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Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) has announced an investment of US $60 million from the private sector investors Hutchicon Ports Holdings, Wai Chau and TICTS, to facilitate its port operations in easing congestion at its ports.
Property developers are adapting new building technology that has the potential of lowering the cost of houses.
POWER utility Eskom has caved in to pressure and reduced its tariff increase application from an initial 45% to 35%.
MEMBERS of Parliament yesterday blamed the death of Budiope county MP, Henry Balikoowa, on poor roads and failure by the Government to enforce traffic rules.
Safaricom share price beat a retreat from a three-week rally that lifted it past the IPO price, dampening investor expectation that a window was opening for them to harvest their investments.
The stage is set for a fresh standoff in the internet market following the latest announcement by the East African Submarine System (EASSy) that it intends to officially launch operations in June.
NO matter how insurance is viewed, nobody can take away the important role it plays in economic stability of any nation. And that is why the sector would lead and not play catch-up in any development that can upscale its activities.
More than 70 orphaned children will have to spent a second night in the cold after a private developer demolished their orphanage and a Madrassa at Kanamai in Kilifi district.
The Tanzania Nations Road Agency (Tanroads) says it will pocket over Sh467.9 billion if it wins legal suits lodged against nine contractors, who are mostly disputing termination of contracts.
TOL Gases Limited has spent a total of Sh3.2 billion since divesture 2005 to put in place the necessary infrastructure to address production and distribution bottlenecks.
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) attempted to pull down a 13-storey building, which is being used as offices at Shiashie East Legon, a suburb of Accra, but the Project Coordinator stood firm and stopped the action of the AMA, claiming that the site of the project was legal.
Barely a year after the relaunch of Rwandatel's mobile phone network and MTN's tenth anniversary, Tigo last week added its blue to an already colorful telecommunications landscape.
For a long time now, we have heard whispers about the fabled master plan for Kigali City, but without seeing anything tangible. Last week, KCC has broken the silence.
The Ministry of Commerce in collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and partners will today celebrate World Standard and African Industrialization Day.
Public Works Minister, Samuel Kofi Woods, II on Saturday, November 21, 2009 visited five Counties, where rehabilitation of roads and bridges are ongoing.
MTN Rwanda has acquired the first and largest syndicated loan of US$18 million from six local banks for upgrading its network.
Too many players in the fibre industry could herald a price war and increase instances of sabotage, analysts warn.
Cell phones have cut dramatically the number of women dying during childbirth in Amensie village in south-central Ghana, according to local health officials.
Participants at a one-day workshop organised by Outsource Botswana said last week that the only way for the country to prosper is to open communication channels to everybody.
Residents of Oljoro and Muriet wards of Arumeru District and those residing in Oljoro Number 10 in Simanjiro district now have access to clean and safe water after completing phase two of a community water project.
A campaign will be conducted for two weeks to enable members of the communities in Oldonyosambu and Ngarenanyuki Wards to add value to their process of living. Organizers of the campaign will start to mobilize members of the communities on 29th November 2009.
Poor project management is said to be a stumbling block in the implementation of project developments in the city of Francistown.
MPs yesterday asked top government officials who received 450 BlackBerry phones during the Commonwealth summit to return them to the ICT ministry.
Defence Minister Lindiwe Sisulu appears still to be smarting from the accusation by her Cabinet colleague, Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale, that 40000 houses built shoddily during her tenure as housing minister have to be rebuilt at a cost of about R1bn.
Local sprinters will continue forking out funds to compete in Kenya and other neigbouring countries in order to qualify for major international championships.
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