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Herbal healers remain secretive

Sefue is new Chief Secretary

Tibaijuka calls for school investments

SUMATRA to act on unruly bus owners

Rukwa sets aside over 2bn/- for irrigation

Funds set aside for irrigation in Rukwa

Mwanza city on a major shopping project

Mara faces critical shortage of petrol

Korea alumni in Tanzania set on development

Police hunt for theft suspect

Flood victims will not be kicked from schools: RC

Driver convicted of overloading

Tanzania eligible for one more year of AGOA

70 get legal aid from KWIECO’s litigation programme

Broadcaster Ngahyoma dies in Dar es Salaam

TSN set to launch re-designed website

City fathers warn on building sites

EWURA acts on rogue traders

Isles Quran schools for registration

NBAA to award 268 accountants with CPA

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Herbal healers remain secretive

REGISTRATION of traditional healers and sellers of alternative medicines has proved difficult with some people labelling it as a “witch hunting” excercise. The Acting Assistant Director, Traditional Medicine Section, Dr Paulo Mhame, told the ‘Daily News on Saturday’ in an exclusive interview

Author: By MASEMBE TAMBWE, Uploaded on: 30th December 2011 @ 19:00, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 1014

Sefue is new Chief Secretary

PRESIDENT Jakaya Kikwete has appointed the Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), Ambassador Ombeni Yohana Sefue, as new Chief Secretary, with immediate effect. Ambassador Sefue (57), fills the post left vacant by Mr Phillemon Luhanjo who has retired from the civil service. He is

Author: By DAILY NEWS Reporter, Uploaded on: 30th December 2011 @ 18:32, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 1210

Tibaijuka calls for school investments

The Minister for Lands, Housing and Human Settlements, Prof. Anna Tibaijuka, has stressed the importance of education as an important tool of rescuing most Tanzanians from income poverty. Prof. Tibaijuka said that the government would give all necessary support to individuals and partners who

Author: From Meddy Mulisa in Bukoba, Uploaded on: 30th December 2011 @ 18:02, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 934

SUMATRA to act on unruly bus owners

MEMBERS of the Association of Bus Operators in Tanzania have requested for quick intervention by the government to help inspect and authenticate work contracts signed between lorry and passenger bus drivers with transportation proprietors. Speaking in Dar es Salaam on Friday, the association’s

Author: By DAILY NEWS Reporter, Uploaded on: 30th December 2011 @ 13:02, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 810

Rukwa sets aside over 2bn/- for irrigation

OVER 2.22bn/- has been set by the District Irrigation Development Fund (DIDF) for implementation of irrigation farming in 2011-2012. Rukwa Regional Commissioner (RC), Ms Stella Manyanya said this during an exclusive interview with the 'Daily News on Saturday' here on Friday. She said over

Author: From PETI SIYAME in Mpanda, Uploaded on: 30th December 2011 @ 12:54, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 520

Funds set aside for irrigation in Rukwa

MORE than 2.2bn/- has been set aside by the District Irrigation Development Fund (DIDF) for implementation of irrigation farming in 2011 - 2012. This was said on Friday by the Rukwa Regional Commissioner (RC), Ms Stella Manyanya during an exclusive interview with the 'Daily News on Saturday'.

Author: From PETI SIYAME in Mpanda, Uploaded on: 30th December 2011 @ 12:02, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 525

Mwanza city on a major shopping project

THE Mwanza City Council from March next year is expected to implement a giant multi-billion commercial complex project aimed at stimulating businesses and attracting more investors in the region. Mwanza city Assistant Economist and Planning Officer, Joseph Kashushula told the 'Daily News'

Author: From Correspondent MOSES MATTHEW in Mwanza, Uploaded on: 30th December 2011 @ 12:02, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 973

Mara faces critical shortage of petrol

PRICES of petrol on Friday increased to 6,000/- per litre in some parts of Mara Region forcing the hike of transport fare ahead of Happy New Year holidays. Musoma Municipality is the most affected area followed by Tarime district, according to latest reports. "The situation is critical,

Author: From MUGINI JACOB in Musoma, Uploaded on: 30th December 2011 @ 12:02, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 529

Korea alumni in Tanzania set on development

THE growing number of alumni who study in Korea was recently bolstered when about 40 members with different professions from various ministries and public organizations of Tanzania convened in Dar es Salaam. Speaking to the 'Daily News' on the event, the Korea International Co-operation Agency

Author: By DAILY NEWS Reporter, Uploaded on: 30th December 2011 @ 11:50, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 648

Police hunt for theft suspect

AN employee who managed to escape with property worth over 28m/- is being sought by the police. Police are looking for one Shaban Said Bukhul for disappearing with his employer’s property worth over 28m/-. They have issued an alert for anyone with information that might lead to the arrest

Author: By Staff Reporter, Uploaded on: 30th December 2011 @ 11:15, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 675

Flood victims will not be kicked from schools: RC

THE government will not chase away flood victims sheltered in different camps in primary and secondary schools in Dar es Salaam when schools re-open by January 9, 2012. The Dar es Salaam Regional Commissioner, Mr Said Meck Sadick told a news conference in Dar es Salaam on Friday that the

Author: By ANNE ROBI, Uploaded on: 30th December 2011 @ 11:15, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 613

Driver convicted of overloading

ALI Hamad Hajji (28), a driver and Khatib Haroub Alawi (20), a conductor, both from Maugani village in Unguja West District, have been sentenced to a one-week sentence for overloading passengers by Mwanakwerekwe District Court. The two accused pleaded guilty to the overloading charges, which

Author: From DAILY NEWS Reporter in Zanzibar, Uploaded on: 30th December 2011 @ 11:02, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 578

Tanzania eligible for one more year of AGOA

UNITED States has approved 40 Sub-Saharan countries, including Tanzania, for the African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA), a trade preference arrangement for 2012. US Trade Representative to Tanzania, Ambassador Ron Kirk, announced President Barrack Obama’s decision to designate 40 sub-Saharan

Author: By FARAJA MGWABATI, Uploaded on: 30th December 2011 @ 11:02, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 573

70 get legal aid from KWIECO’s litigation programme

THE Moshi-based non-governmental organisation – Kilimanjaro Women Information Exchange and Consultancy Organization (KWIECO) has, under its Litigation Programme, supported over 70 clients with necessary court documents. Under the programme, a total of 18 cases related to contract, land,

Author: From PETER TEMBA in Moshi, Uploaded on: 30th December 2011 @ 11:00, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 453

Broadcaster Ngahyoma dies in Dar es Salaam

SEASONED journalist John Ngahyoma (50) has died in Dar es Salaam after a long battle against liver cancer, his brother also a journalist, Ngalimecha Ngahyoma said on Friday. Ngalimecha said his young brother, died at his Tabata- Segerea home on Friday morning. The funeral wake was being held at

Author: By DAILY NEWS Reporter, Uploaded on: 30th December 2011 @ 10:58, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 953

TSN set to launch re-designed website

THE Tanzania Standard (Newspapers) is set to launch a newly designed website on Sunday, in a move aimed to extend its readership and keep abreast with latest developments in Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The launching of the website, www.dailynews.co.tz, comes after a

Author: By CHRISTOPHER MAJALIWA, Uploaded on: 29th December 2011 @ 23:37, Total Comments: 1, Total people who read this story: 807

City fathers warn on building sites

DEVELOPERS who have erected structures on storm water conduits, causing flooding in surrounding areas were on Thursday advised to demolish the structures. The Deputy Minister for Land, Housing and Human Settlements Development, Mr Goodluck Ole-Medeye, told 'Daily News' that no developer would

Author: By ALVAR MWAKYUSA, Uploaded on: 29th December 2011 @ 19:00, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 896

EWURA acts on rogue traders

FIVE petrol stations are to be closed down and their licences suspended for failure to comply with Energy and Water Regulatory Authority's (Ewura) new indicative prices announced a fortnight ago. The petrol stations are GBP Petrol Station (Sinza), Camel Oil (Veterinary), Camel Oil (Tabata),

Author: By FARAJA MGWABATI, Uploaded on: 29th December 2011 @ 18:30, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 597

Isles Quran schools for registration

IN efforts to combat escalating incidents of child and women abuse in the Isles, the Office of the Mufti of Zanzibar is conducting a nationwide registration of all Madrassas (Quran schools) with the aim of identifying them and their teachers. Secretary in the Mufti Office, Sheikh Fadhil Soraga

Author: From DAILY NEWS Reporter in Zanzibar, Uploaded on: 29th December 2011 @ 13:25, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 916

NBAA to award 268 accountants with CPA

A TOTAL of 1,512 (44.3 per cent) candidates who sat for the National Accountancy examinations in thirteen examination centres in the country have failed their examinations while 854 (25 per cent) passed. According to the National Board of Accountants and Auditors (NBAA) Executive Director, Mr

Author: By DAILY NEWS Reporter, Uploaded on: 29th December 2011 @ 13:23, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 681

Arusha set for bumper harvests

ARUSHA expects to harvest between 485,000 and 500,000 tonnes of cereals during the 2011/2012 harvesting season, Regional Commissioner, Mr Magesa Mulongo has said. The region, comprising of seven districts, has a population of 1.8 million. "During the previous harvesting season the region

Author: From MARC NKWAME in Arusha, Uploaded on: 29th December 2011 @ 12:25, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 535

Moshi municipality submits proposal for City status

MOSHI Municipal Council has submitted proposals to expand the town to the Chairman of Kilimanjaro Regional Consultative Committee (RCC) who is also the Regional Commissioner, Mr Leonidas Gama, with a view of expediting the process to fulfill its vision of becoming a city next year. According to

Author: From PETER TEMBA in Moshi, Uploaded on: 29th December 2011 @ 12:00, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 640

TRA officer charged with theft

ASSISTANT officer with the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) Edson Mwantobe (42) was on Thursday arraigned at Ilala District Court charged with stealing. However, the accused pleaded not guilty to the offence and was remanded in prison for failure to meet bail conditions set by the court. It

Author: By JOYCE KABIGI, Uploaded on: 29th December 2011 @ 11:30, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 759

Fears on Serengeti rail project allayed

THE government has dispelled fears that the proposed multi-billion-shilling railway project from Tanga, Arusha to Musoma and Kampala will run through the Serengeti National Park. A story published in a Uganda local daily reported that conservationists in Uganda are against the move noting that

Author: By ROSE ATHUMANI, Uploaded on: 29th December 2011 @ 11:21, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 959

Political parties advised to solve internal conflicts

POLITICAL parties in the country should adopt internal mechanisms to tackle conflicts before they erupt and lead to serious divisions. Various stakeholders told the 'Daily News' on Thursday that the current situation in giant political parties gives a clear indication that there is something

Author: By PIUS RUGONZIBWA, Uploaded on: 29th December 2011 @ 11:20, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 433

NIDA targets 32,000 civil servants in the Isles

THE National Identification Authority (NIDA) targets to register and issue citizen identity cards to more than 32,000 civil servants in Zanzibar, the NIDA- Zanzibar Director, Mr Vuai Mussa Vuai, said on Thursday. "We have started well the registration exercise since December 19, this year in

Author: From ISSA YUSSUF in Zanzibar, Uploaded on: 29th December 2011 @ 11:00, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 416

NCCR complies with court order on Kafulila

THE opposition NCCR-Mageuzi has complied with the High Court order by suspending the party’s move to take any further steps following its decision to strip Kigoma South MP, Mr David Kafulila of his party membership. The party’s Head of Constitution and Justice, Dr Sengodo Mvungi, said the court

Author: By ROSE ATHUMANI, Uploaded on: 28th December 2011 @ 17:44, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 680

Bulk fuel procurement starts Jan 1

THE first tanker with a consignment of 37,000 tonnes petroleum products imported under bulk procurement system is expected to dock at the Dar es Salaam Port on Sunday, officials said on Wednesday. Messrs Augusta Energy SA Geneva won the tender to import 540,000 metric tonnes of oil under bulk

Author: By ALVAR MWAKYUSA, Uploaded on: 28th December 2011 @ 14:05, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 696

Dar es Salaam defends consensus in EAC

THE current principle of consensus as modality for mutual and collective decision making within the East African Community (EAC) as opposed to proposed ‘winner rules’ principle, has received the support of a cross-section of the people in Tanzania. Technocrats within the Arusha-based EAC

Author: By FARAJA MGWABATI, Uploaded on: 28th December 2011 @ 14:04, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 859

Local coffee consumption goes up

THE Director General of Tanzania Coffee Board has said local coffee consumption has slightly gone up compared to the past. Eng Adolph Kumburu said domestic coffee consumption stood at an average of 5 per cent of the country’s total output, up from 1 per cent some three years ago. “The rate

Author: From PETER TEMBA in Moshi, Uploaded on: 28th December 2011 @ 13:46, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 492

Puma gives safety gear to police force

PUMA Energy Tanzania Ltd (former BP Tanzania Ltd) has donated road safety gears to Tanzania Police Force worth 30m/- in a bid to curb road accidents which are on the increase. The gears which were handed over on Wednesday in Dar es Salaam by Puma Energy Tanzania Ltd General Manager Mr Maregesi

Author: By CHRISTOPHER MAJALIWA, Uploaded on: 28th December 2011 @ 13:43, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 509

Thirteen rescued from Mafia dhow accident

THE number of people rescued from the ill-fated Zulkani dhow has reached 13. This makes the number of those still missing approximately 13 as some 25 people were earlier feared to have drowned in the Indian Ocean waters. The passengers were sailing from Mafia Island to Dar es Salaam on Monday

Author: By ORTON KIISHWEKO, Uploaded on: 28th December 2011 @ 13:09, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 483

Defiant flood victims back to lowlands

FAMILIES are still moving back to Jangwani area despite a stern warning from the government and the Tanzania Meteorology Agency of heavy rains that will go on for three days starting on Thursday. The TMA Managing Director, Dr Agness Kijazi, has said heavy rains are expected to pound the city for

Author: By ROSE ATHUMANI, Uploaded on: 28th December 2011 @ 13:08, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 535

Isles set to increase clove, mango production

ZANZIBAR is determined to increase clove production, as the island’s economic growth and poverty reduction is largely dependent on agricultural sector, Second Vice-President, Ambassador Seif Ali Iddi said on Wednesday. “We are now focusing on producing better seedlings to boost clove

Author: From ISSA YUSSUF in Zanzibar, Uploaded on: 28th December 2011 @ 12:47, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 473

China, Zanzibar sign co-operation deal

CHINA and Zanzibar on Wednesday signed a development cooperation agreement, where the former will give aid to the latter under a one-year programme.  Chinese ambassador Liu Xinsheng and Zanzibar Finance Minister Omar Yussuf Mzee signed the documents for the 50 million yuan (about 7.9

Author: From DAILY NEWS Reporter in Zanzibar, Uploaded on: 28th December 2011 @ 12:44, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 669

EWURA to announce new power tariffs

ENERGY and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (EWURA)'s Board of Directors is expected to announce new electricity tariffs in the first week of January, 2012. The board was earlier expected to make the announcement before the end of 2011, but the evaluation of the application by Tanzania

Author: By ALVAR MWAKYUSA, Uploaded on: 28th December 2011 @ 12:20, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 744

Three die in Sumbawanga

THREE people died in separate incidents in Rukwa region, the police reported. Rukwa Regional Police Commander Isuto Mantage told reporters here on Wednesday that two people were killed in road accidents. Faustine Makanya, 28, died on the spot after jumping off a moving

Author: From PETI SIYAME in Sumbawanga, Uploaded on: 28th December 2011 @ 11:15, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 434

Rains paralyse railway transport

TRANSPORT Minister Omary Nundu has asked railway passengers to use alternative means as a way of avoiding unnecessary extra costs and inconveniences. The Minister made the appeal in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday when addressing staff of the Surface and Marine Transport Regulatory Authority

Author: By ANNE ROBI, Uploaded on: 28th December 2011 @ 11:15, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 531

Flood victims told to vacate school camps

FLOOD victims sheltered in different camps in primary and secondary schools in Dar es Salaam have been directed by the government to leave the places four days before the schools reopen. The Dar es Salaam Regional Commissioner, Mr Said Meck Sadick, told a news conference in the city on Tuesday

Author: By ROSE ATHUMANI, Uploaded on: 27th December 2011 @ 19:00, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 891

Conmen prey on public leaders

STATE security organs have arrested a gang of conmen who solicit bribes from public leaders. The conmen are impostors with the aim of ripping off public leaders, with claims that the latter's names appear on the 'most wanted' list of the Ethics Tribunal. The Ethics Secretariat

Author: By ORTON KIISHWEKO, Uploaded on: 27th December 2011 @ 14:00, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 670

CUF, Hamad still bickering

THE Civic United Front (CUF) Disciplinary and Ethics Committee has referred a dispute involving the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wawi, Mr Hamad Rashid Mohammed, to the party's National Governing Council for its final decision. The committee was convened on Tuesday at the Party's Headquarters in

Author: By PIUS RUGONZIBWA, Uploaded on: 27th December 2011 @ 14:00, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 610

Countries take lessons from Fukushima crisis

THE nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant that began in March has led many governments around the world to pause, review safety measures and revise their plans for power development. A few countries like Germany and Belgium have even decided to decommission their nuclear plants over the

Author: From a Correspondent in Fukushima, Japan, Uploaded on: 27th December 2011 @ 13:32, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 443

Inmates blame police for fabricating offences

INMATES at the Mpanda Prison in Katavi region have claimed innocence and accused police investigators of fabricating offences against them that sent them to jail. The inmates expressed their sentiments to the Special Seats Member of Parliament (Chadema), Ms Anna Merystella Malack on Christmas

Author: From PETI SIYAME in Sumbawanga, Uploaded on: 27th December 2011 @ 13:13, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 494

Most solid waste not collected in Kagera

MORE than half of solid wastes produced in Bukoba municipality are not collected due to lack of enough equipment. The Municipal Health Officer, Ladislaus Oisso, revealed that during 2010 the municipality produced a total of 25,550 tons of solid waste while those collected were 10,950 tons. He

Author: From MEDDY MULISA in Kagera, Uploaded on: 27th December 2011 @ 13:13, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 429

Rukwa police nab 46 aliens

POLICE in Rukwa Region in collaboration with officers from the immigration department have arrested 46 illegal immigrants from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Burundi. According to the police, when interrogated illegal immigrants from DRC said that they fled insurgents

Author: From PETI SIYAME in Sumbawanga, Uploaded on: 27th December 2011 @ 12:32, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 509

20 feared dead in dhow accident

TWENTY people are feared to have drowned after their dhow christened Zulkani they were sailing in from Mafia Island to Dar es Salaam was capsized at around 10:00 pm on Monday. Five people among the passengers were rescued. Sumatra Acting Director General, Ahmed Kilima said on Tuesday the dhow

Author: By DAILY NEWS Reporter, Uploaded on: 27th December 2011 @ 12:29, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 656

Families adamant to leave airport land

AT least 650 families living close to the Zanzibar International Airport have refused to move despite calls by the government to vacate the area to pave the way for airport expansion. Visibly exasperated families led by Mr Ramadhani Mrisho Rupia, said at a meeting with Zanzibar's Second

Author: From ISSA YUSSUF in Zanzibar, Uploaded on: 27th December 2011 @ 12:29, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 702

Man killed in a hit and run accident

A 78-year old man identified as Ernest Muchwampaka, resident of Muhutwe village, in Muleba district, died on Christmas day after he was hit by a speeding motorcycle. Eye witnesses said the old man was heading to a relative's funeral at a nearby village of Bisore. The unsuspecting Muchwampaka

Author: From DAILY NEWS Reporter in Bukoba, Uploaded on: 27th December 2011 @ 12:13, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 464

RC Manyanya directs authorities to curb fuel shortages in Rukwa

RUKWA Regional Commissioner (RC), Ms Stella Manyanya has directed state organs to start escorting fuel tankers plying between Tunduma and Mbeya to avoid the commodity falling in the hands of fraudsters. The RC issued the directive following an acute shortage of petrol in the region prompting a

Author: From PETI SIYAME in Sumbawanga, Uploaded on: 27th December 2011 @ 12:00, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 424

Three die in Dar es Salaam

THREE people including two children died in different incidents in Dar es Salaam on Monday, police have reported. In the first incident, Amina Kibasa, 7, died on the spot after being hit by a vehicle whose registration number was T 112 ACR along Nyerere Road at Jet Bus Stand in Ilala

Author: By DAILY NEWS Reporter, Uploaded on: 27th December 2011 @ 11:15, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 834

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