Shilling stabilizes around 2,190/-

THE Bank of Tanzania (BoT) has said their strategy to stabilize the shilling against major currencies paid off.
The shilling at the moment wobbling between 2,180/- and 2,200/- against the US dollars quoted by commercial banks which was still good for exporting business.

Bus-train collision left one dead in Dar es Salaam

ONE person died while 43 others were injured Tuesday night after a city-commuter UDA bus collided with a train at Kamata railway crossing.

Two in Dar court over 14bn/- fraud

TWO prominent businessmen, Samwel Shanshasen Lema, and Mohamed Mustafa Yusufali, appeared before the Kisutu Resident Magistrate’s Court in Dar es Salaam yesterday charged with 223 counts of conspiracy, forgery, money laundering, evading tax and occasioning loss of over 14bn/-.

Fresh directives for Dodoma

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THE Prime Minister, Mr Kassim Majaliwa, has directed the Dodoma Regional Commissioner’s Office and Capital Development Authority (CDA) to submit to him within two weeks a preliminary proposal on how they will execute the programme of the government to shift from Dar es Salaam to the new capitaldesignate – Dodoma.

CHADEMA plans national rallies, police warns them!

CHADEMA, the main opposition party, has declared a nationwide public rallies coming September 1, to denounce what they term government violation of principles of good governance.

Kinana unveils top CCM position ‘exit plan’

SECRETARY General of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) Abdulrahaman Kinana yesterday unveiled his plan to quit the party’s top executive job at the general congress to give chance to energetic youth to lead East Africa’s oldest political party.

Four PMO employees charged for stealing

FOUR officials from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) appeared before the Kisutu Resident Magistrate’s Court in Dar es Salaam yesterday charged for stealing several items valued over 100m/- meant for disaster management.

BoT official allays fears about liquidity squeeze

CASH squeeze in circulation should be nothing to worry much about as it is part of measures undertaken to control the economy, a senior Central Bank official has said.

Dar aware and ready for any terrorist threat, says Mahiga

FOREIGN Affairs, East African, Regional and International Cooperation Minister, Dr Augustine Mahiga, said yesterday that while Tanzania was aware of the terrorist threat in the region, its defence and security forces will always be attentive to any unusual movement in its midst.

Zanzibar Govt dismisses claims of bankruptcy

Zanzibar — Finance and Planning Minister, Dr Khalid Salum Mohamed, has dismissed claims that Zanzibar government is now bankrupt, stressing that revenue collection is good.

Msc Scholarships - Health of Aquatic Resources: Trahesa Norhed Norad Project 2014 – 2018

Background 

In Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) there is a documented knowledge gap at higher education institutions related to fish health and environmental stressors. This includes lack of understanding of aetiologies, diagnostics and prophylaxis of fish diseases. Lack of knowledge hampers the economic development of aquaculture and fisheries industries in the region, precludes evidencebased policies and decision-making from governments and also has societal implication for the development of aquatic resources-dependent communities.

HoFundMe: Help fix water wells for children

Shallow water sources for a nearby school
My wife is currently in Tanzania, Morogoro in remote village.
Morogoro is about 7 hours from Dar es Salam. The villages are another additional 3 hours from Morogoro town. She is currently working with communities that had cholera outbreak, one of them is still under quarantine. The villages she is currently working with lacks clean and safe water sources.

Women have to walk 30 minutes to collect water from a stream, shown in the picture. The stream is shared with livestocks and was also a source for cholera outbreak in one of the villages.
There are three communities that desperately need help (population:9000).

The first community, she is asking for help to repair one of the boreholes and to install a water pump.
The second community, a borehole was installed and was not finished. She is looking for funds to install a water pump as well.
For the third community they need at least one water well. Raised funds will first be used to repair and install water pumps.
Please donate at: gofundme.com/2fjuepgs

TCAA intervenes in local chopper manufacturing

IN what appears to be a swift intervention to questionable local aircraft manufacturing, Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) plans dispatching experts to the production areas of the alleged aeronautical products.

Sports News: SIMBA SC vs YOUNG Africans SC clash on October 1

GIANTS Simba and Young Africans are expected to revive their exciting rivalry when they lock horns for the first time in the upcoming Premier League season on October 1, this year, at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam.

380 students recalled to UDOM

HARDLY five per cent of the entire batch of about 8,000 students who were recently suspended from the University of Dodoma had the required qualifications to pursue the Special Diploma in Science Education at the public university.

Heartland Alliance is looking for a Regional Director - Sub-Saharan Africa

Organization: Heartland Alliance
Country: United States of America
Closing date: 19 Aug 2016

Flows from single deal will help double Tanzania’s FDI this year

By Joseph Burite
Tanzania may receive $4.2 billion in foreign direct investment this year, double the average annual amount, boosted by inflows for a single project, the head of the Tanzania Investment Centre said.

“A few days ago, we got someone who is bringing investment that’s more than the annual combined investment that we have been getting,”
acting Executive Director Clifford Tandari said, declining to provide any details.

Call for applications - ACM Tanzania: Ecology & Human Origins

Why study in Tanzania?

'Malaria No More" Fall 2016 DC Advocacy & Communications Internship, USA

Organization: Malaria No More
Country: United States of America
Closing date: 12 Aug 2016

Proposed law to punish examination cheats now before parliament

Individuals who engage in national examination irregularities will face longer jail terms and hefty fines if MPs enact an amendment to an existing law.