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Tanzania Set to Exploit Online Learning Technologies

TANZANIA is determined to take advantage of the emerging e-Learning technologies since it is determined to transform its education and reconstruct it to resonate with current technological developments...

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Tanzania: Construction of Gerezani Road By Japan

Construction of a 1.3 km section of Gerezani road from Kamata in Nyerere road to Kilwa road in Dar es Salaam under financial support of Japan begins soon. Japanese Ambassador to Tanzania Mr Masaki...

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Tanzania Lags Behind Kenya On Budget Transparency

Tanzania lags behind Kenya in terms of transparency in budget allocations. The finance minister is due to present the next budget proposals next month. A new report by the United Nation Development...

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Tanzania to Benefit from Special Training Fund

TANZANIA has obtained a total of USD 12.4 million being special fund for training in the oil and gas sector, the National Assembly was told on Tuesday June 11. The Deputy Minister for Energy and...

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Tanzanian Farmers to Benefit from World Bank Loan

SMALLHOLDER farmers in the country will be among beneficiaries of a 70 million US-dollar (over 114.3bn/-) World Bank loan to a private agriculture trading and commodity processing company, Export...

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Tanzania: Mara On Alert As Lethal Maize Disease Hits Kenya

Dodoma — MARA Region has been cautioned against importing maize from Kenya following the outbreak of a maize lethal necrosis disease in some parts of the neighbouring country. The Minister for...

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Tanzania: Malaria Outbreak Rock Kagera Despite IRS Programme

Bukoba — AUTHORITIES in Kagera Region are alarmed following an outbreak of Malaria in 29 villages in Muleba District that had already been covered under the Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) Programme....

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ICRC: Improving the Lives of Disabled People

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) recently welcomed the recent signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in Tanzania and the ICRC...

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Police Abuse, Torture, Impede HIV Services – People Most At Risk Driven...

Tanzanians who are most at risk of HIV face widespread police abuse and often can’t get help when they are victims of crime, Human Rights Watch and the Wake Up and Step Forward Coalition (WASO) said in...

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Street Life for Children Shrouded in Miseries

The boy happened to be passing by the window of a daladala as it stopped to pick passengers at Miyomboni area in Iringa. He was asking for 200 shillings. “Look at him, so young,” says a passenger near...

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Africa: Obama’s Africa Visit Could Boost Local Economy

Johannesburg — When a famous foreign leader or celebrity visits a factory, hotel or restaurant, the effect is usually great for business. U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to South Africa this...

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Tanzania: Training Scheme to Benefit Youths

THE Government has reintroduced the apprenticeship training in the country as an initiative towards imparting employment skills to people mostly the youth. The Director General of Vocational Education...

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TWAWEZA Calls for Transparency in Disbursement of Capitation Funds

TWAWEZA, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) focusing on education issues, has asked the government to be transparent in the disbursement of capitation grants in primary schools to ensure the funds...

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Hassan Maajar Trust Reaches Out to Misungwi Pupils

Many critics have spoken about education in Tanzania, while various efforts have been in place to improve it. Seeking possible reforms has been an uphill task by the government and different civil...

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Tanzania: Govt Pushes to Reduce Child, Maternal Mortality

THE government has put in place several initiatives in order to increase the number of nurses with the view to reduce child and maternal mortality and improve general health delivery. Deputy Minister...

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Tanzania: Gender Based Violence Suppresses Human Rights

Bukoba — GENDER-based violence (GBV) is a serious problem that limits the ability of men, women and children to enjoy their basic human rights and fundamental freedom. Gender violence, broken...

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NEMC Blacklists Three NGOs Over Fake Certificates

The National Environment Management Council (NEMC) has blacklisted three environmental non-governmental organisations which have been executing their duties against national environment laws. The...

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Tanzania: GBV Stifles Basic Human Rights – Tamwa Report

GENDER-based violence (GBV) is a serious problem that limits the ability of men, women, and children to enjoy their basic human rights and fundamental freedoms, a report released by the Tanzania Media...

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ADRA Supports Simiyu Schools

Adventist Development Agency (ADRA) through Thomson Shoes has supported vulnerable children of primary and secondary schools with 4,290 pair of shoes worth 35m/- for four wards in Bariadi, Simiyu...

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Tanzania: Outreach Programme Seeks to Empower Youth Groups

THE government in conjunction with some non-governmental organizations (NGOs) organized an out-reach programme for youth groups targeted at teaching them entrepreneurship skills, to enable them engage...

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