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Archive for July 2009
Dk Harrison Mwakyembe
28/07/2009 by admin.
Dk Harrison Mwakyembe (Kyela CCM) alishauri mgodi huo ufungwe kuipa fursa kampuni hiyo ya Canada kurekebisha mifumo yake ya taka na serikali kuweka mipaka ya kuutenganisha na makazi ya watu. Dk Mwakyembe alisema kampuni ya Barrick ina rekodi duniani kote ya uchafuzi wa mazingira na kwamba iliwahi kufukuzwa nchini Australia kwa kushindwa kuhifadhi taka zake. Read the rest of this entry »
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Stage set for uranium mining to begin, says Ngeleja
27/07/2009 by admin.
TANZANIA has at least 53.9 million pounds of uranium oxide deposits and expects to start mining some of that by 2011, Energy and Minerals Minister William Ngeleja has said.
Although gold continues to dominate the country’s mining sector, there has been increasing interest in other metals like uranium and nickel. Minister Ngeleja said two companies - Mantra Tanzania Limited, a unit of Australia’s Mantra Resources, and Uranex Tanzania Limited, a subsidiary of Australia’s Uranex - hope to start producing in two years. Read the rest of this entry »
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Matsapha airport cocaine bust
27/07/2009 by admin.
MBABANE – Police made a drug bust at the Matsapha International Airport when they caught a man who had swallowed 42 cocaine sachets.
On Friday morning, police at the airport pounced on the unsuspecting passenger who it is said was from Brazil. A source close to the matter said that the police suspected the man, and asked to conduct a search on him. Police Public Relations Officer Superintedent Vusi Masuku confirmed that a 30-year-old Tanzanian male was arrested and charged with Pharmacy Act.
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MP accuses TanzaniteOne of ’stripping workers naked’
27/07/2009 by admin.
EXPATRIATE managers of the gemstone mining company TanzaniteOne Ltd, working in Manyara Region, have been accused of racism and subjecting local workers to undue harassment and demeaning work conditions.
In a scathing attack on the South African-based firm which is currently the primary miner of tanzanite in the country, Simanjiro legislator Christopher Ole Sendeka declared in parliament that local workers at the Mererani mining plant are the victims of harsh treatment and discrimination by their foreign bosses. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tanzanian Bus Collides With Lorry, 28 Dead
27/07/2009 by admin.
A bus in Tanzania collided with a lorry after bursting a tyre, killing 28 people, police said on Monday. Simon Sirro, regional police commander for Tanga, said the accident occurred on Sunday in Korogwe, about 200 km northwest of the commercial capital Dar es Salaam. Among the 18 men and 10 women killed were an American woman and a Kenyan man, he said.
Fatal road accidents are rife in east Africa, where roads and vehicles are poorly maintained and speeding is common. Last week, 22 people died in Kenya when two buses collided.
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Battle for Isles oil revenue hots up as elections approach
23/07/2009 by admin.
The strong bipartisan support by Zanzibari legislators for the move by the Isles government to remove gas and oil from the list of matters that fall under the Union government is being viewed by observers as an indication that campaign strategy in the elections next year will exploit the simmering tensions with the Mainland. Read the rest of this entry »
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Panic in Bunge as minister falls ill
23/07/2009 by admin.
Panic and anxiety gripped the august House here yesterday when deputy minister for infrastructure, Mr Hezekiah Chibulunje, suffered what was believed to be a mild heart attack as he responded to a question from an MP.
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BoT raises awareness on circulation of fake notes circulation
07/07/2009 by admin.
The Bank of Tanzania (BoT) is conducting civic education to raise awareness on the circulation of fake notes.
A senior official with the central bank, Mr Abdul Dollar, said yesterday the exercise at the Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair would raise the public�s awareness on key security features on genuine notes.
The circulation of fake notes escalated in the early 1990�s after the introduction of the Sh5,000 and Sh10,000 notes.
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East African singer Nakaaya Sumari
07/07/2009 by admin.
East African singer Nakaaya Sumari sings about social issues in Tanzania. Local music critics have said that she represents the ‘dynamic spirit of the modern East African woman’.
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Bank of Tanzania (BoT) to Meremeta Gold Limited company.
07/07/2009 by admin.
OPPOSITION lawmakers have yet again refused to be silenced from openly debating in Parliament on dubious payments amounting to more than 155bn/- made by the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) to Meremeta Gold Limited company.
The Shadow Minister for Defence and National Service, Masoud Abdalla Salim, asserted in the National Assembly here yesterday that the Tanzania People’s Defence Forces (TPDF) as an institution is being used to hide possible corruption involved in the Meremeta deal.
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