Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) has said consumers have the first obligation to determine and check the quality and safety of food to avoid consuming contaminated food. The remarks were given by the Acting TBS Director General, Mr Johannes Maganga on Tuesday where Tanzania joined the global community to commemorate the World Food Safety Day. […]
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GEITA Regional Commissioner, Ms Rosemary Senyamule has urged rice farmers and traders to cope with advanced rice cultivation technologies for them to achieve higher and quality yields for market assurance. Ms Senyamule issued the directive over the weekend, while opening training for rice entrepreneurs in Geita Town Council organised by the Tanzania Bureau of Standards […]
THE government is charting out the best friendly system in which harassed and victimised children can report the incidents, of which 60 per cent perpetrators are family members. Issuing the government statement ahead of the Day of the African Child to be celebrated on June 16 every year, Minister for Community Development, Gender, Women and […]
ZANZIBAR President Hussein Mwinyi has hailed the role played by Faith Based Organisations (FBOs) in supporting development programmes in the Isles. Dr Mwinyi made the remark over the weekend when he held talks with leaders and members of the Istiqama Community in Zanzibar at the State House, as a continuation of his meetings with various […]
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Tanzania: Anti-Poaching Drive Pays Off
TANZANIA has significantly reduced poaching and illegal harvesting of natural resources due to the government’s robust wildlife protection measures. The Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Dr Pindi Chana, tabling her ministry’s 624bn/- budget estimates for 2022/2023 financial year on Friday in the National Assembly, said that the anti- poaching drive has seen wildlife population […]
THE East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) has laid emphasis on creating laws that will improve the business environment in the region. Speaking during the courtesy visit to East African Business Council (EABC) recently, EALA Chairperson Christopher Nduwayo noted that the regional assembly was committed to formulating business-centric laws to spur intra-EAC trade and investments. “EALA […]
IN a bid to contain milk post-harvest losses and increase consumption of processed milk in Katavi Region, the government has set aside 120m/- to build collection-cum-processing milk plant, Livestock and Fisheries Deputy Minister Abdalah Ulega has said. He told the climax of the 25th Milk Week National Celebrations here that the money to build the […]
THE Tanzania Chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA TANZANIA) has continued its efforts to equip journalists with pre-requisite knowledge to promote gender equality and inclusiveness in their designated aired radio programmes. Misa Tanzania in partnership with the Finnish Foundation for Media and Development well known by its Finnish acronym ‘Vikes’ is running […]
KOREA International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) have organised a Korean Speech Contest aiming at strengthening diplomacy between Tanzania and South Korea. Speaking during the event on Saturday in Dar es Salaam, the Dean of Students at the University of Dar es Salaam, Business school (UDBS) Prof Wineaster Anderson […]
Tanzania U-17 National Women team, Serengeti Girls is keen to snatch the World Cup ticket when they host Cameroon at Amaan Stadium in Zanzibar today. The brave U-17 Girls have a downhill task against hard-fighting Cameroon as they enter the pitch buoyed with 4-1 victory they stamped away in Yaoundé, Cameroon a fortnight ago. To […]
SIMBA have vowed to inject into the squad ‘success hungry’ players who will be performing their duties with all their energy in order to bring back titles at the club. The Reds are on the verge to end the current season with no major silverware in their cupboard after missing out an opportunity to defend […]
LABORATORY chemicals in schools may lead to lifelong health effects to students if safety guidelines are not observed, the Government Chemist Laboratory Authority (GCLA) has said. The GCLA has warned that if schools or teachers ignore safe use of chemicals as directed, they may put the health of children in danger. “Some chemicals, if not […]
NEW assessment by the Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance (CHRAGG) on conduct by the Police Force shows that the law enforcing organ was generally doing good with regard to adhering to laws, rules, regulations and human rights. CHRAGG Chairperson, Judge (rtd) Mathew Mwaimu said overall assessment shows that the Police Force is doing […]
THE High Court’s Corruption and Economic Crime Division has ordered drug dealer Wolfgang Lwamtonga to remain behind bars for 25 years for trafficking in heroin hydrochloride weighing 2.49 kilogrammes. Judge Elinaza Luvanda ruled against the accused recently after holding that the prosecution proved the economic case beyond reasonable doubt, having taken into consideration the evidence […]
OVER 7.4 million boys and girls aged five years old have been registered and issued with birth certificates through a special under-five birth registration strategy launched in 2013, minister for Constitution and Legal Affairs, Dr Damas Ndumbaro, has said. Dr Ndumbaro made the revelation on Friday when launching the plan here in Tabora Region where […]
CRICKET is back in Zanzibar and soon the sport will reclaim its glory in the Isles staying away from course for over six decades. The Zanzibar President Dr Hussein Mwinyi has commended JHL Enterprises from India for completing a construction of the cricket oval being part of the recently constructed sports arena in the Isles. […]
TAIFA Stars are all set to begin their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying campaign on a gas pedal as they face Niger in Cotonou, Benin today. It will be their opening match in group F where they are packed together with Algeria and Uganda hence claiming a win will be a boosting factor to […]
THE government has said that it has allocated an emergency fund amounting to 11.45bn/- in the 2022/2023 financial year which will be used in roads rehabilitation countrywide. Deputy Minister in the President’s Office, Regional Administration and Local Government, David Silinde, said in the National Assembly on Friday that the government was fully committed to continue […]