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The government launched an investigation yesterday after residents of a village bordering Tarangire National Park killed six lions on New Year's Eve.
Natural Resources and Tourism minister Lazaro...
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MP Christopher Ole Sendeka
A modern primary school valued at 300m/- has been constructed in the remote Loibosiret village in Simanjiro District.
The school is a donation from the US-based...
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December 27, 2014
Service part-funded by Facebook rolled out in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia, offering access to health, jobs and social websites.
The app allows users free access to popular...
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The chairman of CHADEMA in Mbogwe District has been deported to Rwanda.
Mr Omari Athanas was an illegal immigrant and was deported along with three other people, according to acting District...
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Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda failed to block a parliamentary debate over the allegations
Tanzania's prime minister is under pressure to resign over alleged fraudulent payments worth $120m...
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For immediate release
Dar es Salaam 1st December 2014.
Stanbic Bank Tanzania has been made aware of the Parliamentary report regarding IPTL and the Tegeta Escrow account and the...
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Musoma Rural MP Nimrod Mkono (pictured) yesterday said he escaped a kidnap attempt by unknown people on Tuesday morning.
In a press statement, the MP said, he was involved in a car chase along...
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Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) yesterday confirmed that the country is likely to have abundant oil resources following completion of the first stage of the survey in Lake...
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Power sector fraud tests the Tanzanian government's integrity and accountability
Following the recent tabling and discussion of the Controller and Auditor General's (CAG) report on the...
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Press Release
Millennium Challenge Corporation Board Says Tanzanian Compact Will Depend on Performance on Anti-Corruption and Policy Reforms December 11, 2014
DAR ES SALAAM...
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This is part of EACs plan. Northern Tanzania will now almost exclusively use the port of Mombasa for imports and exports, especially upon completion of the Taita-Taveta one stop border post and...
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Malawian President Peter Mutharika
Malawian President Peter Mutharika has maintained that his country owns the entire northern part of Lake Nyasa and no negotiation will change that.
Tanzania...
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AFRICA is a growth aviation market with regional and intercontinental traffic both growing rapidly as a result of the continent's continued economic expansion.
With over one billion people...
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Tanzania Red Cross Society, beyond any reasonable doubt is the lead humanitarian agency in the Country. It provides relief and support to the communities affected by disasters or large-scale...
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Musoma Rural MP Nimrod Mkono speaks to journalists in his office in Dar es Salaam yesterday: "Poison was meant to destroy my kidneys within 72 hours."
Musoma Rural legislator Nimrod Mkono (CCM)...
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Dear Tanzanians, we do expect to have election on 14 th dec 2014, i advice all tanzanians who have legal right to vote to do so, the aim is to get qualified leaders.
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Mama Maria Nyerere addresses a news conference at her home in Msasani, Dar es Salaam, yesterday.
Mwalimu Nyerere's widow, Mama Maria Nyerere, yesterday urged Parliament to exhaustively debate...
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After the failure of its risky exploration strategy this year, Norwegian oil firm Statoil is cutting costs as fast and deep as it can to preserve cash for dividends - and may be jeopardising...
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The 100-megawatt electricity generating plant built by Independent Power Tanzania Limited in Tegeta, Dar es Salaam, in the 1990s.
As the nation awaits what will transpire this week in...
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The entry of a Tanzania-based miller into the local flour production industry is causing jitters among established milling companies and some cereal farmers.
There are fears that the milling...
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