31/03/2010 by hindu.

The First Lady, Mama Salma Kikwete, has admonished schoolgirls in Mara Region for provoking men’s lust for sex by  putting on indecent clothes.

Indecent clothes won by girl students attract men who end up impregnating them or have them contract sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/Aids, and losing their education dreams, she observed.

“Stop exposing your bodies in public because you will gain nothing but sorrows by attracting lustful men,” she told the schoolgirls. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in News | 1 Comment »

31/03/2010 by hindu.

Spearhead Africa Company, an international firm with a branch in Tanzania, plans a series of events in Dar es Salaam on April 18, to raise funds for the global campaign to combat impending water crisis.

Speaking during a press conference in the city on Monday, Spearhead Africa advertising manager Ms Bertha Ikua, said they target to raise about $5,000 during the events to be donated to an NGO, Practica Foundation, to establish 20 functioning safe water points to benefit over 3,000 villagers in Njombe District.

She said her company has decided to join other cities taking part in such events across the world. The events would include a 6km walk and 15km run, the average distance that women and children in developing countries walk everyday in search of water. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in News | 6 Comments »

31/03/2010 by hindu.

Outspoken Kishapu MP Fred Mpendazoe yesterday quit the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) to join a newly established opposition outfit that some critics recently dismissed as a hoax.Announcing his decision to jump ship at the Information Centre (Maelezo) auditorium in Dar es Salaam, Mr Mpendazoe said he had reached the decision after considering a number of factors.

He said he strongly felt he no longer had confidence in the party on whose ticket he entered Parliament for the first time following the 2005 General Election. And reacting to Mr Mpendazoe’s announcement, Chama Cha Jamii (CCJ) officials bragged that the MP’s decision to join it was just an early signal of the new party’s potential strength.
   
CCJ secretary general Renatus Muabhi said: “Ours is a strategic party. We expect many CCM stalwarts to join us, as the clock ticks towards the October elections.” Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in News | No Comments »

31/03/2010 by hindu.

 Members of the House of Representative have passed a bill to set the stage for a referendum in Zanzibar.    The bill was passed unanimously yesterday after two days of discussion, which was an indication that it would eventually be voted into law without a hitch.  

 Most of Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) members of the House refused to contribute to the debate, saying they did not want to confuse their voters.  Very few law makers were able to register to make contributions, which annoyed Speaker Pandu Ameir Kificho. 

The bill came out of the recent political development in the Isles, especially after the historical meeting in November last year of two political rivals, President Amani Abeid Karume of CCM and Civic United Front (CUF) secretary general Mr Seif Shariff Hamad.   Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in News | 1 Comment »

31/03/2010 by admin.

 

Kwa mujibu wa matokeo ya uchunguzi wa kitabibu, baadhi ya kuku wa kufugwa wanaoingia sokoni wamekuzwa kwa kutumia ‘utundu’ wenye hatari wa baadhi ya wafugaji wasio waaminifu kwa kulisha mifugo hiyo dawa za ARV ambazo huwafanya kuku hao kuonekana wakubwa na wanene kwa muda mfupi. Uchunguzi huo unakwenda mbele zaidi na kubainisha kwamba, tabia za dawa hizo ambazo ni kujenga mwili na kuimarisha kinga ya magonjwa kwa mwathirika wa Virusi vya Ukimwi, ndiyo inayompata mlaji wa kuku hao.

Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in TANBlog | No Comments »

30/03/2010 by hindu.

Movenpick Hotels & Resorts and Habitat for Humanity Africa & the Middle East are delighted to announce the continued partnership to help providing affordable housing for families and communities inTanzania. They are also celebrating the collection of USD 14,000 from the Movenpick Royal Palm Hotel in Dar es Salaam towards the programme.

This meaningful partnership between both organizations was established in Tanzania in February 2008. Since then, it has helped 20 families in Tanzania to improve their standard of living and enhance facilities in their communities.

Founded in 1976, Habitat for Humanity International Today, has built over 350,000 houses around the world and has provided more than 1.75 million people in 3,000 communities with safe, decent and affordable shelter. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in News | No Comments »

30/03/2010 by hindu.

Clad in yellow T-shirts inscribed with messages rebuking Tanzania Electricity Supply Company (Tanesco), the Full Gospel Bible Fellowship (FGBF) followers pitched camp outside their church early this year in show of defiance against the power utility company.

They weathered a scotching sun and night-time mosquitoes for 72 days as they guided against routing of high tension electric cables near their church at Mwenge.

FGBF Bishop Zacharia Kakobe mobilized his followers to guard the church premises around the clock to make sure that Tanesco technicians did not get an opportunity to erect the pylons. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in News | No Comments »

30/03/2010 by hindu.

Kibaha — The Tanzania Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (TCCIA) in Coast Region has re-elected the outgoing leadership for another three-year tenure in office.The elections were preceded by the annual general meeting at Kibaha town.

 The association’s regional chairperson, Ms Kasa Mlonja retained her post with 39 votes against her opponent, Ms Clara Ibihya’s 33 votes. One of the 73 votes cast was spoilt.Announcing the results, TCCIA President, Mr Aloyce Mwamanga, said that Mr Ramadhani Mkabara retained his post of TCCIA’s Vice- Chairman of Industry and was unopposed with 66 votes. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in News | No Comments »

30/03/2010 by hindu.

The private sector and civil society have supported retired President Benjamin Mkapa’s advice that the East African Community should be careful in its Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations with the European Union.They described Mr Mkapa’s concern as “genuine”, adding that it reflected the position they had been holding for the past five years, saying governments of the EAC member countries should take the former President’s advice seriously

Mr Mkapa’s remarks have come as a consolation to us… this is what we have been advocating for the past five years,” a member of the Tanzania Civil Society Trade Coalition (TCSTC), Mr Abubakar Mohammed Ali, told The Citizen.

The statement Mr Mkapa made in Nairobi recently has also drawn the support of members of the private sector, who said there were many issues that should be considered before the region entered into an agreement with the developed nations. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in News | No Comments »

29/03/2010 by hindu.

Prime Minister of the United Republic of Tanzania Mizengo Peter Pinda began a three-day official visit to Vietnam on March 29 as a guest of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

The visit, the first to Vietnam by Pinda since he took up his position as Prime Minister of Tanzania in 2008, takes place at a time when the two nations are celebrating 45 years of diplomatic ties.

It aims to promote economic, trade and investment relations, especially in agriculture and farm produce processing, between Vietnam and Tanzania.

Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in News | No Comments »