Govt patrol team to curb illegal deep sea fishing

Adam Malima The government is set to come up with a well-trained and equipped patrol team to curb illegal fishing in the country’s deep sea.Deputy Minister of Livestock Development and Fisheries, Adam Malima revealed this in Dodoma yesterday when responding to a supplementary question by Abia Muhama Nyabakari (Special Seats, CCM), who wanted to know government strategies to curb illegal fishing in the Tanzania’s deep sea.The MP said Tanzania is estimated to have been loosing over US$ 220...

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Tanzania: Four Suspected Poachers Killed in Serengeti

Serengeti — FOUR suspected poachers have been shot dead by game rangers in Serengeti National Park (SENAPA) allegedly after killing elephants, police reported on Sunday. Police in Simiyu region confirmed that four people were last week gunned down by rangers at Mlima ngoma area inside the world famous park and about 100 kilometres away from the villages located near the park. "Bodies of the deceased that have not been identified are still preserved in Bariadi district hospital", Simiyu...

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Four die in Masasi riots, as CHADEMA cautions JK

 Some of the burnt buildings of a primary court and other houses following clashes between riot police and  angry wananchi in Mtwara municipality yesterday Four people were killed yesterday in the chaos that erupted in Masasi district, Mtwara region pitting ‘bodaboda’ drivers and police.Commissioner of Police Paul Chagonja, the head of Operations and Training of the Police Force, confirmed the incident but could not give details.According to the commissioner, twelve people were...

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FAST ACTION NEEDED TO HEAL RIFT OVER TAZARA

Source The Citizen Tanzania and its southern neighbour, Zambia, have had cordial relations that pre-date the political  independence  of  the two countries, both having been  British colonies – a disgrace which the nationalists in each put up a spirited battle to neutralize, and succeeded.Our founding father, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere, and  the bearer of  a similar title down south, Dr Kenneth Kaunda, were close comrades in the anti-colonial struggle.It is ...

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Constitution should give liberty audit body to hire personnel, advises CAG

The Controller and Auditor General (CAG) yesterday told the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) that the National Audit office of Tanzania (NAOT) should be free to work independently without interference.Ludovick Utouh said this in Dar es Salaam when presenting NAOT views in Dar es Salaam to the CRC chaired by Judge Joseph Warioba. The commission is in its second phase of collecting opinions from various groups within the country.Utouh noted that his office needs to be like Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA), Bank of Tanzania (BoT) and other bodies.With the mandate to hire its workers, NAOT would...

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Court orders mobile tool check on disability fears

The Citizen Reporter Dar es Salaam. The High Court wants the labour office to thoroughly vet the headsets used by helpdesk employees of local mobile firms following revelations that they cause permanent health damage.   The order was triggered by a recent claim in which seven ex-call centre workers sued former employer Vodacom Tanzania after they suffered severe hearing loss on the job and were fired for it. “If these [inspections] are not done, I’m afraid our children might end...

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Public demand Anti Corruption Court

Source the African new paper 14 jan 2013 *Demand PCCB under Parliament*Legal autonomy from DPP shackles As graft and duplicity take root in the nation’s psyche, pundits want the agency revamped to restore the lost public trust with the citizens are demanding that time is now ripe to have a special anti corruption court established.Specifically they want the bureaucratic web around the PCCB untangled and are calling for the agency to be given greater legal autonomy and a robust institution to process cases brought before it.According to findings by the Anti Corruption Tracker System, which is...

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Four Bandits Caught Red-Handed in Mbeya

Daily News  Mbeya — FOUR  suspected bandits have been arrested by police in Mbeya for allegedly breaking into a warehouse along Unyamwanga Street, Tunduma in Momba District and stealing various goods. Mbeya Regional Police Commander (RPC), Diwani Athumani, said the incident occurred yesterday morning, adding that the suspects were arrested by police who were on patrol. He named the suspects as Ramson Mwakilindi (23), Amos Mwandebele (20), Isaka John (26) and Kalitusi Thobias (24)...

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