World Bank to help Tanzania manage public finances bette

 Permanent Secretary in the Finance ministry,Ramadhani Khijjah The World Bank Board of Executive Directors on Tuesday approved an International Development Association (IDA) credit of US$75 million as direct budget support to further strengthen the sound management of public finance and improve investment climate in select strategic areas in Tanzania.This is the second in a series of three annual programmatic development policy operations (DPOs) in support of the country’s implementation...

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More UK investors eye Tanzania gas

 ENERGY. British high commissioner Diana Melrose says Tanzania’s oils and gas represent a growing market, offering substantial opportunities for UK companies to invest in the sector Dar es Salaam. British companies are interested in investing in Tanzania’s energy industry.During their last week’s four-day tour that ended on Friday, the company executives also showed interest in public-private partnerships in electrical, manufacturing, exports, imports and commerce.British high commissioner...

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Kenya - Tanzania 'one stop border point' to be operational in May

Namanga border between Kenya and Tanzania. A One Stop Border Post (OSBP) is where persons, goods and vehicles make a single stop to exit one country and enter another. The Kenya - Tanzania border post of Holili is to start implementing the East African Community's idea of One-Stop Border Post (OSBP) in May this year. The project is financed by different donors who channel funds through the Trade Mark of East Africa (TMEA). Director of OSBP from TMEA Theo Lyimo said construction of...

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Xi set to unveil $10bn Tanzania port project - CNN International

Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to unveil a big port project in Tanzania during his first visit to Africa as head of state, highlighting China's growing infrastructure investments in the resource-rich continent.Chinese investment in and trade with Africa have soared over the past decade, with China's lending to developing country governments and companies surpassing that of the World Bank during certain periods.The visit to Tanzania is rich in symbolism because the Tanzania-Zambia...

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Now Tanzania follows footsteps of Kenya, Uganda

*Rampant assassinations, attacks, contract killers*Murder becoming alternative instrument  of elite competitionThe President in power is reported by media to have refused to give a name of his preference to succeed him in 2015, saying it is the party’s work and resolve, while his work is supporting that candidate to the hilt.Sarcastically he said people have to work it out themselves ( ..to sweat it out) and win over confidence of the party.The aspirants are sweating it out to win recognition in a dangerous game of politics where the mighty truncheon, the weaklings to coerce and win the...

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INSIGHT: Tanzania should have a manifesto for inclusive development

 Prof Ibrahim Lipumba  ANALYSIS: In a rapidly changing world, skills, flexibility, openness and receptiveness to technological change have become very important for promoting sustained economic growth and structural transformations. In the past 10 years, official statistics show that Tanzania attained an average growth rate of 10 per cent per annum. This is the highest sustained annual growth for any decade since Tanzania Mainland attained its independence.However, when you...

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Chadema demos called off after talks with IGP

 Inspector General of Police Said Mwema The Inspector General of Police Saidi Mwema yesterday talked Chadema national leaders into calling off the much anticipated countrywide protests.The demos that were to be held were planned by the main opposition party to pressure the minister for Education and Vocational Training, Dr Shukuru Kawambwa, to resign over massive failure of students in the last year’s Form IV National Examinations, have been called off till further notice, a joint statement...

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Chinese President Xi jets in for historic visit

Chinese President Xi Jinping jetted into Dar es Salaam yesterday for a two-day state visit to Tanzania at the invitation of President Jakaya Kikwete.Highlights of the historic VIP visit are expected to include the inking of 17 bilateral agreements and the inauguration of Mwalimu Nyerere International Conference Centre in Dar es Salaam.Tanzania is only the second country – after Russia – for Xi to visit during his first foreign trip since he assumed the Chinese presidency earlier this month.He...

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Oil, gas, aid? What Xi Jinping's visit to Tanzania actually means

  Pundits say Xi Jinping's visit is a natural outgrowth of decades of Sino-Tanzania friendship.     Xi Jinping, the new Chinese President, is expected to jet into Dar es Salaam on Sunday on a visit that has great significance for Sino-Tanzania relations.Tanzania will be the second country--after Russia--that the Chinese president visits next week, only days after he officially assumed the presidency, signifying how much the Chinese value relations with Tanzania.Tanzanian leaders...

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Bandits shoot nun, grab cash

A Catholic nun has sustained injuries after being shot by suspected bandits who took off with an unknown amount of money belonging to a religious organisation in Arusha.The nun, an Indian national who was identified as Sister Shobana Synd, is admitted at the AICC hospital here. She is a member of the Notre Dame organisation that runs a primary school in Arusha.Arush Police regional commander Lebaratus Sabas confirmed to The Citizen that Sister Synd was shot outside the gate of her residence as she was coming from a bank in the city.The money she had withdrawn was meant for the operation of a primary...

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Sausages kill, new study warns

 While Tanzanians are getting increasingly fond of sausages, a recent research has linked them with early deaths from cancer and heart diseases. People who regularly eat a helping of more than 160 grammes - the equivalent of about three sausages - have a much greater chance of dying prematurely compared to those who don’t touch the delicacy, the study, based on findings in 10 European countries, points out. The chance of dying - from any cause - was 44 per cent greater for people with a...

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We Have a New Pope: Cardinal Bergoglio Is Pope Francis

There was white smoke over Rome after dark fell there, and bells were tolling. After only a little more than a day, a new Pope had been chosen, on the fifth ballot. An hour of uncertainty passed, then a French cardinal came out and announced, in Latin, the name this Pope was leaving behind: Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, the Archbishop of Buenos Aires, and a Jesuit. He got to pick a new name; John Paul I, the Pope of thirty-three days, chose his as a symbol of combining the qualities of Paul VI and John XXIII. So it might matter a good deal that Bergoglio chose Francis, evoking the Saint...

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Odinga’s Cord discredits vote count, wants it stopped

Nairobi Kenya. The Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (Cord) has demanded a stop to the vote tallying saying its integrity is “in question”.Mr Kalonzo Msuyoka, who is the Cord presidential candidate Raila Odinga’s running mate, said the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) should take the blame for the flawed vote count. “We as a coalition take the position that the national vote tallying process lacks integrity and has to be stopped and restarted using primary documents from...

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Dr Mwaikambo praised for promoting rights of women

           United States Ambassador Alfonso E. Lenhardt (L) presents 2013 Dr Martin Luther King, Jr Drum Major for Justice Award to Dr Esther Daniel Mwaikambo in Dar es Salaam yesterday recognition of her tireless. The American Ambassador to Tanzania, Alfonso E. Lenhardt, yesterday bestowed the 2013 Dr Martin Luther King, Jr Drum Major for Justice Award on Dr Esther Daniel Mwaikambo in recognition of her tireless efforts to promote human...

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Police offer Sh5m for Kibanda attackers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rwnqc7u934Dar es Salaam. Police yesterday announced a Sh5 million reward for information leading to the arrest of people who seriously wounded Tanzania Editors Forum (TEF) chairman Absalom Kibanda on Tuesday night.Dar es Salaam Special Police Zone Commander Suleiman Kova told The Citizen that he hoped the reward would help to speed up investigations into the attack.“We will immediately give the reward to whoever offers accurate information that will enable...

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Tanzania miner Barrick Gold's CFO resigns

Africa Barrick Gold (ABG) executive director and chief financial officer Kevin Jennings has resigned to join an undisclosed mining company in Canada in a similar capacity. Tanzania’s largest gold miner which is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and cross listed on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE) on Wednesday said that Mr Jennings will be replaced by Jaco Maritz who is the vice president of finance. “ABG today announces that Kevin Jennings, executive director and chief financial...

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Economy hangs in balance without `pool` of engineers - IET president

IET president Eng,Dr Malima Bundar Tanzania's economic growth will hang in balance if the government does not take stern measures to build the capacity for local engineers, the Institution of Engineers Tanzania (IET) has warned.A cross-section of engineers who attended the engineers’ public meeting on re-engineering IET and role of engineers in the country also discussed the challenges of employment, education, abuse of engineering profession and natural resources.Speaking at the event,...

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Tanzania: Labour Information Systems Bridge Gaps in Job Markets

RECOGNIZING that unemployment and underemployment rates are highest among young people, the government has formulated a system to generate information and knowledge that would ease the transition of young people to decent work. The Labour Market Information System (LMIS) developed with support of the International Labour Organization (ILO) will bridge the gap in areas such as financial inclusion, wage and earnings, career options, training opportunities, jobs and other conditions of work. According to the ILO Deputy Director, Ms Hopolang Phororo, the system will help students and job...

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Tanzania: War Will Not Solve Lake Nyasa Dispute

ON February 28, The Nyasa Times of Malawi, an online publication that credits itself for publishing 'breaking news' about the country, published a 'Special Editorial' entitled: "Malawi - Stand up for what is yours."The article made sweeping, reckless and careless accusations against Tanzania as regards the border dispute between the two countries on Lake Nyasa. It started by saying: "Patriotism has been said to be an indispensable weapon in the defence of civilization against barbarism."Nothing defines barbarism better (than) the premeditated and the internationally unacceptable act of one country...

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