CAPE-TOWN, South-Africa, November 11, 2011/ — Orange (http://www.orange.com) won the “Best New Service” award at the AfricaCom Awards 2011. The awards gala dinner took place on Wednesday, 9 November in Cape Town, South Africa. The awards are a unique annual celebration of innovation and the highest achievements across the communications industry in Africa. An independent panel of judges adjudicates….
10 November, Dar es Salaam – Investors, development partners, private companies and government officials from Africa and beyond united in Dar es Salaam this week to explore investment opportunities in agriculture both in Tanzania and other African countries. International and regional experts in agriculture, partnerships and investment convened at the Grow Africa Forum, organized by the African Agricultural Growth…
Washington, D.C. – Today, Futures Group released the following statement from Chris LeGrand, Chief Executive Officer, and Dr. Farley Cleghorn, Senior Vice President and Chief Technical Officer: “Futures Group applauds Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and the Obama administration for their renewed commitment to the fight against HIV/AIDS. In her November 8 remarks at the National Institutes of…
telecompaper.com: African mobile operator Vodacom saw its customer base grow in the first half ended 30 September by 22 percent to 48 million, with active data customers up 38 percent. EBITDA increased 7.6 percent to ZAR 10.5 billion, and the EBITDA margin was stable at 33.2 percent. Group service revenue rose by 6 percent. Headline earnings per share increased…
Tanzania’s longest standing private sector investor in provision of gas, PanAfrican Energy Tanzania Limited (PAT), has today announced plans for significant additional infrastructure investment in two of its assets at the Songo Songo gas fields. This will double production capacity, in order to help the nation in the drive for additional power generating capability. PAT, which currently supplies gas…
YAKOBE CHIWAMBO EXPERTS have praised the share-holding agreement under which the State Mining Corporation (StaMiCo) acquires a 45 per cent stake in a new mining venture, while a private sector firm, Tanzania-American International Development Corporation (Tanzam-2000), controls the majority 55 per cent shareholding. Formally known as ‘Joint Venture Agreement for the Redevelopment of Buckreef Goldmine,’ the deal involves Tanzam-2000…
Dar es Salam: Mabondia Mbwana Matumla ‘Golden Boy’ na Francis Miyayusho ‘Chichi Mawe’ leo wamepima uzito kwa ajili ya mpambano wao wa Ubingwa utakaofanyika katika Ukumbi wa Diamond Jubilee, Dar es salaam kesho jumapili OKCTOBA 30. wakizungumza wachezaji hawo kwa wakati tofauti baada ya kupima wamesema wapo tayari kuonesha mchezo mzuri wa ngumi na kuwapa raha zisizo na kifani…
g. silas :The world is at a blink of a massive financial disaster. All countries are now taking some very drastic fiscal measures and policies to avoid or reduce possible undesirable consequences that are imminent. No country wants to be in the state Greece is in right now.The question is, what measures has Tanzania taken so far to…
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will launch 2011 Human Development Report(HDR) on Thursday 3 November 2011 at 9.00 am at Apeadu Conference Hall at the UN premises, off Kinondoni Road in Dar es Salaam. The Human Development Report is published every year with the support of UNDP with a theme that is considered of critical importance for human…
New York, USA, 27 October 2011 – A new World Economic Forum report recommends practical steps government leaders can take to stimulate investments into energy efficiency upgrades in existing commercial buildings in order to enable job creation and green growth. The report, entitled, A Profitable and Resource Efficient Future: Catalysing Retrofit Finance and Investing in Commercial Real Estate, also…