Tanzania News

THE government has allayed fears of possible dangers to the environment and the people in Manyoni district, Singida region, during exploration and mining of uranium in the area.

A LEGISLATOR of the Zanzibar House of Representatives, Mr Omar Ali Shehe , has said Zanzibaris were unhappy with the performance of the Government of National Unity , formed jointly between Chama Cha Mapinduzi and CUF two-and-half years ago.

MEMBERS of Parliament expressed concern over the tax base, saying the government should widen it.

HASSAN Mussa, a Standard Seven student was seriously injured in his left eye by a commuter bus conductor when trying to stop the student from boarding the bus.

Field Hockey's Shannon Regan spent a month in Tanzania, spending most of her days at a construction site helping build a school.

PRIMARY school pupils in Sumbawanga municipality have literally accused their parents to the acting Regional Commissioner for Rukwa, Mr Iddy Kimanta, for withdrawing some of their number in order to marry them off to suitors, for a dowry.

Members of Parliament have decried a tendency by Tanzania Revenue Authority officials to uplift the price of imported vehicles at the Dar es Salaam Port to increase import duties and other levies.

The bongo flavor artist from Tanzania best remembered for her song, 'Maria Salome' is rumored to have died after the boat she was traveling in capsized in Lake Victoria taking her live.

KAMPALA, 18 June 2013 - Sexual minorities, sex workers and people who use drugs who are at a higher risk of HIV than the general population, but in Tanzania, they face widespread police abuse and discrimination in health facilities, according to the new report by Human Rights Watch and the Wake Up and Step Forward Coalition , a local rights group.

Tanzanians will have to dig deeper in their pockets to raise Tsh11.154 trillion in taxes to help fund the Tsh18.2 trillion budget as proposed by finance minister, Dr William Mgimwa last week.

DECREASING congestion, curbed theft and diminishing corruption are but few of the indicators of the reforming Dar es Salaam Port whose image had been damaged by poor services.

Pastor in Tanzania Hacked Nearly to Death as the Nation Sees Rise in Radical Islamists ICC Note: Pastors in Tanzania,increasingly plagued by violent attacks on churchesby radical Islamists, now face imminent danger for the carrying out of their pastoral duties.

RAMPANT mineral smuggling by small and medium miners in the country remains a serious problem that needs all stakeholders' concerted efforts to address and rescue the government from massive revenue loss.

A PEDESTRIAN died on the spot when a speeding lorry knocked him in a hit and run incident along Kilwa Road at Kongowe Mzinga on Sunday evening.

THE issue of tax evasion is, as usual, dominating the Members of Parliament's weeklong debate on the 2013/2014 national budget that started in the designated capital Dodoma.

Shabudin Hussein, right, is the first blind Canadian to climb to the Mount Everest Base Camp, an elevation of 5,364 metres .

THE government is considering using the electronic ticketing system at all ferry points in the country, after the Magogoni Ferry proved a success.

TANZANIA says it has made capacity building its priority to ensure that the massive discoveries of oil and gas reserves in the country are gainfully utilised.

Three people have died in Tanzania following a grenade attack on an opposition political rally over the weekend, officials said Monday.

WITH an additional 5,000/- on the price of a boat ticket to Zanzibar, a person can travel without having an ID, contrary to a directive by the Surface and Marine Regulatory Authority .