December 3

• Tanzania: Private Firms Join Hands Against Malaria

  THE war against malaria has attained another impressive level as local private business companies join hands with the parastatal organizations and the sports sector to intensify... Read more »

• Tanzania: Old People Vulnerable to Disease - Study

  ELDERLY people are susceptible and heavily affected by non communicable diseases (NCDs), a study on the Burden of NCDs in Older Tanzanians by Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) has... Read more »

• Tanzania: Pundits Call for Athlete Incentive Package

  LACK of proper incentives to excelling local athletes has been cited as a major factor that had negatively impacted the development of sports in Tanzania. Read more »

• Tanzania: Police Investigate Foreigner's Death

  SECURITY organs here are still baffled by the identification of the Caucasian lady, whose dead body was discovered here last week. Read more »

• Africa: What Thabo Mbeki Did Not Say [column]

  THIS week we had a rare treat from a renowned fiery orator, the refined but humiliated South African former leader Thabo Mbeki when he gave a public lecture at the University of... Read more »

• Tanzania: Zantel Supports Mafia Hospital

  ZANTEL has donated medicine worth shillings five million to Mafia Island District hospital as part of the company's efforts to improve community health in Coast Region. Read more »

• Tanzania: Lawmaker Denies Rumours of Quitting Chadema

  MEMBER of Parliament for Mpanda Urban Constituency in Katavi region,Mr Said Amour Arfi (Chadema), has played down stories that he has plans to desert Chadema and join Chama Cha... Read more »

• East Africa: Gradual Integration Is Right Way Forward [opinion]

  ACCORDING to the Treaty of the revived East African Community (EAC), monetary union is a stage just a heartbeat away from achieving "ultimately political federation" of the region. Read more »

• Tanzania: Will This 'Cheapest Airline' Solve December's Transport Blues?

  AT the time when tens of thousands of Tanzanians are about to start their annual end-of-the-year helter-skelter rush and scramble for buses, an airline which charges cheapest fares... Read more »

• Tanzania: Tanzania Needs Stronger Military

  IN the wake of new discoveries of uranium, gas and ongoing oil exploration, Tanzania is becoming vulnerable to attacks from outside and is keen on strengthening its armed forces. Read more »

• Tanzania: Africare Renders Services to 4,000 People in Mara

  OVER 4,000 people living with HIV/Aids in Mara region have started getting care provided by Africare, through its KAYA community care initiative project. Read more »

• Tanzania: No Plans to Tamper With BPs List - Muhongo

  ALLEGATIONS that the Ministry of Energy and Minerals is pushing the Petroleum Importation Coordinator (PIC) to include Puma Energy (T) Limited and its parent company, Trafigura PTE... Read more »

• Tanzania: Swissport, Fastjet Seal Business Deal

  SWISSPORT International, the world's leading provider of ground handling services to the aviation sector, has sealed an agreement with Africa's new low-cost carrier (LCC), Fastjet,... Read more »

• Tanzania: 'Road Transport Needs Heavy Investment'

  HEAVY investment is needed to enable the Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority (Tazara) compete with road transporters as the latter enjoys the lion's share of 85 per cent of the... Read more »

• Tanzania: EAC Defers South Sudan, Somali Admission

  THE East African Community (EAC) Heads of State summit in Nairobi yesterday deferred a decision on South Sudan and Somalia's application to join the five-member economic bloc. Read more »

• Tanzania: Chasimba Residents to Be Relocated

  THE government has finally resolved to conduct a survey and evaluation of land and property on block 1, 4 and 7 in Chasimba Village in Kinondoni District so that it relocates and... Read more »

• Tanzania: Red Cross Organizes Court Competition in Arusha

  THE International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) last week organized a moot court competition on international humanitarian law for 36 students from nine Anglophone countries in... Read more »

• Tanzania: Ngassa Sends Stars Through

  MERCURIAL winger Mrisho Ngassa at his breathtaking best tore hapless Somalia apart with the country record five-goal CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup haul as Kilimanjaro Stars swept... Read more »

• Tanzania: Moshi Councils Collect Sh6.2 Billion in Revenue

  MOSHI municipal council and six other district councils in Kilimanjaro region collected a total of 6.2bn/- in revenue between July last year and June this year, which was 82 % of... Read more »

• Tanzania: Banks Adopt Longer Working Hours in Battle for Clients

  ECOBANK Tanzania has joined the bandwagon of financial institutions that are luring clients by extending their opening hours, in some cases having additional hours at some branches... Read more »

• Tanzania: Fundraiser for Vulnerable Children Successful

  OVER Euro 600,000 has been raised to support UNICEF programmes aiming at stopping abuse of children in the islands. Read more »

• Tanzania: Kagera Man Chops Off Wife's Ear

  AS the world marks 16 Days of Activism Against Gender violence, 18-year old Jane Jacob, a resident of Rulenge village in Ngara District, Kagera Region, lost her left ear after it... Read more »

• Tanzania: HIV Prevalence High Among College Students in Zanzibar

  WHILE Zanzibar battles to keep HIV/AIDS prevalence low, the prevalence rate amongst students in institutes of higher learning is about 2.5 per cent as revealed here during... Read more »

• Tanzania: Darkness Didn't Stop Korean Quartet Playing

  SHEER professionalism reared its head when the lights went out in the middle of the visiting Korean Kallaci String Quartet's concert at the Serena Hotel in Dar es Salaam on Friday... Read more »

• Tanzania: New Policy Will Transform Sports - Ministry

  THE reviewed national sports policy is set to transform sports as a dynamic and fast-growing sector in the country, which can contribute to the objectives of economic growth and... Read more »