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Drugs: No teamwork, says TCAA director By Elisha Magolanga Dar es Salaam. The Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) director general, Mr Fadhili Manongi, has blamed the increase in drug trafficking on lack of cooperation from key agencies whose role is vital if the war against the kingpins...

By ELISHA MAGOLANGA Tanzanias strategic position in the continent, its abundant natural resources and countering Chinas advances to Africa have been cited as some of the reasons why President Barack Obama chose to visit Tanzania in his tour of Africa next month. Mr Obama, who is the first...

By Katare Mbashiru, Elisha Magolanga In Summary Taking into account irregularities during the election of constitutional assembly members...it is clear that the country won't get the Constitution that will take it to the next level. Dar es Salaam. Civil societies and political parties are...

By Elisha Magolanga Dar es Salaam As the death toll occasioned by the collapse last Friday of a high-rise building along Indira Gandhi Street in Dar es Salaam reached 25 by mid-day yesterday, the government ordered a demolition of three structures close to the ill-fated one over safety...

Where do the drugs police cease go? By Elisha Magolanga The Citizen Correspondent Dar es Salaam. In the wake of the suspension of senior law keepers over their alleged involvement in stealing exhibits under their custody, concern is mounting over where the hundreds of kilogrammes of...

By Elisha Magolanga, Florence Mugarula Dodoma/Kigoma. An exchange of blows between some ruling CCM carders and those of the main opposition Chadema almost spoilt the countrywide celebrations to mark the formers 36 years since its founding, the cause of the fight being a venue in Dodoma...

By Elisha Magolanga The Citizen Correspondent Press freedom has shrunk considerably in Tanzania, with journalists and media houses finding it more difficult to do their work, according to the 2013 World Press Freedom Index. The country has dropped 36 places and is now ranked at number 70 of...

By Elisha Magolanga Dar es Salaam. Nzega District is demanding Sh4 billion in local government levy from a gold mine closing down this year. Council officials and the area MP maintain that Resolute Mining Limited, which owns the Golden Pride Gold Mine, should pay up or face unspecified...

By Elisha Magolanga Dar es Salaam. The Golden Pride mine is closing down next month, after 13 years of continuous operation that produced about $3.3 billion (Sh5.2 trillion) worth of gold at current prices.The closure of the Tabora-based mine, which will start with shutting down pit production...

By Elisha Magolanga A first-year University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) student has committed suicide by hanging himself with his shirt in a guest house in the city. Kinondoni Regional Police Commander Charles Kenyela told The Citizen yesterday that Joseph Lugemalila, 21, killed himself at...

UDSM student hangs himself By Elisha Magolanga The Citizen Correspondent Dar es Salaam. A first-year University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) student has committed suicide by hanging himself with his shirt in a guest house in the city. Kinondoni Regional Police Commander Charles Kenyela told...

Govt now targets 180bn/- CIS scam -New initiative underway to nail high-profile debtors THISDAY REPORTER Dar es Salaam AFTER a much-publicised crackdown on corruption at the Bank of Tanzania, the government appears ready to shift its focus onto the long-standing import support scheme...