06/09/2010 by hindu.

PRIME Minister Mizengo Pinda has advised Ghana’s government to join forces with other member states of Economic Community of Western African States (ECOWAS) in boosting electricity production.

The premier made the advice on Saturday evening shortly after visiting Akosombo hydro power dam, located 130 km from Accra.

He said that dam was currently producing 1,020MG which were insufficient, forcing the Volta River Authority to use gas to produce another 400MW to meet the demand. Read the rest of this entry »

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06/09/2010 by hindu.

TANZANIA lost their 6th game in a row and continues their disappointing performance in the ICC Under- 19 Africa region World qualifiers in Namibia.

They suffered a 75 runs defeat at the hands of Botswana in their last match on Saturday. They displayed a better performance compared to their previous games but it was not enough to record their first win. The Botswana team played good cricket and deserved their victory.

Botswana won the toss and elected to bat first. The opening pair started with a flyer and each of them getting good scores. Siddhartha Rangaswamy got 82 runs and Varun Vijayakumar got quick 25 runs, which led a good foundation for their coming batsmen. Read the rest of this entry »

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06/09/2010 by hindu.

(eTN) - The Somali sea pestilence, aka pirates, aka ocean terrorists, will have another thing coming soon should they try to enter Tanzanian waters, which extends 200 miles into the open Indian Ocean from its shores and has, in the past, seen the terrorists crisscross the vast area in the absence of deterrent and detection.

Information from Dar es Salaam is now telling a different story, as the capacity of the Tanzanian navy is apparently being boosted by friendly nations, as is the case also in Kenya and the Seychelles, also affected by the pirate trade. State-of-the-art detection and surveillance equipment is being procured and will be installed soon, while the navy is also due for new fast boats able to chase, engage, and neutralize the pirate’s motherships and skiffs, once detected by shore based personnel. Read the rest of this entry »

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06/09/2010 by hindu.

Home Affairs minister Lawrence Masha was yesterday accused of using his government position in an alleged attempt to retain his erstwhile Nyamagana parliamentary seat unopposed.
Chadema, whose candidate was also vying for the same seat in Mwanza region was initially blocked after his Tanzanian citizenship was queried, said it was contemplating to have the minister stripped of the right to stand in the October 31 General Election.

Addressing a press conference in Dar es Salaam following Tuesday’s decision by the National Electoral Commission to reinstate Mr Ezekieli Wenje as a parliamentary candidate for Nyamagana, Chadema acting deputy secretary general Mr John Mnyika yesterday accused Mr Masha of conducting himself in a manner that smacked of conflict of interest. For that, he said, the minister should be punished.

Mr Mnyika said Chadema would also consider filing a legal suit against the minister for abuse of office.  He added that Chadema lawyers are working on the legal modalities. Read the rest of this entry »

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03/09/2010 by hindu.

POLICE have impounded 51 motor vehicles stolen from various parts of the world in a one day joint operation with the Inter-Pol, Acting Director of Criminal Investigation, Peter Kivuyo, said in Dar es Salaam on Thursday.

Mr Kivuyo said the vehicles were seized in a special exercise dubbed ‘Operation Modjadji’ conducted all over the country between August 27 and 28, aimed to curb crime within and beyond the country’s borders.

He said 22 of the motor vehicles were stolen from Japan, 12 (South Africa), 8 (Malaysia), 3 (UK) and one each from Kenya, Tanzania, Slovenia, Germany, Mozambique and Australia. Read the rest of this entry »

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03/09/2010 by hindu.

CHADEMA Union presidential candidate Dr Wilbrod Slaa, on Thursday defended his intimate relationship with one Ms Josephine Mushumbusi, saying the woman was his legal wife.

Dr Slaa, a former Roman Catholic priest, also confessed publicly that he had an affair in the past with another woman with whom they have one child.

He said when addressing a campaign rally here that he never married this other woman, maintaining that it was his discretion to decide which woman to tie the knot with. Read the rest of this entry »

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03/09/2010 by hindu.

Coordinated conservation measures to arrest the steep decline of stocks of Nile perch in Lake Victoria are showing encouraging results - for fish, if not for fishing communities around the lake. At the end of each day, the boats return to Mwanza, City on the edge of Lake Victoria.

The catch is not what it once was: each boat’s crew quickly sells the 50 or so fish they have landed. Paul Johaiven is one of the fishermen. Like many of the others, the 25-year-old got no further than primary school. For want of alternatives, he turned to the lake to earn a living.
The Nile perch was introduced to the lake in the 1950s while Tanzania was still a British colony. Read the rest of this entry »

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03/09/2010 by hindu.

THE Minister for Infrastructure Development, Dr Shukuru Kawambwa, has challenged local engineers to stay on course, undertake researches and come up with new technology to facilitate attainment of the objectives of Kilimo Kwanza.

Speaking at the celebrations to mark Engineers Day in Dar es Salaam on Thursday, Dr Kawambwa said for farmers to equally implement the policy, they needed to have affordable equipment and technology. He urged the engineers to make sure that such technology was readily and locally available instead of being imported.

“This should be well brainstormed during your two days meeting here. Challenges towards realization of green revolutions are real, but it can be done if you can all play your part,” he said in a speech read on his behalf by his Permanent Secretary, Engineer Omary Chambo. Read the rest of this entry »

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02/09/2010 by hindu.

RESIDENTS in Dar es Salaam have been asked to observe calm on Wednesday as army helicopters will be flying in the region, as part of the commemoration of armed forces week.

The Dar es Salaam Acting Regional Commissioner, Mr Said Sadiki said residents especially in Kigamboni area should remain alert during the exercise.

According to Mr Sadiki, the army will fly several military air crafts in Kigamboni including the army helicopters. Read the rest of this entry »

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01/09/2010 by hindu.

CCM Union presidential candidate Jakaya Kikwete has said that he will continue making development pledges during his campaign rallies despite the petition submitted by CHADEMA to the Registrar of Political Parties for allegedly violating the Election Expenses Act of 2010.

The political party has asked the registrar to disqualify Mr Kikwete for the alleged breach of the act.
However, Mr Kikwete told a campaign rally here on Tuesday that CHADEMA have run out of ideas and wondered how campaign rallies could be conducted without saying anything.

“There are some people who have complained that we keep on making promises at the constituencies. Such speechless campaigns will be very hard to conduct. The people will be left wondering why we are running our campaigns without saying something,’’ he told the rally. Read the rest of this entry »

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