanzania Breweries Limited (TBL) in Ludewa. This is a part of TBL’s Without Water There Is No Life project in which…
Who do visitors keep on coming back to Mount Kilimanjaro? Some say a climb of Mount, which takes one through the mists of equatorial jungle to reach the snows and breath-taking views from the summit, is one of the most exciting adventures in Africa. The Mount located at the north/eastern tip of Tanzania, with elevation: 19,335.6 ft (5,895m) has…