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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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Tanzania dreams big with port project at former slave harbour
Sun Mar 15, 2015 8:47am GMT
By Edith Honan
BAGAMOYO, Tanzania (Reuters) - In its heyday, Bagamayo was a gateway to the heart of...
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Agriculture ,FoodSecurity and Cooperatives minister Stephene Wasira speaks at a past event.
Tanzania has failed to meet China's request to purchase over one million tonnes of maize.
This is...
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Economic analyst proposes a robust policy that clearly outlines how the country manages this anticipated wealth
Tanzania has the potential to earn between $3 billion and $6 billion...
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Reverend Bishop Tarcisius Ngalalekumtwa
The Catholic Bishops of Tanzania have given their stance on the Referendum for the New Constitution on which they are demanding that the exercise be...
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Criminals posing as students have turned the country's most respected and oldest university into a den of robbers-which poses a security threat to thousands of students and their lecturers, thanks...
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By ROSEMARY MIRONDO, TEA Special Correspondent
Posted Friday, March 13 2015 at 17:44
IN SUMMARY
Public Accounts committee said the report should then be taken to relevant authorities to...
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Militants of Al Shabaab train with weapons on a street in the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia. Three Tanzanian suspects appeared before a Dar es Salaam court facing various charges including...
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Nearly four years down the road, Tanzanians will finally get to know the truth about the Swiss billions that are allegedly hidden in the secret bank accounts of local politicians, businessmen and...
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Chinese Ambassador to Tanzania, Dr Lu Youqing in talks with Media Council of Tanzania (MCT) Executive Secretary Kajubi Mukajanga, yesterday in Dar es Salaam.
The Chinese Ambassador to...
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One Tanzanian medical staff who volunteerd in fighting the Ebola outbreak in West Africa returned yesterday after 90 days of serving as medical co-ordinator in Sierra Leone, under Save the...
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The shilling has tumbled to a record low, with analysts and dealers predicting a freefall that could see the local currency trade at an average of Sh2,000 against the dollar during the campaign...
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The Parliamentary Committee on Public Accounts (PAC) has announced that all oil and gas contracts inked by the government and international petroleum companies will henceforth be made public...
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The Police Force here is holding five people on suspicions of taking part in the recent murder of Yohana Bahati, a one-year-old minor with albinism kidnapped from her mother, Esther Jonas, who was...
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Four (4) Tanzanian nationals appeared before a Francistown magistrate last Wednesday after they were found in possession of a suspected stolen motor vehicle.
31-year-old Amiry Mohamed Ally...
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Dar es Salaam. Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) has directed mobile service providers to adhere to the law when reviewing their tariffs following a recent change of bundles that...
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