Walker255
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Tanzanian standards are in hell.
Battle: Dar es Salaam vs Nairobi
Battle: Dar es Salaam vs Nairobi
Hiyo design ya rangi sikubaliani nayo we could have done better.
Geza Ulole
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Hivi unajua 670 m high ni ghorofa ngapi? ghorofa ya kawaida standard ni 3.1 m (10 ft)! Sasa 670 m ni jengo la 216 floors! Sasa kwa hali ya kawaida height huhesabiwa toka ground floor for that case sea level! Nina uhakika hayo magazeti yamekosea urefu toka mwenge mpaka kina cha maji haufikii 670 m! sidhani nguzo ndefu zaidi ya daraja imepita urefu wa TPA tower!
Don YF
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Hizo ni slum mkuu usijitoe ufahamu na hizo standard zenu uchwara 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 .., pia hii👇👇 pipeline is still categorized as a slum, siwezi kusema kwa ajili kuna flats sio slum, if Githurai pia is a slum in Kenya, in Tanzania kwa standards zenu za chini hapo Dodoma itakua sio slum, najua we have worse., but kiukweli hapo dodoma ni slums mzee.,
Walker255
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Yes, they’re wrong. So, don’t blame me. I just reported as news sources stated. Sijampanga mtu!
Tony254
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Hakuna venye nyumba ya Ghorofa itakuwa ni slum. Hakuna venye pipeline ni slum. If pipeline ni slum then similar estates in Nairobi are also slums which can't be true for example Umoja, Donholm, Githurai, Embakasi e.t.c. Whichever global body is categorising pipeline as a slum doesn't know what it is talking about.
Tony254
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Kumbe Dodoma kuna slums? Hawa watu wanapenda kudanganya sana. Kuna hadi nyumba za udongo in that second picture.
Geza Ulole
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umeshinda yaani Daraja linakaribia Burj Khalifa lenye urefu wa 830 m! Waandishi wetu wengi vipimo ni matatizo labda ni 670 ft ambayo still ni ghorofa 67 hivi na bado haijakaa sawa!
Walker255
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It’s probably 670 feet, not meters. Media houses za Tanzania sidhani kama wana fact checkers.
Geza Ulole
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ukijumlisha na urefu wa longest pier toka rock base below the ground!
Geza Ulole
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usitafute attention kwangu mzee!
Walker255
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Dodoma is actually one of the first cities in Tanzania to have a conceptual city wide masterplan, which was designed by a Canadian architect.
But if you look at the mess that is Dodoma today, you’ll probably wonder what happened to the visionary idea to design a national Capital. Dodoma is just as horrible as other parts of the country, if not worse. Tanzania has deep implementation problems!
Geza Ulole
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dopchinski
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Juba
Geza Ulole
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Khaa si hizo ghorofa zenyu hazina hata madirisha! Zinafugia ngamia humohumo! Kuna picha niliziona humu ni zie zimejengwa kwa matope! Yaani maotofali na nondo na zege zilizokosa viwango!
Geza Ulole
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Geza Ulole
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Catching the Lost Train of Zanzibar
Zanzibar may not have a train now, but the island was the first to establish railway lines in Eastern Africa
ZANZIBAR
Tanzania Times Last updated Jun 12, 2022
The Railway line which connected stone town to rural precinctsZanzibar Island was the first precinct in East and Central African Region to have a train.
Yes, the Indian Ocean archipelago introduced the steam locomotive back in 1879.
It was the first railway in East Africa and third in the African continent behind the Egyptian and South African railways
During that year (1879) Sultan Barghash bin Said ordered the construction a seven-mile railway from his palace at Stone Town to Chukwani.
Initially the railway was served by two Pullman cars that were hauled by mules.
Mulling to replace the mules with steam engine?
Two years later, the Sultan decided to upgrade the technology.
In 1881 the Barghash placed an order for a tank engine from an English locomotive building company.
In 1904 the Zanzibar government signed a contract with the American Firm, Arnold Cheney and Co. to build the famous Bububu railway that connects the Zanzibar Urban Municipality to ‘Mashambani’ or rural area.
In 1905 ‘Arnold Cheyney and Company,’ succeeded in extending the track by constructing another piece of railway.
Arnold Cheney and Co. was the agent for New Zealand of the Colonial Oil Co. formed in New York to supply New Zealand and Australian markets with oil.
Cheyney made the connection from Stone Town via sea-front to the village of Bububu.
Reports has that, the railway was susceptible to series of fire incidences.
All the same, despite causing fire hazards to the properties surrounding countryside into which it cut through, the contraption would run for quarter-a-century, that is twenty-five years, until 1930.
During its days in commission, the Zanzibar train was quite popular and largely served the local communities.
Actually the village of ‘Bububu’ acquired its name from the locals who used to refer the train as ‘Bu-Bu-Bu,’ imitating the chugging sound coming from the steam engine.
The railway line crisscrossed some parts of the town streets, causing interest among residents.
The railway would also play an important role of aiding the general electrification of the island.
The Government took total control of the railways system in 1911.
Ten years later, the passenger service stopped, essentially in 1922. Apparently increased and improved roads network opened up new and alternative modes of transport.
People would be moved on faster machines such as motor vehicles and cycles, later introduced onto the Island.
The upgrading of the Zanzibar Port required heavy shifting of materials including rocks and gravel and the train was converted into construction site wagon.
After the work was done, the train was retired from service in 1930.
But the Bu-bu-bu area exists to date and can be reached by public transport from Zanzibar’s stone town.
Catching the Lost Train of Zanzibar
Zanzibar may not have a train now, but the island was the first to establish railway lines in Eastern Africa
tanzaniatimes.net
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Airline Revives its Flights Migration Into Serengeti
It is time of the year again, as the annual wildlife migration makes round in Serengeti, but isn’t there an airline up in the sky, attempting a re-entry? You betcha!
BUSINESS
Marc Nkwame Last updated Jun 19, 2022
Precision Air, migrates back into SerengetiTanzania’s popular carrier, Precision Air seems to be attempting another shot in reviving flights to the Serengeti National Park.
At least, if the fliers from the Tanzania National Parks, currently making rounds in social media platforms are anything to go by.
We are still waiting response from the email sent to the Precision Air management regarding the reported return of their flights to the Tanzania’s third largest and essentially most popular National Park.
The airline’s latest schedule bills, Monday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday as per TANAPA fliers.
In their previous schedule, Precision Air used to fly into Serengeti and land at Seronera Airstrip three-times a week, usually on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
A one-way trip between Dar-Es-salaam and Serengeti or Zanzibar to Seronera, via Dar cost USD 290.
This time round maybe the Arusha or Kilimanjaro route to Serengeti may materialize to reinforce mobility in the Northern Circuit.
Already there are charter flights linking National Parks and Game Reserves from Arusha and Kilimanjaro Airports but they sometimes get overwhelmed, especially during the high-season of tourism.
But, Precision Air happens to be the first and the only member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to introduce scheduled flights to the Serengeti National Park.
The airline return to Serengeti is also timely, on that this happens to be the peak season for the Great wildlife Migration movements in the National Park.
While it may seem good news to tourists, hotel operators in the park, may not exactly celebrate this new development, which can easily take away a chunk of guests who could have boarded at their facilities overnight.
Next year, Precision Air which was established in 1993 gets to mark its 30th Anniversary.
The airline started out as a private charter air Transport Company flying a five-seater Piper Aztec aircraft.
Coincidentally Precision Air initial line of business was to connect tourists between Northern Zone urban canters to Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater and the Zanzibar Islands.
Eventually the Precision Air grew to become a fully-fledged airline serving the entire East African Region, shifting base from Arusha to Dar es Salaam.
The airline routes links Arusha, Bukoba, Kigoma, Kilimanjaro, Musoma, Mtwara, Mwanza, Tabora, Zanzibar and Nairobi, Kenya.
Marc Nkwame
Marc Nkwame is one of the David Astor Journalism Award Winning Writers from East African Region.
Airline Revives its Flights Migration Into Serengeti
It is time of the year again, as the annual wildlife migration makes round in Serengeti, but isn't there an airline up in the sky, attempting a re-entry? You betcha!
tanzaniatimes.net
Sama boy 255
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🤣🤣🤣 Leo ndio nimeamini we jamaa ni mzee wa kukosoa tu, na hujui lolote, kumbe huwa unaishiaga kuona picha tu 🤣🤣🤣 Ulifkir utaijua Dodoma kupitia picha tu.? Fika mwenyewe ujionee, au kwako wewe apartment means City plan .. we kumbe ni hamna kitu tu, Dom imepangwa mzee na kama utapata bahati ya kufika huko utajionea hilo kwa macho yako, hadi rangi za mabati karibu kika mtaa ni uniformity, kuna midaa Iko na nyumba za bari za kijani tu, pia mitaa yenye nyumba za bati nyeusi tu, pia mitaa zenye nyumba za bati nyekundu tu and they are all well planned, ukifika wala hutokua na haja ya picha tena, kitu kilichopo kwasasa ni kwamba maeneo mengi bado hayajaaa kujengwa na barabara pia bado kwa idadi kubwa, that's why picha za juu zinaonyesha kama kuna mapengo mapengo, but I'm telling you, tafuta video yoyote inaoonyesha closer view uthibitishe haya niyasemayo, kwa mfano anza na hizi 👇. 👇. 👇.
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