IT was all smiles among the education sector fraternity on Tuesday when the nation received a generous donation of 2,500,000 science text books from the United States of America.
Indeed, the donation...
It Is Accolades to Generous America
Friday, February 27, 2015
Ebola Alertness Initiative Gets Big UN Boost
THE government, UN and Push Mobile have sealed a partnership pact to reach over 10 million Tanzanian mobile users with life-saving information on Ebola.
Through the partnership, Push Mobile, a mobile...
Monday, February 23, 2015
Alarm as HIV/Aids prevalence among drug users soars
HIV infection fuelled by drug use is on the rise in Tanzania, according to a new report. The HIV/Aids prevalence rate among drug users in the country is 33.9 per cent, one of the highest in sub-Saharan...
Saturday, February 21, 2015
People With Albinism Plan Demo
The National Chairman of the Tanzania Albinism Society (TAS), Mr Ernest Kimaya.
People living with albinism yesterday announced their intention to demonstrate peacefully next month to push the...
Thursday, February 19, 2015
China donates 87.3m/- speed boat to cut hospital travel time from 3hrs to 20min
The inaugurated use of a speed boat ambulance in Lindi Region will cut down the time it takes to rush patients to hospital from three hours down to only 20 minutes.
The boat will serve...
Kidnap of Tanzanian Albino Child Sparks Call to Enforce Witch Doctor Ban
The abduction of an albino child in Tanzania sparked calls on Tuesday for greater action to enforce a newly-imposed ban on witch doctors to stop the killing of albinos whose body parts are prized...
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Women challenged to turn economic hurdles into opportunities
Mary Rusimbi, Executive Director of Women Fund Tanzania
Tanzanian women have been challenged to turn economic hurdles into opportunities while youth have been commended for their involvement in...
Friday, February 13, 2015
Fredrick Shayo wins 10m/- for business ideas competition via Twitter
IPP Executive Chairman Dr Reginald Mengi presents a cheque for 10m/- to the winner of his "3N Business Ideas Competition" for last month, Frederick Shayo, at a ceremony in Dar es Salaam yesterday.
The...
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Most Tanzania children with disabilities do not access basic rights: TAS
About 97 percent of children with disabilities in Tanzania do not get access to some of their basic rights, including education, says an official with the Tanzania Albinism Society (TAS).
The...
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Dar health centre gets 24m/- well from brewers
TBL Communication Officer, Doris Malulu.
Tanzania Breweries Limited (TBL) has donated a water well valued at 24m/- to Mbagala round table health centre in Temeke Municipal, Dar es Salaam.
The...
Sunday, February 8, 2015
Now there’s a way to diagnose HIV with a smartphone
Researchers at Columbia University have developed a gadget that can test for syphilis and HIV via a smartphone or tablet.
Here’s how it works: The...
Labs directive: Regions have until June, says PM
Prime Minister Hon. Mizengo Pinda.
The Government has instructed all regions that failed to accomplish President Jakaya Kikwete’s directive for construction of three laboratories in each public...
Benki ya Exim yaadhimisha Siku ya Saratani Duniani na Watoto wenye Saratani Hospitali ya Taifa Muhimbili
Mkuu wa matawi wa Benki ya Exim, Bi. Elizabeth Mayengoh, akikabidhi vitabu kwa mmoja wa watoto waliolazwa katika hospitali ya Taifa ya Muhimbili kwenye wodi maalum ya watoto wanaougua ugonjwa...
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
World Cancer Day 2015- Theme: ‘Not beyond us’
Each year on 4 February, WHO and International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) supports Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) to promote ways to ease the global burden of cancer.Cancer...
Monday, February 2, 2015
China defends aid role in Africa
China on Wednesday offered a spirited defence of its aid to Africa, rejecting charges of "concrete diplomacy" following a major infrastructure deal with the continent.
China and the African...
Govt admits it’s broke as development projects stall
Finance Minister Saada Mkuya.
The government has admitted that it has been operating on a shoestring budget for the past six months.
Parliamentary committee reports and MPs have confirmed...
German President, First Lady in Dar
The President of the Federal Republic of Germany Joachim Gauck and Germany’s First Lady Daniela Schadt are in Dar es Salaam on a four-day state visit to Tanzania.
While in the commercial port...
