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Former Tanzania Bureau of Standards Director General at the Kisutu Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday before he was sentenced to a total of three years in jail for abuse of office. Former...
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Tanzania eyes 2 million tourist arrivals by 2017 Tourists at the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP By The Citizen Reporter and Agencies Posted Monday...
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A girl walks past a painted wall reading "Stop Ebola" in Monrovia, Liberia on Aug. 31, 2014. The first human trial for an investigational Ebola vaccine is set to begin this week. The ongoing...
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Did you know 14 african countries forced by French to pay the above tax until today. Alternatively, google the above subject. After reading ask if Tanzania is not subjected to similar tax and...
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TEN Tanzanian students have won BG Tanzania scholarships to pursue postgraduate students in the oil and gas sector at UK universities. The natural gas investor, BG Tanzania held a predeparture...
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President Jakaya Kikwete speaks to Tanzania Centre for Democracy (TCD) members, who comprise political party leaders, at State House in Dodoma yesterday. Finally, members of Tanzania Centre...
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The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is accelerating and could grow six times larger to infect as many as 20,000 people, the World Health Organization said Thursday. The U.N. health agency unveiled a...
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Kigoma MP Zitto Kabwe has raised the red flag again over the StaOil/Exxon Mobil deal, claiming that it will cost the country a staggering loss of $55 billion (Sh92 trillion) should it go...
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Members of the Constituent Assembly (CA) have complained over the delay of their allowances, saying they have not been paid per diem for 10 days. They said their stay in Dodoma has been made...
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Organised crime gangs in East Africa are generating staggering profits smuggling ivory and rhino horn with impunity, experts say, threatening both an irreplaceable wildlife heritage and key...
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Come 2030 and the Mtwara Port would be handling some 28 million tonnes of traffic, thanks largely to the gas boom in Mtwara and Lindi regions. A huge leap indeed for the Port located 580...
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Nigeria and Tanzania have approved plans for the construction of fertilizer production plants, now at different stages of development, as they seek private project developers to capitalize on...
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Tanzania oil and gas sector is constantly undergoing active transformation from the past few years. The country is expected to witness significant growth and attract new investments in the medium...
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Girls and young women who allege they were sexually abused by a British Airways (BA) pilot in African schools and orphanages plan to sue the airline, a law firm representing them said on...
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Today at the African Leadership Forum 2014, Former Premiere Cleopa Msuya has proposed the formation of an Africa News Agency, working just like Al Jazeera of the Arab world. In attendance were...
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Dr Gunini Kamba, Kinondoni District Medical Officer The government yesterday closed down an International Medical and Technological University (IMTU) for its failure to meet required standards...
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Tanzania is creating dollar millionaires faster than any other East African country, a new report says. This means that East Africa’s newest millionaires are likely to come from Tanzania, as...
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Dar es Salaam - Tanzania has agreed to train Somali soldiers as part of its efforts to support peace and security in Somalia, but some Tanzanian officials have expressed concern that further...
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March 09 01:342014 The governments of Zambia and Burundi have begun talks on the possibility of extending he Tanzania-Zambia Railway (TAZARA), in order to enhance trade between the two countries...
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