Domestic Rice to Grow in Tanzania
China is to start planting rice in Tanzania next year as global food shortages create investment opportunities, a government report said.Chongqing Seed Corp, a seed researcher and producer based in southwestern Chongqing city, will plant its rice in a
Beach Petroleum set to enter Africa
Beach Petroleum Ltd is set to make its first move into Africa's oil and gas sector. The company has been granted exclusive rights to negotiate with the Tanzanian government to explore the southern half of Lake Tanganyika in western Tanzania, both onshore
Zanzibar, Mafia islands to vanish in 100 yrs
Scientists believe that the islands of Zanzibar and Mafia are likely to disappear under water by 2100 due to a rise in sea level triggered by global warming. The islands off the Tanzania Mainland coast could be submerged in the ocean following a
Uganda to earn Shs119billion in power export to Democratic Republic of Congo
Uganda stands to reap $70 million or Shs119 billion annually when the country begins exporting 30 megawatts of electricity to the DRC as planned. President Yoweri Museveni and his Congolese counterpart, Joseph Kabila during a meeting in Dar es Salaam,
Masaba Struggling to Be Fit for Tanzania Qualifier
CRANES' captain Simeon Masaba hopes to be available for Uganda's crunch Africa Championship qualifier against Tanzania on Saturday despite suffering a severe shin injury last week. The SC Villa versatile right fullback damaged tissue on his right leg
Tanzania: Teachers Decry Government's 'Lack of Action'
The Teachers Union in Arusha (CWT ) has decried the government reluctance to pay teachers allowances and arrears unless they threatened to strike. Nuru Shenkorwa, the Arumeru District CWT secretary expressed the concern on May Day workers' celebrations
Tanzania: AHTI Braces for Quality Services
More than 180 people employed in the tourism and hospitality services sector attended a specially designed Tanzania Host training programme at Arusha Hotel Training Institiute last week. The Tanzania Host training programme concentrated on ensuring a
Tanzania: Fake of Certificates Explained
Lack of technology and expertise to detect forged education certificates have enabled unscrupulous students to falsify their credentials. This has been stated by a senior official of Kange Teachers College, Mr Boniface Mbwambo, when he briefed
Tanzania: Pay Us Also Say Tabata Tenants
Tenants who lost their property in the Tabata demolitions, and are not part of the evictees government recently compensated, are now demanding Sh5 million each. About 97 tenants who rented some of the demolished houses are demanding a total of Sh485
Tanzania: Repayment On Sold Public Houses Encouraging
The payment for Government houses given to public servants on loans is being determined. Tanzania Building Agency (TBA) chief executive officer Makumba Kimweri said in Dar es Salaam: 'The response is encouraging although we can't give a specific current
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