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Bank of Tanzania (BoT) Tanzania has allayed fears against the current fluctuations of the Tanzania shilling against the dollar and that citizens should not worry because it is a normal situation...
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When Loveness Isojick made the decision to go to West Africa as an aid worker in the Ebola-ravaged countries, it was a love and scare story, so to speak. Her husband, a clinical officer, gave the...
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The kind of vehicle that city commuters are looking forward to after the Dar es Salaam Rapid Transit project is completed. As Dar es Salaam residents wait with bated breath for modern rapid...
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Almost eight out of ten Swedes are either "not religious" or "convinced atheists", according to a new global study that concludes the Nordic nation is the least religious in the West. Swedes'...
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Acting PM holds luncheon banquet for Tanzania FM Acting Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad AlSabahon Tuesday held a luncheon banquet in honor of visiting...
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By SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Posted Saturday, April 11 2015 at 16:43 IN SUMMARY Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said studies show the existence of natural gas reserves in...
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The Tanzanian arrested over the Garissa University killings last week will be detained for the next 30 days before he is formally charged with the offence. The prosecution yesterday applied...
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As per the Tanzania Human Development Report 2014; 1. Only 14% of adults in Tanzania have reached secondary school, and just 2.3% have a university education! 2. 67% of households in Tanzania live...
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Tanzania nation flag Contrary to the widely-held belief about our unrivalled generosity and compassion, Tanzanians are amongst the meanest people in Africa, according to the World...
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Statoil today announced that the Mdalasini-1 exploration well has resulted in a new natural gas discovery offshore Tanzania. The discovery of an additional 1.0-1.8 trillion cubic feet (tcf*) of...
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The government last week declared illegal the growing trend of pricing goods and services such as real estate for Tanzanians in US dollars. Stern measures are to be taken against those who...
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Shadow minister for Industry and Trade, Mr David Kafulila, displays a Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) provisional report at a news conference in Dar es Salaam yesterday. A deal...
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Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete has ordered a probe into "ghost workers" on the public sector payroll after a new audit revealed the government paid 141.4 billion Tanzanian shillings ($76.6...
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Tanzania could become one of the most hostile territories for publishing firms, researchers and academicians after Parliament passed a new law yesterday limiting the publication of data to only...
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The cartoon above highlights that we are rapidly running out of time for the official education process. But the bigger obstacle seems likely to be the voter registration process. Is there still...
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Tanzania will receive a total of $380 million in loans from India to finance two major water projects in the east African nation, the president's office said on Tuesday. India's government has...
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The government recently unveiled its new education policy which, among other things, declares Kiswahili to be the official language of instruction in schools right from Primary level to...
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The Director General of the Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB), Dr Edward Hosea. Names of persons convicted of corruption will henceforth be posted on the Prevention and...
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A border entry between Zambia and Tanzania has been closed following clashes on the Tanzanian side of the border, the Times of Zambia reported on Wednesday. The Nakonde border, situated in...
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For the first time in history over half the world's population live in cities -- more than 54% of us did in 2014. Mass urbanization is proving to be "the single most important transformation" the...
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