By MUHARRAM MACATTA: Our country, no doubt, has great potential for economic advancement owing to her natural and human capital. But even with all these, her growth has been painfully slow, at times even regressing. For instance, the national growth dropped to 5.5 per cent in 2009 from 6.2 in 2008 due to persistent droughts, high inflation rates and…
*Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 9 October 2011 –* The World Economic Forum’s Summit on the Global Agenda will open tomorrow in Abu Dhabi. For the fourth consecutive year, the Summit will bring together over 800 Members of the Network of Global Agenda Councils, comprising global experts – thought leaders from academia, business, government and civil society – from…
Nokia Siemens Networks has migrated the existing charging and billing system of Vodacom Tanzania to its own charge@once unified* platform. As a result of a long-term, trusted partnership, Vodacom Tanzania has commissioned Nokia Siemens Networks for this project. With the charge@once unified platform, Vodacom Tanzania’s customers can now flexibly choose either prepaid, post paid or a combination of both…
———- Forwarded message ———- From: Benita Nsabua Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2011 16:21:15 +0200 Subject: NEPAD showcases progress on policy reforms.next decade to focus on implementation. To: NEPAD showcases progress on policy reforms…next decade to focus on implementation… 7 October 2011 Press Release New York – African diplomats and representatives of the civil society at United Nations yesterday…
New York, 3 October 2011 – As the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), the blueprint for the continent’s development, commemorates its tenth anniversary, United Nations and African officials gather in New York to reflect on its achievements and debate its future course. A series of high-level meetings and events designed to foster debates and generate suggestions for further…
Kigali, Rwanda, 6th October 2011 – Crystal Ventures Limited (“Crystal Ventures”) and the Government of Rwanda have collectively sold a 25% stake in MTN Rwandacell Limited (“MTN Rwanda” or “the Company”) to MTN Group Limited (“MTN Group”). The transaction, which was concluded in Kigali last week and brokered by Renaissance Capital, saw MTN Group increase its ownership in MTN…
Kigali, Rwanda, 6 October 2011 – Renaissance Capital, the leading emerging markets investment bank, has opened its inaugural East Africa Investor Conference, in Kigali, Rwanda. The event brings together more than 100 local, regional and international investors for two days of presentations, discussion and networking, focused on investment opportunities in Rwanda and across the wider East African region. Dr….
\”The situation in Mtabila refugee camp in Tanzania is very complicated. As a former worker of the camp, I understand that there are some who have genuine reasons for hesitating to go back to their home country. Most of those in this category are those who were born in Congo after their parents fled Burundi during the 1970s tribal…
ZAIDI ya mabondia 42 wanatarajia kushiriki katika mashindano ya mchezo wa ngumi yanayotarajiwa kufanyika Oktoba16 mwaka huu Dar es Salaam. Akizungumza na waandishi wa habari, Kocha wa Klabu ya Ashanti ya Ilala, Rajabu Mhamila, ‘Super D’ alisema kuwa mashindano hayo yanatarajiwa kushirikisha Klabu 12 kutoka katika maeneo mbalimbali. Alisema kuwa mashindano hayo yanatarajia kufanyika katika ukumbi wa Panandi Panandi…
Nine out of ten women in Afghanistan are worried about the Taliban returning to government believing it would risk the gains made for women in the past ten years, according to an ActionAid survey released today. A thousand women were polled across Afghanistan to obtain a rare insight into their opinions about living through the last 10 years of…